Welcome to the wide world of eSports, a show devoted to all things eSports. I'm your host, Catherine Norr. Today, my guest is Adam Donarski, and we're talking about eSports networking, making industry connections. Welcome, Adam. Yeah, happy to be here. Thanks, Catherine. So I think many of our viewers know what it's like when they put their game down for a moment and think, okay, maybe I could do something in the eSports industry in my career, and how do I make those connections? Was there a time that you thought that? Yeah. For me, it was about a year ago today, actually just my wife ended up getting a job that we moved to Washington DC for, and it's something that she's super passionate about in the sports industry. And seeing her develop that passion for sports and getting into that field, it really made me think internally what I wanted to do, and then I started looking a lot more deeply into different avenues that I could pursue within eSports, which is something that I'm super passionate about. So just even as somebody who's been very involved in watching a lot of eSports and competitive gaming, when you get into it, there's a lot more opportunities available than I even realized when I first started digging into it. So where did you relocate from? Originally from Crookston, Minnesota, and then we worked in Grand Fork, North Dakota, which is about 20 miles away from there. So right there in the upper Midwest, right next to Canada. Okay, so did you feel that Washington DC was a better potential location for an eSports career? I definitely did when I moved here. I thought, you know, Washington DC, it's kind of a melting pot. It's got everything, but as I kind of dug into it, a lot more opportunities within eSports that I found in ways where Dallas is a huge hub anywhere down in Texas and Los Angeles, California are a little bit more populated within the eSports industry. But, you know, there's definitely opportunities out here that I found when I started networking with it. Monumental has a 2K league and an NHL team. The Washington Justice is an overwatch league team here in DC. And then I'm actually interning at a place that does youth eSports game gems. So those are kind of like the three major ones that I found in DC. So, you know, I'm sure everyone's wondering, and we'll provide the answer before we move on. Did you actually find a job in the eSports industry? Yeah, so good news there. I just actually got a job offer that I am planning to accept when we get the contract all drawn up. So it's been a successful journey for me. Okay, so let's dive into that journey. What were your first? Well, let's talk about your background. So what you had to work with in terms of your skills. Where did you come from in your education and work experience? Yeah, definitely. So I went to University of North Dakota, which is right in Grandport. And I went from there to work for Pepsi actually full-time. I've been there for seven years now. So I started as a driver and then about a year and a half in. I was kind of targeted when they switched their plant system. It was brought to a few more salesmen on the team and a little less frontline workers or merchandise as we call them. But so they added a couple of sales roles. And I was targeted from our plant managers, somebody who could excel in that role because I had already proven myself as a valuable asset on the delivery team. So I was able to move into that sales role. And then I really kind of took off from there, was in that role for only six months until another opportunity came available in the same sales team there. Sales relief is what that was called. So main jobs there were covering the sales routes when people were on vacation. And in that role, my plant manager at the time really kind of took me under her wing and showed me a lot of the logistics and everything that kind of went on behind the scenes instead of just the front line work. So that was a really important role in my development, just learning all that kind of goes into creating a sales deck, building partnerships with different gas stations and places within our territory that would be our business partners. So that was super rewarding. And then I took that job to be promoted to a sales efficient leader, which is our territory's small format manager. So I oversaw six different people on our team and just we, I took that over right in the beginning of 2020. So it was right at the beginning of COVID. So it was a tough time for everybody, but getting a whole new role and kind of getting tasked with a bunch of new things all at once, it was a lot to take in. But we were able to improve metrics as far as servicing our customers and making sure that we were completing all the steps in our premier process. And we were able to increase sales across the entire territory that first year at the end of it, we do annual contracts and we were able to complete those annual contracts with a hundred percent renewal rate across our territory in the fastest amount of time that we had ever done it in our plant's history. So that was a really impressive feat that we were able to kind of overcome as a team. And then so I was in that role up until we moved out here to DC just last August. And in that time, I was able to become the top salesman in our DMV area throughout our Columbia plant. And currently in 2022, I had my route is up 40% versus prior year in total volume. And it equates to about 500, about positive in revenue from last year. So just a lot of really impressive things that I've been able to do in my career. And I was able to put that down on paper and be able to back it up on a resume. So really rewarding seven years and definitely something that I take a lot of pride in. So when you looked at your skills and how you had developed, what was your target in terms of the type of jobs that you felt in the eSports industry that would, where you would excel? Yeah, definitely the first thing that came to mind was brand partnerships and sponsorships just because of my sales background, kind of building a relationship with customers, really learning from customer one to two what makes their business thrive and what makes this one thrive. So it's not just kind of a blanket statement or a blanket contract that fits everybody. It's making sure that you kind of sit down with the business owners and create that relationship and make sure that you're making the right business decision for myself and for your company as well. So brand partnerships is definitely something that stood out to me. And then just a personal thing, gaming operations just always sounded like something that I would really thrive at. So that's another area that I really targeted and gaming operation just kind of includes that background and stuff that I was kind of alluding to in my sales relief role that I kind of learned at Pepsi. And I really liked numbers and logistical things within routing and stuff like that. So within gaming operations, that's more of booking flights and getting hotels ready and making sure the players have their jerseys and stuff like that. So it's definitely a different industry to get into but I've networked with a couple of people that do that for their career and they say, it takes a special somebody but if that's what you wanna do then there's a new port in the sports industry. So that's another area that I've definitely looked into as well. So Adam, how important is making connections and networking when you're looking to enter a new industry? I think