Arrowhead Pride: for Kansas City Chiefs fans

Arrowhead Pride podcast host Pete Sweeney provided five takeaways from the Chiefs' 42-27 win over the New England Patriots Thursday night and took fan questions and comments via Facebook Live.

Podcast host Pete Sweeney, AP manager Joel Thorman and former Chiefs linebacker Shawn Barber preview what to expect when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the New England Patriots Thursday on the opening night of the NFL season. On the show: 1:15 – Pete, Joel and Shawn talk about the Steve Nelson IR news and surprise cuts on the 53-man roster. 2:36 – The challenge of playing Tom Brady in Foxborough. 3:31 – Discussing Brady and the Patriots offense and the challenge the Chiefs right cornerback will face. 4:50 – Pressuring Brady will be the key for the Chiefs defense. 5:52 – How will the defense look with Steve Nelson not in the mix? 7:49 – Brady is not taking the Chiefs defense lightly. 10:15 – The matchups to watch between the Patriots offense and Chiefs defense. 11:34 – Can the Chiefs stop Rob Gronkowski? 14:10 – The Chiefs offense’s challenges against the Patriots defense.14:23 – How will the Patriots take tight end Travis Kelce out of the game? 18:20 – Barber explains the “helmet slap” philosophy and why the Chiefs should use it this game. 19:00 – The guys address Travis Kelce’s calf injury. 19:49 – What will Chris Conley’s role be against the Patriots? 20:55 – Shawn highlights what he believes could be an exploitable weakness in the Patriots defense. 22:30 – The guys discuss what to focus on in this game when it comes to special teams. 26:26 – Will this be the most strategic regular-season football game of all time? 27:00– Pete is so bad at math. 28:26 – Reading and answering your tweets. 37:00 – Game predictions. 

Arrowhead Pride podcast host Pete Sweeney provides five takeaways from the Chiefs' fourth preseason game and wraps up the preseason by taking fan questions and comments via Facebook Live.

Podcast host Pete Sweeney, AP manager Joel Thorman and new contributor and former Chiefs linebacker Shawn Barber address the "state of the Kansas City Chiefs" headed into the regular season. On the show: 0:53 – Breaking down the Chiefs’ trade for linebacker Reggie Ragland. 4:18 – Discussing starting running back Spencer Ware being done for the season. 6:30 – Tight end decision time: Ross Travis or Gavin Escobar? 8:26 – Figuring out a crowded wide receiver room. 13:38 – Is Patrick Mahomes starting Thursday night a big deal? 15:40 – Breakout offensive star candidates for the season. 19:05 – What will the Chiefs do a right cornerback? 25:20 – Where in the world is Tamba Hali? 32:55 – Breakout defensive star candidates for the season. 35:35 – Is Cairo Santos healthy or not? 37:56 – Addressing fantweet questions. 49:13 – Handing out the preseason awards.

With Joel and Seth away, former Chiefs linebacker Shawn Barber (2003-2005) joins Pete Sweeney to discuss the latest on the Chiefs position battles headed into their third preseason game against the Seahawks, set to take place Friday night at 7:00 p.m. CT.  3:00 – We’ll all have our eyes on the first-team offense in this game. 4:26 – offensive question: How does the left guard position shake out? 5:27 – offensive question: Who will be the third tight end? 6:45 – offensive question: Who may make the team as the sixth wide receiver? 7:57 – Shawn suggests that De’Anthony Thomas’ job could be in jeopardy. 11:19 – Shawn and Pete discuss the surplus at running back the Chiefs have. 12:54 – Pete explains why he feels the Seahawks game is pivotal for Spencer Ware. 16:53 – Shawn dives deep in what he sees in the Chiefs linebacker position. 17:44 – Shawn explains why he loved the DJ Alexander/Kevin Pierre-Louis swap. 18:57 – Shawn, who does some scouting work, explains why he originally didn’t have Tanoh Kpassagnon rated that high, and why he has changed his mind. 23:45 – Shawn explains why he feels Bennie Logan is one of the best defensive players in the league. 25:00 – defensive question: Who will have the better year…Bennie Logan or Dontari Poe? 26:30 – Shawn explains why the right cornerback is the No. 1 weakness is an otherwise great defense. 30:05 - Shawn and Pete play “Cut or Keep” 30:20 – Shawn and Pete get sidetracked about general manager Brett Veach’s calves. 37:05 – Shawn gushes about safety Daniel Sorensen.

Podcast host Pete Sweeney, AP manager Joel Thorman and Seth Keysor break down what they'll be watching as the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Cincinnati Bengals at 6:00 p.m. CT Saturday night. 2:10 – How much playing time will Patrick Mahomes receive in game two? 4:54– Is this the biggest game of the preseason for Tyler Bray? 7:02 – Will we see a newcomer make the team at wide receiver? 8:41 – Will De’Anthony Thomas ever be used beyond special teams this year? 9:35 – Trying to make sense of where Kareem Hunt fits in the depth chart, along with whom we think will win out between CJ Spiller and Charcandrick West. 13:15 – Will Travis Kelce play against the Bengals?15:16 – The boys dive deep into a Demetrius Harris rabbit hole. 18:45 – What should we expect from the debut of Bennie Logan? 19:29 – How big of a deal is Rakeem Nunez-Roches’ weight gain? 21:04 – Is Tanoh Kpassagnon a defensive end or outside linebacker? 23:35 – Does Justin Houston need the snaps in training camp? 25:45 – Breaking down the inside linebacker position next to Derrick Johnson. 27:25 – Will Justin March be cut after starting some last season? 29:09 – Are we worrying too little about Eric Berry’s lingering heel injury? 30:30 – Pete explains why he loves Daniel Sorensen so much. 31:30 – The guys tackle the right cornerback position. 35:05 – The very first game of “Would You Rather?”

Podcast host Pete Sweeney and Arrowhead Pride manager Joel Thorman break down what they'll be watching for as the Kansas City Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers at 8:00 p.m. CT Friday night.

On the second edition of the Arrowhead Pride podcast, we explore a very talented Chiefs running backs room. Host Pete Sweeney speaks with NFL.com senior fantasy analyst Michael Fabiano (4:00), Kareem Hunt's college football operations director, Andrew Terwilliger, (16:00) and editor Jeff Hunter of SB Nation's Buffalo Rumblings (26:00) to discuss.

Arrowhead Pride writer Pete Sweeney joined Jay Binkley and Henry Lake on 610 Sports' the Day Shift to talk about all things Kansas City Chiefs through the first five days of training camp.

On the first edition of the Arrowhead Pride podcast, we tackle a question on the mind of every Chiefs fan. When will Patrick Mahomes make his first start? Host Pete Sweeney speaks with former Chiefs wide receiver Danan Hughes (4:40), Arrowhead Pride manager Joel Thorman (15:00) and film junkie Seth Keysor (25:48) on the matter.