The Matt Thomas Show with Ross - Bob Fescoe In Kansas City: I Think Chiefs Can Run This Thing Back

Episode Date: September 10, 2020

Bob Fescoe In Kansas City: I Think Chiefs Can Run This Thing Back

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Bob, this is Matt and Ross. I want to apologize for us playing this song because every time I go on another radio show on a different market. I have to hear about Houston. We have a problem. But the point is, Bob, is that my partner Ross and I argue about who sings the best version of Kansas City, and I let him decide it. I would have gone Beatles, but he hates the Beatles, so I lost.

Good afternoon, do you? How are you, friend? Well, I hate the Beatles as well. Oh, my show. Oh, my God. I think we could have ourselves a lovely conversation. I have thought for my entire life the Beatles were the most overrated band in the history of music. And I think part of the reason why is because, you know, I was born in the late 70s.

And so, of course, my dad was from the 50s and 60s. The Beatles were his music. And we used to ride around in his car listening to Cousin Brucey on CBS FM in New York City back in the day where I grew up right outside of New York. And it was Beatles, Beatles, and we were never allowed to play music that I wanted to listen to. And so I just got tired of the Beatles. And so I have no interest in anything that they have to do. You're a man of taste in class, Bob. Bob, I'm going to hang up with you.

I'm going to call Nick Wright somehow. I'll get some Chiefs talk somehow. Oh, my God. This is brutal. All right. First and foremost, has anything gone wrong with the Chiefs? I mean, first of all, you win the Super Bowl. Then you sign all your players.

Then you give Mahomes the big deal. He buys half the Royals. I mean, your town has just got to be nothing but 100% positive chiefs right now right oh it's been fantastic and people say like i'm drinking the kool-aid because i've got over the next 12 years with mahomes's new contract them going 192 and oh i just don't see a loss on the schedule over the next 12 years as long as he's the quarterback but but you're right 20 20 has bit the big one for everybody right i mean like nobody's had a good 20-20 except patrick mahomes who signed a half-billion-dollar contract won a super bowl

got engaged um let's see bought part of the royals got all of his other players signed under contract as well, and the GM and the coach signed new contracts. And so, yeah, 2020's been okay for the Kansas City Chief, but as we say on the air, you've had yourself a good year, but you can't talk about it because nobody else has had a good year. That's true. Let me ask you this before we get to the game itself. I have been the co-chairman of the board of Eric Biennamy would look great as a Houston Texans head coach if things go south here. Is there any way Biennome is not an NFL coach in 2021?

Well, the only thing that I think holds Eric B. Enemy back right now, and this is going to sound ridiculous, is the success of the Chiefs. I mean, if they keep going to Super Bowls and keep playing into February, it's like there's no time for another team to really do the interview that they want to do with Eric B. B. Enemy and then hire Eric B. B. B. B. B.m. I mean, you're seeing guys hired, you know, that first or second week in January, and Eric B. The enemy still has another month to go for the most part of coaching the Chiefs because, you know, of the Super Bowl and all the preparations that are going into the Super Bowl. And so while the success of a franchise is supposed to elevate somebody, I think the success of the Kansas City Chiefs of playing late into January into early February every year actually hurts Eric Beade me because teams want to move quick and get their coaches in place and not have to wait until February to start their programs. And Bob, that seems like that's one of the huge advantages for the Chiefs to try to repeat is they have most. of the coaching staff intact, most of the roster intact. So in a season where there's no preseason, there's very limited training camp, it seems like the chief should be able to hit the ground

running more than other teams. Well, and that's one of the biggest reasons why I think they can repeat and run this thing back as hard as it is to do, you know, historically in the NFL, we've never seen a quarterback like this before, and we've never seen a offseason like this before. And an offseason, even pre-pandemic, where 18 of 22 starters returned, we would would have had 20 of 22 returning had the opt-outs not occurred with Damien Williams and Laurent Duvonne Tardeef along the offensive line. And every coach is back. I mean, you win a Super Bowl and normally your coaching staff is poached, your players are poached, people are going all over the place. But everybody realizes this is the best opportunity folks have to win a championship

in the NFL right now. It's become the new New England that people are taking less money to come and stay in Kansas City. Bob Fesco is a host on 610 sports in Kansas. City, the brand new home of the Kansas City Chiefs, with us here on the Matt Thomas show at 1236. So the Texans, at least people that we cover and talk about and the fans are concerned about the secondary. They're concerned about the linebacking court trying to stop Travis Kelsey out of the backfield. You've got a couple of running backs that are perceived to be good receivers out of the backfield as well.

