Thank You AP!
by Patrick Allen on Dec 16, 2009 12:43 PM CST
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Hey Arrowhead Priders,
I just wanted to write to everyone at AP to say thank you. I stumbled upon Arrowhead Pride last December and I officially joined on February 27th. 136 Fan Posts and 4721 comments later I have been offered the Lead Blogger position over at Arrowhead Addict and I have accepted.
I just wanted to throw up a quick post thanking you all for reading my stuff and encouraging me to keep writing. Many of the posters here have said a lot of nice things about my writing and it was those comments that encouraged me to keep at it. It was because of AP that I had a number of different articles to choose from when selecting samples to apply with over at AA.
I have also been influenced by the incredible work of all the bloggers here and I have certainly learned a lot from you all. It is a little bittersweet for me, as my new responsibility to Arrowhead Addict will most certainly limit my activity on Arrowhead Pride. AP is one of the best Chiefs sites on the planet, along with Arrowhead Addict (hey, I’m a company man now). I hope you all will stop over to AA to check out the changes that will be happening in the coming months and to check out my work.
I’d also like to extend a special thank you to Chris and Joel who have really been great friends and who have set a great example of how an excellent, professional blog should be managed.
Cheers and Go Chiefs!
Paddy
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Arrowhead Pride's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Arrowhead Pride writers or editors.
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Im going to miss my PA!
dang IT!
Congrats though!!!
Winning begins with Attitude - Haley and Pioli will be winners in KC!
I'll forever be a Chiefs fan! Only God himself could take that away from me, but when I get to my great reward, I'll rejoin two bigger fans, my Mom and Dad.
Thanks Lanier
I’ll be around just not as much.
Please help send my girlfriend to Broadway! Visit http://magonbroadway.blogspot.com/
by Patrick Allen on Dec 16, 2009 12:48 PM CST up reply actions
Congrats!
Always enjoyed your posts and commentary. Now I have to add AA to my short list of daily site visits. Good luck!
Predictions:
Kansas City will not win more than four games in 2009
Kansas City will have a new OC and DC in 2010
Kansas City will win at least seven games in 2010
Announcement from Arrowhead Addict
I’m hopping on a plane, so I’m going to make this short and sweet. But we’re super excited to announce the addition of two new lead bloggers — Andrew Crocker, aka Direckshun, and Patrick Allen. Both are Arrowhead Pride vets (big thanks to Joel and the gang for their assistance in this search!) and it really came down to them being proven as consistent creators of quality blog content. Andrew and Patrick are absolutely the right bloggers to lead Arrowhead Addict into the next decade. Look for Patrick to hit it hard immediately and for Andrew to slowly transition himself in, really revving it up once the new year hits. Give them a warm A.A. welcome if you would.
We had a ton of other good submissions, and I will be reaching out to many of you to see if we can find a role for you here at A.A. As previously mentioned, I’m sticking around in a columnist role, so I’ll still be posting occasionally, and the rest of the staff will continue to kick ass like always.
And Craig if you are reading, quite emailing, calling and showing up at my house. You are a terrible blogger and not only are you not the lead blogger, you are banned from this site.
Johnnie Morton: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
by craig in calgary on Dec 16, 2009 12:53 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
haha!
Please help send my girlfriend to Broadway! Visit http://magonbroadway.blogspot.com/
by Patrick Allen on Dec 16, 2009 12:55 PM CST up reply actions
So they robbed AP for our people?
Dadnabbit man!!!
Winning begins with Attitude - Haley and Pioli will be winners in KC!
I'll forever be a Chiefs fan! Only God himself could take that away from me, but when I get to my great reward, I'll rejoin two bigger fans, my Mom and Dad.
We're outsoucing to other Chiefs blogs now Lanier
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by Chris Thorman on Dec 16, 2009 6:43 PM CST up reply actions
Congrats!
Give em hell Paddy
This is my signature line. It is full of awesome and win.
by KCSatchmo on Dec 16, 2009 1:05 PM CST reply actions
No more turtle comments?
Bummer
"The way this works is you string together some good games, some good practices and you get momentum and you gain confidence," linebacker Mike Vrabel said. "It can be a real positive for your team. It builds on itself."