it's very important. I don't think, obviously your background in your experience and your personality all that kind of comes into play but I think networking is something that's very, very important. And when I first started, I definitely underutilized and my wife actually was somebody who kind of brought me down that path to realizing that using LinkedIn is a great tool. Just getting connections and following up those people and making sure that you're staying kind of in their mind when they know that, hey, this guy that I just met seems like a really great guy. He's got this impressive background and I just heard about this job that came up. Maybe that's something that I could send this person as a reference. So it's just those little things and with something like eSports where it's kind of very tight-knit community and it seems like a lot of people know everybody. If you get your name out there and you kind of present, hey, I'm looking for this, maybe at that point, that person doesn't know anything that's available but maybe a month or a year later, you're keeping up with that person and a role and opportunity comes available when they think of you because you kept up that networking and that relationship. Sure, you know, LinkedIn is really fundamental to being a working person and a professional in any industry. I started, you know, it's been years. I started working on LinkedIn over 10 years ago and over time and putting a lot of time into it.  I don't think they do that anymore but now I think you can connect with anyone but it was pretty interesting. You know, building that 30,000 was quite a, took many, many hours and I would say when you look at my 30,000 I would say a lot of them are in the sports industry. More recently I've added eSports industry people and when you get the limit you actually have to start unconnecting with people so that you can keep adding to them. So it's kind of an interesting process and also keeping your information, your profile updated but LinkedIn is amazing because you can put articles and so many things in there. You can write like, it's like a blog post you can actually take classes on there and you can get certifications. Have you ever done anything beyond just the, kind of networking and connections part, Adam? I just wanted to say it's a first for me here and that somebody almost got banned or did get banned from LinkedIn. I didn't know that was a thing. So congratulations on that. That's pretty impressive I think. But I personally haven't done a lot of posting outside of just kind of like updates on my life as far as kind of business goes. I try to keep that a lot more professionally just down to that but I do know I just attended the ESTA event in Chicago and I was speaking to somebody there who she said kind of at the beginning of COVID she started taking articles that were being posted on Esports and just saying, putting her two cents in, reposting that, putting her little blurb on top of it and she actually had people reach out and her trying to get into the Esports industry and say like, hey, you're like an Esports expert can you help me on this or what do you think about this? And she really was just putting her opinion down and so when people started seeing that it was just something that they knew that she had the finger on the pulse of and that's another way that you can show that you're passionate about it and that you do know what you're talking about because people are reading it especially if you got 200 connections or if you got 30,000.  Sure and you know what's interesting is that I have people message me about Esports and what I do in my responses do you want to be on my show? Like I don't want to buy your product but do you want to be on my show and I've gotten a lot of guests that way. I don't really know how many but maybe 50% of my guests are from LinkedIn contacts and it works out pretty well that way. So let's move in. You mentioned the ESTA Esports Trade Association which I'm also a member and that's how I think you ended up being on the show is my connection with you on one of the happy hours. Tell me how important do you think an association membership is in connecting with other people in the industry? Yes, absolutely. Very, very influential for me and important. That was a kind of funny story. Megan Van Petten, who is the co-founder CEO she's everything there. I mean, she's the MVP for a reason but she was somebody that I found on LinkedIn just connected with her and she said like, hey, yeah, I'd love to chat. So I got a call with her scheduled and this was in late December and I remember because I was home for Christmas. So I wrote on the way to see my wife's grandmother. So we were kind of heading out shortly after the call but I remember specifically asking about the coffee connections, just what kind of is that? And she just, she just raved about and said, it's just an hour where we sit down and just introduce people. And that's really all it is. But it's the little things that come out of that are just, they can bloom into something else. Great. So that's the first thing I did was that following Wednesday was the first one that I attended in January. And I haven't missed one since. It's every first Monday and then they do other virtual things throughout the week, throughout the months. But that membership has been very important to me. My wife actually just became a member two, three months ago now. But it's just great. Just meeting all the people that are in the industry, learning more about different roles that are in the industry and what different people are doing. It's just been a great, great tool for me to get to know more people. And then I've had a couple of people from there just reach out to me after the meetings and say, hey, I'm not sure if I have anything right now, but I would like to keep in touch. Maybe something will come up down the line. So, the ESCA has been a backbone of kind of the things that I've used to keep up with people and keep my finger on the pulse as I've said a few times now, but just on what's going on in eSports and kind of what people are doing and learning a little bit more about the industry as a whole instead of just the top level of professional gaming. We got Freddy with Think Techie, or Techie Factory, sorry, not Think. I got the Think Techie LIA on my screen. So that's where they came up to you. But doing a lot of things with kids, doing a lot of things in the collegiate space. James Hess with Encore, they're doing a lot of events and lighting and audio visual. So there's just so much within the eSports space that I've learned through my membership at ESDA. Yeah, you've just named about three people that have been guests on my show. Freddy, James Hess, and Megan have all been guests. And definitely I would have to say that's really valuable in whatever industry you're in. Look at what associations you can be a member of. But you can't just be a member. You have to actually be active in that membership. You talk about attending the virtual happy hour, or coffee breaks or whatever. Unfortunately, they're 4 a.m. at my time. But what I've got to do is I've got to rally and get up at 3.30 a.m. and attend one of those because I missed them. They used to have more of a happy hour one. Which was later in the day. It was late for you guys. It was still early for me, but that was really perfect. But there's another aspect of associations and that is being involved and being a member of committees. I'm a member of the Education