The Kansas City Chiefs Freak Out Chart

by Chris Thorman on Jul 11, 2008 7:32 AM CDT in 2008 Kansas City Chiefs Off Season

I need to apologize for mixing up my Bronco games in the High and Low post yesterday. The Denver game I went to was the 27 to 11 loss in November. The game I described, as if I was there, was in December at Invesco Field. They were both bad losses at the hands of the Broncos and I simply got mixed up. The credibility of this blog is extremely important to me and I wanted to apologize for giving you misinformation. Won't happen again. Many thanks to the commenters who pointed it out.

Big props to a poster at Chiefs Coalition for the graphic.

I think it's pretty much dead on. Except that period a bit after Joe Montana, around 2003ish I think the freak outs dropped a bit.

Over the next three years or so, do we freak out more? Or less? As a whole fanbase, I think we'll see the freak outs rise this year then drop from there on out.

It's Friday so we'll be heavy on the FanShots so keep checking those out.

Anyone doing anything interesting this weekend? Since our move to Austin, TX, a little over a month ago, Miss Arrowhead Pride has been on an organic food, fresh vegetable kick so I think we're hitting up a local farmers market on Saturday. Then maybe Home Depot. I don't know if we'll have enough time.

Enjoy this Friday, where ever you are.

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Freak Out is relative to the fanbase

I have for some time now believed that the Chiefs are in the process of flipping its fanbase just as they did in the early 90s.

The Chiefs new approach pretty much flies in the face of everything that Chiefs fans who came along during the Schottenheimer years. Very few free agents and really no big name guys. Building through the draft, which is great, but these are not guys you can point to and say they are proven NFL players. We are going to have our share of busts.

Its going to require Chiefs fans to be patient, which they’re not. I know they always bring up the no Super Bowl in 30 years thing, but the thing is, half that time we had no possible chance of winning a Super Bowl. We couldnt even post a winning record. When the team started winning, a new type of fan emerged. But those fans were jaded and bitter BEFORE Montana and the missed Lin Elliott field goal, now and many of them simply don’t have it in them to start all over again.

I think we are going to see a steady decline in the number of “old fans” that realize this team isnt going to be a contender for a few years. But those fans will be replaced with new, enthusiastic fans who are 100% behind the current scheme to manage the building and growing of the team.

by ChiefDJ on Jul 11, 2008 11:44 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah now they just have to be wealthy enthusiastic fans!

by Eric Allen on Jul 12, 2008 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Hey Chris!

See if you can squeeze in Bed, Bath and Beyond while you’re at it.
Just had to give you some props for the Old School quote! lol… Nice!

Have a good weekend.

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Go Chiefs!

by bigknoxy on Jul 11, 2008 11:49 AM CDT reply actions

So something around 105-107% of Chiefs fans are having freak outs? I’m not entirely sure that’s even possible. I think ‘03 and ‘06 playoff game vs the Colts were the last times Chiefs fans weren’t nervous. I was sooo sure that the Chiefs were going to follow LJ to a playoff win in that game vs a poor run defense. Boy did they ever expose our weakness…

have you seen my baseball?

by IISaiNtII on Jul 11, 2008 4:22 PM CDT reply actions

Oh

and i’m helping a co-worker move to the good side of the state line this weekend, and going to the Royals game Saturday to get an Alex Gordon bobblehead for the Mrs. I might also take Snoop-a-loop and his friend with the green hat streaking through the quad later on that night too. Perhaps see if KFC is still open. Maybe take a tranq dart to the jugular. You know, a nice little Saturday.

have you seen my baseball?

by IISaiNtII on Jul 11, 2008 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Not a Gordon bobble-head

Forgot we already got those even though one is looking at me with it’s eerie face. Tomorrow is santa hat day. That should be exciting in friggin’ July.

have you seen my baseball?

by IISaiNtII on Jul 11, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions