It's been a long time coming. Adiós.

[OnTheWarpath15]

It's time for me to bow out. It's been almost 10 years, and I'm tired.

Tired of the false narratives. Tired of people arguing the poster instead of the post. Tired of discussing football with people who favor excuses over evidence. Tired of wasting time talking about an organization that hasn't won a playoff game in the lifetime of a college senior. Tired of watching other great posters leaving entirely or posting less, weakening the Football IQ this place was known for 5-10 years ago.

I know posting a thread instead of just walking away will open the door for many to take their cheap shots - we all know who they are - and if you don't, just wait. They'll show themselves. Those of you that know me privately know this has been building for a long time.

With all that said, I'll say what I've always said: This team has talent, but will continually fall short as long as they keep thinking you can win in the postseason consistently with average QB play. You don't put enough pressure on the opposing defense, and it puts too much pressure on your defense - if they don't have a near-perfect day, you lose.

Peters and Conley were great picks and should make an impact in the years to come. Should be fun to watch. (What? According to some, I NEVER say anything positive - just another false narrative) While I doubt he'll get his shot, I'd like to see if Murray can be that franchise guy, or if he fell for reasons other than what people here assume - namely, his height and injury history. Hopefully they get Houston signed long-term, because if they don't they are in deep, deep shit. The defense tends to carry this team, and Houston is the most important cog in said defense.

I've made a lot of great friends here that are still friends to this day, and will continue to be. This place was awesome when it was more community based - when there would be gatherings, tailgates, etc. Now, it's littered with trolls that take advantage of the anonymity of the internet and would never show their face in public. That attitude has weakened this place considerably, IMHO.

For those of you I call a friend, we'll be in touch. If anyone that isn't already a friend privately or on Facebook/Twitter wants to continue to keep in touch, I'll keep my PM's open for a week or so.

Thanks, Kyle. It was fun for a while. Queue the "well, bye/sour grapes" posts in 3...2...1.

[Hootie]

we really want to see 'em, Boss!!! Yeah! Post them!!

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

Plus, he's still sitting on the Dez Bryant video.

Don't forget StanziMania.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by BossChief

That's bull, too. I just looked at all of my rep given going back to 12/13 and haven't found a single rep like that. Not 1. Maybe there is one from before that, but I don't think so. Also, I've never sent a rep message that I didn't already say what I had to say in the actual thread. Keep trying.

If you'd like, I can post a screen cap of my reps given.

You sent me this neg-rep.

Why does it bother you so ****ing bad that I'm right a lot? Stop being jealous and get off my NUTS.

Because I agreed with this post by King in the "Save Our Chiefs" thread.

Originally Posted by -King-

This was such a great plan that I came up with! /BossChief



But seriously, good job guys. I had doubts at first, but I started to believe after a couple weeks and now my faith has been proven.

And here's the screen cap if you don't believe me.

[The Franchise]

And here's a pos-rep of you questioning what I have against you. Clay created the ****ing thread.

Originally Posted by Pestilence

You know who deserve the appreciation?

PR and Marty....and the people that donated their money.

I didnt really get a chance to read through this thread when Clay posted it and after reading it I gotta ask? Whats your deal with me? Not that I care what people think of me, I dont, but you always seem to want to piss in my cheerios. Not sure why.

[The Franchise]

And I generally DON'T have a problem with you. The times that I do....it's because your attitude is "Hey everyone.....remember when I said this!?!?". Or "looks like I was right about this."

[Saccopoo]

Originally Posted by tooge

Wasn't Bosschief one of the posters that was adamant about the chiefs drafting Geno? That whole month or two before and right after the draft that year with Geno pretty much killed the football talk around here for me. It was a bunch of posters telling others that if you don't like Geno and the chiefs drafting him, then you are a moron. Pretty telling stuff really.

