Choose Your Own Chiefs Adventure, But Stick With It
by Ridiculous Matt on Oct 2, 2009 2:30 PM CDT
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There's no wrong way to be a fan, as long as you're not disrespecting your fellow fans, crossing lines of human decency, or generally being a Raiders fan. You can be pessimistic, optimistic, hedonistic, fanatic, dramatic, or just plain crazy. However someone chooses to exhibit their support of a sports franchise is within their rights.
But you've got to stick to your approach. What am I getting at?
Don't demand change then question the changes themselves.
A growing belief this week has been hot on the blame train. Not only did Pioli and Haley fail the fanbase by not committing more money to free agents in a weak free agency year without having been through a single training camp, but now they're weakening this roster by constantly tweaking and replacing parts.
The idea is that Haley and Pioli are over their heads. The performance of the team on Sunday was unacceptable, but actually doing something about it is a mistake. The offensive line is a disaster. A Grade-A disaster. But bringing in more guys to replace the unacceptable ones breeds "instability." You know, because if your team sucks, you definitely don't want to upset that delicate balance. Why are they bringing in practice guys? They aren't any good! Which would still mean they're better than our guys currently. Not possessing the quality of good is superior to the quality of draining all good from the souls of your fanbase.
It's one thing to let the decisions that have been made alter your opinion of the job being done (and that's a popular movement, according to the approval polls). It's another to constantly demand two things. Win now and win later. Improve the team at all costs but don't rock the boat. We can believe Haley and/or Pioli suck as much as we want. But don't blame them for putting out a terrible team on the field and then question them when they try and correct it.
Right now, we're spelunking in a sewer. Any way we turn, we're headed in a direction, but we're still covered in crap.
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Wow.
Just… wow. As someone who has expressed all of the above this week (and then some), I stand corrected. The bulb in my headlamp needs to b replaced. I’ll do that now, and then I’ll see a faint trail leading to the light. I’ll go there.
You're just pointing at things and saying you love them.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Oct 2, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
RIP Bodhi - Not tragic to die doing what you love. You want the ultimate thrill, you gotta be willing to pay the ultimate price.
by craig in calgary on Oct 2, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I LOVE SEXASSASSIN
1. SEXASSASSIN
2. SEXASSASSIN
3. SEXASSASSIN
4. CHIEFS
5. HOT CHEETOS
6. ROOTBEER
7. MICHELLE BEISNER
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
That is one jacked up ugly mug...typical Bronco.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Oct 2, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Can we say "Donkey Face"
It is a new Era at Arrowhead. I do not yet know if it is one of greatness or one of ineptitude. I am excited to see which way it goes, and will support my team until the end, bitter or sweet!
I guess we shouldn't be joking....
Being kicked in the face by a donkey isn’t funny.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Oct 2, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
Any animal that physically harms a Bronco fan is A-OK in my book!
It is a new Era at Arrowhead. I do not yet know if it is one of greatness or one of ineptitude. I am excited to see which way it goes, and will support my team until the end, bitter or sweet!
Even if it is a donkey!
It is a new Era at Arrowhead. I do not yet know if it is one of greatness or one of ineptitude. I am excited to see which way it goes, and will support my team until the end, bitter or sweet!
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It is a new Era at Arrowhead. I do not yet know if it is one of greatness or one of ineptitude. I am excited to see which way it goes, and will support my team until the end, bitter or sweet!
you guys are crazy michelle beisner would make all my dreams come true
im not even that into blondes im more of a brunette guy my self but any chick who talks about football is number one in my books . i would take michelle out on a date and close that deal in one night fooore sure no doubt in my mind
FOUR F'S FIND UM FEEL UM FUGUM FORGET UM.
I rec'd the pie chart-but not so much
It is a new Era at Arrowhead. I do not yet know if it is one of greatness or one of ineptitude. I am excited to see which way it goes, and will support my team until the end, bitter or sweet!
I’d like to apologize. I was someone who saw the release of Bernard Pollard as a bad thing. But after watching the defense the past three weeks, and then reading this “fantastic” piece or writing, I will admit I was wrong. Keep cutting starters and signing unproven guys that were cut by New England and Arizona. Because Bill Belicheck doesn’t know what he’s doing in Foxboro…..
i'd get the sarcasm
if pollard was replaced by a former patriot or cardinal. even though he is bill bellichick, he still only gets 53 players and if their 54th best player is better than someone on our team, we should pounce on it
Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.
Harry S. Truman
by kcguy on Oct 2, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
You’re right, replacing a young safety with starting experience and potential with a 30+ year old that hasn’t completed a full season in 4 years is smart. Glad we pounced on that
That’s true, that surprised me. I thought he would get picked up quickly for sure, at least just for special teams play.
by T-Rich on Oct 2, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
the most important part of playing defense
is being where you’re supposed to be on the field and since pollard couldn’t figure that out, he became expendable. i’m pretty sure we can get someone better than pollard in the 4th round of any draft..
Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day.
Harry S. Truman
by kcguy on Oct 2, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
It's not easy, but
It’s not easy but more patience is needed. We have the right people and they have the power to change course. It is hard to be patient when it seems like we have been waiting for so long; but it is our best shot. I expect to get the equivilant of a root canal every Sunday this season. Maybe some day soon my teeth will be well and I can enjoy the fruits of victory. On the brightside, it’s just us; no bandwagon fans in KC baby.
by Exploded on Oct 2, 2009 3:18 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
"We have the right people"
Care to explain how you know Hailey and Pioli are the right people? People keep saying this, but Hailey hasn’t proven anything, at all. And Pioli has yet to prove he can be successful without Belicheck. If anything Hailey showed he can coach an offense with a lot of playmakers, and a head coach that is offensive minded, overseeing it.
I agree..
Haley have shown that he can suceed with a great offense…or at least one with playmakers all over the place, but so far the O has looked as bad as the last 3 seasons.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Oct 2, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
AZ's
offense isn’t looking all that impressive with “playmakers all over the place” so far this season.
I wonder what changed.
The Kansas City Chief's 2009 record will be 5-11.
by Druful on Oct 2, 2009 8:01 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Superbowl hangover...duh
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Oct 2, 2009 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
they are ranked 14th...which is, I'm sure dissapointing...
But we are ranked 30th…that pretty much bad.
Don't Fuccop Succop
by chicks_love_chiefs on Oct 2, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes
On the brightside, it’s just us; no bandwagon fans in KC baby
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09
And Succop will be the Key in two of them.
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
We all need to remember..
That part of the reasons there is a lack of talent on this team is, many high profile free agents are not willing to come to a team that is in a rebuilding mode… Turnarounds like Miami had last yr do not happen very often. If not for the wildcat offense, that team would have never had the type of season they had. They just had something other teams had not seen before and were not ready for it…..They were 0-3 (i think) before they took off…We are a smaller market team in the mid west…All of these factors play into a free agents decision on where he wants to play. Money is not always the deciding factor. This also may play into why we are so far under the Cap…..i for one,hate to see the Chiefs lose, but i am confident that we are moving in the right direction….or at least im willing to sit back and let this new regime put forth their best effort to turn it around…..at the end of this season, Pioli will have a better feel of what this team needs and does not need and can start targeting those areas…With new free agents on the market, cap space,new draft picks, extra draft picks we have aquired for next yr, I think we will see this team improve dramatically…..Let also not forget, that this is only the fourth week of the season and I know one thing is certain, these players have not gave up in any of the past three games….I really do wish Pioli would stop taking the Patriots scraps though…..
Turnarounds like Miami had last yr do not happen very often. If not for the wildcat offense, that team would have never had the type of season they had. They just had something other teams had not seen before and were not ready for it…..They were 0-3 (i think) before they took off…
Maybe they should run the wildcat exclusively…because they’re 0-3 this year too…
Ryan Succop will be the kicker for the AFC in the 2011 Pro Bowl
you guys...
Are basing this all on 3 games. I’m so fucking tired of everyone jumping ship and giving up so early. The last couple of weeks all of the posts and comments have been so negative and condescending, its really getting old. I happen to agree with T-Rich is tryin to say.
U bitter bastards need to get off your period and give the organization a break, and possibly, instead of posting something about how terrible “your Chiefs” are, post something positive or insightful.
I’m off of this site for a while, hopefully we can get a W and someone will write something worth reading again…until then keep pretending you’re a REAL Chiefs fan.
"It’s a new dawn in Kansas City. Waters, the rest of the players, and the media had better get a grasp of it, and fast. The old Chiefs are indeed dead." - Nick Athan Warpaint Illustrated
by MansGame on Oct 2, 2009 6:20 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Are you sure
that you are reading the comments fully? T-Rich does nothing but add bitterness via a sarcastic way. His headline to his comments always says the opposite of the body of his message. He is saying that Haley/Pioli haven’t done anything right yet & I think that you are saying that you are tired of the negative nancies, as are a whole bunch of us!
Sorry if I came off that way (this post is 100% serious, btw). I just don’t like when people get mad at others for criticizing the team, and basically tell everyone they need to quit whining and be patient. I don’t like blindly agreeing with everything Pioli and Hailey do, just because they have had success in the past. But I do think Pioli will get this ship righted, I’m not judging him until next season (has his scouts in, and more time with draft, FA, etc). But please don’t tell me how to talk about the Chiefs. We should be allowed to criticize, compliment, speculate, without being labeled a “hater”, or “jumping off the ship”.
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