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Hey, we learned earlier today that Rashid Rice is set for a meeting with the NFL. We'll learn his fate.
Next month, September thirtieth, looks like he'll start the season with the Kansas City Chiefs. We got Travis Kelcey, who's out here dropping podcasts with his girlfriend, Taylor Swift. We have a new offensive line to help protect Patrick Mahomes. We got wide receivers who are dropping like flies to talk about the Kansas City Chiefs who are trying to rebound following that Super Bowl loss to the Eagles. Joining us right now is someone who covers all things Chiefs.
You can catch him at thechiefsdigest.com, radio, and Kansas, all over the place. Joining us right now is Matt Derek. Matt, how are you? I'm doing pretty well. Just reminded, I cover a team for which Hollywood Browns' ankle injury is like the fourth biggest item you could be talking about.
Oh, my goodness. There's so much going on with the Chiefs right now. When it comes down to Rasheed Rice, there's not necessarily a precedent. Maybe there's a little bit. Roger Goodell being judge, jury, and executioner makes this difficult, even still today.
What's the expectation? What are you thinking? Four to six games for Rasheed Rice?
Well, that was the expectation until today. And obviously, I think the involvement of the NFL and NFL PA in letting this case go to the disciplinary officer changes the equation a little bit because it certainly suggests that the NFL and the NFLPA are far apart on what they think that the penalty should be for this.
Now, remember, Sue Robinson, if you remember, when she held the only other disciplinary meeting that she's held was the Sean Watson case. And remember, she handed down a six-game suspension that Deshaun Watson, you know, later they negotiated up to 11 because the NFL wanted more the entire time. Maybe this is good news for Rashi Rice because at least in the previous case, she had at least been shown to be a little bit differential to the player as far as that length of punishment. But it certainly the NFL wants, I think, absolutely wants to hammer away at this case, certainly because they would like to make sure that their players are not street racing and try and get rid of. This culture from the league, but we'll see what the outcome of it is.
But the outcome of the short term of it is that the Chiefs appear to have Rasheed Rice for the first four games of the season, and those are going to be four important games for them. No, absolutely. When you think about the time that he might miss, it looks like the last game will be against the Ravens. If he is a full go. After that, if he is going to miss a significant time, we've talked about some of these injuries.
So, whether it's Xavier Worthy in a leg, or if he's hitting his head, or Hollywood Brown. Juju Smith Schuster isn't what he used to be. Like this, they they lived last year. What can we expect if he's gone this year? Yeah, that's the real question.
Is that, you know, obviously this team suffered just about as many losses at wide receivers you could have imagined last year, still made it to the Super Bowl, but they lost it because everything caught up with them eventually. But yeah, I don't know that they can withstand another season like that. I think it's just too tough to navigate through that. And, you know, and right now, obviously, Hollywood Brown's got an ankle injury, so he's dealing with that right off the bat. And I think, obviously, for the Chiefs, you probably have to expect that between Rashid's suspension looming and the history with Hollywood Brown and with Juju Smith Schuster, you're probably not going to have 17 games where you've got all these guys available anyway.
So, the question is going to be: is it going to be 11 or is it going to be three? Which wasn't even last year. They had zero. But so it's going to be tough. And then you factor in the fact that Travis Kelsey, future Hall of Famer, we all know that, he's not who he used to be.
Either.
So it's not like a 1400-yard Travis Kelsey is going to be coming in with his cape to save the day. This team, I mean, they're going to need some depth, and that depth is going to be challenged. Matt Derrick is here with us, the Chiefs beat writer and reporter for ChiefsDigest.com. You mentioned Travis Kelsey. It feels like it's been a three, four-day saga.
About this podcast and its release, and then it was released, and then it was out, and then it crashed. And then we got Travis Kelsey and GQ. The guy just told everybody, he told y'all last week, that he flushed. the memory of last year. And he's focused in on this year.
But did he have to do it in GQ? Does he have to do it with Taylor Swift? Are fans in Kansas City kind of like, okay, we get it. Just focus on the football and stop the GQ? Does anybody care?
You know, I don't really think that anybody in Kansas City does care because, you know, it's. They won. They won. And, you know, I think there's an acceptance. They realize that Travis doesn't have as much in the tank as he used to be.
And they also get and have seen that this guy commits to football. I mean, he may, obviously, he doesn't have what he used to have, but they know that this guy is, he's going to fall apart on the football field. He's not going to fall apart, you know, in a GQ shoot. But I mean, he knows how to manage his business off the field. And obviously, his girlfriend has been a great advisor from the financial standpoint.
And he's trying to build his career after football. But, you know, he says and does all the right things as far as talking about coming to St. Joe for training camp and that being an oasis for him because it allows him to put all of the other stuff aside and just focus on football. And that's one thing that you could never really doubt about Travis Kelsey is watching him up close is that for all the noise that goes on around him, Come football time, he's always focused on that.
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Okay. I mean, if what we've seen in training camp is the legitimate Josh Simmons that he is health-wise right now, I mean, I've talked to repeatedly, you know, offensive linemen retired around the league, people who should know what they're talking about, who've seen this kid in camp, who say the Chiefs are settled at left tackle for the next decade if this kid's healthy. He's been that good.
