The Kansas City Chiefs organization has won three Super Bowl championships in the last five seasons, including hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the last two years, and the team is positioning itself to potentially garner the first three-peat in league history. As the franchise sits atop the AFC West division with a sterling 11-1 record, there have been observations by football commentators and analysts that the team does not look as dominant on the field. Nonetheless, the Chiefs have been able to secure victories in this regard, but it is something 96.5 The Fan morning show host Dusty Likins remarked has never been seen before. Comparatively speaking, he mentioned the 2003-04 Patriots and alluded to a recent appearance by Tom Brady on The Herd with Colin Cowherd where such a parallel was extrapolated.
Cowherd asked Brady to recollect what it was like playing on the Patriots at that time as the team secured three Super Bowl championships in a four-year span. In his response, Brady explained how the Chiefs, akin to those Patriots teams, were able to win close games. Earning victories in these scenarios is something he believes to be indicative of a really good football team. Brady proceeded to mention the impact of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and how dangerous he is late in games, along with the fact that the Chiefs defense has not allowed opponents to pull away in games.
“That organization does so many things the right way,” Brady said. “They’re going to be tough to beat in the playoffs. I don’t care who they play or where they play. It’s a lot like the teams that I played for at the Patriots. If you were going to beat us, man you had to beat us. We weren’t going to beat ourselves.”
Once the soundbite concluded, Fescoe simply replied by saying “Bingo” and emphasizing that it is what he has been trying to tell people for the past two years. Likins expounded on that point highlighting two things he took from the conversation. The first of these came through the credibility of Brady to discuss dynasties and how these teams attain victory. Moreover, he also disclosed starting to like Brady now that he is no longer on the gridiron.
“I like him better in that situation than I do on the games though,” Fescoe replied, leading Likins to explain how he thinks Brady has been okay in his first year calling games for FOX Sports. Brady is currently working under a 10-year contract reportedly worth a total of $375 million as part of the NFL on FOX lead broadcast team with Kevin Burkhardt, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi. FOX Sports will equip this commentary group on its broadcast of Super Bowl LIX this February from Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, La.
“Yeah, he’s fine,” Fescoe added, “but like that, where he’s kind of opining and telling you things of what he experienced and whatnot, I like those open-forum discussions better.”
Brady has made appearances on Cowherd’s program throughout the NFL season, offering his insights and perspectives to a national audience on FS1 and FOX Sports Radio. In addition to his sports media work, he also became a part-owner of the Las Vegas Raiders this past October. As a result of his ownership interests, Brady is required to adhere to restrictions, such as not being able to attend production meetings, accessing team facilities or publicly criticizing officials or other clubs. These restrictions were put into place while his bid for the Raiders was pending in August ahead of the beginning of the NFL regular season.
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