Red Gold & Bold - A KC Football Podcast

While star players around the league are holding out… Michah Parsons, Trey Hendrickson, Terry McLaurin and James Cook… the Chiefs have Trey Smith, Nick Bolton and George Karlaftis signed and on the practice field. Are the Chiefs on another level when it comes to contracts?

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the Chiefs handling of contracts and the latest from Training Camp.

- Are the Chiefs the best at handling contracts?
- What happens with Trent McDuffie’s contract?
- When are we concerned Hollywood’s not back?
- What Jordan Addison’s 3-game suspension says about Rice?
- How important is Suamataia’s confidence?
- Where does Chamorro Conner end up?
- How important is JuJu’s leadership?
- Players to watch in the first preseason game.

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It’s time to Buy or Sell on 9 of the biggest topics regarding the Chiefs 2025 Season.

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com) denied whether to Buy or Sell on… 

- Josh Simmons will be a top 30 Offensive Tackle.
- A Chiefs Coordinator gets a Head Coach job.
- Mahomes finishes top 3 in MVP voting.
- Chiefs win a 10th straight AFC West.
- No OL will be benched this year.
- Kristian Fulton will play 10 games.
- Chiefs have to go on the road to win the Super Bowl.
- The Offense ranks top 5 in yards.
⁃ Trent McDuffie makes the Pro Bowl.

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The hype train has left the station and it’s not coming back when it comes to Josh Simmon at Left Tackle for the Chiefs.

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss whether the hype has gotten out of hand or not. Plus…

- Josh Simmons is the talk of Training Camp.
- Reid reveals Kristian Fulton had surgery.
- Is Right Tackle up for grams?
- Can Jalen Royals step in for Rashee Rice?
- Level of concern with Omarr Norman-Lott’s ankle?
- Kareem Hunt says he’s locked in.

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The Chiefs are getting ready to put the pads on in St. Joe.  What are the 5 biggest questions they still need to answer?

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) lay out what each of them think are the 5 most important questions the Chiefs still need to answer in camp.

- Have they finally solved LT?
- Are the RB’s good enough?
- Will the Chiefs improve the pass rush?
- Can Chris Jones still dominate?
- Will Rashee Rice dominate?
- Is there another level for Xavier Worthy?
- Do the Chiefs have a Number-3 CB?
⁃ Is the Coaching Staff still ahead of the curve?

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The Chiefs have handed out $182M in contracts to Trey Smith and George Karlaftis. Did they get it right?

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) discuss the contracts and more…

- Did the Chiefs get it right with the contracts?
- What makes the Karlaftis contract a success?
- What makes Smith’s deal successful?
- How long will Rice be suspended?
- How do the Chiefs cover his absence?
- Kristian Fulton is already hurt.
- Tyrann Mathieu calls it a career. Why now?

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Over or Under?  Taking a look at the 2025 Chiefs Offense through some key statistical numbers.

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) vote Over or Under on…

- Mahomes Passing Yards:  4,000.5
- Mahomes Passing TD’s:  27.5

- Kelce Receiving Yards:  675.5
- Kelce Receiving TD’s:  5.5
- Josh Simmons Starts:  12
- Number of 1,000 Yards Receivers:  .5
- Pacheco Margin Leading Team in Rushing:  300
- Xavier Worthy Yards per Catch:  12
- Total Receiving Yards by RB’s:  650
⁃ Mahomes Passas 20+ Air Yards:  18.5

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Over or Under?  Taking a look at the 2025 Chiefs Defense through some key statistical numbers.

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) vote Over or Under on…
 
- Total Team Sacks:  44.5
- Total Defensive Rank by Points:  7.5
- Chris Jones Sack Total:  8.5
- Pro Bowl Players:  1.5
- Nick Bolton Tackles:  115
- Takeaways:  20.5
- Sacks from Rookies:  7.5
- How many CB’s start 2+ games:  4.5
⁃ Number of Explosive Pass Plays Allowed:  50.5

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How do all 32 NFL Starting QB’s stack up?

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) break down all 32 Quarterbacks into 6 Tiers and rank them 1 to 32.

- Is Patrick Mahomes still on top?
- Does Mahomes have company in Tier 1?
- Where’s Josh Allen after an MVP season?
- Playoff turnovers do what to Lamar Jackson’s rank?
- Is Burrow a Tier 1 QB?
- What to do with Justin Herbert?
- Which QB has the biggest disparity?
⁃ Where do the young QB’s land?

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How do the NFL coaches stack up?

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) rank all 32 NFL Head Coaches 1 to 32 and break them up into 6 Tiers.

- Is Andy Reid at the top?
- What Coaches make up Tier 1?
- Who went from fired to near the top?
- Where’s the rest of the AFC West rank?
- Does a new HC belong near the top?
⁃ Which HC’s have no shot?

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Quarterback is the most important position in all of sports, but a quarterback can’t win a Super Bowl by himself.  So which Quarterbacks have the best supporting cast?

Jeff Chadiha (NFL Network/NFL.com/@JeffriChadiha), Sam McDowell (Kansas City Star/KCStar.com/@SamMcDowell11) and Soren Petro (Sports Radio 810 - WHB/810whb.com/@SorenPetro) break down who has the best skill position players, offensive line, play caller, head coach, etc.

- Do the Chiefs make the list?
- No agreement on who has it best!
- Where the Super Bowl Champs land?
- How much does defense matter?
- What’s the biggest surprise?
⁃ Who just missed the list?

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