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Originally Posted by Bearcat
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?  |
Some people enjoy misery, with others (like myself at times) its a matter of keeping hopes up leads to bigger disappointment.
In all fairness, I've learned with some people this is the only way they know to be a Chiefs fan, to point out the negatives only because we can't get too excited for an eventual disappointment.
Hell, I have my moments where I still get overly negative (I was pissed at Spags several times in the AFCCG, and looking back, was irrational in thought process) and I want to assume the worst because it's what we've been used to for so long. I've gotten a lot better, but I still catch myself sometimes.
Its the "Snow Day" concept. When you were a kid, if you went to bed expecting a Snow Day and you didn't get one, you were a lot more upset than if you went to bed expecting school the next day.