Questions on Travis Kelce’s enjoying talents landed on the foot of New York Metropolis radio legend Mike Francesa on Monday, and he voiced his opinion concerning the star tight finish.
The nine-time Professional Bowler solely has eight catches for 69 yards to start out the season. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have received their first three video games.
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Atlanta Falcons security Jessie Bates III, #3, breaks up a cross supposed for Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, #87, within the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 22, 2024. (Brett Davis-Imagn Photographs)
Each sports activities analyst is making an attempt to determine why Kelce has not been concerned as a lot within the offense as he has been in earlier years. Francesa puzzled if his coronary heart remains to be in it.
“As a company and as a coach, you would need to query how devoted Kelce is to the game proper now,” Francesa stated on his podcast. “He has loads happening in his life. His life has taken a radical change.
“You see him in commercials, you see him in photograph ops, you see him now very acutely aware of how he’s dressed … and the place the paparazzi are and the whole lot else. It modified his life. And also you surprise, the place does soccer and the place does soccer preparation enter into that.”
Francesa pointed to Atlanta Falcons security Jessie Bates III knocking the ball out of Kelce’s palms on an important play.
“It’s a particularly reasonable query once you see safeties strip the ball out of his palms in huge spots, once you see listless sample operating from him, once you see him be a non-factor recreation after recreation, which is puzzling — however once more, how a lot of that’s on him? How a lot of that’s on his preparation and dedication? And it’s honest to convey that full circle and to say that.”
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Sports activities radio speak present host Mike Francesa seems on at Carnesecca Area. (Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Francesa used the tutelage from Invoice Parcells, through which the radio host stated the coach wished his workforce to be soccer gamers and never celebrities.
“Clearly, at this stage of his profession, you surprise the place he’s in his dedication, in his preparation, as a result of his efficiency has fallen off dramatically. And it’s not simply, ‘Oh the Chiefs are going away from Kelce.’ It’s not that. It’s greater than that.
“… It’s extraordinarily logical. It’s extraordinarily human. His life has modified. He’s now prancing across the globe with some of the well-known folks on the planet. His life is a photograph op. What he’s obtained on is a subject of dialog.”
Patrick Mahomes defended Kelce and chalked it as much as different groups enjoying him tightly.
“The respect issue they’ve for Travis is simply unreal,” he stated of different groups. “It’s well-deserved, however we’re calling a number of performs for Travis, and it is like two or three persons are going to him. So, I imply, he understands. I feel that is the wonderful thing about him is he desires to make an influence on the sport, however he desires to win on the finish of the day.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce, #87, prepares for a recreation in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 22, 2024. (Brett Davis-Imagn Photographs)
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“I will attempt to do my greatest to maintain feeding him the ball every time he is there, every time he is open. However I feel the extra Rashee [Rice] makes performs, the extra we’re capable of run the soccer, the extra we are able to get [Xavier] Worthy concerned, that is going to open Travis up extra. I imply, persons are actually emphasizing making an attempt to take him away, and it’s getting different guys open.”
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