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The Alex Smith groupies are the worst.

Great read as always.

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Originally Posted by hitchief (Post 12691199)

Great another Madden child who cant watch a game without blaming a single player in the ultimate team sport.

What phase of the game were we better? Please name one? You cannot.

Yes, Alex missed a couple of throws and it made a difference but your blind spot for the rest of the team is not only unbearable but revealing.

Are you Black Bobs Uncle?

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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo (Post 12691263)

Are you Black Bobs Uncle?

hitchief is Alex Smith?

Nice read, George. The fans were the only ones that showed up last night.

It's crazy that people are blaming the defense in any way. Here's some perspective:

The Broncos "all time great" defense held the Steelers to 16 points at home in the playoffs without LeVeon Bell or Antonio Brown.

The Chiefs just held them to 18 with all of these guys on the field.

That speaks volumes

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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 12691023)

One, that drive to get the ball down and score the TD took almost seven minutes. Seven Freaking Minutes. Reminded me of the leisurely offensive pace the Chiefs had last year in chewing up the clock for the Pats in last years playoff loss. Again, Reid shows no sense of urgency, and forces the game down to a make or break two point conversion.

Absolutely this. They were ****ing playing like they were the ones that were up 8 points. I was screaming at the tv, Reid is a ****ing joke!

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Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 12691277)

I'm not saying it's the fault of the D but the fact is, right or wrong, fair or unfair, this team can't win without game changing plays from the defense or ST. We got really neither last night.

If the Chiefs D was as good as their Red Zone defense suggested, they wouldn't get gashed between the 20s, nor would they have allowed third down conversions in droves. They were extremely fortunate they didn't give up 30+ points yesterday. The defense was every bit as bad as the offense.

As always, a great job by the Chiefs #1 fan.

Nice review of the past 30+ years of watching the Chiefs.

What is Tyler Bray doing on the squad? How long does it take to give someone a chance? Are the Clarks afraid that the fan base will dwindle if the team has an off year?

The media talks about the great history of the Kansas City Chiefs. Just exactly what is that history? Finding epic ways to disappoint a loyal fan base? Thumb their nose at what 31 other teams see as the way to a championship?

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results.

Lather, rinse and repeat.

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins (Post 12691291)

KC defense allowed six scoring drives, and only forced one punt, had one sack. They were extremely fortunate to only give up 18 points. The defense played well enough to win. You're not going to beat anybody scoring 16 points at home in a playoff game.

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Originally Posted by Why Not? (Post 12691288)

I'm not saying it's the fault of the D but the fact is, right or wrong, fair or unfair, this team can't win without game changing plays from the defense or ST. We got really neither last night.

if you have to rely on that to score touchdowns then I am sorry but its basically admitting your offense sucks/cant get it done

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Originally Posted by Hoover (Post 12691177)

Still trying to figure out what available QB is out there on the free market that accomplishes anything. Romo = Old and frail, Cuttler = similar age to Alex, different kind of suck, and frail. If anything, the best option is to go with Foles, which is full of risk, but at least you are getting a guy who is already here, knows the offense, has shown some dynamic stuff in the past.

This is why I'm one of the few guys that believe we shouldn't just cut him.

This is KC's perpetual position/situation. Every time we figure out, again, that the latest used-car-lot QB wasn't a franchise QB in hiding, we're stuck with no obvious HoF QB waiting for us to pick them in the 6th round and our used car lot QB raking-in tons-o-coin. Then team isn't willing to obviously throw a season (to keep fan rumbling to a minimum as they see what's going on, and why) to make sure they're in position to pick the most apparent future franchise QB in the draft. It's a time-honored Chiefs tradition that results in 1/15/2017 being just the latest John to leave a load in our asses.

While drafting the next great QB is always a gamble - think about Brady's path the dominance - it's not like the Chiefs will ever learn. All we can count on is the next Fisher being so awesome that Alex will become Brady.

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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 12691023)

Ten Things About Last Night’s Playoff Loss

-Chiefs run defense is ~~awful.~~ HORRIFIC

-They led the league in giving up runs of ten yards or more, and since Derrick Johnson’s injury, run defense has been a giant liability.

-Defense and special teams scored almost 50% of the team’s points in the regular season.

-Chiefs have been terrible on third down conversions-last night they were 2 for 9.

-Chiefs have not generated the kind of pass rush that was anticipated when the season started.

-He also had critical drops by Maclin, West, Ware and Kelce.

-Bell had 30 carries for 170 yards - monster game.

-People this morning were applauding the defense for not giving up a TD.

-Why is Peters not covering Brown on that play, and why is your $100 million man, Justin Houston, NOT rushing the QB?

-Chiefs vaunted pass rush combo of Hali, Houston and Ford had a combined record of 1/2 sack.

-Again, Reid shows no sense of urgency, and forces the game down to a make or break two point conversion.

-They passed on an on-side kick, and when the defense got down to a critical third and three after the two minute warning, couldn’t get to Ben or stop Brown. Game over.

-A big deal was made about how Andy Reid was 19-2 coming off a bye, and 3-0 with playoff byes. Truth is, he’s now 1-3 in the playoffs as KC’s coach.

-In Arrowhead’s 45 year history, KC has two…..TWO…home playoff victories. That’s a disgrace.

-Over the past 14 years, every AFC Super Bowl team has been led by either Brady, Manning, Rapistburger or Flacco, all better QBs than Smith.

-Kudos to the fans who showed up last night.

You have so many great points in this year ending post GBlowfish. I pulled out what I see as the top disappointments for me both for the season and the game.

There are a lot of positives to like with the talent we have, the recent draft picks of Dorsey, but we seem to always come up just a little short.

There will be some tough off-season decisions and I think Poe is probably gone. He had a horrible year. Was it because no one else helped and he got double teamed all year? Was his back really that bad? Pouncey DESTROYED him this game and made him look like a 200 pounder. That's why Pouncey is a Pro Bowler

Whatever Pittsburgh saw during the film highlights of Tyreek Hill, they found a perfect formula on the kickoffs and they shut him down every time and they seemed to be on top of him the moment he caught the kickoffs. It was shocking, not a single time of 7 kickoffs and 1 punt did he come close to a big return.

The Steelers knew we sucked on run stoppage and they gang raped us. It was embarrassing like Auburn or Clemson playing Mary Washington College.

Alex Smith was horrible with his field vision as usual and he missed at least 4-5 times with WIDE open receivers down the field.

The Chiefs defense was gassed most of the first half and Ramik Wilson was the leading tackler with 15, you mentioned it was Houston but that was incorrect. Berry was next at 7, which tells you that all the tackles occurred AFTER Bell broke through our line.

Poe the PIG had only 4 tackles and they ran 35 times!

We will lose a lot of FA's this year and I'm OK with that.

This is what a winning franchise looks like:
Since the NFL merger in 1970, the Pittsburgh Steelers have compiled a regular season record of 363–235–2 (.607) and an overall record of 394–253–2 (.609) including the playoffs, reached the playoffs 25 times, won their division 20 times, played in 15 AFC championship games, and won six of eight Super Bowls.

Another great note, you posted to the younger fans about the frustration of us older fans who have seen too many ways we lose over that time and that is why we are so jaded. Optimism is a great thing but the Chiefs have a way to crush your spirit, time after time.

On a closing note, Have a great offseason, thanks so much for writing the Ten Things, good luck with your Royals, and lastly but certainly not least, thank you very much along with Mrs Blowfish for the wonderful hospitality during my visit! :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap: