Titans HC throws shade at Chiefs' superstar but it doesn't work
The Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans are two teams that don't really like each other, and that was on display for Sunday Night Football. It was probably one of the more aggressive games you will likely watch this season. The Titans beat the Chiefs every year in the regular season, it feels like. But […]
The Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans are two teams that don't really like each other, and that was on display for Sunday Night Football.
It was probably one of the more aggressive games you will likely watch this season.
The Titans beat the Chiefs every year in the regular season, it feels like. But the Chiefs won when it mattered most, in the 2019-2020 AFC Championship game, which subsequently kept the Titans from reaching their second Super Bowl.
You can probably see why they wouldn't be too fond of one another.
But one guy I did not really expect to be entirely disrespectful towards the Chiefs was Titans head coach Mike Vrabel, who had the strangest post-game interview I have seen in some time.
Not only did he call out the referee's official Twitter handle, but he also called out Travis Kelce.
"They have let Travis [Kelce] play like that..," Vrabel said when asked about the no offensive pass interference call.
Is that his way of calling out the refs? Either way, the Titans sound like sore losers.
Go back and listen to all of the pressers from the Chiefs after the game and all you will hear is the Chiefs complementing Tennesse and how good they are. If you go back and listen to the Titans, I doubt they sound the same.
The Chiefs are, in a way, becoming the villain of the NFL, and it's because of things like this. I don't really mind it, but I will say for the people who don't, the Chiefs aren't the one throwing and not throwing the flags.
Sure, Kelce was aggressive in his release, but this is football. It also happened inside the 1, where physicality and aggressiveness reign supreme.This type of contact happens all the time and it’s legal, even if the optics don’t look so great.
But none of this changes the fact Kalu held Kelce before things got even more aggressive. You simply can’t hug a player as they release off of the line of scrimmage/start their route. Kalu got bullied and his technique was poor, which is what led to the penalty.
In all, it’s a tough play, but the refs got it right.
And Vrabel, well, he’s an NFL coach and a former Super Bowl champ. He’ll get over it quickly.
Featured Image Via George Walker IV / Tennessean.com / USA TODAY NETWORK
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