kcmax
10-04-2000, 12:53 PM
Responding to a question about his reaction to Stoyo's miss to start the game, Gun lays out IMO a philosophy I have craved hearing from a KC coach [or KC fans] for some time.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Helvetica, verdana, ariel">quote:</font><HR> It amazes me some time when teams start 0-2 how everyone reacts. If all the coaches had that attitude and the players you'd lose 16 (games) in a row. You can't do that. If you miss a field goal you've got to understand that's part of the game. It's going to happen. It's just like when you're opponent makes a play. You have to anticipate that. This is a grown man's league. The guys across from you are able to make plays and the guys that play with you are going to make mistakes. But, in the same respect, there is going to be a game down the road where they're going to make the play. You have to show them the faith and I think our quarterback is a tremendous example of that. I never lost sight of who he was. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think that, in the past, KC teams have done a good job of playing "one game at a time." They were less apt, however, to play on play at a time. A sense that the team had no 'superstars' led to the mindset that; 1) the Chiefs can beat anybody, but 2) to do so they need to play mistake free football. The Chiefs did a good job of playing mistake-free [or at least elevating their play through discipline/sheer will] for long stretches of the regular season. But EVERY TEAM makes mistakes. The secret is to put each mistake behind you and play each play like you own the world. If the Chiefs can maintain a legacy of 'overachievement' [whatever that means. If you do it, you achieve it, by my view.] and finally tack on belief that any shortcoming [which will eventaully surface] can be overcome, I really like the looks of their future.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Helvetica, verdana, ariel">quote:</font><HR> It amazes me some time when teams start 0-2 how everyone reacts. If all the coaches had that attitude and the players you'd lose 16 (games) in a row. You can't do that. If you miss a field goal you've got to understand that's part of the game. It's going to happen. It's just like when you're opponent makes a play. You have to anticipate that. This is a grown man's league. The guys across from you are able to make plays and the guys that play with you are going to make mistakes. But, in the same respect, there is going to be a game down the road where they're going to make the play. You have to show them the faith and I think our quarterback is a tremendous example of that. I never lost sight of who he was. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I think that, in the past, KC teams have done a good job of playing "one game at a time." They were less apt, however, to play on play at a time. A sense that the team had no 'superstars' led to the mindset that; 1) the Chiefs can beat anybody, but 2) to do so they need to play mistake free football. The Chiefs did a good job of playing mistake-free [or at least elevating their play through discipline/sheer will] for long stretches of the regular season. But EVERY TEAM makes mistakes. The secret is to put each mistake behind you and play each play like you own the world. If the Chiefs can maintain a legacy of 'overachievement' [whatever that means. If you do it, you achieve it, by my view.] and finally tack on belief that any shortcoming [which will eventaully surface] can be overcome, I really like the looks of their future.