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06-07-2023 11:59 AM |
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Originally Posted by Bearcat
(Post 16972549)
It's funny because for decades we desperately tried to reframe the Chiefs' existence as more than it was (who wouldn't) and make up a narrative of "just make it into the playoffs and anything can happen" (narrator: it did not happen).
You just can't change the reality that you need a franchise QB to be consistently successful in the playoffs, and even one run to the SB would have been a small miracle.
So now we have that franchise quarterback and a few people want to continue changing reality, that the Chiefs are somehow in trouble every year for whatever reason.
Uh... sorry? You're stuck with a floor that's basically the AFFCG most years Mahomes is healthy (hell, even the Packers made like 5 NFCCGs with Rodgers despite their lack of success from that point).
You can't change reality that teams with franchise QBs have a huge advantage over the 28+ teams without.
By the time some people catch on, Mahomes could be retired and we'll be back to the first reality... and maybe some people prefer it that way? :shrug:
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This has been true for a very long time. Heck, look at the first four SBs. Every QB who won is in the HOF. Look at the history of the SB overall and see just how few SBs were won by a team without a franchise QB. It's just not realistic to expect to win without one consistently as rules have become even more skewed favoring QBs.
Look at KC's biggest challenges in the AFC. Every one has a franchise QB. The Jets have gone from a good team with talent everywhere, but no threat to win it all to a serious SB contender all because they got Rodgers. Miami with and without Tua is stunning (and I am not sold on him even being a franchise QB). SF might be the only team in the NFL where they can have average at QB and still be a force.
I get the "Because Chiefs" mindset of some, but that has passed and to miss out on this golden era because of that is a shame. This isn't the Chiefs of the 90s anymore.
Our GM is not self absorbed in his "right-ness" and unwilling to adjust, our HC is innovative and willing to change with the times, our QB is the best drafted QB we ever had and easily the best ever. We haven't had a QB like him since trading for the shell of Montana. They have transformed the Chiefs into the gold standard franchise and one that other teams draft to duplicate or to beat.
Let's enjoy this greatness as they are entering territory that very few franchises ever achieve, especially in the FA era. |
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