All Is Lost, And I'll Tell You Why
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:00 PM CDT
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PrintFirst and foremost, I'd like to thank the NFL. Thank you for allowing me to purchase NFL.com's "preseason pass" for the low low price of $19.99. Thank you for charging me to view, for merely $5 a game, vanilla-style football played by guys who are more likely than not to be cut from the team. Thank you for not allowing me to view this ridiculous glorified scrimmage (well, for us it was. Tampa Bay... not so much) for free.
But MOST of all, thank you for blacking out nationally televised games, so that someone who doesn't have television is completely screwed out of watching a game he paid money he doesn't have to see. Thank you.
So here I am at 8:30 in the morning, finally able to view the game. How fun that I get to see it after everyone else!
Now that I've gotten that out of my system, I have bad news for you Chiefs fans. All is lost. We suck. You all saw it. A total and complete humiliation at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. What a wreck. What a joke. What a drain into which all our offseason hopes and optimism were poured. Don't believe me? Well, allow me to tell you why, with a little help occasionally from some gameday thread comments that really hit the nail on the head. The inserted comments below are actual gamethread comments. The rest is all me, and my reasons it's all over but the cryin'.
"Wow they read that perfectly" (following Bannon's first carry).
-- Yes, they did indeed read that play perfectly. They obviously were way more prepared than us, and our coaches didn't anticipate Tampa Bay's ability to read a run up the middle. How anyone could have possibly known we'd start with a play like that is beyond me. After seeing it time after time, preseason game after preseason game, since the dawning of the Todd Haley era here in KC, I would've thought they'd pass the ball or run a sweep to the outside. You know, to take them by surprise. After all, aren't we trying to get Jamaal Charles ready for the season? Doesn't he need the practice? Seriously, how did the Bucs KNOW? What can we take from this? I'll tell you... That our coaches are going to get schooled this year. Duh.
"This is pathetic" and "Chiefs look very sloppy" (During the Bucs first drive)
-- I know, right? I mean, honestly, what's the deal? I refuse to except a defense that plays sloppy football when all it's missing is Brandon Flowers, Kelly Gregg, Derrick Johnson, Tamba Hali, and Glenn Dorsey. I mean c'mon, what are we gonna do if all of those guys get hurt? Lay down and die? I want a team whose 2nd team can blend perfectly with its first team, without any drop-off in play whatsoever. After all, do they think they'll get by with forcing a 3 and out playing 6 starters against other teams' best players? We've got over 50% of our starters on the field for crying out loud! I don't know what to say, and fortunately I don't have to. Those comments said it all. We're a pathetic, sloppy team. There's no excuse. Best players, shmest players.
-- Another awful play (the fumble exchange at the snap). Isn't it a bummer that Harris and Cassel aren't on the same page? After all, he's the favorite to start for us at center this year. I don't know where we'll go if those two can't get on track. We might have to (shudder) start Casey Weigmann and use Rodney Hudson as a backup. Or something else crazy like that. I don't even want to think about it.
"This team is embarrassing itself on a national stage" (after the Battle fumble)
-- Nailed it! What, oh what, are we going to do about a running game this year? Jackie Battle just put the ball on the field, giving Tampa Bay possession. Where are we gonna go after him? Clearly the coaches don't have faith in Jamaal Charles (as evidenced by him not getting the ball at all), and did you SEE Thomas Jones freak out on the sidelines? What kind of player is that? Obviously not part of the right 53. He acted like some 3rd year nobody shoved him out of bounds after he'd clearly slowed down to step out and end the play. He acted like it was a meaningless preseason game and he almost got hurt because some jackass wanted to prove something. I mean, c'mon now. I expect to hear that TJ's off the team tomorrow via Twitter announcement. After that, It's Battle's job to lose. What with JC not getting any touches and all.
"This looks like a 6-10 team" (during the Bucs' drive following Battle's fumble, in which Tampa Bay was still playing its starters)
--I absolutely agree. A defense that consists of Travis Daniels, Pierre Walters, Demorrio Williams, Dion Gales, Donald Washington, Sabby Piscitelli, Jalil Brown, Cameron Sheffield, Anthony Toribio, Brandon Siler, and Allen Bailey is most definitely a 6-10 team at best. In fact, that's probably being optimistic. I'd say they're more likely to go winless and give up about 35 points a game. You'd think they'd be better off with (in order of replacing) Carr, Hali, DJ, Dorsey, Lewis, Berry, Flowers, Studebaker, Gregg, Belcher (maybe), and T-Jax in those spots. Again, another example of incompetence by the coaching staff and/or a lack of talent on our Chiefs. I mean sure, those guys managed to hold Tampa Bay's starting offense to a field goal, but we all know that 3>0 when it comes to the scoreboard. Where's our zero? Where? Well said, gameday thread! Here's to 6-10!
-- Here's a thought while watching the Palko-led offense fail to move after getting one measly first down: what are we going to do about fullback? This Bannon guy doesn't look that great to me. He's ok, but nothing special. I'm not sure if our running game will be able to thrive without a good lead blocking fullback. It'd be nice if he could run the ball and catch it a little too. Oh well, dare to dream. Just another reason all is lost.
Well, that's all I have time to watch right now, but I think I've made my point. Look at all the holes we have on the team. Dwayne Bowe and Jamaal Charles have lost the confidence of the coach (since, you know, we didn't get them the ball. Right?). Our defense consists mostly of guys who seem like they should be developmental guys and backups right now. Our FB is a rookie who doesn't look like anything special. Our center is a guy who doesn't even practice exclusively at the position. TJ lost his temper and is no longer part of the Right 53. Our coaches are overmatched and seem to have almost childlike game plans on offense and defense (I mean wow, how vanilla were our packages? So basic a caveman could do it. What were they thinking? Where were the blitzes, the trick plays?).
I wish I had some good news, but I don't. Looks like another long season for us Chiefs fans. Sorry, maybe next year when that super inexperienced and under-talented defense has a year under its belt. Or maybe if the coaches decide Bowe and Charles are worth using in the offense. Or if we manage to find a really good fullback. Or if Thomas Jones manages to remain a part of the Right 53. Or if we open up the playbook on offense and defense a little. Or if we find a better starting center than Harris. Or if DJ/Dorsey/Flowers/Hali/Gregg manage to SOMEHOW win back their starting spots. It could happen... I guess.
But don't count on it. It all sounds extremely unlikely.
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absolutely beautiful.
Screw it. I’m selling all of my Chiefs gear and buying a Josh Freeman jersey.
by JordanMichael on Aug 13, 2011 12:08 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 9 recs
MN....
You are becoming one of my favorites. I needed this. Haha
by JordanMichael on Aug 13, 2011 12:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, thanks man
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
go root for the pats then
if you want to see a team go 4-0.the perseason means as bout as much as this post……nothing.This game was about the bottem half of the roster and UDFA.At the end of the day i would take nothing from this game but the good(if there is any).You sir should not watch the chiefs this year is you truly believe in your post
i am just sayin
we don’t need u putting bad junior on the chiefs
I don't know if you are new or not,
but if you don’t master the art of sarcasm, you will get eaten alive around here.
"If ifs mattered, everyone would be undefeated." Enite
Have you heard of the expression tongue in cheek?
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 5:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Blank stare. Couple of blinks.
Are you talking about that girl in the picture with you?
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
by Brsrkr on Aug 13, 2011 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
no
its funny the brain works in a werid way.All i seen was you being down on the chiefs.And for the most part your right .The backups suck but that game day roster was like sammon to carp.on a side note what do you realtime think bout the chiefs?
I think yesterday meant nothing
And that we’re a good young team.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
It's weird.
I know some truly intelligent people that just. Do. Not. Get. Sarcasm. Even if you tell them it’s sarcasm, up front! They’re not like idiot savants either. Otherwise perfectly normal people, who will give you a blank stare if you so much as tell them a knock-knock joke. People are…..interesting, as a species.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
by Brsrkr on Aug 13, 2011 5:12 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
ok ok let me try
the raiders start were they left off and sweep the div again on there way to a super bowl berth……Ha
There ya go! I like it!
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
I'm not trying to hate on sarcasm
But I find myself in your defined category of interesting-ness. Who doesn’t lie a good laugh, even at one’s own expense. But I ask, how is sarcasm communicative?
As far as knowledge based communication (justified true belief) goes, well, it isn’t. It’s more an art form. There in lies the ‘problem’. Some people will get it. While others it goes right over their heads.
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
by KC Conundrum on Aug 13, 2011 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I don't hold it against you. I've got lots of my own blind spots.
That’s why I said “interesting” instead of “bad.”
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
I tried to make it clear, sorry if it didn't quite land
I’m arrogant enough to assume most here have read my stuff before and would notice the much more pessimistic tone. Through that, and by following the lack of logic throughout the post (again, in my arrogance I assume most here know I’m a lover of logical thought), I’d hoped people would get what I was doing.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Sarcasm is communicative
Did you just take a philosophy class this summer? The factual claims are implicitly embedded in the sarcasm. What is actually being asserted is the opposite of the apparent claims the author makes. If you need to make it obvious, just negate all of the assertions in the text.
they must evolve
CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal
by kabrink on Aug 13, 2011 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
but seriously, who’d want to buy our “crap” we call Chiefs gear after a showing like last night?
by chiefs_fan_forever on Aug 13, 2011 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
you forgot
they obviously don’t trust Cassel to pass the ball either.
by fongKC on Aug 13, 2011 12:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Well, I assumed we all already know that
After all, isn’t that why we drafted Stanzi?
I can’t seem to get this darn tongue out of my cheek…
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow...
I never thought of it that way.. Should ve a interesting year with bowe and charles benched… See what I did there… I can also use sarcasm
"It's still real to me dammit!"
by Matt in KC on Aug 13, 2011 12:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Welcome brother...
To the den of cynicism.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree!!!
I am calling directv right away to cancel my free sunday ticket! I can’t bring myself to watch football on sundays! Oh the humanity!
Think of children!
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Rec'd!!!
I have never witnessed such a beautiful marriage of sarcasm and actual facts before.
by MissionJayhawk on Aug 13, 2011 12:14 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Thanks MJ...
I read some of the open threads, and I just couldn’t help myself… I’m waiting to get torched.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I knew Haley and Pioli would mess this team up.
HOW THE HELL DO YOU LEAVE MIMS ON THE BENCH SO LONG????
by texaschief on Aug 13, 2011 12:15 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
I haven't watched the whole game, and heard the backup O-line was awful
Especially the RT. Did Mims play at all?
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Mims played.
I thought he look pretty good. It was the other side that kept collapsing – ie. (Harr)
I hates me some donkeys...
Mims has his signature stop, drop, and roll move...
Mims allows the Fire Depts across the country to teach his move to children for their safety against fires.
I hates me some donkeys...
heh
i saw this at the game. i looked over and Mims dove on the ground right after the snap. He kind of rolled onto his matchup.
I lol’d. Don’t know if they teach that one (Brian Waters did this when he subbed at OT last year) or not but it looked silly.
Don’t tell Mims I said that though.
Mims only did that for the entertainment factor
Mims wanted to give the paying fans something to laugh at.
Mims knew that the game was only a scrimmage.
Mims is happy you lol’d.
I hates me some donkeys...
by ChiefDog on Aug 13, 2011 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I saw Richardson do that at the beginning of the game on a run that went
toward the other side of the line. So yeah, I think it’s something they teach.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Harr had no business on the field
If you’re a long shot kid from Tennessee-Chattanooga you need to show up to camp in the best shape of you’re life.
He’d didn’t. He’s overmatched and underprepared. He looked like he was going to get Stanzi hurt out there.
If I were Pioli I let him clean out his locker today so no one has to see his shame.
That's what I saw, too.
There were all the negative Mims comments, though, and I didn’t see every play. But then Mills said he saw the same thing, and I trust his eyes more than mine.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Good to know
Still some hope for the kid. I’d be surprised if that Harr guy isn’t our first cut, or among the first.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
We did sign a shitton of UDFA Olinemen right off the bat.
Their chances were always slim.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Is Mims a large man?
I can’t remember if I read it here 1000 time or somewhere else? Someone told me he was very big and therefore very good, obviously.
Not quite as big as Gaither
but I think 6’8" and 320 or so..
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
probably an illusion
but here Mims looks taller than Gaither
They're brothers, they're happy and the they're singing...
Seriously they look like twins.
meh...
@w_a_watts
by Chief-blinders-on on Aug 13, 2011 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
They look like giant dwarves.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
I am well versed in the arts of sarcasm
So, I’m right there with ya buddy!
November 23, 2006. 1st and only trip to Arrowhead. That was a good day...
