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Chiefs LB Vrabel Lets Emotions Get Best of Him, Bud Adams Style

In the fourth quarter of Sunday's 44-13 loss to the Denver Broncos, one of the leaders of the Kansas City Chiefs defense let his emotions get the best of him.

On a fourth and one, nursing a big lead in the fourth quarter, the Broncos opted to go for it.  And go for it they did all the way to the end zone via an 18 yard run by Knowshon Moreno.

After the game, Chiefs LB Mike Vrabel wasn't bothered by the Broncos decision to go for it.

"They can call whatever they wanna run," Vrabel said, "and go for it on fourth down every single time if they want.  We just have to stop them.  I've been on the other side when things are great, and being on this side, ain't so good."

But during the game, Vrabel appeared to have a problem with it.  Frustration manifested itself Bud Adams style, by Vrabel flipping the bird in the direction of the Broncos bench after Moreno's touchdown run.  He continued to walk back to the bench in obvious frustration.

Does he think the league will fine him for it?

"I don't know," he said quietly after the game. "I think that they can take a look at it and do with it what they want."

The league fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for flipping off the Buffalo fans several weeks ago.  In November of 2006, Michael Vick was fined $10,000 for a similar hand signal.

Vrabel went on to say more players on the team need to do whatever Tamba Hali is doing.  Hali forced two fumbles and notched three more sacks to his season total.

"It's sad we couldn't win for a guy like Tamba who played his ass off," he said. "We just need to play up to what Tamba and guys like that are doing.  If we win, that's a great story instead we're just frustrated."

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He gave the finger to the wrong bench

The 4th down run didn’t bother me…thats textbook. If you are up big, run the ball and if you can’t stop him, then thats too bad.

Johnnie Morton: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.

by craig in calgary on Dec 6, 2009 4:37 PM CST reply actions  

Plus

Its a wee bit ironic an ex-patriot was upset about a team “running up the score”

Johnnie Morton: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.

by craig in calgary on Dec 6, 2009 4:39 PM CST up reply actions  

Yep

I can imagine Whitlock’s article now….

by Joel Thorman on Dec 6, 2009 4:43 PM CST up reply actions  

I say we make him coach for a year

just to shut his ass up

This is my signature line. It is full of awesome and win.

by KCSatchmo on Dec 6, 2009 4:58 PM CST up reply actions  

He wouldnt even last a year

He’d last 2 blowout losses and kill himself after realizing how ignorant and ridiculous he really is.

by Petey14 on Dec 6, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions  

well

Vrable wasn’t making the decisions in NE either…to be fair.

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

by jmcgoblue on Dec 6, 2009 4:44 PM CST up reply actions  

Tamba really was Derrick Thomas reincarnated today... holy shit

Too bad we couldn’t come up with a win though. But he’s going to be a force in the years to come.

by bwelch37 on Dec 6, 2009 4:46 PM CST reply actions  

Yep

Its too bad his great performance will be lost in such an enemic performance by the other 52

Johnnie Morton: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.

by craig in calgary on Dec 6, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions  

Is that a deliberate

mashup of anemic and enema? If so, it is pure win to describe todays effort by the Chiefs. And if it’s just a mistype, it’s still damn funny.

Also, I understand that after Tebow’s tears last night, cancer is now cured.

The Kansas City Chief's 2009 record will be 5-11.

by Druful on Dec 6, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions  

I don't mind this at all

good job, Mike

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Dec 6, 2009 4:47 PM CST reply actions  

OR, how about make a tackle?

I remember Dawson to Taylor, Kenney to Carson, and Blackledge catching the snap in his facemask. Seen it all...

by BinSC on Dec 6, 2009 6:13 PM CST up reply actions  

OR, how about knock his punkass out

"The first step to penetration... must not be lateral"
-Confucius, in contrary to Glenn Dorsey lining up in the 2-tech

by ArrowSpread on Dec 6, 2009 8:53 PM CST up reply actions  

imo

when you’re already up big, there is no point in running up the score. it isn’t as if the chiefs were on the verge of a comeback. absolutely unprofessional.

people can say what they want, but whether it is a 1 point difference or a 41 point difference, running the ball on 4th down by a team with the lead is a prick move my an insecure coach pissed off about starting out 6-0 and losing 4 straight. it is like beating your wife til she falls on the floor in the fetal position and then starting to kick her in the face….

