Kenneth Walker Concerns & Denver's Home-Field Edge

But the last two games for Kenneth Walker against two elite defenses didn't go that well here, Greg, which worries me about Kansas City moving forward because, A, up until that final two minutes, Kenneth Walker only had 13 carries. Yeah, he didn't do much. I don't know what. Why, like, why is the, why did it take, why did it take that long for you to decide to say, all right, now it's going to be the Kenneth Walker show. Like it should have been like that from the minute one, you kept trying to pass, pass, pass, incomplete, incomplete. Okay. Three and out turnover back to Denver. The last thing I want to do is keep giving the ball to Denver and Bo Nix in the fourth quarter, because we know what happens there. We've seen it now multiple times. I don't know why they didn't just lean on him in the second half with the lead. You know, they like Emmitt Johnson a lot, and I do too, but I don't know that he's Walker, but he's a nice complimentary back. I'll tell you the other thing that my takeaway was from yesterday's game, and again, keep in mind, the Chiefs had the ball inside the five, four times, they score once, I probably don't even bring this up on the show, but the truth is, Joe, it's getting to the point for me again. That it's very hard to bet against Denver when they're at home. It's getting to that point. It just seems like that's going to be the best betting team in the NFL at home this season. They're undefeated. They're undefeated against the spread. Like, I mean, it's getting to the point where they have maybe one. And they've always had really good home field advantage in the month of September. But it's just they're coming back, Joe, and winning every single game they play at Mile High. So I'm getting out of the way of that right now. If they're at home, either give me Denver or give me nothing. I'm not fading them anymore when they're at home. Not doing it. Well, I can't bet them in the first half because they stink. I mean, every game. But then the second quarter, they come back, Jonah Coleman. And look, Kansas City, in the end, if they played that game out, And I gave you the opportunities that Kansas City had. And I said, here's what's going to happen. Four times inside the five. Do you want that opportunity to bet Kansas City right now or not? You'd say yes. Okay. Now, let's go back eight minutes. I give you the opportunity for the best kicker that they've ever had. Now, I know he may not be anymore. Harrison Butker, kick a 54-yard field goal in Mile High in Denver. Would you take that for them to win? Every time, you'd say yes. Kansas City had the higher probability of winning that game throughout the game. What did it require for Denver to win? You know, R.J. Harvey got hurt. They played this kid Jonah Coleman. And all of a sudden, this guy's running down the field for a 50-yard reception. They end up winning the game that way. So I'm not going to— But to be fair, I would have also told you that he shouldn't have never been trying to kick a 50-yard field goal. Because it should have been a 45-yard field goal. Because Patrick Mahomes took a sack on that play and lost tenure. And why? Why would you like this? He knows better than that. We know he knows better than that. All he would have to do is throw the ball away. They kick an easy field goal. But instead, you've got a struggling kicker, and you're going to now ask him to go to 54 yards? That whole sequence to me was very strange, Greg, because Mahomes knows better than that. He can't take a sack in that spot. Yeah, look, Butker's had a great career. I don't know what Justin Tucker's going to provide for them, but the sense I get is you're going to see Tucker play. I think it's coming to that point. I mean, listen, in the end, is Butker as good as he was? No. Should he guarantee to make a 50? No. But if you're ever going to make a 50, That is the stadium to do it. Guys are kicking 60s like no problem. So I think we've reached close to the... And I felt bad because it shouldn't have had to be a 54. It should not have had to be a 54. Agreed, but in this day and age of the NFL, you're supposed to make 54s. I know it used to not be like that. 54 was like, oh my gosh, it's long now. With 54, you're supposed to make it. I mean. Maybe it's not the end of the line. Maybe they give him one more week, but I suspect... That we could, I would say this season for sure is the end of the line for Butker there. But I think he cannot miss another one, I would say. And then that would be it.