January 28, 2025 • 13 mins
Minnesota Tim discusses the lessons the Minnesota Vikings can learn from the Kansas City Chiefs, particularly focusing on the Chiefs' disciplined offensive strategy. He emphasizes the importance of methodical play over flashy big plays, highlighting how the Chiefs' approach has led them to success in the NFL. Tim critiques the Vikings' current offensive strategy and calls for a more disciplined and intentional approach to play calling.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
Welcome into the show today. Thank you for making this
podcast a part of your day. This podcast, it's one
hundred percent honest, one hundred percent of the time. And
while you're here, hit that subscribe button in the lower
left hand corner of the screen or right hand corner,
I can't remember which one it is. And if you're
listening on Apple or Spotify, hit that follow button. So
(00:28):
this podcast comes into your feed six times during the week.
All Right, not much Minnesota Vikings content to talk about
this morning, but there are things that the Minnesota Vikings
should be learning about the Kansas City Chiefs. So on
this podcast, I'm going to tell you what the Minnesota
(00:50):
Vikings should learn about the Kansas City Chiefs and their
runs to the Super Bowl. After watching and analyzing the
Chief's victory over the Bills last night. They do so
many things so well, but how can what they do
apply to what the Minnesota Vikings can do? And I
(01:13):
think there are some things one the Minnesota Vikings can
learn how to get on their hands and knees and
blow the officials down hard. I'm just messing around. You know.
(01:35):
So many people want to make it about the officiating,
and there were a few controversial calls and the Chiefs
Bills game, but the game was not decided by the
officiating crew. The game was decided by the Kansas City
Chiefs and their discipline to win a game by a
(01:58):
thousand paper cuts. And I'll explain what that means. The
Kansas City Chiefs are so good at not getting more
yards than they need and not getting less yards than
they need. A third and three, they're not sending guys
down the field for a fifteen twenty twenty five thirty
(02:20):
yard play. They've got so many short routes, so many
intentional routes to get three yards. And it's the same
thing if it's a third and six, a third and eight.
That Chiefs are so intentional about getting the exact yardage
they need, no more and no less. And what they're
(02:44):
so good at is using each other as an advantage.
Meaning the amount of rub route that they used to
free up wide receivers. It's like a six yard route,
but the guys ten yards wide open because there was
like two or three guys pushing that quarterback out towards
(03:05):
the field. And when I watch Kevin O'Connell's Minnesota Vikings offense,
it seems like every play is designed to be a
big play, whether it's third and one, whether it's fourth
and two, whether it's second and six, and even on
first down. The Chiefs are so good. Just give me
(03:29):
five yards, Just give me four yards, give me six yards.
We don't need ten yards right now. We don't need
fourteen yards right now. They beat a team by being
so disciplined in their details, in the way they function.
Because you've got Patrick Mahomes, who's becoming arguably the greatest
(03:52):
quarterback in the NFL right before our eyes, is clearly
more talented than Tom Brady. Tom Brady had the arm, talent,
he had the mentality. But Mahomes can run, he can throw,
he can side. There's no question which guy is just
purely more talented. But tom Brady right now has the accolades,
(04:15):
and Patrick Mahomes is quickly catching him. But what Mahomes
does so well is that he doesn't force it down
the field. He's not launching the ball into three defenders
or two defenders are trying to fit into a tight
window down the middle of the field. Six yard route
(04:35):
first and ten, Give me that, and then we'll get
four yards on second and third down for the first down.
And that's what the Minnesota Vikings lack. The Minnesota Vikings
lack the ability to being a team by a thousand
paper cuts and not big plays. And we saw that
(04:55):
through the course of the year because one that fit
Sam Darnold's strengths. Sam Donald, his strength was throwing the
ball down the field and getting the ball down the field,
and that was his strength. That's his greatest asset to
an NFL team is his arm talent and how far
(05:17):
and how accurate he can throw the ball down the field.
