Chiefs Coordinator Quotes
November 14, 2024
ASSISTANT HEAD COACH/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR DAVE TOUB
Q: How did that blocked field goal feel last week?
TOUB: “It felt great, very rare. We’ve had game winning field goals but never a game winning field goal block. It was special for our unit and for our football team.”
Q: Can you quantify just how fast Justin Reid is off the line?
TOUB: “He’s (Justin Reid) the fastest I’ve ever had – (out of) anybody, his get off – like his reaction. What we do is time how many frames it is until the – when the ball is snapped how long does it take you to get off? He is consistently under a 10 frame get off which is by far really, really good.”
Q: What makes Leo Chenal so good on special teams?
TOUB: “If Justin (Reid) has the best get off, Leo (Chenal) has the next best. They’re within one tenth – or not one tenth but one frame less, I mean it’s Leo. Leo is explosive and he’s a bigger guy, bringing power and explosiveness to the table and just the effort that both of those guys – and really the whole unit have to make that play work.”
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR STEVE SPAGNUOLO
OPENING STATEMENT: “Alright, (it’s) good to be here on a Thursday – getting ready for another game. I don’t have much to add – no words of wisdom, so I’ll just open it up (to questions) and let you (the media) go.”
Q: What do you have to be mindful of in the run game aspect when facing Bills QB Josh Allen and Bills RB James Cook?
SPAGNUOLO: “Listen, this quarterback (Bills QB Josh Allen) is – I can’t – there aren’t enough superlatives to say for my – the extent of my knowledge and words is not good enough to do him justice because he’s tough and then, they put a (running) back (Bills RB James Cook) back there that can run it. I mean, we have to continue to play the run well and then there’s all the other stuff, but what they add to it is the quarterback can run and he runs like a fullback. It’s not doing this (motions hands to the right and left), I mean he can (motions hand in a straight line) so we know what we’re in for. We’ve gone against him quite a bit, but (I have) a lot of respect for him and we have our work cut out for us.”
Q: What does leading the team in tackles against the Broncos do for Nazeeh Johnson’s confidence?
SPAGNUOLO: “I would think it would be – I thought he (Nazeeh Johnson) played a real solid game. He had the one sack there that was a – he played that really well because you don’t always make those, and he did, and we needed a negative play at that particular time. I was happy to see the way that Nazeeh bounced back and played pretty good.”
Q: Can you put into perspective what Leo Chenal means to the entire team?
SPAGNUOLO: “Oh boy, I tell you what, he (Leo Chenal) does a lot for us. He’s a jack of all trades, man and masters them all. He’s out there on special teams, he’s out in there for us on third down, first and second down, we put him on the edge, we put him at linebacker. Listen, he loves football, and it comes out every time he plays, but that (the field goal block) was a – but I mean, there was like three guys coming through there, but Leo leading the surge.”
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MATT NAGY
Q: What are the challenges of the Buffalo front?
NAGY: “Well, I think you start out schematically with what they do (and) it matches the backend. We always talk about rush-to-coverage and how that fits. Those guys have always done a great job (and) we’ve played each other a lot over the years, so there’s that. They’re tall and lengthy on the ends there. You know, (Bills DE AJ) Epenesa, he had a nice tip last year for an interception. They do a good job of being able to change the launch points for the quarterback at the top of the pocket. They’re just good football players. They play hard.”
Q: In general, what are you seeing from Xavier Worthy right now?
NAGY: “I really like where he’s (Xavier Worthy) at. I know the – statistically, the numbers aren’t really where a lot of people would want them, or any of us. You’d like to get maybe some more catches type (of) deal, but he’s been fine. You see some of the shots that we’re taking, and the stuff underneath is there as well so we’ve just got to be patient working through it (and) understand that those guys are working each and every day to get their timing down (and) for Xavier to learn this offense – it’s not easy. We have all the confidence – Xavier has been in a phenomenal mindset this entire time and I think that’s probably most important because the time is coming when we start hitting some of those and it’s going to be fun.”
Q: Is there something that you learned about DeAndre Hopkins in your time together here?