Committee for ESTA. Have you become a member of any committees, Adam? Yeah, I was actually on the Events Committee up until about the middle of July. Because at first I wasn't going to be able to attend the ESTA event in Chicago. So Megan was like, well, I kind of feel like maybe if you're not going to be attending the event, you won't want to be planning something that you won't be attending. So she kind of felt bad that I was like planning something so spectacular and then wouldn't be able to make it. I didn't end up making it. But I was on the Events Committee for three, four months and then just recently I got transitioned over to the Membership Committee. So just kind of started that one. We just had our very first meeting that I was a part of a few weeks ago now. So yeah, definitely to your point, getting involved. Being a member is one thing that looks great, but I think getting involved in, like I said, I've made every topic connection, but maybe if you can, if it doesn't work out for your time and you end up having a meeting then, just whatever you can do if you can pop in for 15 minutes, say hello, say what you're doing in the space and get a quick connection that way and then catch up with that person later on. Anything you can do, try to stay involved is just definitely a great thing, but the committees are above and beyond and so far they've been very rewarding, just learning kind of from all the brilliant minds in the space, especially on that Events Committee. James Hess, I've mentioned him again, but he was thinking about 10 different things when they were only thinking about one because he's done it so many times. So just getting that knowledge from people who have done it and are doing it at a very high level is another really great reason to join a committee. Yeah, I've learned a lot from being a member of an association. Actually, before my primary association, I'm a member of this International Association of Insurance Professionals and I've been a member of that since 2002 and I've learned a lot about leadership. I was president, I was regional vice president and had a lot of opportunities and being on the board of directors and chairing different committees and running meetings. You gain skills from these associations that you may not be able to gain from working at a company and you can apply those skills when you, in your job. And one thing that if you have high expectations and in terms of where you're going to be within the company that you are working, getting that boardroom experience and that leadership experience directly can relate to the skills you'll need for those positions. What skills do you feel that you're gaining from being a member of eSports Trade Association? It's a really good question. I would think, just knowing that I'm not the expert in the room on all things and taking advice from everybody else within the room, that's one thing that has been super helpful for you learn that this person knows what audio visual they're gonna need at the event and then this person knows how it has to be set up and just kind of taking all that information in and definitely putting in your two cents and trying to get your voice heard and showing different people that you know what you're talking about as well but knowing that if you suggest something maybe somebody else has a different way to do it that is a better idea and making sure that you're kind of hearing everybody and taking everybody's voice into account. I think it's one thing that has been super, super valuable in being a part of the ESTA. And the relationships that you build, they can really be turned into friendships and or business relationships. It's amazing. And then a lot of organizations have awards that they, you know, that they issue or opportunities like eSports Trade Association has that elevator pitch contest. So there's those kind of opportunities that you can't get in other places but you've also mentioned that you've done and or you're actually currently doing an internship. Tell us about that. Yeah, so I started, it's game gym. It's a local youth eSports club here in DC. They have a few different locations where they run summer camps throughout the year. They also run a collegiate league, the MAEC, the Mid-Atlantic eSports Conference. So last year they just did Rocket League and League of Legends, but this year they're adding Overwatch and Valorant. So they run a bunch of different things and the main thing that I got started on in February was their championship weekend in February, the spring summit. So I came on about a month before that and I was tasked with building donations for that, which then they used and they donate to Children's National here in DC. So they've been doing that for about three years, now I believe. And so I came on and helped that. We were able to raise over 4,000 for Children's National, which was awesome. And then over that weekend, I actually was doing some social media stuff for them, doing a lot of clipping of the content. I did all the legal editing stuff. So if you ever saw any of that on Twitter, that was all me clipping that. So it was kind of cool. That was my first experience with that. And then lately throughout the summer, I helped with their summer camps. So working with their camp director, building their curriculum for their coaches. So basically if you're a kid, usually ages like eight to 14 is kind of their target range. They kind of bring you in for a week and it's basically a summer camp but focused around video games, but not just sitting down and playing video games for eight hours a day. They do a holistic approach. They do a lot of stretching. They kind of get your mind right. They have like little class sessions. So we did a few different ones that I kind of helped build up the curriculum for with the meta versus one, just listening was one, just kind of some simple stuff, a little bit more advanced on other ones, but kind of depending on like the campers for that week. And they really focus on gaming and helping kids game a lot more, like I kind of said, holistically and making sure that they're healthy while they're gaming. And it's just been a super rewarding experience. The guys and girls over there are just super awesome to work with. And if I was a kid, summer camps for games just sounds like a perfect thing for me. So it was kind of a really easy fit when Josh reached out to me and asked me to kind of come on as an intern. So I was very appreciative of that. And my whole time there has been nothing but spectacular. How much time have you devoted each week to that internship? I would say a little bit less than five hours probably. It kind of varies when I first came on and was doing the donations, building up to that, reaching out to people and trying to get the donations in for their spring summit. That was a lot more, I mean, not a ton more, but that was pretty consistently about five hours a week. Now lately tracking sponsorship metrics and things like that are just kind of something that I do on my Sunday morning routine. So it's just a couple hours a week. It's not too overbearing. Sure. And the great thing about internships is you're not only gaining experience, but you're creating relationships. And sometimes an internship can turn into a full-time paid job or even a part-time paid job. So I see the value in that. But then there is also volunteering in the eSports industry. Have you done that aside from your internship? Yeah, actually, eSports Insider was here in DC and it