Jones & Keefe: Jones is picking the Chiefs to three-peat
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00:00But the Chiefs are going for a three-peat, and I think they're going to do it.
00:04And I don't know if that's a hot take. I don't know which one's the hot take.
00:06They're going to do it. They're not going to do it. It's never been done.
00:10So Chiefs versus the Field, you're taking the Chiefs?
00:12I'm taking the Chiefs. I'm taking the Chiefs, thinking they're going to three—
00:15Keith, they were so bad, by their standards, so bad offensively last year.
00:21And they've added to that core.
00:23They were the 2018 Patriots run, where you're like,
00:25they're not going to win the Super Bowl, and then they win the Super Bowl.
00:28And then you're like, why would you ever bet against them?
00:30And by the time the Super Bowl rolled around, hopefully most of you had smartened up.
00:35I know I certainly did. I'm like, I can't bet against the Chiefs anymore.
00:37That guy has a wagon.
00:38The Chiefs were a plus-money line every week.
00:40They were dogs.
00:40Every week.
00:41And they won every single time.
00:42Including against this Baltimore team.
00:43See, I think in that scenario, I would still take the Field.
00:46You know, part of it is, it's never been done before.
00:49I think they are somewhat flawed.
00:51We saw it last year. They were by no means a perfect team.
00:53But then yet, week to week, especially come playoff time,
00:56you're kind of crazy to bet against them.
00:57That's why I go back and forth on it.
00:59Because I don't know if they have enough in the tank.
01:02I wonder...
01:03I keep waiting for Travis Kelsey to not be as effective.
01:06And we talked about this the other day.
01:07Regular season, he kind of wasn't.
01:08Like, regular season, you're like,
01:09alright, this might be old man Kelsey who's good every few weeks.
01:14But then the playoffs, you're like,
01:15alright, you can throw to him every time apparently,
01:16and he's going to kill you in the playoffs.
01:17Nobody can guard him.
01:18Right.
01:19So, and then they have plenty on defense, right?
01:21Like, they lost Lajarius Sneed, but I agree.
01:24They have a lot on defense.
01:25I mean, Chris Jones is a killer when he wants to be.
01:27So yeah, they are a tough team to pick against.
01:30And what they've done so far has been insane.
01:32The Patrick Mahomes run has been unbelievable.
01:35So, I think they're in a three-peat.
01:36Last year was almost a found-money championship.
01:39They should have won last year with how mediocre they were on offense.
01:42But, as you said, they pieced it together as they went.
01:46They figured it out.
01:47They won a title.
01:48And I think they got better this offseason.
01:50And you still have the best player in the sport.
01:52Whether he wins MVP or not every single year,
01:55he's the best player in the sport.
01:56He's arguably the best in the history of the game.
01:58So, Chiefs three-peat, yes.
02:01Chiefs over the field, yes.
02:03That would be my pick.
02:03You're taking the field.
02:04I'm going to take the field.
02:05I think part of it is the AFC, like it was last year, is loaded.
02:09It's even better this year if you look at it.
02:10Because I think Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers are going to be really improved
02:15because of the head coach.
02:16So, now you have, I think you have competition in 13 teams, maybe?
02:2212 or 13 teams in the AFC.
02:24And all of the best quarterbacks, essentially, are in the AFC.
02:28And it doesn't mean that Mahomes doesn't have the advantage every time.
02:31But just that defense has to stop Lamar tonight.
02:34Then they're going to have to stop Joe Burrow.
02:35They're going to have to stop Josh Allen.
02:36I think Aaron Rodgers is going to bounce back.
02:37So, there's all these different guys.