The thing that bothers me about the QB blame is that Croyle is not afforded the same opportunity to grow in his position as the other young players. Everyone is saying our corners will be young and they’re going to make mistakes and thats ok they’re learning. Last year it seamed like there was an expectation of no Int’s young or not. Croyle IS young and does not have much NFL game experience and the only way he’s going to grow is let him throw until the int’s diminish, and they will. I think the Chiefs exceed expectations this year!

for this team to win this year. it is a cliche but this team will have to be like the ravens of the early 2000s and the bears a couple of years ago. the defense will have to carry this team. the offense has talent, there is not doubt about that, but the offensive line is a wait and see approach. if they can protect, even slightly, whoever is taking the snaps and open up some holes for LJ then there is a possibility this team could contend for a playoff spot. the problem is the AFC is a tough conference. the browns won 10 games last year and didn’t get in. j-ville, pitts-puke, tenn, are always tough. the bills, are getting better, same with the texans. and of course our division is always tough, even if the teams don’t have good records, the games are always tough, and our chiefs have always found it difficult to play in their yards.

two other things need to happen: 1) arrowhead has got to be a home field advantage again. over the last several years, teams have come into our house and pretty much pushed us around. that has to stop. the team needs to play well so the fans can get into it. unfortunately the games were crappy and the only thing to watch and wait for was which QB was starting the second half. 2) this team has to be .500 on the road. this will be a young team and young teams need to learn how to win on the road. but if they can get a couple early wins on the road, maybe steal a game they had no business winning, then that will build confidence. there are a couple winnable games early in the season, ATL and Carolina (who isn’t what they used to be). later in the season 3 of the last 4 games are division road games. SD will be good, basically because the rest of the division will be weak, Denver is always tough in their yard and OAK is OAK. Hopefully by the Oakland game they will be out of it and the crowd will be sparse. living out in Sacramento (Oakland is less than an hour away) i have been to their park and if their team is in contention, it can be a tough place to play. the last game of the year is against the bengals. they are a toss up.

basically this team could be good and contend, but there is that possibility they could be real bad too. i am hoping for the first option.

to the Donkey site: MHR

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And see how they are bashing us now!!

Just wait till the season starts and see how things go.

Of course the press has sad expectations for the Chiefs this season—we won a whopping four games last season. Combine that with two uncertain lines, an unproven quarterback and fresh meat in the secondary and what your left with is nothing but just cause to expect the worse.
Now, we have a lot of young talent, but its just that—talent. Unproven and untested.
Realistically we are at least another season away from a potential playoff run, and at least another two away from threatening to go deep. So relax.
Good things come to those who wait. Sit back and enjoy watching the construction of a young team. That can be just as entertaining as winning.

Good work to all of you on having the most well written, and seemingly informed posters on a site of the few I’ve decided to look at. As for the crazy donkey basher that’s posting on their board, I agree that is not acceptable.

Now to the Chiefs! As far as expectations go, I don’t think anybody should set them too high for this season for the exact reason we are excited about this team: we’re young. Now do I think we are going to be horrendous? No. And offensively obviously things can only get better, because if that’s wasn’t the worst NFL offense I’ve ever seen (post-Larry injury), then I don’t know what is.

I could go on with that but it’s really late and I’m tired so there’s my two cents. And on a side note, I noticed everybody kinda thinks Tank is a bust or something. It may have just been me but the few times he was in I noticed the middle of the o-line bending back instead of surging forward. So I think he will be good given some pt.

Amen Brother! We don’t have to win the Division, just be good enough to go to the dance. I say we have just as much of a chance as about 24 other teams, minus the major powerhouses. But that being said, when these young guys get the taste of victory in their mouths, and grow in experience through the year, I see us getting better and better. With our schedule, we have a legitimate shot.

I love the Chief’s, always have, always will. But honestly, I don’t see them winning alot more this year than they did last year, although the Chief’s didn’t lose all that bad last year. I think it was the defense that failed the Chief’s in the end, and I don’t see where it got much better in the offseason. Couldn’t stop Favre on that fatal final drive, and it seemed like the defense tanked every 4th quarter of all the remaining games. Maybe they were too old, I don’t know, but I don’t think it will take much to start winning. I just didn’t see where the Chief’s addressed the “real” problem as I saw it.