"We're not losers, we just can't win!"

by chief Stevie_k on Dec 6, 2009 4:54 PM CST reply actions  

What are they supposed to do?

Take a knee?
Kicking a field goal is “running up the score”

They ran the ball up the middle, and in typical Chiefs fashion, they couldn’t stop them.
McDaniels did exactly what they should have done.

Johnnie Morton: The Man. The Myth. The Legend.

by craig in calgary on Dec 6, 2009 4:56 PM CST up reply actions  

This class move is to kick the FG

But we have no room to bitch about it. Our D is getting paid to stop that run.

This is my signature line. It is full of awesome and win.

by KCSatchmo on Dec 6, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions  

if nothing else

maybe it will wake this team up. if not now, then perhaps next year or the year after. hope these players don’t forget it and stick it to them throughout the future.

"We're not losers, we just can't win!"

by chief Stevie_k on Dec 6, 2009 4:56 PM CST reply actions  

Not really the same thing

They were running all over us all day and with the game in hand why try a field goal when you can run more clock off the game. Pretty sure that was the common sense in that situation. They knew we werent gonna do shit so may as well keep that clock goin

by KCinIL on Dec 6, 2009 4:58 PM CST up reply actions  

i personally have a hundo to help V pay the fine, anyone else in???

who cares anymore, we suck so bad, can you blame him, or blame me for puuking all over my shoes when i saw the score. this season is done, we should just throw in the flag for the rest of the season, and preserve the health of the players, haaahaaa crazy that would be. were done for 2009, 2010, ive seen it all, three rows back at the fifty yardline in qualcom, i seen enough. i miss LJ, haaaahaa fuck im full of jokes. take care everyone for the rest of the year, see ya at the draft, eric berry eric berry eric berry.

by Servando on Dec 6, 2009 5:03 PM CST reply actions  

i said it too

thought it was classless. up by that much and go for it, but hey….they are trying to reverse a 4 game losing streak and gain confidence. i cussed them….but if i was him i would have flipped them off, and flipped off my own sideline too. jokers.

Just like novocaine. give it time; always works..

by be cee on Dec 6, 2009 5:08 PM CST reply actions  

lets flip everyone offf woohooo

here you go scott pioli, tha bird. just for fun.

by Servando on Dec 6, 2009 5:10 PM CST reply actions  

I'm with Mike

They deserved the bird, just for being the broncos. It would be nice if our 100 million dollar d-line could do its job though.

by GonzosDirtyTrailer on Dec 6, 2009 5:11 PM CST reply actions  

Just makes me like Vrabel that much more...

If we had 21 more guys like him we might be able to win some games.

by Chiefsfan1970 on Dec 6, 2009 5:23 PM CST reply actions  

+1

Vrabel hates to lose.

by Nick Britt on Dec 6, 2009 10:56 PM CST up reply actions  

And that’s all that matters….

by T-Rich on Dec 6, 2009 11:28 PM CST up reply actions  

sick

just sick,,,,,score a hiundred if you can. expose us for what we are so we know what to correct. no pride and no coaching staff and no guts. im just about done as an nfl fan. i will never love another team like i have loved the chiefs my entire life through good times and bad but even in the 80s i was proud. right now im ashamed. sick to my stomach and cant even comprehend how you can give up 44 to the 2009 broncos. not the elway/davis/sharpe, etc broncos, but the 2009 nobody broncos. at home. bums. the lot of em…

Just like novocaine. give it time; always works..

by be cee on Dec 6, 2009 5:25 PM CST reply actions  

I agree with the guy that sad he flipped off the wrong bench, Matt “3.2 passer rating” Cassel, should be flipped completely off the roster, dude has no win in him, all the drops have broken his spirit but he has given up on this year, I hope Brokie gets the start and has a great game and sets this franchise back even further, that’s what they get for giving a backup that kind of $ before showing he was a cent of it.

