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Originally Posted by Mac-NinersChiefs
This is a decent outlook, though after winning 2 games last year, I think KC fans can find enough joy in winning 8 games and just barely missing the playoffs in year 1 after the 2-14 season. I still think KC wins 9 and goes playoffs. It would be rare, if ever... but like many agree... the Chiefs were not nearly as crappy as their record. They needed QB and coaching help... and likely got it.
There's a difference between being blind and expecting an immediate SB versus finding SOME optimism and a wait-and-see mindset.
That is the only part that elicits such extreme negativity from both "sides."
I don't see anyone screaming "SB bound this season!!!", but I do see lots of people screaming "we iz doomed!!!". And that's the sad and divisive element happening here.
After looking over other KC forums, I was really surprised when I read so much gloom-n-doom on this one.
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I can only find hope and optimism in an 8-10 win season if we see legitimate signs that Alex Smith can be better in KC than he has been in the past and be the REASON his team wills games rather than merely not being the reason they lose. Or if the defense blossoms into a truly elite unit. Or if lightning strikes Tyler Bray and he miraculously looks like a future star. Basically, if it looks like that 8-10 win season is building to something better.
8-10 wins with the same Alex Smith we saw in San Francisco (pretty QBR, lots of sacks, no chances taken, decreasing success as pass attempts climb) is not a ray of light. You can't win anything of consequence with that guy unless you have an elite D.
"not being horrible" is just not enough for me.
In fact, I'd rather win 2 games than 8 games, unless the 8-win season is that of a young team starting to find its legs. Considering the Chiefs roster and how many experienced, established NFL players at on it, I don't think that would really apply to an 8-win 2013 Chiefs team.