It's a good place to be
Although I was surprised how exhausting it gets being snarky for an entire post.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Sarcasm overload!
Brain-about-to-expode.
Let's go boys!!!
by BigDaddyChief on Aug 13, 2011 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions
All that game meant is that the bucs
starters are better than our backups and their backups are better than the guys we will cut.
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
dont be one of those guys who goes on to blogs and corrects peoples english
LAME!
by DangerVaughn on Aug 13, 2011 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
OMG you didn't capitalize "Don't" or use an apostrophe in it!
And the possessive of “peoples’”.
And “English” wasn’t capitalized!
ONOES now I’m using slang and sentence fragments! I have to correct myself too! AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
Well if arrowhead pride would step it up a notch!
and add autocorrect for spelling and grammer we wouldnt be such english losers :(
by DangerVaughn on Aug 13, 2011 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm disappointed they don't have a psychic app yet
That will just read my thoughts and transcribe them into perfect MLA formatting.
I blame the Thormans for letting AP fall so far behind.
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
DV
Do you see where the ‘this’ response was to? Not responding to you, just happens to be under you. So maybe my bad… but, uhm, seriously?
by Eastcoastransplant on Aug 13, 2011 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions
The first play was a middle run for two yards.
That first quote about “they read that one” was about the second play, which was a corner blitz by Barber for a two-yard loss.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Rats
I like my version better.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Can you keep it a secret?
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
The sarcasm still applies in full.
The guy commented “they read that one” because McCluster got tackled in the backfield. When it was obviously a corner blitz from the get-go, and Cassel looked right at it but didn’t audible out because it was practice…. But TB sure did “read that one” because the play was stopped for a loss. Man. Last night fully reminded me of the painful side of gameday threads.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Good point on that loss
Very likely would’ve been audibled in a game.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Cassel stared right at Barber.
I could almost hear him choke on the audible. I swear he shook his head before he said “hut.”
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Haha I just re-watched that, and you're absolutely right!
He did NOT look happy. That guy’s a gamer and always wants to compete. Last night must have killed him.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
I agree MN and REC'D!
A home opener, even though preseason, was a total embarrassment. And I am not blaming the players, it is totally on the poor execution of the coaches. And that would mean that Haley has the ultimate responsibility for this dismal execution of our coaching staff.
by chiefdan on Aug 13, 2011 12:18 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I don't think he's joking
I just don’t think he got MNs point at all… at least he still rec’d it!
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
Yeah I didn't gather he was joiking either
Which really makes me sad, and causes me to question this countrys educational system
Wait...
You mean there is something wrong with the ed system when we teachers are overworked and underpaid to teach, on average, 40 student class, to students who other teachers have passed the buck on because they too have too many students, and we need to get the grading up because that’s the only way to gauge intelligence, and therefore get the money so we can rehire the highly educated new teachers we had to lay off in the first place? Wait what? I’m confused….
by Eastcoastransplant on Aug 13, 2011 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
go to china and teach
we don’t want to here that bull .and its not the teachers its the kids these days usa has made a way of life to were the kids don’t have to learn or get a job.
Excellent way to communicate and demonstrate your point at the same time.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
by Brsrkr on Aug 13, 2011 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dang kids
Whats the matter with kids going to school instead of getting a job.
by John Curnutte on Aug 13, 2011 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Go to China and teach.
We don’t want to hear that bull. Moreover, it’s not the teachers, rather it’s the kids these days. The U.S.A. has made a way of life where the kids don’t have to learn or get a job.
by electriclight on Aug 15, 2011 12:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah it's hard to feel sorry
for someone that only works 181 days a year, no matter how bad their job sucks…
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
I'm not joking. It was a sorry game by the Chiefs coaching staff.
Do I think its all over for the Chiefs, NO. I am saying the playcalling stunk and it was not entertaining whatsoever for the people who paid for tickets and watched the game. I don’t think education has much to do with the opinion of the said game. I still think the Chiefs are going to have a decent year and this game will have little or no effect on the team whatsoever. You are welcome to your opinion and I will not scoff at what little education anyone on here may or may not have.
Haley just uses preseason games for player deveopment and talent evaluation
and not for entertaining the fans. It does kind of suck from a fan perspective, but especially in this clusterfvck of an offseason/preseason, it’s better for the team. If anything, the total lack of snaps for the starters proves that Haley is confident in his core squad and doesn’t want to risk them to injury in the interest of the chemistry that he already knows is in place. We’ll see Cassel get some work in with Baldwin and Breaston before the preseason is out.
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
Yep. Morris came out looking like a cocky fool. If a key bucs player had gotten hurt...
Not to mention that asinine personal foul on the punt return….we should all be thankful mccluster, arenas nor Breaston were back to receive it.
"At one point in your life you either have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't "
by chief Stevie_k on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I would not argue with that at all.
In fact, i totally agree with you. It was still a lousy game though.
May I ask
how you would agree with it was stupid for the Bucs to risk so much injury, and then complain about the Chiefs not playing their A game? It seems to be two completely contradicting sentiments.
That and you shouldn’t really expect much out of the preseason anyway besides seeing what shakes out at the bottom of the roster.
by HazyNirvana on Aug 13, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Even if you know exactly what Haley's doing and fully agree with it,
it’s just natural to feel disappointed at not seeing our star players. Kinda like, when Lois gets disappointed when Superman’s late for dinner. She knows he’s out saving the world, but she’s still sad the roast beef got cold.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
by Brsrkr on Aug 13, 2011 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He could totally just reheat it with his super laser eyes, duh!
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
The problem
is that you wanted HOT roast beef! And you don’t think about the yummy sandwiches until the next day….
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
But maybe
Lois wanted hot roast beef, wherein Superman didn’t mind a cold sandwich. Theoretically they could both be happy then, I mean if Lois didn’t mind eating alone that is.
This sounds suspiciously
like the voice of experience.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Yep, I'm pretty excited to see Haley's approach to this preseason
Sure, there’s some that obviously don’t understand the approach. But, I think this post is evidence that most of us know what’s up. I’m digging reviewing the tape to see what we got in this really quick offseason. We just might have a very well rounded team this year with some of these noobs likely to step up.
I hates me some donkeys...
More delicious entertainment for me.
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
nom nom nom
"You've only got 10 fingers to stick in the dike. Is there a breaking point that pushes you over the edge?...Where's the limit?"
