Looking Back at the Record Predictions

by Chris Thorman on Dec 11, 2007 9:13 AM CST in 2007 Kansas City Chiefs Campaign

Let's take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?

Back on April 16th, I predicted, quite cautiously I might add, that the Chiefs would end up 10-6 on the year. At the end of June, I predicted the same thing.

After three pre-season games, I flipped my prediction to 6-10.

Finally, with nine games remaining, I made these bold predictions.

Green Bay: W
Denver: W
@ Indy: L
Oakland: W
San Diego: L
@ Denver: L
Tennessee: W
@ Detroit: L
@ NY Jets: W

That would have kept us at 9-7 and still more than likely out of the playoffs. Do I even need to mention that our current six game slide began against Green Bay? Its as if the Chiefs never recovered from that Favre to Jennings bomb with 3:05 left in the game that put the Packers on top for good. From then on its been, as a good friend of my would say, a shit show.

We've got three games left. Here's what we're looking at.

Tennessee: The Titans aren't unlike the Chiefs, except they can actually run the ball. And their defense is better. Ranked 4th in the league in rushing yards per game (133.5), the rest of their offense ranks with the lower ten in the NFL. What the Titans can brag about is DT Albert Haynesworth and a 6th ranked defense.

My prediction on game day will always include the Chiefs winning (Karma baby!) but for now I have to choose an inconsistent Titans team over our terrible Chiefs team. We barely smell the end zone again -- 20 to 7, Titans.

@ Detroit: Everyone laughed when I predicted a Chiefs' loss to the Lions back in early November. Unfortunately, I'm not happy to be making the same prediction. The Lions have a flat-out terrible defense, ranking 30th in points allowed; 31st in yards allowed; and 31st in passing yards allowed. Their offense is middle of the road and they have the same rushing issues as the Chiefs. The Lions have lost five in a row themselves and travel to San Diego next week.

We actually match up well with the Lions but that doesn't mean our offensive line will play better. 17 to 10, Lions win.

@ NY Jets: The Chiefs finally meet their match. A win in New Jersey leaves Chiefs fan with a smidgen of hope and momentum for '08, however small it may be. The Jets rank towards the bottom of the league in every major offensive category and its the same on the defensive side of the ball except for an 11th ranked passing defense.

We've got ourselves a game we can win. 13 to 7, Chiefs.

With those predictions, the Chiefs end the 2007 season 5-11, one game off of my final pre-season prediction of 6-10. That's definitely a top ten draft pick.

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We can chalk that last loss up to

Chris' guarantee.

Never again!

by Joel Thorman on Dec 11, 2007 10:59 AM CST reply actions

I've apologized!

by Chris Thorman on Dec 11, 2007 11:04 AM CST up reply actions

I hate to

say this, but the Jets are gonna stomp our ass! Just think of the emotion that is going to roll through that stadium when Hermie walks on that field! The Jets will feed off of it. They wanted Herm gone more than I do. And that is saying alot!

by Eric @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 11, 2007 11:41 AM CST reply actions

It would be a fitting end

for the Jets to stomp us, demonstrating the difference in franchises at the moment, even with the Jets' struggles this year.

As much as I want us to win, we NEED to go 0-3 to get in the top 5. I think we will if we go 0-3, but 5 wins and we're outside the top.

You Play! To Punt! The Ball!

by Ridiculous Matt on Dec 11, 2007 3:30 PM CST reply actions

Draft

If the Chiefs get in the top 5, I look for them to trade down to a later 1st round spot for an additional pick.

There's 3 good Linemen that can go in the first round and from the mock drafts I've seen, at least one of them should still be around as late as the 20th pick.

Same for cornerback, there seems to be quite a few good prospects available this year.

If they can drop down 10 spots or so, still get the position players to fill our desperate needs and get an extra 2nd or 3rd round pick, that would be a steal in my opinion.

by DJ @ Arrowhead Pride on Dec 11, 2007 10:58 PM CST up reply actions

Oh how

we'll laugh at these times next year when we're 6-7. Those will be great times, indeed. And the following year when we're 8-5, on our way to 10-6? Oh, what joy that will be.

You Play! To Punt! The Ball!

by Ridiculous Matt on Dec 11, 2007 8:52 PM CST reply actions

I'll take that...

As long as Mulroney still can't passed scrimmage, that should be about when Chairman Bellichek starts to crack, Seau retires, Brady starts breaking Travis Henry's numbers, Peyton realizes that after years of child abuse he's actually gay (at this point Eli has retired, taken up painting and is considered the more masculine brother), Dungy trades his genius/senility with Herm his doppelganger, Farve's bones begin disintegrating into dust on the field (there goes another finger Al..), Philip Rivers never recovers from LaDanian slapping him on the field, Shanahan has become entirely melanoma, and Norv Turner after two failed playoff runs hoists a "Mission Accomplished" sight, oh, and Al Davis is doing fine.

10-6 should get us at least a wildcard.

by Official Arrowhead Pride Parade on Dec 11, 2007 11:22 PM CST up reply actions