Chiefs Coordinator Quotes
October 24, 2025
ASSISTANT HEAD COACH AND SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR DAVE TOUB
Q: Are communications with your son (Commanders Offensive Quality Control Coach Shane Toub) on a different level this week?
TOUB: “This is the only week we don’t talk. We’ve talked about this before. He (Commanders Offensive Quality Control Coach Shane Toub) has been in the league now for seven years, and we went against him when he was in Chicago. This is kind of cool, I mean it’s always cool. My parents came into town last week, on Saturday to see the last game and they stayed all week to see this one too to see Shane (Toub). It’s fun. It’s a cool thing. My son coaches for the Commanders, for those who didn’t know (laughter).”
Q: On the Commanders special teams unit.
TOUB: “I’ll tell you, we do a ranking system that we use for motivation with the guys and stuff and they’re second in the league. They got unbelievable numbers. They score touchdowns, they cover great, and they’re very well coached. I mean (Commanders Special Teams Coordinator) Larry Izzo does a great job. He was a good player, and he’s even a better coach and I’m very impressed watching the tape (and) watching these guys. What you see on tape is what you see in the numbers, too. They’re good.”
Q: How important was it for Harrison Butker to have a clean game?
TOUB: “It was real important. We get one and now we try to get another one. He (Harrison Butker) had a really good practice this week. We’re still going but he’s good so far and he’s at a good place.”
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR STEVE SPAGNUOLO
Q: On the shutout against the Raiders.
SPAGNUOLO: “That was special. I mean we enjoyed it for an hour (and) moved on (laughs). I think what gets lost a little bit in that is credit to the special teams, (they) didn’t give up any points, and the offense didn’t turn it over or have one of those. That’s part of it, and then a lot of credit to our guys (the defense). Then the other guys that I don’t want to get lost in all of that is somewhere in the fourth where we changed a lot of – those guys went in and did a nice job too. The Jack Cochrane’s and the Jeffrey Bassa’s and all the guys that went in there (and) Cooper McDonald. They were on point. We all remembered what happened in the Baltimore game where they had that long run. So, I think everybody was thinking about that. It’s a special thing. I’ll think more about it when the season is over. What I did tell the guys was, I hope that’s not the best game we play this year. That would be kind of nice, right?”
Q: What’s the difference between preparing for this Washington team without Jayden Daniels?
SPAGNUOLO: “That’s a great question and I’ll be perfectly frank; it didn’t change at all, and I’ll tell you why, I think they (Commanders) did a really good job for their team by getting a backup quarterback who I think fits exactly what their – it doesn’t feel like, sometimes we play a drop back quarterback and the backup is an athlete. We always got to talk about and maybe have a couple of reps in practice in case this happens. I don’t think they skip a beat in terms of what they’re doing offensively. I think (Offensive Coordinator) Kliff (Kingsbury) just runs the offense because he just knows the next guy in there and I got a lot of respect for (Commanders QB) Marcus (Mariota). I think he’s – 11 seasons in this league. (I) put a highlight tape on yesterday morning, first thing we started off with of just plays he’s had with his feet and with his arm. I think he fits this offense really really well.”
Q: What have you seen from Leo Chenal over the last three years?
SPAGNUOLO: “Leo (Chenal) is a key guy to what we do and what we’ve become because of how many things he can do. You guys have all seen it. He’s played linebacker then we put him at end, he’s gone in there and played tackle. Eventually probably have him out at corner or playing safety or something. The versatility of Leo, especially, and Drue (Tranquill) with the things that they can do have really helped us to kind of put things out there that are maybe a little bit unconventional at times. Leo has been terrific. He’s as valuable as anybody getting in there in key situations, we use him for a lot of different things.”
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MATT NAGY
Q: On the offensive line’s performance.