-Marty Schottenheimer
by go_saleaumua on Aug 13, 2011 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Whoosh!
Rec’d.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
by MtHammer on Aug 13, 2011 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahaha!
Seriously, I laughed loud enough at that that my wife asked what was so funny. Then she read it and laughed out loud too.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps if you had written the entire article like this...
If you’ll excuse me, I have to go throw up now.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
I smell a QB controversy, MN.
Stanzi looked way more competent than Cassel. Coach even agreed—check out the snap count! It’s way stacked in favor of the rook.
That Falco kid even got more snaps than #7. What does that tell you???
"You've only got 10 fingers to stick in the dike. Is there a breaking point that pushes you over the edge?...Where's the limit?"
-Marty Schottenheimer
Well, if he's over that Bowl game, I see Falco taking us all the way.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Before I made the jump
I was going to tell you to get the sand out of your vagina, but now that I see this was your way of telling all the uneducated posters at arroweadpride to get the sand out of their vaginas. I applaud
by GracieKal on Aug 13, 2011 12:19 PM CDT reply actions 8 recs
Problem is, most of those uneducated posters will never see this. They only show up to vent on gameday threads.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
by Brsrkr on Aug 13, 2011 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Too busy using their Summer's Eve products to stop by
by GracieKal on Aug 13, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
We call this suffering from MPH.
“My Pussy Hurts”…not be be confused with Miles Per Hour.
xyz called in sick with MPH.
abc said they didn’t get their report done on time due to a mild case of MPH.
I appreciated your work in the gameday threads
You tried to be a voice of reason. Respect.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha, no, I tried not to get banned!
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Which is why
As much as I love the AP community. I will no longer be reading the game day threads. It’s not the initial over/under reactions I am interested in, in any event. Game day threads are one liners, where everyone is posting their reactions. Post game conversation – where we as a community, discuss what we saw, who we saw doing it, and who we saw screwing it, that’s what I care about.
by Eastcoastransplant on Aug 13, 2011 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, several regulars like Gatsby only show up for pre-game, half-time, and post-game a lot of times.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
I;ll only show up in preseason
during reg season I have to go to the bar to see the games – except national games but I’ll be too fired up even at home to participate herein
CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal
But isn't that how you make pearls?
"At one point in your life you either have the thing you want or the reasons why you don't "
by chief Stevie_k on Aug 13, 2011 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Rec'd
Cause it’s been 5 minutes and I’m still laughing – well said and I felt the same way.
Bonus rec to MN for the excellent OP.
by Ochophosphate on Aug 13, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Plus his name looks like a Klingon word
So he’s got that going for him.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
+1701
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
by TRSChief on Aug 13, 2011 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Every time he makes a tackle
He should tell the guy “Stay down, P’tach!”
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
by nmchief on Aug 13, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
I have to rec that.
I’m outing myself as a total nerd by doing so but I don’t care!
It is what it is and we are who we are.
Sober (again) since January 10th, 2011.
by nateforchiefs on Aug 13, 2011 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I was truly afraid
that no one would get it. Good to know you’re among friends…
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
I get the impression there are a lot of nerds on AP.
I mean, sure, it’s a football blog. But don’t forget that we’re still arguing statistics and other minutiae on the internet. There’s some crossover there.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
I have no idea what you guys are talking about.
tonight I think I’ll hit the bar for some pon farr.
CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal
Everyone's got an inner geek, and needs to be man enough to admit it :)
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
He's showed up at the few practices I've managed to attend, too.
I think his trouble is that he was here last year, so the coaches might’ve already given up on him being an impact player.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Was he wearing #5?
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
by KC Conundrum on Aug 13, 2011 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Did Brandon Carr even play?
Don’t remember even seeing him
by RamX21 on Aug 13, 2011 12:25 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Carr did the first series
Flowers, Hali, Dorsey, DJ, and Gregg never saw the field once.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Well if Carr DID play
We’ve certainly lost all hope. So wants next for you MN? Vikings fan?
by RamX21 on Aug 13, 2011 1:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Meh. Probably skip out on football altogether
I hear the WNBA is sports entertainment at its finest,
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
I don't think I saw Berry out there either.
I saw #27 pretty early in the game.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Recommenced reading right here, folks
Nicely done, MN
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
Thanks TRS
And thanks for that slick link last night. That was straight out of a James Bond movie.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Might have to borrow ups' angelic smile for a sec there
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
PICTURE MN SLAPPING YOU INTO THE LAP OF THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
Why did you read the entire thing?
and then waste more of your time commenting?
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Surprised You Posted Again...
you must not value your time very much.
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions
You read really fast
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
DELICIOUS!
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
was one of these quoutes yours?
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-Abraham Lincoln
Outraged Here...
fire Muir, his playcalling sucks. Keep folks like Breaston, Bowe, Dorsey, DJ, etc on the sidelines. They acted as if this game meant nothing. Every time they showed them, their faces were expressionless. They have not heart and took no stake in this game. I just threw away my coffee cup and replaced it with this one…
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 12:36 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Muir anly had like 15 plays to choose from,
and the players on the sidelines knew that we were running the fringe guys and the Bucs weren’t so they could do nothing but watch the whipping. I spent the entire game trying to explain to my mother-in-law why the Chiefs were not scoring like last year, so I imagine I had a pretty drab look on my face as well… Doesn’t for one minute mean I didn’t care.
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
Do You Misinterpret My Post?
maybe I should have done the whole thing like this
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I just own a lot of stock in Kool-Aid :)
Sorry, I thought you were being serious.
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
No worries...
I too own a hefty chunk of Kool-Aid stock. I officially dubbed myself Optimist Prime because I get so damn giddy every season. This game did not take anything away from that either. I am still thrilled to death for this upcoming season. And as the commentators proclaimed, Haley was not playing for the win, he was playing to evaluate the talent BEHIND our starters. I have full faith in the coaching staff and cannot wait to see them execute come week one against the Billdos…
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Optimist Prime
I like that a lot. There are a lot of us around here!
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
That's one of the few things I did agree with that the commentators said
But after a while all I hear was, “”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUyLwXhqlWU" >wah-wah, wa-wah-wa-wah, wah, wa-wah, wah."
by Eastcoastransplant on Aug 13, 2011 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
And REC'd, MN....
love your twist…
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
That pic demands a rec
They acted as if this game meant nothing
Classic stuff man
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Perfect and Rec'd
I have yet to see anybody else say it, but I was very impressed with the players that matter. Our backups were competitive against a good team who was actually trying to win. I have no doubt we would beat the Buc’s if our starters actually started and if the Coaches actually tried.
by wustl_chiefs_fan on Aug 13, 2011 12:37 PM CDT reply actions
Greatest comment ever made
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Flattery gets you everywhere with MNchiefsfan
It is what it is and we are who we are.