was through the Game Gym internship that I was able to volunteer at that event. And that event was awesome. It was just super rewarding, super great to get to meet a lot of different people that a lot of them are in the ESTA as members. So that was kind of the first place I got to meet a few of them as well as just other people that are in the eSports space that I had never really met with before but had linked in message before and just getting to know them face to face is just something that's, you know, you can't really beat. So that was super great. They just asked Game Gym, hey, do you guys have any volunteers? We'd like to get a few people to come work at our booths and work at our check-in desk. And I raised my hand right away. And that was one thing that I really, really recommend to anybody kind of looking to break in. I know a lot of people say volunteering is a huge thing. And if you can make it work, I definitely recommend it because I worked at the check-in desk and that was a great spot for me because I was trying to get into the industry. So I got to see everybody as I came in and introduced myself and say, hey, I'm Adam Bernerski from this where we messaged earlier or from ESEA Coffee Connections. So just being able to be in front of people was very, very rewarding. So I was very happy to do that. Yeah, that's the secret to be at the registration desk of any, when you volunteer, always volunteer for the registration desk if you have an opportunity to, or if you want an opportunity to meet a lot of people or you volunteer for something where you know that everyone will have to come up and talk to you. So that's really clever. And you know what I found and you kind of alluded to this in relation to ESTA is attending conferences. I've attended many conferences in different industries and it's a great way to meet people. And during COVID, there were a lot of conferences that were virtual and now they have hybrid conferences. So you don't want to have to travel to the place. And what I can tell you that the first guest on the show in 2020 was Major General Frank Muth of the Army, US Army Esports and I met him when he spoke at a virtual conference. Oh, awesome. Did you feel like when you attended the ESTA conference or other conferences that you were able to make meaningful connections in the industry? Yes, absolutely a hundred percent. I've attended three conferences in the last four months, I want to say, I went to PAX East which isn't really a conference necessarily but I took it as one and I really focused on kind of hitting all the panels in the break rooms that did have Esports teams and just people in the industry in those rooms. So I was able to meet a few of the team members from Evil Geniuses from the Boston breach. So I used that opportunity for there and then like I mentioned the ESIDC and ESTA. And then those panelists that were speaking at those just going up to them afterwards and kind of putting the name to the face. But yeah, it's definitely something that I recommend. ESCA was able to meet with a couple of people that I'd been messaging for and just applied and interviewed for a role within their company. So I think that's another way to set yourself apart is you have a resume that might look great but when you kind of can present yourself in real life it just really changes their perspective on reading a few really good words about you and then seeing that, hey, this guy really is a really great person, I think you'd be a great asset to our team. So definitely 100%. Sure, and I met fatality of a pretty famous Esports athlete when I spoke at a conference we were on the same panel at Casino Esports Conference and after our panel he showed me the virtual fishing pond and taught me how to fish. But anyway, it's been such a pleasure, Adam, my congratulations on using all of your networking skill and making connections to get a job in the industry. Yeah, thank you so much and thank you for having me. It's been a very fast half hour and I really appreciate the time and if anybody wants to connect with me or anything like that, definitely shoot me a message. I'm always willing to talk and see what other people are doing in the industry. Terrific and thank you to our viewers for joining us today next week. My guest will be, actually it's in two weeks, my guest will be Jamar Monta Hermoso. We'll be discussing partnering with government in promoting Esports. See you then. Thank you so much for watching Think Tech Hawaii. If you like what we do, please like us and click the subscribe button on YouTube and the follow button on Vimeo. You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn and donate to us at thinktechhawaii.com. Mahalo.


You two team keep it clean what's going on the same grave and here with another video and in this video We here to talk about the game that we just finished watching and man I figured it would be a good game, but not a great game. I didn't think it was gonna be that great That was a really really great game a real fun game to watch and wow Wow Big shout out to the chiefs big shout out to the Redskins. Oh My fault my apologies But anyway, I fixed the score I fixed the score when we do that I fixed the score in a little bit, but anyway really quick Team keep it clean. Let me introduce myself me. I mean graven viz. This is my youtube channel in graven viz And I'm a Ravens fan And I guess I put the wrong score because I was just so excited to go ahead and get in here and talk about this game But like I said, I'm a Ravens fan But on this channel we talk about football period So if you're a Ravens fan a cheese fan a Redskins fan, make sure you subscribe Because this is the channel for you This is the channel for you This wow that game was a lot of fun That game was a lot of fun a whole lot of fun to watch. I love when Monday night football games Sunday night football games Thursday night football games It just especially Monday night football games because that's the last game of the week It's always nice when they go out with a bang It's always nice when they go out with a bang And they definitely went out with a bang in this one It's a big shout out to the cheese man Make shout out to the cheese for being undefeated for being undefeated Being undefeated they have not lost the game now really quick You see the title of this video even though the score is wrong Well for those of you that are watching this live, I'm gonna fix it after we finish the video, but in this game This was the This was the the battle of the underappreciated quarterbacks Now me I'll admit it and I've admitted it before this so this is old news to say nothing new I've always been somebody that said with Alex Smith. He ain't gonna take you far man. He's not gonna take you far He's not gonna get you to He's not gonna get you or he can get you to the playoffs But he's not gonna do anything once you actually get there Because he's a quarterback that cannot score a lot of points He can't win in the shootout if if he has to put a lot of points on the board Then it's just it's not gonna happen. It's not gonna happen um but Yeah, I always figured that he was just a game Manager, I always felt like he was just a game manager and that was it and he was never anything Never anything special but Alex Smith, I mean he he put everything on the line With his job on the line because we know right now And I wonder how that's gonna go. I wonder how that's gonna work out. Let me put you guys down right here But I wonder how that's gonna work