More Positive than Negative
by rockchalk on Dec 14, 2008 5:40 PM CST
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PrintHonestly, why is everyone freaking out so much?
Sure, we lost. It was terrible. But it isn’t like we had anything at stake, and we only get better draft position out of the whole thing.
I really really really wanted to win today, obviously, just as all of you did. But that doesn’t mean we should go apeshit cause we lost.
This is a really young-ass team. That is obvious. We have lost an ungodly amount of games this season that were incredibly close. Next year, with a more veteran team, we should win plenty of these games.
Everyone just needs to settle down. Herm isn’t going anywhere, at least until after next season, so it does no good to cry for his head. And, honestly, I don’t see too much of a point in firing him. Sure, he isn’t the greatest tactician in the world. Off with his head! But he is really good for plenty of things, most notably getting young players together and to play hard each-and-every week. Wouldn’t you rather lose tight, close games after we collapse late than simply getting the shit beaten out of us? I know I would.
Maybe I’m just an optimist, a glass-half-full sorta guy. But there are plenty of positives to be taken away from this game, and I’d rather focus on that and have minor, simple things that we can fix later be the reason we lose (like catching an onsides kick or not playing prevent) than having us play like shit and getting blown out. Tyler Thigpen, bonehead-play-and-all, had another fine game, something we can build on. Our seconday played fabulous, until the prevent shenanigans at the end, and our D-Line played the best game we’ve played in weeks. Derrick Johnson looks to be adapting quite well to MLB, and Rocky Boiman looked good.
On offense, Will Franklin looked really solid, and the running game is getting better. In the second time we played against a team with our new, advanced spread-type offense we still looked really good using it, providing further proof that the offense is not gimmicky and is going to work long-term.
Focus on the positives, folks, not the negative. This team is a much better football team than the one that took the field up in New England to start the season, or even just 2-or-so-months ago against Tennessee. Much. Better. Be happy with that, don’t be bitching and whining because of losses.
Besides, better draft position!
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Welcome to AP!
At least 10-6 next year taking our division, or Herm goes.
SHW- Welcome, man. I'm just a member like you, so this isn't anything official, but welcome!
by DThomasReigns on Dec 14, 2008 8:25 PM CST up reply actions
Me too!
At least 10-6 next year taking our division, or Herm goes.
Welcome To AP
you will find a lot of kc chief passion and a lot of good conversations. it is easily my favorite chiefs blog site.
Exactly. We may disagree, but it is rarely personal. We are all passionate about the Chiefs and our views of the Chiefs.
by DThomasReigns on Dec 14, 2008 9:23 PM CST up reply actions
I have to add though that if you disagree with the hotness of cheerleaders in little Christmas outfits, it will get personal. :)
by DThomasReigns on Dec 14, 2008 9:26 PM CST up reply actions
unless it's the Chiefs cheerleaders
some of those women are just plain fuggo.
have you seen my baseball?
Im excited
When they ran the option my freaking heart stopped. They were exciting to watch and they didn’t get killed 34-0 I think in 2-3 years we have the best defense in the league. Page & Pollard look like Carter & Hasty. Thigpen has come out of no where and we have an offense defenses can’t prepare for. I wish we had taken clady instead of albert.
just an fyi
we would have had to take clady instead of glenn dorsey or trade. denver took a clady a few picks before we took albert . i think denver took him with the 12th pick and we grabbed albert with the 16th. ironically, many 2008 mock drafts had glenn dorsey and jake long going before our 5th pick and had us taking clady—who was seen as a definite reach at the fifth pick. but clady does seem to be an excellent tackle.
Albert is no slouch at LT.
I’m happy with him for the most part. He’s done very well.
have you seen my baseball?
I agree
and I must say I am surprised by Clady – his performances against the WAC didn’t impress me.
it is days like these
that i remind myself that fans often take the losses harder than the players. that said, bob gretz said that some players were crying after the game and i can imagine so. many of these players are playing for jobs next year. the one thing we can definitely say, is that this team has never quit. they may be inept from time to time . . . more inept then able, actually, but they haven’t quit.
I agree with this post
we have lost so many games, yet in the last 6 or so we have been INCREDIBLY competitive. we are seriously barely losing these games. it’s the difference a year of experience will make. these are the games we will not be losing next season, with a year of gelling and another good draft. I am incredibly excited for the future of this great franchise. GO CHIEFS!
Losing sometimes breeds more losing
People are freaking out because we are 2-12, that doesn’t really give people a whole lot to be excited about. Especially after a heartbreaking loss, you have to expect people to freak out. The problem with being competitive in these games that they are losing, is that they are games that they should be winning. I don’t care how horrible a team is, they should have won the Tampa game and yesterday’s game. I’m all for draft position but at what point does your team develop a losing attitude? Do you think the Lions’ fans thought about this a couple of years ago when they started their downward spiral into 6-7 years of great draft position? Not trying to be another poster that is depressing, but we really have to think about the negative effects that two really bad seasons has on a young team. They start to think they are losers and find ways to lose like they did on Sunday.
List of the positives
Posnanski lists all the positives here:
http://www.kansascity.com/180/story/937307.html
I agree with every word he wrote.
by Offense of the 70s on Dec 15, 2008 11:36 AM CST reply actions
To reiterate Posnanski
Hmmm…sounds so familiar to me…oh yeah, it’s what I’ve been saying
People around the Chiefs talk about how the team is taking positive steps, but more and more that just seems like spin. What we need is a cold splash of reality, sent in by one of many frustrated readers:
"I’m not saying this team’s got to win 10 or 11 games next year. But I expect us to be competitive for a playoff spot. Certainly, if we’re 4-12 again that would be a failure, or anywhere close to 4-12."
That quote came from Chiefs owner Clark Hunt back in January.
AND wow…me again,
On Sunday — after almost a full season of coaching and teaching and working together — the Chiefs played a mediocre and thoroughly uninspired Chargers team at home, and they could not hold an 11-point lead in the final minutes. The offense could not make a play. The defense could not make a play. The special teams could not make a play. The coaches could not make a play. You can’t get a more clear-cut debacle than that.
Now I’m scared, because I’m not JoPo, but he must have some sort of mind reading device
This thing is not going in the right direction. That’s clear now, and it’s unavoidable. Clark Hunt needs to do something he doesn’t want to do. Yes, it is true that nobody set himself on fire. But the season is not over yet.
Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."
The Chiefs need to be playoff contenders in 2009 for me to consider improvement. Clark wanted it in 2008...I'll give them an additional year.
I'm in agreement with this post
While I am very annoyed by yesterday’s game, I believe in this team next season. It may be overly optimistic and blind, but I see improvement. That being said, winning the last 2 games would be a lot better.
by I need more Esteban on Dec 15, 2008 12:35 PM CST reply actions
I just about blew every blood vessel in my head
to keep from screaming. I was by far the happiest and most satisfied person I’ve been in months, getting high fives and congratulations pats on the back….until the 3rd Qtr. Since then I’ve been trashed, riddiculed and mocked over, and over, and over.
Hey, these guys are young and I think their reaction is exactly what I’ve wanted to see. I hope that this week they come to work with anger and vent their frustrations out on the Tunas next Sunday. I agree completely with the post and see everything these guys have been through as part of their growth. They have learned every week that they cannot take the score for granted. They cannot take a play off. It takes a team to win the game. And, it hurts like hell to suck. Many things guys their age may not learn for years.
I honestly believe that our team will be very strong next year. I just hope that they hang in there and don’t give up.
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