Sober (again) since January 10th, 2011.
by nateforchiefs on Aug 13, 2011 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
If' you'd have said that nicer
I’d rec it.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Hey! It's not nice to be so...
Honest
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
O.M.G The sky is falling and the world is ending
It’s funny how people can think that a preseason game, the first preseason game at that, has any bearing on how the season is going to play out. These people must have been watching the game with the volume turned off. Maybe they missed the part where it was said Haley and the the Chiefs were treating this game like another practice.
There must be a lot of players in Haleys dog house, I mean they didn’t even see the field. Its gonna be very hard to fill 53 roster spots when we cut all of those guys who started last season but didnt play last night.
I guess as long as we find 53 David Mims we will be fine.
Nice write up MN. Loved reading it and Rec’d
Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note. - The greatest coach ever - Hank Stram
"Things haven't gone our way. Maybe if we were in the NFC, we'd be right in the thick of it. Actually, I'm just kidding about that." - The Founder - Lamar Hunt
by ArrowHeadUnDead on Aug 13, 2011 12:38 PM CDT reply actions
Exactly...
we didn’t win because David Mims didn’t want us to win…
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks man
And I hear a lot of our players from 2008 are available. Pat Thomas anyone?
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
And Clearly...
we need a KR with the caliber of B.J. Sams
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Damian McSack for the win.
Beaten for a TFL…by a Raider…and he never even broke his stance.
"You've only got 10 fingers to stick in the dike. Is there a breaking point that pushes you over the edge?...Where's the limit?"
-Marty Schottenheimer
by go_saleaumua on Aug 13, 2011 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Those guys
I sure do miss those good ol days of 2007 and 2008….
I mean back when we had a forecast like this? How could you go wrong?
by Eastcoastransplant on Aug 13, 2011 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
This just in....
It has been widely reported on many news sites that the sky is indeed NOT falling. A video has surfaced of David Mims pulling the sky down so he could create his own constellation that can only be seen by the eye of David Mims himself.
Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note. - The greatest coach ever - Hank Stram
"Things haven't gone our way. Maybe if we were in the NFC, we'd be right in the thick of it. Actually, I'm just kidding about that." - The Founder - Lamar Hunt
by ArrowHeadUnDead on Aug 13, 2011 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
While many may be over the David Mims jokes,
that was awesome and deserves to be greened!
Just because you disagree with someone/something, or they disagree with you, doesn't mean that person/act is ignorant. Please don't be ignorant of how to properly use the word ignorant!
by ChiefsFan4Life634 on Aug 13, 2011 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I got one more lol don't know if anyone has said it but I thought it was funny...
David Mims once slapped the fur off an ewok, that ewok is now known as snookie. Hahaha k that is all lol
Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note. - The greatest coach ever - Hank Stram
"Things haven't gone our way. Maybe if we were in the NFC, we'd be right in the thick of it. Actually, I'm just kidding about that." - The Founder - Lamar Hunt
by ArrowHeadUnDead on Aug 13, 2011 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Bravo.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
by MtHammer on Aug 13, 2011 12:49 PM CDT reply actions 10 recs
Went into that movie thinking there was no way to out-do Nicholsen's joker
Was wrong…
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
by nmchief on Aug 13, 2011 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
is the prisoner in the background
umm, taking his “girlfriend”?
CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal
Could've posted w/o the bitchfest intro
Stop crying, get to the parts about football! ;)
by LTownChiefsFan on Aug 13, 2011 12:51 PM CDT reply actions
YES!!!
haha glad you took that in stride
by LTownChiefsFan on Aug 13, 2011 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm glad you added the smiley
Otherwise I’d been like, “What’d I do to that guy????”
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Thanks BJ. Thought you'd enjoy it
Nothing like being a jerk to start off your day, ya know?
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
I like these kinds of posts and you're very good at them
I shot you an email by the way…..
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-Abraham Lincoln
I probably won't have time to check it tonight
But I’ll check it ASAP
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
On a serious note...
I do feel little sorry for any chiefs fan who paid face value for a ticket.
by southsidekcfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:54 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd
That was ugly, but I walked away thinking “yeah, I should have known better”.
Honestly, aside from players performing to their abilities and possibly a depth problem a NT and LB, I’m not too worried about much. Truly my biggest concern is Haley calling the plays. To be honest, I thought he stunk at calling plays his first year here. We won’t know that until the regular season, though, as he sure as crap isn’t going to tip his hand yet. I hope that a couple of years under his belt has helped build the game management to do both.
We weren't watching the same game if you came away thinking we had depth problems at NT and LB.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Aug 13, 2011 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
It is the theme of the OP, so maybe it was.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Aug 13, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I was thinking the same thing
Powe and Toribio both looked decent enough to be the backups, in fact Toribio looked good enough that I remain confident we’ll carry three NTs this year. If Gregg shows his age, they can let him go and just go with Powe and Toribio in ‘12 without too much concern. And they are going to have a really tough time picking our LBs, as they are 5 deep inside and out with guys I don’t want to lose…
"Me and Matt Cassel just fucked you up, dog!"
I agree with that.
Mainly my point was we don’t know much more after that game. The NT and LB depth was a question mark for me going into the game. I liked what I saw, but I’m not quite ready to say those are fully answered.
by u2nspenserfan on Aug 13, 2011 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Greenwood and Johnson looked good at ILB IMO
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-Abraham Lincoln
And Miller and Bakhtiari and Sheffield and Houston.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Aug 13, 2011 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I think we now know that we should keep an extra
developmental LB or Dlineman or two in place of a couple of those UDFA Olinemen.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
yep
this is why I want to carry only 1 FB so we can have an extra spot for NT or LB … or somewhere
CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal
If we only carry 1 fullback
do we avoid putting McClain in as the halfback in the I-form, or stick O’Connell or somebody in front of him when we do?
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
Personally, I'd just rather cut Battle and keep Bannon or Cox.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
It's also a lot easier to justify carrying 2 fullbacks if they can both carry the ball in a pinch (McClain and Bannon)
and you only keep 2 other true halfbacks (Jones and Charles) and your 3rd guy can be used as either a halfback or wide receiver (McCluster).
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
That's the lineup I'd like to keep
McClain, JC, Jones, and Dex because they’re our best and most talented guys, Bannon for the upside.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 14, 2011 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
And note #2
Haley wasn’t calling the plays.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Aug 13, 2011 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Yes, I know.
Sorry, I was referring to widespread speculation that he would take over during the season.
by u2nspenserfan on Aug 13, 2011 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I can see the concern.
We’ll wait and see I guess. The scenario compared to year one is alot different as well and maybe it will be set up like last season where Muir called almost every running play and maybe Haley will only have to take the passing calls.
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Aug 13, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Since this team is clearly going to never win any games ever again
We might as well run them out of town and become Rams fans, because that is a team that you can get behind!
/endsarcasm
But really people….
Well done MN.....prime reason I stay away from gameday threads
Not to mention I’m busy watching the games. As pointed out elsewhere, good things happening and good form from some of our acquisitions.
But you are right THIS TEAM SHOULD GO OUT AND SHOOT THEMSELVES. I MEAN IS THAT THE BEST THESE GUYS CAN DO IN THE FIRST PRESEASON GAME. OMG THE CHIEFS SUCK SO LOUD YOU CAN HEAR THE SLURP ALL THE WAY OUT IN CALIFORNIA FOR GOD’s SAKE.
A good memory is no substitute for the playbook rookie!
by Franksurroundedbyraiderfans on Aug 13, 2011 1:05 PM CDT reply actions
Funny...
I actually live in San Diego and was wondering what that loud slurping sound was, so thank you for the clarification…
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I heard the same thing in Poway at work
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-Abraham Lincoln
Sooooo....
where do you live in the region? I am thinking that we actually need to have a gathering of all the SoCal Chiefs fan residents somewhere in the vicinity. I actually live in Santee, but used to play softball in Poway all the time. At any rate, that might be a good idea for a post. We all just choose a game to meet up, knock back a few, and cheer on the Chefs…
PICTURE ME SLAPPING THE TOUGHEST GUY YOU KNOW!!!
KCCHIEFSFAN72!!!!
by kcchiefsfan72 on Aug 13, 2011 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm the director of softball at the sportsplex in poway, ha
I live in Carmel Valley/Del Mar, right off the 5 and 56.
I normally watch the games at the Oggi’s up the street, when I’m not having to try and watch them while working.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-Abraham Lincoln
Anaheim. I have been going to The Press Box, but travel to SD is not out of the question
A good memory is no substitute for the playbook rookie!
by Franksurroundedbyraiderfans on Aug 13, 2011 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
im in north county, ill go wherever
Although I normally work Sunday afternoons so I can’t go too far
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-Abraham Lincoln
I'll look up Oggi's....See ya 9-11
A good memory is no substitute for the playbook rookie!
by Franksurroundedbyraiderfans on Aug 13, 2011 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
sounds good. the one in carmel valley, i should be there
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-Abraham Lincoln
Was anyone else impressed with Micah Johnson last night?
Maybe it’s just the homer in me because I liked the guy out of college, but he looks like a DL and hit gaps at the speed of a DB. Wasn’t always the right gap but #99 did not look the size of a LB.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
-Abraham Lincoln
I was seeing that in Johnson, too.
Kept getting interrupted by a snarky person next to me (what I get for getting involved with a Bears fan), but what I saw of Johnson looked good. He had good hustle and laid on some hits. Good developmental player.
I'm dressin my voodoo doll in stripes every season...
Yeah, every time I saw 99, I wondered who that Dlineman was, even after I knew it was him.
Unfortunately, I didn’t catch his particular plays. I might have to try and find a replay of that game somewhere.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
I've still got the second half to watch, and I'm excited about it
Get a chance to see our young defensive guys. I hear Powe looked decent, but Houston was almost constantly in coverage.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
I heard that Houston got to the QB once, but pulled up like it was practice.
I didn’t see that, though. I’m going to have to re-watch it before next week. I’m already kinda thinking of it as re-watching the senior bowl to see how potential draft picks did.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
Yeah, that's what I'm gonna do
Not sure what the deal is with Houston. It sounds like he’s got great physical tools and (from what I’ve read) an extremely high football IQ. IF it’s just an effort thing with him, that may be impossible to fix. If Haley can’t do it, I don’t believe anyone can.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't recall that
but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen I guess
CHIEFS DYNASTY – we’re kind of a big deal
I agree with you MN
And I don’t see why most everyone here thinks this was sarcasm on your part. We all know Haley likes benching guys who don’t practice hard, and with most of these guys having been out of camp for the first week how COULD they have practiced hard…they weren’t even there for Christ’s sake! I just hope the remaining couple weeks of camp are enough for these holdouts to get themselves into shape & show that they are worthy of the Arrowheads on their helmets.
Whitlock must be basking in the glow of the California sun with a big smile on his face knowing that all of his dire predictions are now coming to fruition.
Predictions:
KC will be a Superbowl favorite in 2012
The funny thing is
Some people DON’T think I’m being sarcastic… It’s always a few bad apples that ruin it for everyone :).
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
your a idoit mnchiefsfan
it just the 1st PRESEASON game why take a chance on getting the stars hurt give the rookies a chance to learn
This is a dose of fantastic irony so delicious it's gone into the realm of meta-irony
Or the biggest whiff I’ve seen yet today.
Still trying to decide.
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
Me too.
There’s a fine line between brilliance and buffoonery. My money’s on buffoonery.
PS to TRS: You should be full for the rest of the day off this one.
Let's go boys!!!
by BigDaddyChief on Aug 13, 2011 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah man, I'm stuffed after that one.
…no homo
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
Some kind of new Apple product?
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
by Brsrkr on Aug 13, 2011 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nice satire -
And, that’s not just the ‘random poster’ in me talking..
Oh, wait;
you mean you were serious?
;)
Profile Image courtesy of 'christoffer'..
by chiefsfan62 on Aug 13, 2011 1:36 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Thanks man
I had to take peoples’ quotes out of context a tish, but that’s what ya gotta do with hyperbole, right? I’m just glad no one has taken it personally so far.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Gotcha! I meant every word...
Or DID I? :)
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Well done good sir! A rec from this guy
I was getting sick of the game threads so I bailed on them rather early, sometimes I dont have the patience to teach people they do not know what they do not know, and often times they dont care.