But I guess the Los Angeles Rams, when the Minnesota
Vikings offensive line and Sam Donald were struggling to get
rid of the ball, it would have been nice to
see a couple two three yard crossing routes where guys
(05:37):
were being freed up to get open and it's a
simple read. And we didn't see that. In the final
two weeks of the year for the Minnesota Vikings versus
the deep triy Lions, guys were running wide open and
Sam Donald just did not throw the ball. So some
of it's on Donald, a lot of it's on Donald.
But sometimes you gotta make it simple and you've got
(05:59):
to be simple, and sometimes I think Kevin O'Connell likes
to flash his ability to hit home run balls, and
that's not what has made the Kansas City Chiefs a
successful team. Since Tyreek Hill left and was traded to
(06:20):
the Miami Dolphins. How many home run balls have the
Kansas City Chiefs connected on? Tyreek Hill was their home
run guy. You throw it to him and he can
take a fifty yard play to the house easily. And
now you see a six yard pass year, four yard
(06:40):
pass year first down. You see oh an eight yard
pass here on second and ten. I'll give me two
yards for to get the first down on third down.
And you just see so much intentionality and so much
ability into fine details. And that's what the Minnesota Vikings lack.
(07:01):
The Minnesota Vikings need to improve on their ability to
not need a home run on every single play. And
when he watched that game, at the end of the game, oh,
I was just astounded at their ability the Chiefs because
(07:25):
classic situation where it's first and ten, Bills had what
two timeouts and I think they ran the ball in
first down and second down. I can't remember what they did.
But there's a third down play and this finished the game.
It's like third and eight or something like that, and
(07:48):
you run the ball, you could burn a lot of
time off the clock. They decided to go into a
shotgun situation where the running back right next to Patrick Homes,
and the intentionality of that play was to only throw
the ball to one guy. The running back drifted out
(08:10):
to pastor Mahomes's left, and all the other wide receivers
on that possession, on that particular play created a wall
around that defensive guy in charge of that running back.
That's practically what they did. They made it a challenge
(08:32):
for that linebacker to cover that running back, and that
running back had an easy catch and an easy eight
nine yard run to seal the game. And we saw
a couple of plays prior to when the Kansas City Chiefs, oh,
I don't know, some teams and sometimes the Minnesota Vikings
run run, run, punted, relying or defense. The Chiefs weren't
(08:55):
doing that. As good as Steve Spagnola is and as
much as he's proven as a defensive coordinator, the Chiefs
finished that game with offensive throws, but not just offensive
throws that are risky or down the field, down the
middle of the field, there were practically four yard throws
(09:19):
from Patrick Mahomes to a wide receiver, running back, or
tight end. But what the play was designed to do.
The play was designed to have a lot of running room,
an easy throw, an easy catch, but a lot of
space to run. A few plays prior, they did a
play action play and Patrick Mahomes dumped it off to
(09:42):
his tight end and he ran it for a first down.
Simple play, easy throw, easy catch, and no risk at
all associated with the play. But it was an easy
eight yards nine yards. And that's what the Minnesota Vikings
offenses lack. Some offensive plays are too risky because you
(10:05):
watch what they do and you want to see flash.
You want to see big plays. You want to score,
but to be able to score and score with intentionality
and score in the details and score marching the football
down the field instead of having one big play. There's
a lot of skill in that because you have to
be so disciplined not to force the ball down the field.
(10:29):
Everyone in their mind wants to score right away and
have a big play because that's how we're wired. We
want twenty five yard plays, we want forty five yard plays.
Score a touchdown shows a highlight and what the Chiefs do.
They slowly, methodically march the football down the field. And
when you have the best quarterback in the league, Travis Kelcey,
(10:51):
it's hard to stop. No team can stop it. And
that's why they're on their quest to win a three peat.
