The Kansas City Chiefs’ superstar tight end Travis Kelce and his older brother — former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce — host a weekly podcast called "New Heights." The title is an homage to the Cleveland Heights neighborhood in which they grew up.
In this episode, the brothers play the role of movie critics and debate whether or not Adam Sandler should have won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bobbie Boucher in his classic football comedy, “The Waterboy.”
On the football side, the two brothers break down some tape, discuss what to do during a scramble drill, and they debate just how important playbooks actually are.
"New Heights" with Jason & Travis Kelce | Jukes Original Presented by Wave Sports + Entertainment | You can also listen to the show on Spotify.
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1. Happy Gilmore 2 conspiracy theory
A fan conspiracy theory recently popped up on Reddit, claiming Travis will appear in Sandler’s upcoming sequel to his golf blockbuster Happy Gilmore. A user named “Freelove_Freeway” posted on the popular social network forum that he believed Travis has been dropping Easter eggs that point to him landing a part in Sandler’s long-awaited sequel to the film about a slapshot-hitting hockey player who becomes a professional golfer.
The crux of the argument for this being true is threefold:
1. On a previous episode of New Heights Arnold Swarzenegger alluded to the Kelce brothers being in Los Angeles to pursue movie deals.
2. Jason mentioned hanging out with Sandler’s crew during Super Bowl parties in Las Vegas.
3. Travis has been seen frequently wearing a Happy Gilmore hat in recent weeks.
In response to the rumor, Travis chuckled.
“I didn’t even know there was a job opening for Happy Gilmore 2,” he said. “If there is, I’ll f—king be an extra... I’ve obviously been a huge fan of the Sandman.”
He went on to say that while it would be cool if it happened, there is nothing currently in the works.
“This is exactly what it says it is, a conspiracy theory,” continued Travis. “Who knows? Theories can come true. Theories can be true and nobody knows about it.”
If you ask me, this is pretty flimsy and circumstantial evidence to base a theory on. Then again, Travis could just be speaking it into existence and putting it out there for Sandler’s people to hear that he is interested.
The method has worked before; it’s basically how he landed Taylor Swift as his girlfriend.
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2. How much do we really need playbooks?
In a recent video posted on X, former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky discussed the importance of rookies studying their playbooks so they can get up to speed on their new team's playbook.
What is in an NFL playbook for these rookies?@ESPNNFL pic.twitter.com/cHR1HrpkoO— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) May 9, 2024
As a counterargument to Orlovsky’s video, Jason said that for a center, knowing the playbook isn’t that important.
“I will say, the book looks enormous, and they’re kinda hyping it up like it’s that hard, and I think it is hard for quarterbacks,” said Jason. “Most of the time you are not recalling all of the information in that book at all times. The way they install it — a lot of the information in the book doesn’t get used in the front half of it.
“There are the plays, there’s the procedural stuff that you do so much that it becomes second nature... if you have half a brain or ever played football, you’re like that’s a WAM blitz, WILL and MIKE... there’s a lot of stuff in there that’s not that important”
Giving his two cents, Travis said that he doesn’t actually keep playbooks from previous seasons.
“I commend him,” replied Travis, speaking of Orlovsky, “I don’t think I have a single playbook from any of my seasons. Obviously, him being a quarterback he’s got those things, and he played back when it was an actual playbook. Now everything is on the iPad.”
“Dan did a really good job talking about personnel; that’s where it really gets tricky for wideouts and running backs,” said Travis. “The concepts were a little harder for me to grasp than the run game and the pass blocking game.”
3. Scramble drills
For this week’s edition of “Teach Tape,” Travis broke down his famous diving catch from last season’s AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. A play that — according to Travis — he messed up and had to try to figure out a way to get open and help out quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
“This is just me being an absolute idiot and being in the right place at the right time.”
How Patrick Mahomes got this ball off and Travis Kelce with an unreal catch! Is there anything these two can't do? pic.twitter.com/m9XRcQTudi— Brad Henson Productions (@BradHensonPro) January 29, 2024
Breaking down the play, Travis elaborated on what happened that led up to his confusion.
“Basically a 3x1, a common combination in our offense,” said Travis. “This was a play that had a kill to it. So Pat actually, in the huddle, gave us two plays. There was the first play, and then if he sees a coverage that he likes and wants to change the play to the second call. He’ll come up to the line and give us a signal or say a word that will then change the passing concept to another play. I was thinking it was another play. There is really no teach tape here other than when Pat Mahomes has the ball, don’t give up on the play.”
Luckily, scrambling and making something out of nothing is an area where Travis and Mahomes excep.
“With a brokedown play, it becomes more like backyard football. Let me just give him somewhere to throw the ball.”
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