It is what it is and we are who we are.
Sober (again) since January 10th, 2011.
I avoid them until afterwards
Then they make for some awesome reading.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Jumping Out Of Windows
Wow! After the game last night I was JOKINGLY telling the other Chiefs fans in my section not to jump out of any windows… It sounds like you already have. Dude, this was just the first pre-season game. Sure there are some things that need to be corrected, and they will. Calm down and take some deep breaths. Blitz53
And for my second Joker related image of this thread...
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
by MtHammer on Aug 13, 2011 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Swing and a miss
STEEEEEE-RIKE!
The Chiefs and I have mutually agreed on this decision and although I look forward to continuing my career, I’ll always have a special place in my heart for Kansas City.
by TRSChief on Aug 13, 2011 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Jason Heyward is on this blog?
"Success is never ending, failure is never final."
by GenericBrand on Aug 13, 2011 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Weird
your profile says THIS is the only comment you’ve ever made.
Predictions:
KC will be a Superbowl favorite in 2012
Joined just to be wrong about me
I’m so proud!
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
MN the virgin post hunter.
meh...
@w_a_watts
by Chief-blinders-on on Aug 13, 2011 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll line my yard with their heads on stakes...
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I know it's just a preseason game and it was nothing more than a glorified practice to the Chiefs
But it was still painful to watch.
*When we blitz, have the LB's do a KC Strip. Do this in remembrance of DT.
*Dear David Glass, as a lifelong Royals fan, I beg you to please sell the team. You have always been the problem; you will never be the solution.
No problem. Thanks for the compliment
I live off them.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
MN-
I’m living in Hawaii right now so I went for the preseason pass…
and thennnn as gametime rolled around I launch my player and its blacked out. haha I know your frustration! ended up going to the bar to watch the game, which turned out to be a fortuitous turn anyways, cause then i could drown the sorrows of watching us get shutout.
and thanks for this post…. you make a good case
Thanks. I'd do that, but I can't (or won't) go to bars
Former alchy. Glad you got to still watch it though! Stupid NFL. I think I’m retroactively on the players’ side of the lockout.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
MN
ThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyouThankyou for the bellyaching coffee out the nose laughter.
And for all you who didn’t get it, I tip my hat and thank you also for keeping me laughing. Sadly now, there is more snot in my coffee than is recommended by the FDA, so I can’t drink it anymore.
by Eastcoastransplant on Aug 13, 2011 2:40 PM CDT reply actions
Good Job MN
Was expecting something like this from you. Tension breaker for all the frustration. Solving the worlds problems one battle at a time. :)
"You gonna pull them pistols...or whistle Dixie?"
You know, if they just put you, me, and Texas Chief in charge of the world
Everything would be solved by mid morning.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
That was a fantastic read.
Hard to believe people get so worked up over one preseason game. I saw lots of positives out of that “practice” game. Powe, Hudson, Houston, Jalil Brown, Sheffield, all looked to have a fair amount of potential. BRING ON THE BILLS!!!!
by kcchief77 on Aug 13, 2011 2:54 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I hear ya
I’m excited to watch the second half and see those guys.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Superb writing MN.
It diffinitely took the bitterness out of my Koolaid and made my day. As much as I enjoyed reading it, I hope you’ll never have to write a similar one:-) Red’d!!!!!
Best Post Ever.
Simply amazing. I can’t tell you how much crap people were trying to give me about the Chiefs sucking and the usual stuff they say to me when the Chiefs lose. It’s as if no one has any clue what-so-ever what the preseason is about. What’s even crazier to me is that they didn’t catch on when even the announcers kept saying how it looks like the Bucs were trying to play a game and the Chiefs were trying to practice. I can handle a good ribbing for the most part but when you seriously are that clueless as to what’s going on perhaps it would be best to keep it to yourself!
Just because you disagree with someone/something, or they disagree with you, doesn't mean that person/act is ignorant. Please don't be ignorant of how to properly use the word ignorant!
by ChiefsFan4Life634 on Aug 13, 2011 3:48 PM CDT reply actions
even the announcers kept saying how it looks like the Bucs were trying to play a game and the Chiefs were trying to practice
Exactly. It just goes to show that anyone with any serious knowledge about football (and I mean even a little) could see the difference between how the teams approached the game.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
I guess I'm the only one who can look at this mess of a team, and cherry pick
out the best 53, and visualize the AFC Champs.
It’s there, it’s just time to start cutting out the idiots.
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore." ~Yogi Berra
Amen K man!
So are you gonna be back to being around a lot now that the season is underway? Place isn’t the same without you.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Count on it my friend. I've been lurking. I just couldn't stomach all the lockout posts.
Appreciate the sentiment.
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore." ~Yogi Berra
I can't argue with you on that one
Every other post turned into “Players vs owners”, which then became “liberals vs conservatives”.
I’ve actually dropped out of political talk because of it. Way too much went on this summer.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Political debates on AP make me want to kill myself.
I mean no offense to, well, everyone but, while this is a great site for football analysis, the level of political analysis here isn’t nearly as intelligent, sophisticated, or (frankly) particularly well-informed.
Nothing kills my interest in a thread faster than when a political “discussion” breaks out.
"[Jamaal Charles] probably fights crime in his spare time while inhaling carbon emissions, exhaling oxygen, and crapping oil. That’s how awesome he is. Not just good for the Chiefs, but America."
- MNchiefsfan
Ouch
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 14, 2011 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
As for when the starters were out there...
I about shit my pants I was so excited to see the I-form on first down first possession. But then they run a fucking FB-draw?
No……nononononono! You run the FB draw when you’ve been schooling them with the I-form all day…you don’t run it as the first fucking play. That third and long run call…good! If there is ever a time to ‘keep running’ its on third and long early in the game. Jones almost had that, if he hadn’t hesitated after this first guy missed.
As for Cassel not throwing it. I have no bloody clue. I’d think with how impressive we were in the run game last year, we need to realize teams are going to be geared towards the run…I- form FB-draw on first possession opening drive will NEVER get it done. You come out with some quick slants, a curl or even a deep slant…two, three times..defense will have no clue what you are gonna run.
After Battle fumbled the ball you could plainly tell this was going to go down hill. I have my utmost faith in Haley, but maybe he should focus a little more on game day scenarios a little bit more. Don’t be timid now. I think he realizes this as well. On top of the crappy Chiefs play, everything else was pretty shitty too.
