Chiefs' Post Game Comments

by Joel Thorman on Dec 8, 2008 1:50 PM CST in 2008 Campaign Comment 17 comments

Herm Edwards on the decision to go for it on 4th down with just minutes remaining:

“I just wanted to do what I thought we could do. It was fourth and five. I felt that if we didn’t score, we could have at least pinned them back and then we would have had the chance to stop them, and make them punt. I just thought that we needed to play aggressive, and we did.“

Translation: Our defense probably wouldn't be able to stop them so this was our best opportunity.

Herm on not getting to Jay Cutler:

“I think it was just hard, we played against a good quarterback. A couple of times on the boot pass, I thought we had him. At one point when he went on a long drive, and they made the field goal, we had him almost sacked and he got away. He’s an athletic guy. You have to give him credit, they have a good offense. They moved the ball, they blocked us. That’s trouble when you have a good quarterback, and good receivers.“

Translation: I better give the other guy credit to deflect attention from our inability to sack the quarterback.

Derrick Johnson on the team's effort on Sunday:

“You can’t confuse good effort with results, but we’ve been playing our butts off. The Denver Broncos really made some great plays and in a game that comes down to two or three plays, that’s really huge. The game today legitimately came down to two or three plays and they were the ones who made them.“

Translation: Boy, we've got some crappy players on this team.

Tamba Hali on his struggles in 2008:

“We were just half a step too slow today. We’re playing our tails off. Whatever our coaches call, we play as hard as we can and try to execute. At the end of the day, you can point your fingers at me because I’m not getting to the quarterback.“

Translation: Wait...someone taking accountability??

Tony Gonzalez on whether this was a moral victory:

“No, not all. Not for me, anyway. I always play to win the game and I thought we could have won today. I’ve played in this league too long to settle for moral victories. For a young team, yeah, that might be great, but my window is closing. So it’s win or nothing.“

Translation: It's been nice knowing you, Kansas City Chiefs...

See the rest of the post-game quotes here.

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I can just see

TG leaving to finish his career on a cotender that’s going to choke. I think it will be a bad career move. Not everyone wins a Super Bowl winner yanno…

by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 8, 2008 1:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

"Not everyone wins a Super Bowl, yanno"

it should read

by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 8, 2008 1:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

I still don’t see him staying with us. Carl might have ended that relationship unfortunately.

by TheQ on Dec 8, 2008 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I see Carl possibly letting him seek a trade

like he did with Trent Green. Better chance of getting one worked out over the offseason.

by TheQ on Dec 8, 2008 2:04 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I Wouldn't Be Surprised To See Peterson Turn Down A Gonzalez Trade Request

First, because it’s unlikely we’re going to get equivalent value to him, second because Peterson may (hopefully) be in his final season so what does he care if he’s burning bridges with the players?

The Chiefs should win 5 to 6 games this year and no less than 4 for this season to be considered progress in any way. If he can't win at least 9 games next season, Herm's a joke.

by UCrawford on Dec 8, 2008 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Peterson has got to see the writing on the wall

I agree that he probably doesn’t care if he upsets a few players, but Clark should. And we as fans definitely should.

by TheQ on Dec 8, 2008 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe Clark's smarter than we think

I really think Carl just wants “his pick” to retire a Chief so he can have drafting the best TE of all time as a notch on his belt. Clark doesn’t want to let him go either because we can’t get equivalent value and so he’ll hang another trade fiasco on Carl’s neck which can be one of the precursors for Carl’s departure. We (hypothetically) keep Tony and lose Carl which in my book is two birds with one stone.

by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 8, 2008 2:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

That’s what I was trying to say. Tony G may request a trade but I’m skeptical that he’ll get one. What happens if he’s turned down, though, is anyone’s guess.

The Chiefs should win 5 to 6 games this year and no less than 4 for this season to be considered progress in any way. If he can't win at least 9 games next season, Herm's a joke.

by UCrawford on Dec 8, 2008 3:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll be the first to say

that if Tony makes an issue about staying I’ll lose some respect for him. I know, I know……..he’s given his heart & soul to this organization and what more can we ask from him? Nothing, really. There is just something heroic about commitment and loyalty. For better or for worse, as they say…

by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 8, 2008 3:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Well,

I like Tony too. But the guy is making more cash than I will my entire life. I hope he gets to win the Super Bowl but if he doesn’t he doesn’t most players don’t. Most people don’t even get to start on their Pop Warner team.

I strive to be the person my dog thinks I am.

by KCking on Dec 8, 2008 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

They the last few games

have played out, I’m thinking that TG is critical to the “development” movement. If we lose him, we lose at least half of our offensive production. I really hope that he remains committed and that we can reward him with at least a playoff spot next year.

by Ilamuku on Dec 8, 2008 3:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree

TG is critical to this team but if he becomes a loser an demands a trade and starts complaining I’m not going to feel sorry for him. Any one that makes 7 figures a year doesn’t need my pity.

It would be great to see him kiss the Lombardi Trophy he’s a great player and even a better person.

I strive to be the person my dog thinks I am.

by KCking on Dec 8, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I Don't Think He'll Be A Cancer If He Isn't Traded

I don’t think that’s his style. But what I could see him doing is pulling a Willie Roaf and just hang it up if he can’t stomach the losing anymore. And frankly, I wouldn’t blame him. No sense in risking your long-term health any longer for a team that’s going nowhere if you’re not having fun anymore.

The Chiefs should win 5 to 6 games this year and no less than 4 for this season to be considered progress in any way. If he can't win at least 9 games next season, Herm's a joke.

by UCrawford on Dec 8, 2008 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

"Like he did with Trent Green"

Let’s hope it doesn’t unfold the same way….

by Joel Thorman on Dec 8, 2008 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think I could handle the drama all summer like that

I don’t think Trent left here with warm fuzzies.

by TheQ on Dec 8, 2008 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Herm, Hali And The Rest

For once I don’t really have a problem with Herm’s playcalling decisions. He needed the TD, he knew the defense can’t stop a Pop Warner team, so he went for the tie because it was the only way to win the game. As someone else noted, you know your defense is rotten when it gets a conservative coach like Herm gambling.

For Hali, big of him to admit that he’s admitting he’s not getting it done, but it doesn’t fix anything. If he’s hurt he needs to admit it and the team needs to put him on IR so he can heal up for next year…otherwise he needs to produce results because he’s a third year guy and this dropoff is unacceptable.

The Chiefs should win 5 to 6 games this year and no less than 4 for this season to be considered progress in any way. If he can't win at least 9 games next season, Herm's a joke.

by UCrawford on Dec 8, 2008 2:06 PM CST reply actions 0 recs