Lol!
Welcome to Chiefs REBUILD - Version 2.0 /The Clark Hunt Edition
Chiefs will be lucky to go 4-12 in 2010
by KansasCityShuffle on Dec 16, 2009 1:19 PM CST up reply actions
Dun worry
Im still here
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
by SuperTurtle on Dec 16, 2009 3:21 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Congrats man,
To be honest I’ve stopped going to all the other Chiefs sites because of how great AP is, but I will now put AA back in my daily rotation to check out your stuff. Don’t go getting too serious on us now that you’re all “official” and everything.
Feeling "The Love" and "Drinking the Kool AId"
I agree with Lanier
AP won’t be quite as funny, We’ll have to suit up a Rookie from the practice squad :(
Congrats Paddy!
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09. Almost there :)
And Succop will be the Key in two of them. Skins & Raiders! Pittsburgh Sweet!
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
Get someone Wes Welker like
Please help send my girlfriend to Broadway! Visit http://magonbroadway.blogspot.com/
by Patrick Allen on Dec 16, 2009 2:02 PM CST up reply actions
now there's a great question
Who’s that rookie gonna be?
by Eastcoastransplant on Dec 16, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions
Congrats Paddy
I’ve enjoyed and appreciated your humorous and serious articles alike, ever since I began to coming to this site this year. They made a fine choice for a new leader at AA……..
thanks!
Please help send my girlfriend to Broadway! Visit http://magonbroadway.blogspot.com/
by Patrick Allen on Dec 16, 2009 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
Where the hell do I send my awesome Power Rankings now?
Johnnie Morton: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
by craig in calgary on Dec 16, 2009 2:41 PM CST reply actions
I'll be emailing you all about that
Please help send my girlfriend to Broadway! Visit http://magonbroadway.blogspot.com/
by Patrick Allen on Dec 16, 2009 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
Great job Patrick. Love your posts though.
They were pretty amazing…
just like this rap song named “Kansas City” I’m listening to….
When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.
u desere this
paddy great job buddy
okay i have cereal palsy arhrtis and chronic fatiue as well i have a grea life loveing folks some days are better that other days i got a make a wish in 2001 saw my favorive team the broncos was the trip of the lifetime i wish everyone couild gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that ok but i bleed organ and bule
Congrats PA.
IMO, you’re a big part of what makes this site so great. Losing you is like putting a star QB on IR. You’re leaving some big shoes to fill. Hopefully one of us yahoos on here can step up to help carry the AP team.
My sentiments are likely to be summed up with one of these 2 quotes:
"Shut the f--- up."
-Matt Cassel
"WHAT THE F---?!?!"
-Todd Haley
by Red N Gold Beast on Dec 16, 2009 3:13 PM CST reply actions
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!
by SuperTurtle on Dec 16, 2009 3:22 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I found AA first, and loved it but then it lead me to AP and it was all over after that, with up to the minute news AP is in a league of its own, good luck and hopefully you can bring some of that AP swagger over to AA and get them up to speed with the way AP throws it down.
by SKyNYrDCHiEF44 on Dec 16, 2009 3:53 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Now if ya'll could just hang that dang Lanier out to dry this place would be great!
Winning begins with Attitude - Haley and Pioli will be winners in KC!
I'll forever be a Chiefs fan! Only God himself could take that away from me, but when I get to my great reward, I'll rejoin two bigger fans, my Mom and Dad.
PA
Congrats mi amigo.
I think we started these shenanigans up at around the same time, but you’ve way kicked my arse on postings and comments, hence your new position. I’ll miss you bro. Keep up the great work.
The way I look at it, it’s kinda like the Shotty family tree of days gone by. That tree hatched: Herm Edwards, Gunther Cunningham, Tony Dungy, Cam Cameron and Wade Phillips (in terms of HC’s. More if you look at OC and DC’s currently in the game. So PA is our first HC offshoot and Direkshun is his what (OC?) hahah.
Good luck guys!
by Eastcoastransplant on Dec 16, 2009 4:23 PM CST reply actions
Oh and (I'm a dumbass) Bill Cowher!
by Eastcoastransplant on Dec 16, 2009 4:24 PM CST up reply actions
Thanks ECT
you started up about a month before me!