out with Alex Smith Because he's essentially really playing for his job and I don't know with them putting a first-round draft pick Into Patrick Mahomes, I don't know how that's gonna work out. I don't know how that's gonna work out reason being because You don't invert and you don't invest a first-round draft pick into a quarterback in order to Have him just sit there on the bench Now, of course some teams would be willing to ride if you're starting quarterback is winning And it's not the quarterback that you drafted in the first round Of course teams are gonna want to ride that guy to the very end but You don't draft the QB to have him just sit around You don't have you don't draft them that just have him sit around So I don't know what's gonna happen with the um, I Don't know what's gonna happen with Patrick Mahomes I don't know what's gonna happen with the Chiefs going forward, but as in the right here the right now They're winning they're undefeated. So there's You can't tell them nothing about Alex Smith right now and me like I said before I just I was always so down on Alex Smith And I'm still not completely sold on him not all the way because I feel like he still has He's he still has some he's still got to show me He's still got to show me mainly in the playoffs He's still got to show me because I'm not I'm not all the way convinced yet But he has been they've been winning and they've they've been winning and all that matters is them winning Now real quick. I know it's some redskins. It's some Redskins fans coming through right here Talking about how they the Redskins let them down or whatever. I Wouldn't consider this a letdown from the Redskins. Um, now Redskins came in there and they actually would Not dominating but they came they came there and they say a we an arrowhead stadium We we put it all on the line and I tweeted it during the game during the end of that game Hey, congrats, Elijah. I know you hype right now. He's super hype right now. You deserve to be enjoy that victory, right? But I tweeted it during the game Kirk Cousins Kirk Cousins man Kirk Cousins put everything on the line on that last drive He put everything on the line.   He was doing all that part auto pump fakes He still was able to throw some defenders off and get some more yards out of that And what made what made me really I never had any disrespect for Kirk Cousins But what made me made me really Admire his play tonight and because I don't want to say it made me respect him because I always respected him But but really made me admire his plates and I was the fact that he he could have slid He could have slid he could have slid down and got his yards, but Didn't know he the dude ran and he stayed up and he took some shots, man Kirk Cousins took some shots All to try to make a play for his team man and shout out to everybody in here right now Make sure y'all leave a like on the video and subscribe to the channel if you haven't already and turn notifications on too And again big shout out to the cheese fan. Big shout out to Redskins fans too, man. That's why I say Redskins fans is Yes, the Redskins lost tonight, but you just you know that um They've been putting the franchise tag on this guy for the past couple years But he he will be the Redskins quarterback. I am 50,000 percent sure about that He will be the Redskins QB going forward. What's going on Deron? Kirk Cousins will be your guy and It's nice to know that you have somebody like Kirk Cousins who's willing to put everything out there Just man, some of y'all might think that that was such a small a small Miniscule play when he was it was on that last drive where he was scrambling and he didn't die But I think that was so big man That just says so much about Kirk Cousins period that says so much about his heart That says so much about what he's willing to do for his team that says so much that hey I don't got no long-term contract because a lot of players with with that long-term contract It can change a lot of once they get paid big the big bucks It can change a lot of and some are not willing to put their bodies on the line Some are not willing to put everything online if they don't have that long-term contract They they won't but Kirk Cousins is playing on a franchise franchise tag right now So everything is guaranteed, but just for one year and it's a lot of money I mean what they say you got paid 20 million last year and then 23 million this year. Jeez Wow It's a lot of money but um For what he did man, it was great. It's a big shout out to Kurt man big shout out to Captain Kurt man. So But Alex Smith Alex Smith The way that the Chiefs designed their offense They designed it in a way where they get a lot of different people involved they got a nice run game Obviously Kareem Hunters doing this thing right now. They're looking like a rookie of the year It's been only been four games. So I'm not getting ahead of myself, but he is so so far based on the four games He's looking like an offensive rookie of the year, but what the Chiefs do which I love which I'm very jealous of They get a lot of their different players involved in the game and shout out to my boy JB smooth He had tweeted me doing the game something that Something that I don't know who it was they were talking about with Ravens What the Ravens should do and take take take a take a note from the Chiefs playbook Because the Chiefs what they do they know how to get all of their guys involved and they do quick passes quick stuff They may do a read option in a quick pass A play action in a quick pass a quick slam A shovel pass A pitch something they get the ball out of Alex Smith's hands quickly And something about him and when it's in his when it's in his hands for a while He makes smart decisions. He doesn't make the stupid decision Um, what's something that I've said about Alex Smith before As much as I talked about how he won't score a lot of points for you because that's just how I felt about it He just wouldn't score a lot of points He's not a shootout quarterback But one thing that he does and he does it very well He does not turn the ball over Alex Smith does not turn the ball over And that's that's a great thing right there Him not turning the ball over because if you're a game manager or whatever You just manage the game you You go, you know, you'll have a good run game You'll have a good defense and the Chiefs got both of those Um, you run the ball you have a good run game have a good defense and you do just enough So you don't cost your team the game, but Alex Smith is he's passed the level of game manager um, so They're not They're not winning in spite of him and they're not he's not somebody that's detrimental to the team And he's not somebody that you can't trust with the ball in his hands You can trust Alex Smith with the ball in his hands You can trust Alex Smith to go make a play Did you just did y'all not see the uh that last that game what what ended up being a game went in dry What ended up being a game went in dry and that's what um John Gruden was just talking about that because I mean he he didn't want he was trying his best So not uh, not to kill his brother and not to kill his son or not his son most of his brother He was trying so good not to not to talk bad about them and it's understandable That's his fame He know they might go back and listen to that commentary or if he says something bad about them He knows gonna come back around at the dinner table but Something that he mentioned is when the Redskins were driving When which was uh looking like a phenomenal drive by the Redskins, which was there The the the drive where it was uh 20 to 17 Redskins were down by three um something that they were doing was um They were they were moving the ball But at the same time they weren't really rushing it They weren't rushing it. Uh, what's going on village boy?    