Joe Judge Not Buying ‘Foolish Narrative’ About The Chiefs

Has the rest of the NFL caught up to the Kansas City Chiefs? That question has been asked countless times through the first two months of the 2021 season.

On Wednesday, New York Giants head coach Joe Judge was asked about the latest Chiefs narrative. Unsurprisingly, he dismissed the idea that Kansas City is struggling because the rest of the league caught up.

“I mean, how’d the league catch up to them?’’ Judge said, via the New York Post. “Is everyone as fast as Tyreek Hill or [Mecole] Hardman? Can everybody cover the ball as deep as [Mahomes] can throw that thing? I think it’s a foolish narrative for us to buy into if we think this team isn’t as good as they are.’’

Judge wasn’t going to give the Chiefs any bulletin-board material before their matchup with the Giants on Monday night, so it makes sense that he went this route at his recent press conference.

While there’s no denying that Kansas City hasn’t looked very sharp this season, Judge expects the reigning AFC champions to play their best football in Week 8.

“This is a damn good team,’’ Judge told reporters. “They’re very explosive, they’re very dangerous. These guys are going to be playing their best ball Monday night. We’re going out into a tough atmosphere, it’s a lot of great energy out there, so we’ve got to get ready this week to play our best football.”

The Giants managed to shut down the Carolina Panthers this past weekend, holding Sam Darnold and the rest of the offense to just a field goal. They’ll need a similar performance against Patrick Mahomes on Monday night if they want to improve their record to 3-5.

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