A lot of people don't like the Chiefs because they're
in the Super Bowl again, but I have so much
respect for them because of the way they're winning. They're
winning by being disciplined. They're not just winning because Patrick
(11:12):
Mahomes is the best quarterback we've seen since Tom Brady
maybe ever. They're not just winning because he's dialing up
these crazy passes down the field. They're winning because the
Kansas City Chiefs are being disciplined in how they operate offensively.
They're not just relying on his arm talent. They're relying
on his ability to stay disciplined. And it's fascinating and
(11:37):
I kind of like that they're in the Super Bowl.
I think it's fun. I have so much respect for
teams that can do it over and over and over again.
You know, a team wins the Super Bowl and what
does everybody say, Oh, the targets on their back. This year,
they're gonna get everybody's best again this year. Oh who's
gonna stop. You know, it's gonna be tough to win
back to back. They might win three in a row.
(12:00):
The target's been on their back for three straight seasons.
And that's a lot of extra games, a lot of
extra beatings to the body and the chiefs. I just
have so much respect for him because of their ability
to perform and execute in the biggest stages. And it's
(12:26):
not flashy. It's four yard pass year running for ten
yards four yard pass. I think the Vikings get too flashy.
Kevin o'collin's offense gets too flashy. Be simple, be disciplined
in the simple minute details. And it's kind of what
made Tiger Woods so good. Tiger Woods was so good
(12:47):
in his prime because guys would go after pins. Guys
would attack pins here, they'd miss double bogee. Tiger hit
it to the middle of the green to putt for
birdie on a part five or two putt for par.
That's what Tiger. That's what made Tiger great. And on
pins where he could attack, he attacked. But most of
(13:08):
the time Tiger middle of the green every time two
putt birdier par and that's what the Chiefs are doing.
The Chiefs are practically heading into the middle of the
green taking what the defense give them. Give them six yards,
give them five yards first down, and it's cool to watch.
(13:30):
It's fun to watch, and the Minnesota Vikings need to
add that to their game. Kevin O'Connell needs to be
more simple and more disciplined in this offensive play calling.
All right, thank you for watching this episode. Thank you
for making this podcast a part of your day. Hit
that subscribe button, follow button on Apple or Spotify. Thank
(13:50):
you for going on this podcasting journey with me.
Welcome into the show today. Thank you for making this
podcast a part of your day. This podcast, it's one
hundred percent honest, one hundred percent of the time. And
while you're here, hit that subscribe button in the lower
left hand corner of the screen or right hand corner,
I can't remember which one it is. And if you're
listening on Apple or Spotify, hit that follow button. So
(00:28):
this podcast comes into your feed six times during the week.
All Right, not much Minnesota Vikings content to talk about
this morning, but there are things that the Minnesota Vikings
should be learning about the Kansas City Chiefs. So on
this podcast, I'm going to tell you what the Minnesota
(00:50):
Vikings should learn about the Kansas City Chiefs and their
runs to the Super Bowl. After watching and analyzing the
Chief's victory over the Bills last night. They do so
many things so well, but how can what they do
apply to what the Minnesota Vikings can do? And I
(01:13):
think there are some things one the Minnesota Vikings can
learn how to get on their hands and knees and
blow the officials down hard. I'm just messing around. You know.
(01:35):
So many people want to make it about the officiating,
and there were a few controversial calls and the Chiefs
Bills game, but the game was not decided by the
officiating crew. The game was decided by the Kansas City
Chiefs and their discipline to win a game by a
(01:58):
thousand paper cuts. And I'll explain what that means. The
Kansas City Chiefs are so good at not getting more
yards than they need and not getting less yards than
they need. A third and three, they're not sending guys
down the field for a fifteen twenty twenty five thirty
(02:20):
yard play. They've got so many short routes, so many
intentional routes to get three yards. And it's the same
thing if it's a third and six, a third and eight.
That Chiefs are so intentional about getting the exact yardage
they need, no more and no less. And what they're
(02:44):
so good at is using each other as an advantage.