It was a perfect throw. It was a perfect throw And and josh dodson almost caught he almost came down with in fact, he did come down with it But then at the very last second it bounced out Oh, I felt that one in my soul and i'm not even a redskins a chiefs fan I felt that one man But at the last second it popped up that now that wasn't a touchdown d&b forever I know you're probably a redskins fan so emotions are running high, but it wasn't a touchdown You know that rule. That's the calvin johnson rule You gotta once you you got to catch the ball and you got to come down with it And if you land on the ground and pops out that's incomplete That's the calvin johnson rule. You know what he did against the the bears some years back He caught a beautiful game winning touchdown Game winning touchdown. He went down to the ground ball came out.  Let's review that incomplete Calvin johnson ruled man. You gotta you gotta if you catch the ball for it to be a complete catch For it to be a completion You have to catch the ball and if you're going down to the ground you got to that ball You got to maintain control of that ball and he didn't do it He almost did almost did man And that play got me feeling for redskins fans man that play got me feeling for redskins fans come by. Oh, man I know if that was me. I probably would be on here crying right now The tears will be running Because that's tough man. That's tough. That was it was a perfect pass perfect pass So dmv said verna davis was wide open. I didn't see I will have to watch it again but I understand why he threw the uh to dot Because and he he threw the perfect pass It wasn't like it was a a bad pass or like um, he I mean if verna davis was open That'd be a different situation. That's a that's a different story But it wasn't a bad decision on current cousin's part because he made a good decision one-on-one in the end zone for the to take the lead in late in the game in the fourth quarter and That was it. That would have been it Well, that not necessarily would have been it for the game But that would have been a touchdown So that would have gave them the lead and put the pressure on kc to go and score a touchdown not a field goal but a score touchdown so It was that was a game man. That was a game. That was a game appreciate any off being in here, man Make sure you leave a like on the video if you haven't done it already and subscribe to the youtube channel too If you knew here appreciate y'all coming through and if you're old here, you know, I appreciate y'all coming through y'all the family, man Thank you. Thank you Um, Tommy Pleasant said he should have kept both hands on the ball. He should have kept both hands on the ball straight to the ground Yeah, but he was I think he was trying to brace the fall because he did have to jump higher to go get that ball And he jumped it. He jumped and got it. He went up and got it over that corner back I think his name was tarence Mitchell. I think don't quote me on that though But he went and got it and maybe he was sort of bracing his fall With his other hand, but he I'm a Ravens fan dnv forever. I'm a Ravens fan So I'm right up right up the street from y'all fan wise not living wise um, but yeah, he he went up and got the ball and he was coming down for it and He braced himself, but with that other hand that ball the ball just came out. It was a very unfortunate play for him, man He shouldn't have braced himself.  Hey, I'm just trying to make a play for my team I'm just trying to make a play for my team and that's what he was doing. He was trying to make a play for his team Didn't quite work out. But hey, it is what it is. How did Alex play? He played great, man He played great prior has been a bus for the skins or he's not getting enough looks Yeah, I think prior prior looking decent man. He's been looking decent Um, I ain't seeing him in too many one-on-ones any jump balls, but I don't know man I don't know. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Dnv forever. No, no. No, this is team. Keep it clean We we don't put we don't no cursing on this channel. This is team. Keep it clean There's absolutely no cursing on this channel No cursing on this channel whatsoever We keep it clean all the way So we'll see you in 30 seconds, man Um, too many injuries hurt us on the defensive side. Oh, there was one point in the game There was two plays back to back Josh Norman Uh and basha breathing. I think that's his first name. Whatever his first name is breathing Josh Norman, um, who was coming across was it Travis Kels? I forgot who what the cheese player was. I forgot which cheese player was But it was a passing play. They Josh Norman was covering his receiver. But um What's his name? Josh Norman was covering his receiver. Alex Smith threw it to the tight end. I believe it was the tight end and Josh Norman came and whacked him He whacked him He whacked him Boy, that thing got me hype man He got me hype. He got me hype that that plays. I love plays like that I love plays when it's a big hit, but it's a clean hit A big clean hit So he whacked him and then the very next play Breeling Um, I think it was I think the chiefs called a running play. I believe but then breathing He lit up the guy that he hit too Boy, I said, I saw these Redskins are hitting right now, man They ain't playing no games Those are some beautiful hits and again clean hits clean hits Clean hits. Yeah, Norman was a huge loss for the Redskins. Now, um Really quick I know we kind of jumping back and forth from different players from different teams, but Vernon Davis It was a pass that he caught. I think it was like late in the third quarter Where he caught it and he just took off It looked like he was like a little ballerina or something the way that his feet were moving It was so funny that y'all should if y'all watch watch that replay again, man Watch that over 69 y'all catch. Okay, appreciate that, man But watch that replay again When Vernon Davis caught that he caught that long pass and the way he was running he was like He was running like he was like he had on no socks and he was stepping on like hot lava codes or something But it was it was so funny, man But then of course Travis Kelce. He continues to do his thing, man That might be the coolest tight end in the league He might be the coolest tight end in the league That dude looks like he's a lot of fun um But yeah, man, what's going on amando appreciate you coming through man.  They played tough. They played hard. They did their thing Um, there was one point in the game. I don't know if y'all caught this but I caught it and I was laughing to myself um They were talking about kareem hunt the chiefs running back The chiefs running back. They were talking about kareem hunt.  