Kevin Kietzman Has Issues

   We have rooted all summer for Salvador Perez to stay healthy and keep hitting bombs and now he's the single season home run record holder for a catcher with 46.  Johnny Bench has congratulated and Salvy has thanked God.  Now he sets his sights on three or four attainable marks.
   Andy Reid said something a day after the Chiefs defense was abused by the Ravens that only a Super Bowl winning coach would say.  He's exactly right and I'll tell you what he said.
   Monday Night Football had become an afterthought, but not any more.  Peyton took a shot at the Patriots, Gronk's dog made an appearance, they all made fun of fullbacks, Pat McAfee almost acted drunk and a player lost his dad's ashes in the end zone.  All true.
   Maybe we should get the Mannings to break down the Biden administration.  Joe's admitted his border is a disaster, which is step 6 in how they handle every crisis.  I tell you what their six steps are... we just wish there was a 7th step where they actually fix something.
  Even Elon Musk is taking shots at Joe on Twitter.  

   The Chiefs blew an 11 point lead in the 4th quarter to fall to the Ravens 36-35 in a thriller Sunday night and there's plenty of blame to go around.  But there is no bigger problem for KC than a super soft defense that allowed 251 rushing yards.  Stan Weber tells us this has to change.
   The AFC West is home to the only undefeated teams in the AFC... the Raiders and Broncos.  Really?  Sounds crazy but it's true.  And the biggest threat to the Chiefs may be the Chargers and they're headed here Sunday.
   In Manhattan, K-State runs wild over a very good Nevada team and goes to 3-0.  We ask Stan if the Cats are capable of making a run in the Big 12.
   KU has a rough second half against Baylor, Mizzou has a tune up for BC and there were wild scenes in games at Florida and Penn State.  

24/7 Sports' Riley Gates is back on talking all things football. Spencer Kietzman thinks the NFL has brought back it's fans from the far-right, who tuned out last season.
The Chiefs face their first road test in Baltimore on Sunday night. Mahomes has not lost to the Ravens, and that shouldn't change. K-State is facing an uphill battle without Skylar Thompson at QB as the schedule toughens up. If KU is going to win a conference game, it's Saturday against Baylor in Lawrence. Missouri got gashed on the ground at Kentucky, but can the Tigers save their season?
All that and more in this episode.

   Everything you need to know about the Chiefs vs. Ravens is right here.  First, we take a look at how Patrick Mahomes gets motivated for each game.  Spoiler alert.... last year's Ravens game tells us what we need to know.
   Then we hear from Frank Boal on how the Chiefs keep hitting big plays out of nowhere and Stan Weber on whether the Chiefs can improve their below average run game and dreadful O-Line play.
   And Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com has the point spread picks for Chiefs/Ravens, Nevada/KSU, OU/Nebraska and more.

   22 year old Independence police officer Blaize Madrid-Evans has lost his life after a shootout with a violent criminal that had just been released from jail.  Blaize had only been on the  job for 2 months and the criminal had only been out of jail two weeks.  How is this possible?
   Joe Biden can't remember the name of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a live news conference they had together.  Joe called him, "Umm... that fella down under."  But it least they weren't talking about anything important.  It was just about arming Australia with Nukes and Nuclear Submarines to help defend against China.
    One state in India has 240 million people and no covid deaths this week, they've declared it covid free.  They are less than 6% vaccinated.  How are they doing this?  For months, they've been treating covid with a common, cheap drug and it's working for patients and working as a deterrent for the people around them.
   Travis Kelce says the Super Bowl loss embarrassed him.  Just what this stud needs is extra motivation.
   Sporting KC is on fire.... at the top of the West after another shutout at home.  A 4-0 drubbing of Minnesota is the latest for a team that just rolls along.
   And Salvy is closing in on Johnny Bench with HR number 44.

    As we've watched the FBI, CIA and most of DC go woke and move left, it was hard to imagine our military brass would ever lose sight of America first.  But it has happened, if a new report is true.  Can you even imagine the highest ranking military official calling China behind the President's back?  We have a huge problem with Mark Milley.
   Liberal comedian and political host Bill Maher says liberals are embarrassing him as they are doing crazy things like segregating America in the name of control and power.  Maher says two national anthems before NFL games is nothing but a new iteration of segregation in 2021.
   Dayton Moore has been promoted to President of the Royals, we knew this was coming.  Frank Boal was on a patron's only podcast with me but I'll play a clip of what he thinks of the moves.
  The Saints have a bunch of covid cases but because they are all fully vaccinated they are calling this a cluster, not  a breakout.  The NBA won't require players to get the jab.  And NASCAR will open its season the week of the Super Bowl in a stunning new way.

   Seven weeks ago, Dayton Moore appeared on Kevin Kietzman Has Issues and we talked about him stepping away from his duties as General Manager and becoming team president.  While nobody else in the media wanted to discuss this, Dayton didn't shy away and told us he'd do whatever Chairman John Sherman wants.  
   Today is the day Moore moves to President and J.J. Picollo takes over as General Manager.  We also expect Dayton could oversee the move from Kauffman Stadium to a new downtown ballpark.  A completely different challenge.

   Peyton and Eli Manning, after a rough start, settled into something so raw and revealing, they may have just changed the way all analysts talk about pro football.  
   In the process, Travis Kelce was a guest and he was brutally honest.  Kelce says when the game is on the line, he just gives Mahomes a certain look in the eye that he's going to run around "to make some shit up."  This is the the most important thing about the Chiefs.
   KSU Coach Chris Klieman says his quarterback Skylar Thompson should play again this year but it will probably be awhile.
   A Navy assistant coach is fired for not taking a covid vaccine.  Joe Biden is booed at a rally as America is demonstrating by the thousands.
   And we've to a special song to play called, simply, "Joe".

   This episode is a football geek's dream.  Stan Weber joins me as we cover it all from the Chiefs thrilling win over the Browns, both good and bad.
   Two teams went thud on Sunday, most spectacularly Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.  But the Bills were awful, too as Josh Allen threw 21 incomplete passes.  We go around the league.
   Stan had the call for K-State's win over SIU Saturday night and we're learning more about the injury to quarterback Skylar Thompson.  
   Mizzou's defense couldn't stop the run against Kentucky as they played hard and just kept fighting back.  But this part of the Tigers game has to get better.
   We even have time for Arkansas' epic beatdown of Texas, Ohio State taking a home loss to Oregon and the terrific Iowa defense frustrating Iowa State.  

   One huge play from Patrick Mahomes to Tyreek Hill lit Arrowhead on fire in the fourth quarter and in the process... ramped up a KC defense that had been bad all day.
   It looked bleak most of the day, but with Arrowhead rocking, the Browns bumbled their way to three second half turnovers and the Chiefs win it 33-29.