Episode 68: Will Shields
On the 68th episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined by his Pro Football Hall of Fame brother, former teammate, and Kansas City Chiefs legend Will Shields (05:15 – 50:39). But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll) for this week’s edition of the “Opening Kick” (01:17 – 04:29). Morten gives us his biggest takeaways from around the NFL as we head into Christmas, and let’s just say Urban Meyer is going to be on the “naughty list.”We then move to our interview with Will Shields, where he discusses a wide range of topics: his connection to Denmark, and his love for Danish hot dogs (05:51); his thoughts on the up and down season of the 2021 Kansas City Chiefs (08:49); his thoughts on Joe Thuney’s first season in Kansas City, and how he thinks their offensive line has looked generally (12:45); why he thinks he hasn’t been asked to come speak to the Chiefs offensive linemen (16:01); what he thinks might be contributing to the decline in offensive line play at the pro level (16:59); who he thinks is the best guard in the NFL today, and discussing his iron man record with the Chiefs (18:53); the “non-negotiables” for a great guard (21:30); why he thinks the 2021 Chiefs are capable of repeating as AFC Champions (25:31); how his relationship with Dick Vermeil grew over the years (29:24); the iconic offensive line he was a part of with the Chiefs (32:55); what’s wrong with Nebraska, and why the transfer portal is specifically bad for the Cornhuskers (35:09); background on his “Will to Succeed Foundation” (39:37); “The Name Game,” featuring Lamar Hunt, Joe Montana, Marcus Allen, Derrick Thomas, Trent Green, Tony Gonzalez, Priest Holmes and Marty Schottenheimer (41:33); and why falling to the 3rd round of the NFL Draft, even after winning the Outland Trophy, was the best thing that ever happened to him (49:30).Then we move to this week’s edition of “Morten’s Fast 5,” where our Hall of Famer makes picks for the five biggest games of the football weekend (52:08 – 59:32). Morten gives his picks for 49ers at Titans (53:28), Browns at Packers (54:55), Colts at Cardinals (55:57), Bills at Patriots (56:57), and Dolphins at Saints (57:55).Finally, we close things out with “Morten’s Game Winner” – a weekly monologue from The Great Dane on his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, Morten talks about his friend Will Shields, and the many characteristics that make him one of the greatest players of all-time, both on and off the field (59:32).