by SKyNYrDCHiEF44 on Dec 6, 2009 5:32 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

you really

think it matters eddie?
it doesnt matter who the qb is. if cassel was out and croyle was in….ppl would be griping and demanding they put in the 3rd string guy. the team stinks. the overall coaching staff is amatuer, the o line is atrocious, backs cant find the hole, then they get cut and the backs cant hang on to the ball, receivers cant catch a cold, defense cant get off blocks and tackle like pros…..the whole roster is pathetic. either that, or the coaching staff cant get the pro caliber talent out of them. who knows. all i know is we look like the worst franchise seince the 70s bucs. maybe worse and its embarrassing. tomorrow i will be back to positive and loving my team as i always have but right now facts are facts. we stink, and there is absolutely no excuse for giving up 44 pts at home to a team that is barely above average at best.

Just like novocaine. give it time; always works..

by be cee on Dec 6, 2009 5:41 PM CST up reply actions  

As I said during the game thread

It’s not running up the score unless they’re throwing long bombs during the game. Which is what we did to them in 1983. Chiefs were slaughtering Donks that day. I think Elway started that game and tossed multiple INTs. KC was up 41-17 with very little time left, maybe less than a minute (I can’t find the details). KC had one eligible receiver who hadn’t caught a pass, a backup TE, I think. Mackovic decided to get him a reception, but the guy was covered so Blackledge throws it deep for a TD. Reeves, Denver coach at the time, was so pissed he wouldn’t even shake Mackovic’s hand after the game. It was pretty ugly.

-"A man may be a fool and not know it, but not if he is married." - H.L. Mencken

by Big Chief on Dec 6, 2009 5:57 PM CST reply actions  

The Broncos didn't do anything wrong.

They run the ball when you expect them to run. Make a tackle for cryin out loud. Not like it was a reverse or trick play, although every play seems to be a trick play against our D. If you can’t stop a simple running play, you deserve to have it stuck in your face. It looked like our defense had no pride at all today. How many times did Denver players make plays and then laugh about it? They couldn’t believe how easy it was. Sickening, especially with Marty and Neil Smith in the house. They had to be embarrased.

I remember Dawson to Taylor, Kenney to Carson, and Blackledge catching the snap in his facemask. Seen it all...

by BinSC on Dec 6, 2009 6:19 PM CST reply actions  

I don’t want the franchise to go back further it just serves them right for paying a guy that kind of money before he proves he can play, I’m so tired of the bashing of the oline, yea they suck but how many open guys has Cassel overthrown/underthrown/thrown behind, I just want to see someone out there that cares that’s why thiggy was such a fan favorite atleast he gave 100 %, even if he wasn’t the best atleast he had heart, Cassel is wishing he was back holding a clipboard in New England, Just wish they would have let the year play out before paying him top 10 qb $ cause he obviously isn’t close to that.

by SKyNYrDCHiEF44 on Dec 6, 2009 6:52 PM CST via mobile reply actions  

I don't think McD was trying to show the Chiefs up,

but, keeping the ball on the ground and chewing up the clock is proper football management. Moreno got open on the left side with a good block from Larsen and was able to run it in. I was a little surprised at some of the calls Haley made or didn’t make during the game. Some seem to be very poor coaching decisions.

Wade seemed to have oil or something on his hands and the blame can’t be laid on Cassel’s shoulders, most of those catches he missed were catchable.

Tamba Hali was a stud today and had a ProBowl type game. The Chiefs and the Broncos have a lot of issues that can be considered normal for two teams rebuilding. What we have to do is start thinking on how we both beat the dolt-bags. God, I can’t stand that bunch. One more thing. I want to thank all of the Chiefs fans who came over in support of j-man, he is a fan for sure.

by bfree2bronc on Dec 6, 2009 7:33 PM CST reply actions  

All I can say is that this hurt...bad...

I mean real bad.

When you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.

by NJChieffan16 on Dec 6, 2009 9:17 PM CST reply actions  

Good for Vrabel

As least he cares enough to be mad

by WarWolf on Dec 6, 2009 11:34 PM CST reply actions  

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