Meaning the amount of rub route that they used to
free up wide receivers. It's like a six yard route,
but the guys ten yards wide open because there was
like two or three guys pushing that quarterback out towards
(03:05):
the field. And when I watch Kevin O'Connell's Minnesota Vikings offense,
it seems like every play is designed to be a
big play, whether it's third and one, whether it's fourth
and two, whether it's second and six, and even on
first down. The Chiefs are so good. Just give me
(03:29):
five yards, Just give me four yards, give me six yards.
We don't need ten yards right now. We don't need
fourteen yards right now. They beat a team by being
so disciplined in their details, in the way they function.
Because you've got Patrick Mahomes, who's becoming arguably the greatest
(03:52):
quarterback in the NFL right before our eyes, is clearly
more talented than Tom Brady. Tom Brady had the arm, talent,
he had the mentality. But Mahomes can run, he can throw,
he can side. There's no question which guy is just
purely more talented. But tom Brady right now has the accolades,
(04:15):
and Patrick Mahomes is quickly catching him. But what Mahomes
does so well is that he doesn't force it down
the field. He's not launching the ball into three defenders
or two defenders are trying to fit into a tight
window down the middle of the field. Six yard route
(04:35):
first and ten, Give me that, and then we'll get
four yards on second and third down for the first down.
And that's what the Minnesota Vikings lack. The Minnesota Vikings
lack the ability to being a team by a thousand
paper cuts and not big plays. And we saw that
(04:55):
through the course of the year because one that fit
Sam Darnold's strengths. Sam Donald, his strength was throwing the
ball down the field and getting the ball down the field,
and that was his strength. That's his greatest asset to
an NFL team is his arm talent and how far
(05:17):
and how accurate he can throw the ball down the field.
But I guess the Los Angeles Rams, when the Minnesota
Vikings offensive line and Sam Donald were struggling to get
rid of the ball, it would have been nice to
see a couple two three yard crossing routes where guys
(05:37):
were being freed up to get open and it's a
simple read. And we didn't see that. In the final
two weeks of the year for the Minnesota Vikings versus
the deep triy Lions, guys were running wide open and
Sam Donald just did not throw the ball. So some
of it's on Donald, a lot of it's on Donald.
But sometimes you gotta make it simple and you've got
(05:59):
to be simple, and sometimes I think Kevin O'Connell likes
to flash his ability to hit home run balls, and
that's not what has made the Kansas City Chiefs a
successful team. Since Tyreek Hill left and was traded to
(06:20):
the Miami Dolphins. How many home run balls have the
Kansas City Chiefs connected on? Tyreek Hill was their home
run guy. You throw it to him and he can
take a fifty yard play to the house easily. And
now you see a six yard pass year, four yard
(06:40):
pass year first down. You see oh an eight yard
pass here on second and ten. I'll give me two
yards for to get the first down on third down.
And you just see so much intentionality and so much
ability into fine details. And that's what the Minnesota Vikings lack.
(07:01):
The Minnesota Vikings need to improve on their ability to
not need a home run on every single play. And
when he watched that game, at the end of the game, oh,
I was just astounded at their ability the Chiefs because
(07:25):
classic situation where it's first and ten, Bills had what
two timeouts and I think they ran the ball in
first down and second down. I can't remember what they did.
But there's a third down play and this finished the game.
It's like third and eight or something like that, and
(07:48):
you run the ball, you could burn a lot of
time off the clock. They decided to go into a
shotgun situation where the running back right next to Patrick Homes,
and the intentionality of that play was to only throw
the ball to one guy. The running back drifted out
(08:10):
to pastor Mahomes's left, and all the other wide receivers
on that possession, on that particular play created a wall
around that defensive guy in charge of that running back.