They were showing him from um In little league. They were showing him. I think they showed high school and then they talked about college They were like, oh man, this guy. Um He had so many carries all throughout his whole life and um Hey, pretty appreciate that uh earth child. Thank you man. But thank you for being a part of this man. Thank you um, but they were talking they were talking about the different parts of football in his life and then Once they Once they finish showing those highlights They put the camera on christian thompson and it was the red skins running back. I'm like, man. I was like, what are they doing? Why would why would they do that? They they just finished talking about this dude kareem hunt for like five minutes straight Showing the highlights and stuff like that. And then they put the put the camera on christian thompson from the red skins, man Uh, no, hey, we talked about we talked about alex smith earlier. Hey k shape. We talked about him before Oh, yeah, we covered all that before. Oh, you must have just got here. It's all good though Uh, what what we were saying that what I was saying about alex smith earlier is that I feel like with him He's he's passed the level of game manager Give me one second.  Oh much better Much better much better All right, but with alex smith what I was saying I should have done this a long time ago. I'm just I'm mad with myself right now um, but with alex smith he is alex smith is the most mediocre player of all time. No, no, no, man alex smith is This year. He's on something else. He's on something else. I think he is um, he's definitely passed the level of game manager He's somebody that you can put the ball in his hands and win the game Now can you do that throughout the entire game? I'm not sure the chiefs have yet to show that but it's not a knock on them Because that's a good thing. It's a good thing that they haven't had to do that. Oh, I appreciate that stash it Well, maybe one maybe one day. Who knows who knows where to go? Maybe one day um, but alex smith is somebody who Thank you appreciate that big chief. Thank you. Um, he's somebody that The chiefs haven't had to put the game on his back They haven't had to put the game on his back for like an entire game where you just need your quarterback to make all these throws and whatnot They haven't had to do that, which is not a knock against them because um Because They've had such a good run game and the defense has been on point too So for for their situation It's fine that they don't have to put the put the game on the line and it's or not the game on the line But they don't have to put an entire game on alex smith Meaning that the run game was just not working and the defense is just not playing good So alex smith has to score points at the points at the points at the points at the points Now, um, yeah, and he reads playcaller. They do definitely make him a lot better. So yeah, that's true that they appreciate that Um, now with alex smith, I did say i'm not completely sold on him yet I just I want to see what he does throughout the whole season now I already know what alex smith he one the thing I love about him the most um is that he He uh He doesn't turn a ball over. He doesn't turn a ball over. Um And with him not Turning the ball over. No, he's not trash. He's not trash. Um, because if he was trash, then the chiefs wouldn't have won the night Straight up because he did have to get a game winning drive. Did he not? I mean, yeah, he had to get a game winning drive to set them up for that game winning field goal That was alex smith man. That was alex smith. He's not he's not trash.  It was throws throughout There was one throw in particular um, it was in I want to say second quarter. I don't remember exactly but There was um, there was one throw in particular Where alex smith dropped back. He's looking looking. Yes, the one to kelsie. You see, you know what i'm talking about already And I ain't even had to say it he dropped back He's looking and he throws and while the camera is Following the ball and following the play. I'm thinking oh man. Yeah There's a bunch of redskins over there about to be a pick or they about to swatter down or whatever But travest kels like jumps out the gym catches the ball It's right in the middle of all these redskins And the only person that even comes close to catching it. It's and actually does catch it. It's travest kelsie I said wow to alex smith man That was crazy. I couldn't believe it I couldn't believe it but That's what i'm saying alex smith. He is um He's been shutting me up recently. Like I said, I'm not completely sold on him I'm not completely sold on him But he has been shutting me up recently because like I said, he's somebody that I felt The chiefs can only go so far with him now. Like I said Like I said, the the the jury is still out on that to see how much the chiefs can do The jury is still out on to see how much to see how much the chiefs can do and how far they can go So I'm like I said earlier. I'm still not completely sold on him. I'm just waiting I'm waiting. I have to wait. We got to wait Um to see what they do going forward The oh travest kels is six six. Well, there we go man. That's the best. He's a tight end He's supposed to be tall big They but he's tall big and fast so he can move and he can dance too and he's cool man. Shout out to travest kels I like them eating one day How do you feel? I don't get in I don't get into all that uh all that anthem and all that nailing stuff This we just talk about football on here. None none of that other stuff Uh, nothing compared to flakko super bowl run But outside of that alex smith has been playing worlds better than flakko. You are completely right about that That's true. That's true man Definitely true chiefs did win. They did win tonight They did win and josh noman. Oh, they said it sounded like josh noman injury a little seriously um The chiefs of the choking and playoffs We'll see man We'll see It's gonna be an interesting season as it always is. That's why we love football man If doxon catches that touchdown do you think alex would have led them to the win? Well possibly yeah because um he I mean, of course, you never know, but I think alex smith I mean he showed on that last the last draft so you can set them up to put them in field cold rage They got him down there like that. He got them down there like that So By what happened in this game? Yeah, he could have he could have done that He could have drove them and took them to the prompt or not the promise land But because that's a super boy, but he could have took them uh down the field for the win but they uh They could have he could have took them down the field for the win but Um, yeah, josh doxon gotta hold on to that ball man. Oh, that was a tough catch though tough catch Not to change subject, but what up What do you think about the markets lonesome david?  He is just killing it man He is killing it. Oh big. She said what even happened? Well, it was um, it was like a minute left to it was like a minute Yeah, a minute and changed left to go in the game. Um Kirk Cousins was driving the Redskins down the field It was third and two I believe Kirk Cousins dropped back Uh, and he threw the josh doxon and josh doxon caught the ball But then when he fell to the ground the ball came out like at the last second Is the ball came out at the last second and it ended up being an incompletion the Redskins were down 17 They're down 2017 to the chiefs at that time then they kicked the game tying field goal Um, so chiefs had like a little less than a minute left Alex Smith uh hit. Oh, I forgot to receive his name for like a 47 yard catcher Have a long the catch was he hit the receiver for a long catch Or they ended up getting in field goal range and then bunker butner Whatever his name is the kicker. They said they signed off for the Panthers practice squad this week On tuesday, I believe On tuesday the kicker that actually missed the field goal early in the game So his confidence could have been shaken already. That's big Oh chris connelly was the receiver appreciate that elijah. Thank you man. Appreciate it But that kicker his confidence could have already been messed up because I remember going into half time I believe he had missed the field goal. He missed the field goal So you already know it with kickers.  