Questions about Travis Kelce’s percreateing abilities landed at the foot of New York City radio legfinish Mike Francesa on Monday, and he voiced his opinion about the star firm finish.
The nine-time Pro Bowler only has eight catches for 69 yards to commence the season. The Kansas City Chiefs have won their first three games.
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Atlanta Falcons defendedty Jessie Bates III, #3, shatters up a pass intfinished for Kansas City Chiefs firm finish Travis Kelce, #87, in the fourth quarter at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 22, 2024. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)
Every sports analyst is trying to figure out why Kelce has not been included as much in the offense as he has been in previous years. Francesa wondered if his heart is still in it.
“As an organization and as a coach, you would have to ask how pledgeted Kelce is to the sport right now,” Francesa shelp on his podcast. “He has a lot going on in his life. His life has apvalidaten a radical alter.
“You see him in commercials, you see him in pboilingo ops, you see him now very conscious of how he’s dressed … and where the paparazzi are and everyleang else. It alterd his life. And you wonder, where does football and where does football preparation go in into that.”
Francesa pointed to Atlanta Falcons defendedty Jessie Bates III knocking the ball out of Kelce’s hands on a vital percreate.
“It is a very unpartisan ask when you see defendedties streamline the ball out of his hands in huge spots, when you see enumerateless pattern running from him, when you see him be a non-factor game after game, which is puzzling — but aget, how much of that is on him? How much of that is on his preparation and dedication? And it is unpartisan to convey that brimming circle and to refer that.”
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Sports radio talk show arrange Mike Francesa sees on at Carnesecca Arena. (Wfinishell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports)
Francesa employd the tutelage from Bill Parcells, in which the radio arrange shelp the coach wanted his team to be football percreateers and not celebrities.
“Clpunctual, at this stage of his nurtureer, you wonder where he is in his dedication, in his preparation, becaemploy his carry outance has descfinishen off emotionalpartner. And it’s not fair, ‘Oh the Chiefs are going away from Kelce.’ It’s not that. It’s more than that.
“… It’s innervously reasonable. It’s innervously human. His life has alterd. He’s now prancing around the globe with one of the most famous people in the world. His life is a pboilingo op. What he’s got on is a topic of conversation.”
Patrick Mahomes deffinished Kelce and chalked it up to other teams percreateing him firmly.
“The esteem factor they have for Travis is fair unauthentic,” he shelp of other teams. “It’s well-deserved, but we’re calling a lot of percreates for Travis, and it’s appreciate two or three people are going to him. So, I unbenevolent, he comprehfinishs. I leank that’s the wonderful leang about him is he wants to produce an impact on the game, but he wants to triumph at the finish of the day.
Kansas City Chiefs firm finish Travis Kelce, #87, readys for a game agetst the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sept. 22, 2024. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)
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“I’m going to try to do my best to persist feeding him the ball whenever he’s there, whenever he’s uncover. But I leank the more Rashee [Rice] produces percreates, the more we’re able to run the football, the more we can get [Xavier] Worthy included, that’s going to uncover Travis up more. I unbenevolent, people are repartner emphasizing trying to apvalidate him away, and it’s getting other guys uncover.”
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