I feel like, after reading a little bit online from your neck of the woods, that that might be of similar concern to you and Kansas City. assess the back seven defensively for the Chiefs. Well, I think there's obviously going to be a new linebacker that's going to see a lot of action tonight, Willie Gage, Jr. or rookie, and I'm excited to watch him play. I think Tevra Matthew told us the other day that he plays at 100 miles per hour, and he'll make some mistakes, but he plays so fast. And so I'm excited to see him.

I think Anthony Hitchens is going to grow further into this as kind of one of your defensive captains. And, you know, the cornerbacks, I don't know who they are. You know, they're not household names. Nobody really knows these guys. But I think in the way that the Chiefs have their defense set up, they're so strong in the back end with Juan Thornton Hill and Tyron Matthew and even Daniel Sorenson back there playing that kind of safety-slash-hybrid linebacker position because he's not afraid to come up to the line of scrimmage and pop somebody in the mouth.

And with the defensive front they have, they have an eight-man rotation right now along their defensive line. And that doesn't include the suspended Mike Pinell. And so they can get after the quarterback. Frank Clark is healthy. year where he wasn't a year ago. Chris Jones wants to become the most dominating player in the NFL on the defensive side of the football. And so while I think you're so strong on the front half and so strong on the back end, you're going to have to have some areas of your roster where you can't, you know, sign the crem the lecrem because of just, you know, financial, you know,

implications and whatnot. And I think the chiefs have chosen to kind of do that at their linebacker in their cornerback spot. But Charverius Ward is their number one corner. He's very, very good. And, you know, whoever plays alongside of him is the, you know, quarterback du jour. I think right now to Bershah Brelin comes back from, you know, his four-game suspension. I think they're going to be okay because they're not going to really have to rely on those guys to have big games because there are so many other good players around them. Damn, all this news is making Texans fans not have nearly as much hope. I honestly, I don't think America thinks that the Texans are going to win this game. They're hoping to keep it close.

Let me ask you about the opening game hangover, and we've watched football for years. New England's had their issues before. Other teams have done a difficult time of coming up, the ring ceremony, the pomp, and circumstance. Obviously, what we understand, there's going to be 17,000 arrowhead today, so it will be nearly as a dramatic scene. But has Andy talked about trying to eliminate that opening game hangover, which has happened to a lot of teams that are opening up the season on Thursday night. Well, we really haven't had time to get drunk. I mean, since the team won the Super Bowl, we've all been on lockdown with this pandemic. And so there really hasn't been the time to go

out there and party and, you know, do all the celebrations that go along, you know, with winning the Super Bowl. I mean, essentially after the parade happened, the pandemic hit, and everybody's kind of been locked up. And so I feel like the Chiefs are approaching this and what they've said to us throughout the entire offseason is that, look, yeah, we won the Super Bowl. We haven't really had the opportunity to celebrate that Super Bowl, so we really don't have that hangover feeling, you know, that everybody talks about. And I think there's big incentive by this organization, by the players, by the coaches, to run it back again so we can actually have a time to get drunk and celebrate and have an offseason of it enjoying being the Super Bowl chance

because that's been taken away from them. I mean, Andy Reid's opening speech to his team this year on the opening day of camp was, like, remarkable. He gets up there and he says, we had a nice year last year, but it's on to the next. A nice year? It's the first time in 50 years his organization has won a Super Bowl. It's his Super Bowl championship for the first time as a head coach, and he said we had a nice year last year, and it's time to move on. And that's the attitude that everybody had.

Like, yeah, all right, last year was fine, whatever. But we're here now in 2020, and we want to run this thing back. And we want to win another championship. So we have the opportunity to actually enjoy it and an opportunity for our fans to enjoy it. Because, you know, as much as it's sunk for the players, I mean, there's a lot of people in Kansas City that have waited 50 years to see this and to have an opening night to raise a banner and to do all that stuff. And, you know, 16,811.5 fans are going to be. there, it's like, man, we got screwed too. So everybody wants them to win it back so everybody

has an opportunity to truly celebrate and enjoy it next year. Bob, we'll leave it at that. Thank you so much. Despite your slam on the Beatles, I consider you a new member of our 790 family. We're going to call you. Let's see, Ron Wildcard Divisional Playoff Time, and maybe we'll call you when UH plays Kansas in the final four this year in college basketball, so you're on retainer with us. So thank you for the time. That's fine. And I hope we talk a lot because that means we got to Sean Watson and Patrick Mahomes stealing the show in the NFL, and I'd love to see that. At Bob Fescoe, B-O-B-F-E-S-C-O-E, if you want to check out what's going on in the Kansas City scene. Bob, thank you for the time this afternoon.

You've got it, man, anytime. All right, Bob Fesco from 610 Sports in Kansas City. The Athletic has details on Daniel House. Uh-oh. I will read them without comment. Okay. I'll comment, but I'm just going to read it as I'll read straight through as reported by the Athletic.

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