I think what bothers me most about last week....
 

I think what bothers me the most about last week is that for the first time in 3 years I actually had some hope and excitement about the Chiefs actually doing something. I had NO hope at all that DV would get anything done in his last year. From the time Herm was hire and throughout the season, I just has a wait and see attitude. Even when we were 7-3 I was thinking there was a chance that we might do something, but there was a lot of ball left to be played. Then, when we lost to the Browns, I pretty much lost hope in this year.

But when we managed to get in, and I got to thinking about the matchups, I felt that we ACTUALLY had a shot at doing something. I honestly thought we could beat the Colts. I thought that we could play with the rest of the AFC teams once we got going - even the Chargers. I pulled out the car door magnets that I pulled off two years ago and refused to put back on until the Chiefs were contenders. I was actually a bit dissapointed when I realized I would miss the game because of my daughter's basketball games, but I went anyway because that's where I knew I was supposed to be.

Then I get home. I read and watched what happened and I'm so frustrated right now. Rationally, I know that making the playoffs is at least a step in the right direction. But emotionaly I would have felt better right now if we hadn't made it - I've been conditioned for that outcome for several years now. At least then I wouldn't have had false hope built up and then smashed to bits and pieces.

I'll be a fan throughout the offseason, I'll be a fan next fall, I'll be a fan next year, this is my team. But WHY oh WHY did I have to fall in love with the Chiefs? Why couldn't it have been another team? Why did I have to pick a team that is content with mediocracy as long as the tickets sell?

Man it hurts. I just keep hoping that one day things will change. It probably won't, but a fan can hope.



I just had to get that off my chest.

yep

Hey, you're right where I was 10 years ago. It doesn't get any better so you just gradually lower your expectations. I can no longer trust this team from one game to the next. Back in the Stram days I was confident we would win every game we played. I was usually right. During the Marty days I was confident we would win every game we played. I was usually right. Since then, we have lost more than we have won and I don't trust them at all. Kind of a sickening feeling really. I don't want to talk about it.

I want to know why we can't just lose a playoff game the old-fashioned way -- without missing FGs or stepping on our dicks or having our coaches pull out the most god awful stupid game plans.

Why couldn't we have rushed for 150 yards and just been beaten 28-20 or something, with Manning putting together a couple of better drives than we did? Something where we could say, Oh, well, good game, tough fight, we gave our best, etc.

Instead, the possessors of Larry Johnson make one of the worst run D's IN THE HISTORY OF THE NFL look like the 2000 Ravens or the 85 Bears or the 76 Steelers. I mean, WHAT -- THE -- fuck? How in the holy HELL do you do something like that?

That pretty much sums up my feelings as well...Excellent post Skip!

It wasnt just you or i who thought we could wax the colts, we couldnt have asked for a more tailor made matchup.

To lose the way we did, to a D like indys was despicable, no 2 ways about it.

I will hang my hat on the performance our D gave & hope that it carries over. They really impressed me with that showing. Thats what i will look to for 07......what else can i do???

I was here 10 years ago too. But I was younger and more naive back then. I also liked the concept that Gunther brought about big, physical, "I'm tougher than you" play. He just couldn't pull it off, nor maintain his sanity for an entire season.

i completely agree. thats what hurts me most at least go out with some f'ing respect

I watched the game yesterday with my best friend. Before the game started I told him that I felt watching the playoff game with him was bad luck since we both watched the 95', 97' and 03' playoff games together and the Chief's lost.

His reply was, "the Chief's have been losing playoff games way before we became fans".....

Who do we blame for this? CP, Trent, the offense, the defense? I honsetly don't know. For years (in the 90's) it was the offense. After 2000, it was the defense. This year, the offense again....

When will the cycle of mediocrity end?

When will the cycle of mediocrity end?
 

SEE: The Chicago Cubs

What bothers me is Herm coming to Solari's defense after making us the joke of the NFL.

Herm is sooo full of shit.

When we fire that jackoff King Carl!!

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SUCKAAA!!!

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sorry pastor

i think we all share your pain

It was hard to watch our D a few years ago when they couldn't stop anybody...but I prefer that high power offense and no D over this. At least we could dominate teams when our D played decent. I'll never forget that 56-10 dominating performance over Atlanta. 8 rushing tds against at the time the best run defense in the nfl. Damn I miss those days already. The Indy playoff game in 03 was at least fun to watch

I also have had alot of your same feelings Pastor. I have thought many times, why of all teams did I pick the Chiefs to root for? Well I look back, I grew up in Kansas City, my father, mother, and my two older brothers were all Chiefs fans. It was inevitable, I was destined to be a Chiefs fan. Also my wife and I have been known to have some pretty rotten luck so I guess you could say the Chiefs are a perfect fit for what we are used to.

I'll continue to root this team on through thick and thin, through the Carl Peterson's the Marty Schottenheimer's and Herm Edwards. I guess you could say I'm a glutton for punishment.