The elder statesman on the Chiefs’ defense stood in front of his locker this week for an obligatory conversation with the media. Within a couple of questions, linebacker Derrick Johnson made his primary talking point rather obvious. That message — centered around the need to stop the run in a playoff matchup with the Titans — was delivered in front of video cameras and tape recorders, but it felt intended for his teammates.
Why? Its repetition. On four occasions, Johnson twisted an answer back to the topic.
“They’re gonna stay in the run,” Johnson said. “And they should stay with the run to try to take out our crowd.