What a difference a year makes.  For toddlers it may be the difference between crawling and walking,  For teenagers it may be the difference between walking and driving.  For some it's the difference between life and death.  Nothing quite so drastic here, but a huge difference nonetheless.  Let's time-warp over to see what a few of those differences are from then to now ...

A year ago the Chiefs were sitting on 3 wins ... for the entire season to that point A year ago Matt Cassel was the worst QB since Todd Blackledge hung up his spikes

via www1.pictures.zimbio.com

A year ago we were looking forward to the draft ... in October

via lloydvance.files.wordpress.com

A year ago we counted our blessings that Larry Johnson had departed at last

via ll-media.tmz.com

A year ago Dwayne Bowe had no idea what a TD reception was

via www.mkrob.com

A year ago Todd Haley had already gone thru 5 cases of Valium

via www.kcchiefsblog.com

A year ago the Denver Broncos looked like they had better immediate future than the Chiefs

via cache.heraldinteractive.com

A year ago we were sure we needed a new starter at Left Tackle because we knew Branden Albert wasn't it

via cdn.picapp.com

A year ago we had Mike Goff

via www2.pictures.zimbio.com

A year ago we loved Jarrad Page

via www.kcchiefsblog.com

A year ago we were positive that Chris Chambers was the best WR ever

via www.mkrob.com

A year ago so many of us, myself included, had doubts ... many doubts about the direction this team was going

What a difference a year makes ...

Merry Christmas to all of Arrowhead Pride, your family and your friends, whoever you are and wherever you are ...

Geaux Chiefs

H/T kabrink