[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

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Sent him this. Not the best crafted rant, but I hit some key, sour notes.

"Nor is it valid to say the fans were merely cheering for the backup, Brady Quinn"

Why is that not valid? That was many fans' reaction in seeing that Cassel would be leaving the game. The Chiefs have become hostages of Pioli and his 7th round Golden Child, Cassel.

In case you missed it, many fans contributed yet more hard earned money(just as hard-earned as an NFL player at a fraction of the rate) to fly a banner over the stadium pleading for the team to bench Cassel and fire Pioli. Not only did they not bench a healthy Cassel, they minimized his roll in the offense to the point of futility.

Even during last season, many fans hoped that KC would end up in the Luck sweepstakes. They didn't. They also refused to move up in the draft to invest in hope in the form of RG3 or Tannehill. Yet again, they have to hang their hat on hoping Cassel can manage them to a modestly productive season. On the draft note, what reason does any fan have to believe that Poe will be anything other than another Sims, Dorsey, or Jackson?

Cassel has had two successful seasons in the NFL. One was with a masterful organization in New England. The other, a ProBowl year in KC, ended with the Ravens serving Cassel a beat-down ten fold of what he took Sunday.

Cassel's poor play has caused other players on the team to be injured. McCluster, Boss, and Hillis were all hurt because of bad throws made by Cassel. His own injury will save other players.

I won't even go into KC's playoff performance over the last 30 years.

I hope these things I have mentioned will show you some specific reasons why KC fans are rightly frustrated and not thoughtless monsters. Again, what is portrayed as heartless jeering from callus fans, was more a slaphappy reaction to the possibility of something better. Liken this to the cheers when a baseball team finally gets a hit in the 7th inning, a foul finally being called against a rival basketball team, or the return of the real NFL officials.

If Cassel had been benched before the game the nation wouldn't have heard about the cheers but they would have been even stronger if Quinn had taken the field in the 1st quarter.

Winston has had 6 months of his life invested in the Chiefs and in return he has earned fame, fortune, and the ability to misrepresent his fan-base in the media. Many fans have invested decades and have not a single postseason victory to celebrate. Eric Winston and Trent Dilfer want to lecture fans to know their place, but without the fans they would not have their place. Perhaps the KC fans should take the advice of a Chiefs representative who tweeted that being a fan is simply voluntary and "get a clue" by allowing Winston to enjoy the soothing, unprofitable sound of silence.