NAGY: “It’s been good. It’s been really well. The guys are prepared. That’s part of the deal there is make sure that you’re prepared and make sure you understand your role and then a guy like (Mike) Caliendo comes in and does a great job stepping in last week. These guys are ready. They practice the right way and then when you have – really being good in the red zone last week, being great situationally (on) third and fourth down and then protecting the football you got to take advantage of that. We want to keep that going. We want to show – you also have to be careful, in my opinion of when you win, some of the stuff that you’re not doing right getting deodorized by winning. You got to make sure that you stay on top of that and on Monday when they come back in, you show them what we didn’t do right and how we need to make sure that just because we won, that’s not okay. We need to stay on top of that.”
Q: What’s the challenge that you give the offense to keep raising the team’s floor and ceiling?
NAGY: “To keep the execution at a high, right now, which it is. The execution by these players has been great. Protect the football. That has been a key element is making sure that with our defense that we have, if we protect the football and we score touchdowns, we’re always going to be in good shape. And then never get relaxed with the details. This is a detailed offense, and so just when you think you’re doing everything the right way, all of a sudden one little detail can hurt you. I think our coaching staff, (Head) Coach (Andy) Reid, all the guys (and) the players, they’re professionals.”
Q: On Commanders Offensive Coordinator Kliff Kingsbury’s influence on Patrick Mahomes during their time at Texas Tech.
NAGY: “Really really good stuff. I think that when you go back and you look at the amount of time that we invested in looking at Pat (Mahomes), you automatically right away go to who his coach is and what he did with him. I have so much respect for (Commanders Offensive Coordinator) Kliff Kingsbury as a person, as a coach, what he has done on the college level (and) professionally in the NFL also with (Commanders Head Coach) Dan Quinn. Coach Quinn has been great. From the head coaching side too, what he has done – that’s a separate deal from me I just really have a ton of respect for both of them (Dan Quinn and Kliff Kingsbury). What Kliff has done with Pat is really he used his strengths and just gave him confidence to be able to just be himself is what I saw the most. Just go cut it loose and it’s okay if you make a mistake, we’ll reel it in a little bit. He’s doing that now with his quarterback (Jayden Daniels) in Washington and I think that that’s a credit to Kliff.”
Chiefs Player Quotes
October 24, 2025
C CREED HUMPHREY
Q: On Mike Caliendo and Jaylon Moore subbing in and being just as effective.
HUMPHREY: “These guys, they work really hard in this building. You know, (I’m) proud of the guys in the room. They do a great job (and) everybody stays prepared. They both (Mike Calideno and Jaylon Moore) have done great jobs.”
Q: On the running game right now and if the momentum is going in the right direction.
HUMPHREY: “Yeah, definitely. It feels like we’re moving in the right direction. Obviously, there’s still things to clean up. Continuing to come in every week, improve on our technique, fundamentals all those things and execute on gameday. It feels like things are moving in the right direction. Feels like things are looking good, and just got to keep that up and be consistent with it.”
Q: What challenges do the Commanders defensive line bring?
HUMPHREY: “Really talented front. (Commanders DT Javon) Kinlaw (and) (Commanders DT Daron) Payne inside are really good players. They got really good edge rushers too so the whole front seven, it’s a really good front seven. We got our work cut out for us this week but everybody’s excited (and) everybody’s taking the right approach right now.”
DT CHRIS JONES
Q: How does your body feel after the lower number of snaps against the Raiders?
JONES: “Life is good man, I can’t complain. Mentally staying sharp (and) the body feels really really good. Knock on wood. But I feel really really good heading into this week. We got a few guys banged up, got to get those guys healthy, but overall, I think we’re in good shape.”
Q: How have you been so successful against the run game?
JONES: “We’ve got a heck of a run game coordinator in (Defensive Line Coach) Joe Cullen who gives us books throughout the week to prepare us (and) keep us proactive in the run game. Whatever looks we’ve been seeing in the game we have been so familiar with it and we’ve done so many reps of it at practice to where it comes easy for us.”
Q: What are the keys against the Commanders?