i got this weird feeling this defense is about to explode like the 2002 Bucs or 2000 Ravens

the talent accumulation is reaching critical mass where there's nothing left to do but **** all 11 players on the other side of the ball all at once

if I'm Andy i'm dialing back the agressiveness on offense a bit, because the D is going to do more than it's fair share

A reasonable thought, but I don’t see Andy dialing much back. Not really his nature. Although he did run Pacheco behind the Chiefs front three on a 3rd and 1….so anything is possible.

It's why you go BPA. I'm guess Beach was thrilled to see him there, even if LB wasn't a huge need.

Just keep stacking good football players.

Since you’ve watched him in college, can you clear something up for me? The way his name is spelled looks like it should be pronounced, “ChenALL.” But every broadcast announcer seems to pronounce it, “ChaNELL.”

As a type A personality, I need clarification moving forward. Is it really pronounced, “ChaNELL,” or is it supposed to be, “ChenALL?”

Thank you in advance.

It is indeed ChaNELL, which I agree very hard to deal with. I prefer ChenALL, but sadly Leo has never asked me for my opinion.

Interesting. At least is isn't #5.

He's the best LB on a team that has very good LBs.

I mean, I wouldn’t go that far. Bolton is becoming otherworldly.

I'm pleased to say that I was a Chenal draft fan even before we drafted him. Some guys are natural football players and he was one of those in my mind.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...ghlight=chenal

Not sure if I believe this or not. One source claims Chris Jones at 26 reps and another at 30.

It really doesn't matter. Both strong men. If correct = ungodly.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> DC Steve Spagnuolo on Leo Chenal: &quot;He might be the strongest, pound-for-pound, guy we have on the team. He&#39;s strong. . . There&#39;s a lot of places where we feel like we can use Leo &amp; we want to try to do that as much as we can. A lot of it is dictated by what (personnel)…</p>&mdash; Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/goldmctNFL/status/1704903594422804610?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 21, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It'll blow your mind to look up Jerick McKinnon.

I think my stance going into that draft was "There are like 47 freakish power/speed linebackers in this draft so we should probably grab one of them..."

I don't know that I had a preference.

But it's interesting - is some of this, or even most of this, coaching?

I say that because Brandon Smith came out in that draft class as well. Christian Harris, Darrian Bevers, Mark Robinson, Damone Clark, Channing Tindall - there were a TON of powerful fast 'backers in that draft.

And Brandon Smith is, as near as I can see, out of the league. On tape and on paper, there's just nothing that meaningfully separates Smith from Chenal. And yet Smith got cut after one season and Chenal is just continuing to grow.

It's not like Smith's a moron - he quarterbacked Penn State's defense. He did some impressive stuff. And he washed out almost immediately. Whereas we're seeing Chenal work himself into a real key contributor for a much better defense than Smith.

Situation matters, I suppose...