Why do the close ones always hurt the most? That's how it is man When when you get blown out like ravens have done the past two weeks We know firsthand experience when you get blown out you can almost laugh at those games because it's like oh Okay, we're getting whooped everything is going wrong. Ha. I might as well just laugh it off But with the close games the reason that they hurt the most is because you realize That your team had just as much as of a shot as the other team to win the game. That's why You realize your team had just as much of a shot to win the game as the other team did and they were in it Hit the very end That's what hurts the most knowing that your team if a couple of things could have went a different way Knowing that your team could have been the team that came out on top. That's when that's why the close ones hurt the most man And it's sad It's sad Those those are painful games Those are some painful games. Oh, trust me. We know firsthand We know we know all the we know the good and the bad We know the good and the bad. Oh, I understand if you wanted to cry it don't matter how old you are I would have I would have been crying right now. Had that been my raping that would have been crying. Definitely man Oh, that would have been it. That's a tough one. That's a tough one. That's a tough tough game Tough one And these games are tiring too These games are tiring. Yeah cousins is a beast Carlos Cousins definitely a beast man. I cousin he gonna get paid man. He will definitely get paid this year I ain't gonna be no franchise tag next year Cousins will get paid next year. My brother was in my face talking in this trash. Oh, man He had to be yeah, it's definitely intense. Definitely an intense game. This was a real good one real fun one too, but Anyway, oh, you a bills fan shout out to your bills first place in the afc east Shout out to you guys man. My father the redskins fan. He talks the most smack about the ravens Oh, man, he got all the room in the world to talk smack about them right now too. They're doing so bad Actually, the past two weeks they've been doing so bad their record doesn't say so bad But the past two weeks the score doesn't definitely said doing so bad last season the ravens had all the closed ones And this year seems like we need to get blown out of blow someone out I mean, that's what it's been so far for the first four games You even get blown out of you. You blow the other team out They ain't there ain't been no close games for Baltimore so far. They ain't been in no close games None But is what it is Um, I appreciate y'all man. Thank you all for being here right now Make sure you leave a like on the video if you haven't already and subscribe to the youtube channel too Thank you and oh and turn notifications on so you don't miss any of these videos Ravens outscore 70 to 16 the last two weeks. That is terrible. That's terrible. The browns record is 0 and 4 Browns record is 0 and 4. They have not won a game yet the giants the browns and the charges Giants and charges definitely surprises browns too All three of those teams surprises to not not having won a game yet. I'm shocked I'm shocked um More so with the chart the charges. I feel for them charges, man Charges have had a heartbreak every single game It oh the 49 oh 49 is too. Oh, wow my fault Wow 49 is a win a game. He didn't even realize that But with the charges Every single week is heartache every single game It's not like they they out here getting blown out by these teams. All of their games have been close All of their games have been close. They lost all of their games by like Two three points All of their games have been close, man Oh giants play charges next week. Wow. I didn't even know that I didn't even know that That's crazy, man What if they end up tying? No charges do have a good quarterback. Phillip rivers is nice, man Phillip rivers is nice but Man, they just can't see that they can't buy a win man. It's tough They just every single game comes down to the very end and they just lose They lose it. Yeah, that should be a good game between the charges and the giants, man Had no idea those two those two teams were playing thoughts on alex smith brother Um alex smith. Oh, yeah, we talked about alex smith throughout. Um, what I was saying, I'm gonna say it again He is not he's past the level of game manager. He's somebody that um, like I said, I'm not completely sold on him yet Not completely sold on him yet, but he is he's nice Um, and he the way that I mean, excuse me the way that andy redesigned andy redesigned these plays for He He puts alex smith in positions to succeed He doesn't keep the ball in his hands for a very long time Um, and something that I was saying earlier, even if the ball is in his in his hands for a long time He doesn't make the stupid play.  He doesn't make the stupid turnovers He's willing to throw the check down But not stay with the check down Um, he's willing to he can make the throws he can make a lot of different throws He can make a lot of different throws but He doesn't make the stupid ones He doesn't make the stupid ones. Yes, they do put a lot of guys in motion And that's something that works for them. And if If it ain't broke, don't fix it If it ain't broke, don't fix it. So they need to continue doing what they've been doing Um, but anyway, I appreciate y'all coming through all this little speaker's been here the whole video But I appreciate y'all coming through man. Thank you had a lot of fun on this train tonight Nice meeting a lot of new people on here tonight. Appreciate y'all. Thank you all for coming through shout out to the cheese fans Y'all looking good for no can't can't complain about that. Can't you know not at all man appreciate that uh drink more water I actually need to do that myself. I need to drink more water, but um Thank you all appreciate it. Thank you. Again, like I said, if you're new here, um Subscribe to the youtube channel turn your notifications on. Oh, yeah, shout out to the redskins too, man Shout out to the redskins. This was not a bad game for redskins at all Your boy curtain cousin y'all are two and two. That's not bad. That's not bad. Yes, Alex Smith better than flacco Yes, that's true. Um, hey, no problem dnv forever. You ain't realize it's all good man. It's all good It happens it's all good Appreciate you appreciate you apologizing to that says a lot too of man about your character So your parents doing a good job on that man. Appreciate it. Thank you. Appreciate y'all watching. Thank you. Hope y'all enjoyed I really enjoyed this stream. Um, so I'm gonna go ahead and get out of here now If y'all want to follow me on twitter instagram and snapchat all three years engraving vids just like the youtube channel Just like the youtube channel. No, I the cursing is bad But i'm saying it with you stepping up and apologizing on and up to your own mistakes That's a great thing man. So that's why I say your parents doing a great job, man So shout out to them too. Anyway, appreciate y'all. Yeah, Doron. I'll see you next time man. Y'all have a good night And i'm out. Bye