That's practically what they did. They made it a challenge
(08:32):
for that linebacker to cover that running back, and that
running back had an easy catch and an easy eight
nine yard run to seal the game. And we saw
a couple of plays prior to when the Kansas City Chiefs, oh,
I don't know, some teams and sometimes the Minnesota Vikings
run run, run, punted, relying or defense. The Chiefs weren't
(08:55):
doing that. As good as Steve Spagnola is and as
much as he's proven as a defensive coordinator, the Chiefs
finished that game with offensive throws, but not just offensive
throws that are risky or down the field, down the
middle of the field, there were practically four yard throws
(09:19):
from Patrick Mahomes to a wide receiver, running back, or
tight end. But what the play was designed to do.
The play was designed to have a lot of running room,
an easy throw, an easy catch, but a lot of
space to run. A few plays prior, they did a
play action play and Patrick Mahomes dumped it off to
(09:42):
his tight end and he ran it for a first down.
Simple play, easy throw, easy catch, and no risk at
all associated with the play. But it was an easy
eight yards nine yards. And that's what the Minnesota Vikings
offenses lack. Some offensive plays are too risky because you
(10:05):
watch what they do and you want to see flash.
You want to see big plays. You want to score,
but to be able to score and score with intentionality
and score in the details and score marching the football
down the field instead of having one big play. There's
a lot of skill in that because you have to
be so disciplined not to force the ball down the field.
(10:29):
Everyone in their mind wants to score right away and
have a big play because that's how we're wired. We
want twenty five yard plays, we want forty five yard plays.
Score a touchdown shows a highlight and what the Chiefs do.
They slowly, methodically march the football down the field. And
when you have the best quarterback in the league, Travis Kelcey,
(10:51):
it's hard to stop. No team can stop it. And
that's why they're on their quest to win a three peat.
A lot of people don't like the Chiefs because they're
in the Super Bowl again, but I have so much
respect for them because of the way they're winning. They're
winning by being disciplined. They're not just winning because Patrick
(11:12):
Mahomes is the best quarterback we've seen since Tom Brady
maybe ever. They're not just winning because he's dialing up
these crazy passes down the field. They're winning because the
Kansas City Chiefs are being disciplined in how they operate offensively.
They're not just relying on his arm talent. They're relying
on his ability to stay disciplined. And it's fascinating and
(11:37):
I kind of like that they're in the Super Bowl.
I think it's fun. I have so much respect for
teams that can do it over and over and over again.
You know, a team wins the Super Bowl and what
does everybody say, Oh, the targets on their back. This year,
they're gonna get everybody's best again this year. Oh who's
gonna stop. You know, it's gonna be tough to win
back to back. They might win three in a row.
(12:00):
The target's been on their back for three straight seasons.
And that's a lot of extra games, a lot of
extra beatings to the body and the chiefs. I just
have so much respect for him because of their ability
to perform and execute in the biggest stages. And it's
(12:26):
not flashy. It's four yard pass year running for ten
yards four yard pass. I think the Vikings get too flashy.
Kevin o'collin's offense gets too flashy. Be simple, be disciplined
in the simple minute details. And it's kind of what
made Tiger Woods so good. Tiger Woods was so good
(12:47):
in his prime because guys would go after pins. Guys
would attack pins here, they'd miss double bogee. Tiger hit
it to the middle of the green to putt for
birdie on a part five or two putt for par.
That's what Tiger. That's what made Tiger great. And on
pins where he could attack, he attacked. But most of
(13:08):
the time Tiger middle of the green every time two
putt birdier par and that's what the Chiefs are doing.
The Chiefs are practically heading into the middle of the
green taking what the defense give them. Give them six yards,
give them five yards first down, and it's cool to watch.
(13:30):
It's fun to watch, and the Minnesota Vikings need to
add that to their game. Kevin O'Connell needs to be
more simple and more disciplined in this offensive play calling.
All right, thank you for watching this episode. Thank you
for making this podcast a part of your day. Hit
that subscribe button, follow button on Apple or Spotify. Thank
(13:50):
you for going on this podcasting journey with me.
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