**Shannon Sharpe** (0:30)
The Chiefs were able to win the first four in three games in January and February. Walker would become the first Super Bowl MVP to sign with a new team the following season since Dexter Jackson did it for the Buccaneers. He left to go to the Cardinals in 2003 The Chiefs wanted to upgrade their rushing attack. They ranked 25th in rush yards per game, 106.6 and 20th in yards per carry at 421
This especially struggled down the stretch, failing to surpass the 100th rush yard mark in each of their final four games. Ochocinco, do you like this?
**Chad Johnson** (1:04)
I absolutely do like it.
I was upset that the Chiefs and do their due diligence and do what they need to do to bring a running back in last season at the trade dead line. I was hoping it would have been Breece Hall, getting somebody that can take the... Like, yeah, you see how they're doing it?
**Joe Johnson** (1:20)
You saw his teeth?
**Shannon Sharpe** (1:21)
But they weren't willing to give him a second round pick. And the Dolphins had to stood firm.
**Chad Johnson** (1:26)
I don't understand what you're saying.
**Shannon Sharpe** (1:28)
You lost your mind.
**Chad Johnson** (1:29)
Yeah, you know what your team needs. Obviously, when you look at somebody like the Chiefs, you understand, you know what? Okay, you don't want to give us... You don't value that position the way you think you should because you have a quarterback that's so good at what he does, where you really haven't had a centerpiece or a running back like that. But now I think it's very important for them to get a player like Brother Walker and what he can do. You have a player that is really good. He looked tremendous last year with the Seahawks when he actually got a chance to actually start and play a bit more at the Charbonne. Am I saying it right? At the Charbonne, he went down and got injured.
He played himself into a contract. He played himself into an opportunity to play for the Chiefs. So I'm excited for them. But they still need help as well.
**Shannon Sharpe** (2:24)
Yeah. Yeah.
**Chad Johnson** (2:25)
In other positions. Now, you said it last year. You said it last year that they need to get a running back. You said it last year because what they had, you know, getting one and two yards and three yards of carry, just ain't gonna cut it.
**Shannon Sharpe** (2:38)
I think the thing is, Ochocinco, when you have a great quarterback, you're like, well, we could take maybe average or below average at certain positions. And because our quarterback is so great, he could overcome that. Well, finally, it caught up and Mahomes couldn't overcome it because the running back, the lack of running back, the lack of big plays at the wide receiver position and the inconsistency at the offensive line, it finally, even Patrick Mahomes, it was too great for him to overcome. And then once he got that injury, you know, their season was over. And so they just kind of they played, they continued to play, but they weren't winning anything. I like this.
I don't really know where else where they were going to go. I mean, you look at what ATN, he went to the Saints. He got a big got a big payday. And I don't know if this means does this mean they're probably out of the market for the brother from love? I think what's the brother from? I know the name.
**Chad Johnson** (3:29)
Jordan, Jordan Love.
**Shannon Sharpe** (3:30)
Jeremiah Love.
**Chad Johnson** (3:31)
No, it's not Jeremiah Love. I'm talking about Jordan.
**Shannon Sharpe** (3:34)
I don't know if that's they're out of the running. And maybe there's like where we're picking, we're probably not going to get there to get him. And so we got to upgrade this. Look, if you just look at the Ochocinco, me personally, I'm not so sure that he's a top 10 running back. But sometimes in free agency it's about being free.
You look at some of the salaries that the guys are getting, they have to be free.
And that's, it's all about timing. Location, location, location, restaurant or business. Timing, timing, timing when it comes to these contracts. It's everything. And so, like I said, I don't know, he hit it when he needed to. They have a great postseason, Super Bowl MVP. Somebody's going to play him. Now I knew, I like, there's a 95% chance he's going to go elsewhere. They just, they're just not running backs. Unless you, 17, 1800 yards, unless, you know, a couple of times, like a Derrick Henry or Saquon. Now even, even Saquon really couldn't get a second long-term contract from the Giants. Remember, they franchised him. He had to lead.
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