The refs looked lost out there. That no-call on the fumble? clearly blown…takes five minutes to make the right call. The FOX broadcast in HD suddenly shrunk down to twelve inches of blurry nothingness. Thank God for happiness at the bottom of the bottle beer I was drinking.
All in all, play calling was horrid, the guys looked conditioned but the game-day presence was not known, and the NFLs part, whether broadcasting or conducting the game, was just as bad as the Chiefs play. It can only get better, people.
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
wow?
doesn’t sound like I blew your mind away. But, wow?
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
by KC Conundrum on Aug 13, 2011 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I like constructive criticism.
‘Wow’ kinda sucks in that department.
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
by KC Conundrum on Aug 13, 2011 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions
And to reiterate...
I AM one of those few who don’t get sarcasm unless there is a quick "just joking’ at the end. Which I didn’t even get that far…oy vey.
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
by KC Conundrum on Aug 13, 2011 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this serious or part of the sarcasm?
"If ifs mattered, everyone would be undefeated." Enite
It's serious
apparently, after not finishing the article, I chose the wrong Post to put this comment.
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
by KC Conundrum on Aug 13, 2011 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions
But perfect example of
why sarcasm can be mind-numbing. You can’t tell if it’s serious or not. So who the fuck knows what to believe?
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
by KC Conundrum on Aug 13, 2011 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions
It also helps if you finish the article :)
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
And it helps if you already know something about the sarcastic bastard OP.
"The key to victory is not your strength, but your opponent's weakness." -T.
It's cool man
I can understand your frustration. It was ugly. But remember, we didn’t use our best 2 players on offense (when the first team was out there), didn’t have our starting center, and ran a halfback run our first play. There was no strategy there. It was just to see how we’d do with a straight-ahead run.
Practice. That’s how we treated it. But yeah, it wasn’t very fun to watch.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Thanks for the positive reinfircement
Obviously this was the wrong place to put the comment. Aside from that I loved the article. It is always fun to rattle a few cages.
"The essence of greatness is the perception that virtue is enough." -RWE
"To want to prohibit a man from error is to forbid him to fulfill his own existence..."
-Simone de Beauvoir
by KC Conundrum on Aug 13, 2011 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Great post as usual MN and rec'd!
I was trying to observe how various rooks were doing when the middle-aged man sitting next to me on the couch made a snarky comment about the Chiefs. My mistake for getting involved with a fair-weather Bears fan. LOL
This article exemplifies one of the things I love most about AP – the intelligent sarcasm!
Also, I don’t know if it was intended or not, but great ref to the ‘locker people’ from MIB – all is lost! all is lost!
Don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t get my daily screen spray out the nose laughs from AP. Thanks!
I'm dressin my voodoo doll in stripes every season...
Thanks man
But are you saying all ISN’T lost? :)
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Ha Ha! Great Post!
Unfortuanately, the guys from FOX that were calling the game were serious! I mean Howie Long and Brian Billick were rotating their orgasms over the Bucs last night. These guys played and coached in the NFl. If they think the first Preseason game of the season is a true measuring stick for a team’s success, then their football IQ’s are lower than Skip Bayless! I know FOX covers the NFC, but come on! Oh well. I love flying in under the radar. This game was similar to last year’s first preseaason game, and look how the season played out.
There once was a man from Nantucket......Nevermind.
You noticed that about Skip too huh.
"If ifs mattered, everyone would be undefeated." Enite
I did hear a few times they mentioned KC was approaching the game much differently than TB
But yeah, they were falling all over themselves praising a Bucs team that was doing decently against a bunch of scrubs with no game plan.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
Thank You. And rec'd.
"If ifs mattered, everyone would be undefeated." Enite
That couldn't be more spot on
Some ppl make me laugh during the game.
We're the same team as last year, except incredibly better, and with new players.
I like reading the threads after the game
Awe-inspiring stuff.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 13, 2011 10:08 PM CDT up reply actions
LOVED IT!
Exactly what I needed to hear! I think you might of been just a little to subtle by easing into the sarcasm instead of taking the sledge hammer to it! Thanks for pointing out Haleys approach shows confidence in our starters while protecting them from injury. My only actual real concern is why didn’t Haley take advantage of the 2 minute warning to allow one of our QB’s to run our 2 minute offense? Instead we run the ball into the line and then kneel down?? Help me understand that decision? Unless we hadn’t exposed either of them ot it yet?? Keep up the great posts.
It seemed like he wanted to test our line's power blocking all day
And didn’t want to reveal ANYTHING. Just my guess though.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 14, 2011 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Great Post, MN!
You know, after the game I kept telling myself that this was just a glorified practice, and we learned a lot about our depth players that we wouldn’t have if we’d gone into this like TB did. So I was actually feeling a little better about this whole thing by morning.
But come to think of it, you’re right! We are doomed, all really IS lost. This team sucks like there’s no tomorrow. I never thought about it the way you put it. Thanks for helping me see the light. I think I’ll even root for the Bucs this year.
I'll buy a Freeman jersey, you buy a Blount one.
I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.
by MNchiefsfan on Aug 14, 2011 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
some of you are truly trippin
if your a football fan then you know what the pre season means and its purposes . so go ahead.. go sell all of your chiefs gear .. hey .. i;ll buy it because you certainly dont deserve it !
Google sarcasm and tongue in cheek :)
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by MNchiefsfan on Aug 14, 2011 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions
lol I said the 6-10 comment
I was referring to the first string offense when I said that, right after the Jackie Battle fumble, not about our 3rd string defense.
Sign Aubrayo Franklin: Sign Nick Barnett: Sign Le'ron Mcclain
Sign Shaun Smith: Sign Brandon Carr: that's all I ask.
I hated this post.
LACK OF OFFSEASON. Obviously you’ve never played football before. Asking these new guys to pick up all the plays and then play them at a high level is absolutely ludicrous. Haley has been concerned with everyone’s conditioning. We all know how helpful that was last year. Haley’s version of “Fottball Shape” is not like any other coaches in the NFL. He simply didn’t want his star players out there with the Bucs firing off like they’re in a damn playoff game. You’re a moron and I KNOW Haley made the right decision in holding them out. By the time the real games hit ALL of the players will be up to speed and hopefully in Haley’s Football Shape. I do agree with a harder schedule the Chiefs could take a step back in the W category but this is not a bad team. You are obviously dont know football.
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