Should we draft Tebow?
by Lanier63 on Feb 9, 2010 12:09 PM CST
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PrintI just love to see what that does to peoples blood pressure on here. lmao
Anyways, I was going to name this post, “I’m worried about the Thorman Brothers”
With what we have been told lately, AP is still maintaining record breaking numbers on SBN and the internet concerning NFL blogs. The Thorman boys are mostly responsible for this since they extended their invitation to all of us to come by and talk about our favorite subject.
In doing a little checking, I found out something that could be of interest to us and maybe a little concern. Many of us have openly admitted to being AP addicts and check in everyday a few times or once an hour, whatever we can take time to do. Well as I have told you before, I have some down time during the day when I can sit around and think of stupid things and one happened to stop by and introduce itself to me today.
Does the Chiefs losing record have any direct correlation to the popularity of Arrowhead Pride? Frankly I don’t know, and I hope not. See that’s what worries me. I enjoy the site so much that I actually just leave it on the computer every hour of the day and check in when I can. I looked over at a few sites, like the Saints and Colts and not much going on as often as AP. Seems like our only competition is Bolts from the Blue and with that team, I can see why! I would say, but don’t have the statistics, that we have something new posted a minimum of twice per hour, everyday.
That would be over 17,000 news items found and posted on AP each year. All because two brothers had the idea to start a news blog concerning their favorite team and choosing to share it with us.
So to get to my question finally, if the Chiefs become consistent winners and playoff participants, (hopefully we can win some) will the traffic on AP take a downward hit? I think the reason AP is so popular, is that we are always thinking of ways to help this team and would like to share them and garner each others opinions. But, if their isn’t much to fix, will there be much reason to check in as often?
I for one pledge that no matter what the record, I will always be an AP faithful. Besides there’s beer glove money to be had…..I just aint never seen any.
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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Seems like our only competition is Bolts from the Blue
There is no competition. They’ve had about 700,000 visits. In comparison, AP has had 6.1 million visits. Perhaps they’d get more traffic if it wasn’t being ran by the love child of Corky Thatcher and Bruno.
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 9, 2010 12:15 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
no
u competition is den site dal pitt
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 reseident broncos fan for ap lol denver will rise again resident broncos fan for every blog resident broncos fan for stanpleid bule
Denver, Dallas and Pittsburgh? I didnt realize they were very big.
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.
i meant sb nation
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 reseident broncos fan for ap lol denver will rise again resident broncos fan for every blog resident broncos fan for stanpleid bule
Fuck me
For being Canadian you sure know a lot about American television. Corky Thatcher is a homerun hit every time by my book. I’d sit on that one for future usage.
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The only thing more lame than mock draft's is the sarcasm font.
by KansasCityShuffle on Feb 9, 2010 4:27 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe we need to draft someone this year to help
Hell, we all would die if Joel or Chris got injured and we had no one to carry the ball:)
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
If AP is this good when the Chiefs are this bad
I suspect it’s only going to get busier.
A large part of the blowup of AP is the external links that lead people here from Google, SI, Yahoo, and PFT (among many others). You search anything Chiefs related in Google and AP is almost always on the frontpage results somewhere.
So full of sh*t that toilet bowls have to wipe.
Ya but
Busier does not necessarily equal better.
I think a big part of AP’s traffic is that its known networkwide that AP is the bees knees so other people come by to see what the big deal is.
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 9, 2010 12:25 PM CST up reply actions
I never said better :)
As far as comments and stuff go, that will almost certainly continue in a downhill slide. But I think the content that comes out to the frontpage will still be top-notch and only improve.
So full of sh*t that toilet bowls have to wipe.
I was all ready to demand your banning Lanier.
Just for mentioning us drafting him. Good job with the fakeout.
It would take a drastic change, like the team moving or the Thorman’s completely selling out to really hurt this site I think. knocks on wood It’s the place to be, offseason or not.
Yah, I remember a time long long ago. Before anyone was here but me.
After I got here, there were millions of hits. Hey, I’m not bragging. I’m educating. I am just that popular. I expected maybe a few hundred thousand to follow me here, but MILLIONS?? Yikes. Ok, I’m sure that the Thormans had some little hand in it, but the facts don’t lie. Since I have been here, our member numbers have grown.
I am all set to receive my award. Tomahawk says all I have to do to claim my trophy is drive to this address he gave me in Compton, California. It’s a little weird I have to get there at 2 a.m. and stand under a street light with this T-shirt on that TT sent me in the mail.
Not sure what it means. Something about “the cause” and Mr. Crowley. It has a cute little cross burning on the back of the t-shirt. These kids are so creative these days. Well I’m off to meet my new friends from Compton. Wish me luck!
Nice Kray.
We could test your theory with a nice lengthy ban though, see what the numbers do.
so waht exactly is the "cause"? and Mr Crowley? haha
I honestly dont know you can send it to my email if youd like scottsarley@hotmail.com
Send pics
Both before and after the hospital.
We are building a fighting force of extwaordinary magnitude.
I think Ozarks gets it!! Lol!! Mr. Crowley was the Southern guy that kept the south in apartheid for all those years
The burning cross the KKK….the Cause!! Now you get it!! That would be about as bad as dropping me in to a black panther rally wearing a sheet.
Who are you again? I forget
The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw
Great idea!
I’m buying stock in this site before we draft Tebow! On second thought, the entire internet may crash if that were to happen.
I Live in Chris's computer
its nice in here :)
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
Location
Where do you go to see how many people visit AP and other NFL blogs?
"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck."
-Don Shula
Awesome
Thanks
"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck."
-Don Shula
I think we should go back in time to last year
convince Tebow to come out and draft him then instead of TJACK.
