I also think all it will take to reinvigorate the fan base is a couple of signings and then (this is most important) just one, single, solitary playoff win.

Have you been buying season tickets even though things have been this bad? If so, then it's your fault.

Actually, it was the Indy loss in 1995...dang, that was a long time ago.

I agree...heck, a playoff win this year would be equivalent to a SB win in my book.

Me too.

Baby steps.

I was upset about that too but I remember specifically being horribly upset after that Denver game. Man, I can't stand Elway and that game just capped it for me.

BABY? F! No! That would be a giant leap for Chiefs-kind!

Baby steps...to heck with that. I'll be happy with 8-8 as it will be one game better than what we did this past season.

I've started wondering if maybe the team hasn't lost hope, too, although they've had enough turnover that it shouldn't matter. I mean you can say you believe in yourself, but it's been 12 years since they won a meaningful game. Maybe one win is all they really need. Hell, I still think if they'd gotten by Indy in '03 they'd have beaten New England. But we'll never know.

Maybe there's a ghost that needs to be exorcised, is all I'm saying.

I'll always be disappointed with anything less than a playoff appearance. That's just my nature. Doesn't have anything to do with thinking I'm entitled to it or anything, I'm just the kind of guy who doesn't deal well with losing.

Yeah, The 'monkey on the back' thing...like Philly's 'getting over the hump' this year.

Dude, 8-8?

Somebody slap this ****er!

:D

I'm sorry, but this is a line of sh*t.

When I pay for a round of golf, I expect more than 18 holes in the ground. When I pay for a hamburger, I expect it to not taste like crap. I buy products with a certain expectation of quality. I also believe that the green fees at Pebble beach should get me a nicer course than the local goat trail.

I'm paying to watch football games at the highest level. Part of my expectation is that the team I pay to support puts forth maximum effort to give me a quality product. Just like my favorite golf course, I realize that not everything is completely predictable, but I also know the difference between dry conditions due to a drought, and dry conditions due to trying to save money on the water bill.

I'm not saying that I believe the FO is intentionally losing or doesn't care. But I do believe that they have played the safe route with mediocre results for long enough that it's time to take a risk. Chiefs fans are smart enough to recognize that the offense we currently have is not something that comes along often. We've had 15 years of making sure the boat floats, now it's time to set sail, even if we have to rock the boat to do it.

Not to be nit-picky, but fans pay for 10 games a year, not 8 ...

well, except for "true" fans -- they don't want to give any more money to that cheapass Lamar Hunt. Only fans that don't care about winning would do such a thing.

MM
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You expect that hamburger to taste great and when it doesn't do you go and buy another one? You expect that golf course to be somewhat well kept but when it isn't, do you go back?
The Chiefs aren't living up to your expectations. Why do you continue to eat the hamburger from McCarl's and play golf at Arrowhead CC?