Now, we'll see, you know, once the bullets start flying, if that's really the case. And the Chiefs are going to be challenged a little bit by trying to replace Joe Tooney at left guard. They're not going to be as good there. They're trying to get cheaper and younger. But if Josh Simmons is even anywhere close to the hype that we're getting for him and that, you know, this is a legitimate blind side protector for Patrick Mahomes, then it's going to make 15's life a whole lot easier.
And that's where you could see this team being better offensively, even if, once again, they have to deal with the injuries and losses at wide receiver, because, hey, Patrick Mahomes. With time to throw, can elevate guys around him. And we've seen that in training camp. I mean, right now he's got guys like Tyquan Thornton, Jason Branley, and Robert Tunyon, you know, looking like potential Pro Bowlers. Again, you'll see what happens when they're playing for real.
But right now, this offense. And when it's healthy, looks like it's ready to roll again. When you think about the defense, not a lot of conversation is said about them. We know that Justin Reed is gone. bring in Christian Fulton.
I remember him starting off with the Carolina Panthers. What can we expect from this defense? And in my mind, I I just see a lot of shuffling around it with the corners and defensive backs over the past few years. Yeah, and they've got a few things to figure out at cornerback and then in the secondary overall, they're still very, very young. But they've got a trio of safeties in Brian Cook, Chamari Conner, and Jaden Hicks that they believe in legitimately.
I mean, those are potentially maybe three starters that could start for any team in the league. At corner, after Trent McDuffie, they've got some inconsistencies, and they're hoping that Christian Fulton can provide some help there. But again, injuries have been a part of his game too.
So there's nothing necessarily set after McDuffie, but up front and in the middle, they've got everybody back and then some. You know, they've got Chris Jones up front. Nick Bolton is back with a long-term deal. He is the quarterback of that defense. All of the things that you love about Steve Spagnolo, as far as his ability to call some exotic blitzes and have this team play with some exotic looks, is all because he's got Nick Bolton in the middle of that defense to set everybody.
And set it all up. And, you know, and then for the first time since he's arrived in Kansas City, they're going to have Charles and Minihue from the beginning of the year in week one.
Something they haven't had the last couple of years. And so they're hoping that this pass rush can be better than it was a year ago when they really kind of slacked off last year. With all the holes, I mean, what we're looking at now, what might be a hole in the middle of the season in October with Rashi Rice. And knowing that they're trying to keep the offensive line together and healthy in gel. What's the expectation from you for the Kansas City Chiefs knowing that the Broncos have gotten better?
Knowing that the Chargers, yeah, they've dealt with some of their own injuries, but they're not necessarily going anywhere. We got the raid. What are your thoughts on how they fit in in the AFC West? Yeah, you know, I mean, this team was 15-2 a year ago, and I don't think they were a 15-2 team last year. I think they just got some breaks at the right time.
Conversely, two years ago, they won a Super Bowl when they were 11-6. And I think they were probably better than being an 11-6 team that they just got some breaks that went against them that year. This team feels like, again, it feels like a 13-4 kind of team. I mean, that could go either way. That's kind of the baseline for me.
And I'm not sure that even what's happening in the AFC West changes it a whole lot. The Chargers are continuing to get better, but Rashawn Lay Slater is going to be a huge loss. And the Broncos are continuing to get better. I'm not sold on the Raiders. I think they've still got some time to fix everything.
But you know what? That game in Brazil against the Chargers in week one is going to go a long way towards, I think, dictating this Chief season. If they can go down there and capture that game and win it, I think it's going to be a pretty tough environment for them. That could get them on a straight. There pretty early, and I think set the tone for the season.
But if they lose that game, and then you've got the Eagles, Giants, and Ravens after that. I mean, uh a one and three start, maybe even oh and four, because the chiefs always seem to lay an egg in New York. I think it could just certainly be in the cards. Hey Matt, last question for you. With all the, I don't even wanna say uncertainty, but with the changes and adjustments.
We know the Stalwarts is still Mahomes. He's not going anywhere. He's still. Patrick Mahomes, and you think about Andy Reid. Outside of a haircut, is there anything different with Patrick Mahomes, or is it just we need to bounce back from last year?
I mean, if anything, I think I see a even more focused and determined Patrick Mahomes. This training camp, it might be the best I've seen him in the last, you know, nine seasons in St. Joe. It's just, he's really been on fire. He's been finely tuned.
It seems like he's extremely focused, focused on making sure that the guys around him are getting better. And he feels confident. I mean, there's no doubt this guy takes every loss personally. And that blowout loss against the Eagles, I mean, it was a very personal blow.
So I don't think there's any doubt. I mean, you have seen a focused Mahomes ready to redouble his efforts. And he's bound and determined to drag those teammates with him. Everybody takes their cues from Mahomes.
So it's hard for me to not see a Chiefs team that's motivated to get back to where they want to be because this guy just seems to refuse to let anybody lollygag. And like I said, this is maybe the sharpest, most focused Mahomes I've seen in years. Mm-hmm. All right, let's see if he gets back into that MVP conversation. Let's see if he gets back to winning a Super Bowl and not running.
For his life. Hey, Matt, I appreciate the time and the insight. Please tell everybody where they can follow you, your work with Chief. A Chief's Digest, everything you do on the radio, fill us in. Yeah, Chiefsdigest.com is the place to go for everything.
From there, you can get all of the social media channels that I'm on, especially Chiefs Digest on YouTube. That's where we've got a lot of activity going on these days, but Chiefs.com will get you everything you need. I appreciate that.
Well, enjoy the season. We'll catch you down the line, Matt, okay?
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