Please help send my girlfriend to Broadway! Visit http://magonbroadway.blogspot.com/
by Patrick Allen on Dec 16, 2009 4:32 PM CST up reply actions
Which means
That I’m even that much less cool…
by Eastcoastransplant on Dec 16, 2009 4:46 PM CST up reply actions
I always looked forward to reading your stuff PA!
Good luck! I know you’ll do well! GO CHIEFS!!!
Virtus In Arduo
Congrats on the unpaid and time-consuming job!
Patrick should bring a (much needed?) breath of optimism to AA, which has been generally pretty dark when I’ve visited there in recent months. DD will need some leavening, and you’ll have fun with 102win’s nutty personnel recommendations. Good stuff over there. I usually find myself opening multiple fact-checker tabs when I go there, and come away knowing stuff I didn’t, before.
Along those lines, I don’t know HOW many times I’ve had an impression, started to write a SCATHING comment, only to find that my GENIUS impression had no basis in fact. Heh.
Good folks over at AA, and some wisdom (and wackiness) over there, for sure.
Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.
Actually...
According to Adam’s original post this is a paid position. So good for PA getting paid to blog about the team we all love.
Amen :)
We Will kick at least 4 Teams Asses in 09. Almost there :)
And Succop will be the Key in two of them. Skins & Raiders! Pittsburgh Sweet!
" Think and talk positive football off the field." Hank Stram
by Steve_Chiefs on Dec 16, 2009 6:50 PM CST up reply actions
Heh. I guess when they talked to me about bloggin' for 'em, my offer was less. ;o)
Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.
That one is pretty flat, merlin
Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.
unpaid?
I heard from a friend who knows a guy at Worlds of Fun that knows a Policeman that had an uncle in Florida, that he was getting $35K per year for this gig!
Winning begins with Attitude - Haley and Pioli will be winners in KC!
I'll forever be a Chiefs fan! Only God himself could take that away from me, but when I get to my great reward, I'll rejoin two bigger fans, my Mom and Dad.
That's a crap source!
Everyone knows it’s only credible info if it comes through a real estate connection. I thought you knew better.
=)
by NJ Chiefs Fan on Dec 17, 2009 9:29 AM CST up reply actions
Does this mean that you will no longer be...
Boring us with your inciteless and stupid posts?
You really should get professional help. Your obsession with ND football is not healthy. ---Dr. lookingdeadred
That is absolutely fantastic, Paddy!
Huge congratulations, but it also sucks that you won’t be here as often.
Direckshun is also fantastic. He was a contributor here for a long time and was always great.
I wish you the best of luck, man…but I also expect to see you in Open Game Threads as usual, or I will DDOS AA.
-Erykah Badu, I have accepted your proposal. So, Mrs. DTR, let's get to consummating...you are on notice.
-"All praise Chiefus."
What happened to loyalty?
It went right out the door with TG. Thanks TG for making Chiefs fans think it’s ok to be selfish and do what is right for them!!
Have fun Patrick!! Hope you enjoy your small crowd over there.
"Its going to be a challenge, its going to feel like forever, and there will be difficulties. But we will emerge on the other side of it stronger than we were when we entered." ~ Sudden
by Matt_Grbac on Dec 16, 2009 9:25 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Might not be small for long!!!
With this publicity!
It’s like splitting your stock!!!! We double our profits!
Don't forget to be an AP-vangelist...Tell A Friend...
wow, good look Patrick, and rest assured ...
kray and I will look after the Kool-Aid
evil grin
congratulations!!!
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisiton!
thanks man
Please help send my girlfriend to Broadway! Visit http://magonbroadway.blogspot.com/
by Patrick Allen on Dec 17, 2009 10:35 AM CST up reply actions
Congrats Patrick!
Always have enjoyed your posts and thought they were always cohesive with solid research. Look forward to reading you posts on the Addict. Now that you are going to the dark side, come back and say hi once in a while, lol.
by casselreadychiefs on Dec 17, 2009 10:06 AM CST reply actions
There is another C-site?
Who knew…keep up the good work.
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