So full of sh*t that toilet bowls have to wipe.
I prefer a less busy site populated by smarter and more knowledgeable fans.
One of the great things about AP is the vast, vast majority of people on here know their shit. There is honest disagreement but it’s a fun debate since both sides knows what they’re talking about.
I could barely come on here after the losses this season as so many idiots were ranting away. “Fire Haley this second! He yells!!” Since the season has ended most of them are gone. Which is nice.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
by Rev. Slappy on Feb 9, 2010 2:28 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
FIRE HALEY!!!!!
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 Feb 9, 2010 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
And speaking of Tebow . . .
if he’s such a great character guy, shouldn’t he be saying, “I don’t care if I play QB or not. I just want to be my best and help a team win a championship regardless of what position I’m playing.”? This insisting on playing QB smacks of ego to me.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
He want's the biggest soapbox possible
to spread the word of god.
So full of sh*t that toilet bowls have to wipe.
All he said is he wants a chance to play QB.
There is nothing wrong with that. The word Ego is thrown around here far too much.
"I've only been in love with a beer bottle and a mirror" - Sid Vicious.
by craig in calgary on Feb 9, 2010 4:00 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not really a reverend.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
I would think my frequent use of the word "fuck" )or any of its derivatives) would tip people off that I am not a man of the cloth.
Well, I suppose I could just be a really bad one.
Toby is in HR, which technically means he works for corporate, so he's really not a part of our family. Also, he's divorced, so he's really not a part of his family.
you mean you aint never heard a Pastor cuss his Deacons?....lol
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.
Well I'm not really that Big or Red or a Chief if that makes you feel better Kray.
The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?
by BigRedChief on Feb 10, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
I am awesome though.
The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?
by BigRedChief on Feb 10, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions
If Tebow want to play QB
He should go to Canada. He stands a good chance at playing (backup) and the country already loves him.
Yeah...but we beat the donkeys like a rented mule.
Agree it's kinda bizarre
One of the smaller-market NFL teams has a giganto-blog of followers. Dunno why. Partly maybe b/c the team was pretty decent, record-wise, a few years ago, took a major nosedive and now has an overhauled management and coaching team.
Personally that’s the part that interests me the most: seeing a new group take over a historic franchise, try to turn it around— it’s gonna be very enjoyable to see how it works out. It’ll be fun to sit in the living room and watch the Chiefs win the SuperBowl again, like I did a million years ago when I was a kid, but once the rebuild is successful to that level….. maybe not so much. Disaster followed by overcoming adversity to rise triumphant is the easier sell, as opposed to continuing to do the same thing you’ve been doing for years.
"continuing to do the same thing you’ve been doing for years."
that’s called insanity, my good man.
So full of sh*t that toilet bowls have to wipe.
Or a stable management team
The Colts are stable and excellent for a decade. Other teams are stable and lousy, such as our favorites, the Raiders. It’s more interesting when things get changed up, see if a new team can develop.
It was a good post Lanier I was the only Wrecker today I guess
No to the title, That sucked
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
Alot of people don't know this but the Thorman Bros have long since retired and....
….are living in Brazil enjoying the “view”. They were bought out by ESPN and AP is now run by a super-computer that randomly scans the internet for Chiefs related news and notes. ESPN underestimated AP’s power and were forced to scrap the project but AP remained and kept getting stronger. It continued gaining viewership and members and now it has millions of e-mail addresses, home addresses and social security numbers in a an elaborate plot to pay off the country’s debt and then leverage it against our government. Buildings will be painted Red and Gold, the Whitehouse will be relocated to 1 Arrowhead place, Bronco/Raider/Charger fans will be imprisoned, our mascot the bald eagle will be replaced by KC Wolf, two servings of BBQ will be required at every meal and the common hello will be replaced by GO CHIEFS!
The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?
by BigRedChief on Feb 9, 2010 6:11 PM CST reply actions 5 recs
interesting
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
Damn I missed the point of the comment :(
GO CHIEFS!
GO CHIEFS!
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
by Steve_Chiefs on Feb 10, 2010 4:28 PM CST up reply actions
AP will only grow larger as the team gets better. This place would blow up if the Chiefs even made it to the playoffs.
We would crash SBN’s servers if we went to the Super Bowl. With that unfortunately comes the trolls and the bandwagon fans out of the woodwork.
Because of the title of the thread I feel the need to post the obligatory Tebow pic.
Yeah, let's just keep matriculatin' the ball down the field, boys! ...
Lanier you didn't talk about Tebow once!
You kidding me….this place is the one stop shop when it comes to the pulse of the CHIEFS and their news!
I’m gonna even have my wife post up my obituary so that people that want to continue an argument, will know why I’m not responding back.
Plus most importantly ………It’s FREE…..
Opinions are like A--holes, everyones got one.
tomhawk and I went to lunch one day on the amount you pay a month...
we split a can of wieners over a free City park water fountain. We found some gum underneath for dessert!
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.
Not really sure I want to hear about you two sharing wieners in a park.
The question is not how far. The question is, do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith, to go as far is as needed?
by BigRedChief on Feb 10, 2010 9:24 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Lanier, I'm dissapointed
I clicked on this FanPost expecting more boobs…
Ryan Succop will be the kicker for the AFC in the 2011 Pro Bowl
( . )( . )
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.
I thought all the regular AP boobs showed up :)
"For what we are about to see next, we must enter quietly into the realm of genius." Scott "Young Frankenstein" Pioli
by Steve_Chiefs on Feb 10, 2010 4:29 PM CST up reply actions
nope, butI
I’m here now. Phew, close call. :)
by Eastcoastransplant on Feb 10, 2010 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
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