{"id":43104,"date":"2026-02-08T11:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43104"},"modified":"2026-02-08T12:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:03:23","slug":"why-trey-smith-believes-the-chiefs-control-their-own-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43104","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd12\ud83c\udfc8 Trey Smith Reveals Why the Kansas City Chiefs Hold the Key to Their Own Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure data-player-type=\"mini\"><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_772,y_920,w_3795,h_2134\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2Farrowhead_report%2F01kgxa6h6rc0em1v9bs4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Jon Gruden is basically a nasty offensive lineman stuck in an old quarterback\u2019s body.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">That\u2019s why the former coach probably enjoyed his interview with Chiefs All-Pro guard Trey Smith more than any other sitdown this week at Super Bowl Radio Row.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_511,w_5745,h_3231\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kgxad6dskt23ss5mtz.jpg\" alt=\"andy reid, jon grude\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">Gruden, who coached with Andy Reid on Mike Holmgren\u2019s Green Bay Packers staff in the 1990s, was naturally curious about the Chiefs\u2019 mindset knowing they\u2019re not in the Super Bowl for the first time in four years. Smith filled him in.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">\u201cWe&#8217;ve had a really well-established system of success and standard that we&#8217;ve had,\u201d Smith told the former Raiders head coach on this week\u2019s edition of <em>Gruden Goes Long<\/em>. \u201cAnd obviously we fell short the past couple years. And, you know, I think the exciting part to me is like, man, we can do something about it. We can change it. We turn this around.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_575,w_2841,h_1598\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kgxaf2ftn7sbsv4hqk.jpg\" alt=\"trey smit\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-7\">The return of EB<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">Reid\u2019s most significant move toward changing the Chiefs, so far, was returning Eric Bieniemy as offensive coordinator. Smith played two seasons under Bieniemy (2021-22).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Smith remembers him well, though. But for those like Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Josh Simmons, all of whom were in college when Bieniemy last coached for the Chiefs, Smith said his teammates should expect one word when they show up to training camp.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_392,y_138,w_1877,h_1055\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kgxah4gk2armb4vv26.jpg\" alt=\"bieniem\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">\u201cIntensity,\u201d Smith told Gruden. \u201cEvery single day you step on that field, Coach EB is gonna bring it. And he&#8217;s gonna get the best out you as a player, but also in terms of a person, man, he cares about his players. And that&#8217;s the cool part about it. He&#8217;s going to push you on that field. He&#8217;s going to make you strain.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">\u201cHe talks all the time, finish. I can hear him screaming, \u2018Finish.\u2019 And on every play, I know what level of intensity he&#8217;s going to bring. And I&#8217;m fired up, man, just get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_299,w_7308,h_4110\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/arrowhead_report\/01kgxak4c9zp4cz9xyfw.jpg\" alt=\"trey smit\" \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\">Smith, who enters his sixth NFL season and his second after signing a four-year, $94 million contract extension in July, embodies every bit of that intensity. Reid isn\u2019t the only one excited to get back at practice and erase the memories of a 6-11 season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\">\u201cThe best part about is,\u201d Smith explained for Gruden, \u201cas a competitor, this offseason, what can I do better? How can I be healthier? How can I show up every game and be the best version of myself so his organization, this team can be the best they can be?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\">\u201cIt\u2019s like you get a little bit of adversity, man, it exposes who you are. And for me, I&#8217;m excited about the opportunity to go back on that field. I feel like I have something to prove. I know my teammates feel the same way, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure data-player-type=\"mini\"><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2013 Jon Gruden is basically a nasty offensive lineman stuck in an old quarterback\u2019s body.  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