He (Geno Smith) threw six touchdown passes and three interceptions in the last six weeks of the 2014 season. His completion percentage in those games was 65.7 percent, which would place him in the top-10 in the league if he could do that over the course of a regular season. Over the last four weeks, Smith went 2-2 and threw for 358 yards, three scores and no picks in a 37-24 victory over Miami in the season finale.

Geno Smith was credited with having thrown 13 interceptions last season, which was middle of the pack in the NFL. 10 Quarterbacks threw more interceptions than Geno and that group included a lot of elite quarterbacks. Obviously throwing interceptions is just a small portion of the position but for the purpose of this article we're looking at it in vacuum.

Cian Fahey didn't just look at the interceptions, he charted every single pass that Geno threw and the results were quite interesting. Although these are subjective findings, after studying all 367 of Geno's throws, only 17 of them were deemed to be interceptable passes.

NFL.com:

Geno's lowest moment as a pro was the last memory most folks have of him. In an ugly Week 13 loss to Miami on Monday Night Football, Rex Ryan was so afraid of letting Smith actually play quarterback that the Jets only attempted 13 passes compared to 49 rushes. Rex told a national audience that he'd rather set offensive progress back 40 years than allow Smith to do his job.

And then suddenly Geno started to do his job quite well. In the last four games, Smith completed 65 percent of his passes for 1,001 yards, six touchdowns, and two picks. He averaged 9.2 yards-per-attempt over that stretch, tied for best in the league. By the time the Jets played Miami again in Week 17, Geno was virtually flawless.

I re-watched each Smith snap on the coaches film from Game Rewind to see how he pulled off this turnaround. Here are my biggest takeaways:

1. Geno excelled over the final month because of his decision-making. His biggest issue as a pro has been panicking when under duress and throwing passes up for grabs. He's prone to the brain freeze. In the final month, Smith calmly found the open receiver. When no one was open, he made plays with his legs or got rid of the ball.

2. One huge reason that Smith made good decisions: He had time. The Jets protected Smith very well over the final month, which allowed him to show off his strengths. Smith has a strong arm and methodically goes through his reads better than plenty of his young contemporaries. A big question: If protection isn't so ideal in 2015, can he still excel?

3. Geno got me fired up enough to write this because he owns skills that are difficult to teach. He has excellent pocket movement, buying time to attempt passes. Some quarterbacks never get that sixth sense in the pocket; Geno has it. He is not afraid to make difficult throws, aggressively pushing the ball down the field. He looks off defenders.

4. The Jets didn't ask Smith to do too much. He ran the offense and didn't take too many chances.

5. In Weeks 14-16, Smith played solid midlevel starter football. He mostly stayed out of the way. But in the season finale, Smith put together one of the best games by any quarterback all season, throwing for 358 yards on only 25 attempts. He threw receivers open and even his incompletions were on point. The game showed off his big arm and his touch.

The Gailey effect

December was fun and all, but Smith wouldn't make our list if not for the arrival of Jets offensive coordinator Chan Gailey. In previous stops, Gailey has turned Tyler Thigpen into a starting fantasy option, helped Ryan Fitzpatrick get a $60 million contract and coached a Jay Fiedler-led Dolphins team to finish eighth in points scored.

Gailey accomplished all of the above by getting mediocre quarterbacks to play smart and get rid of the ball quickly. Smith has plenty of talent, and he certainly has the supporting cast. The Jets receiver posse -- Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker, Jeremy Kerley, second-round pick Devin Smith and tight end Jace Amaro -- form one of the deeper groups in the league.

Gailey has cooked up numbers with far less talent. His best offenses are similar to the one that Smith excelled in at West Virginia. It's almost like the Jets had a plan here.

To put it another way: Geno, like Alex Smith in Kansas City, will no longer be the guy to hold the team back.

[The Franchise]

I actually agree with BossChief on Geno Smith. I think he'll succeed with Gailey as his OC this year. Plus his weapons are fantastic now.

[BossChief]

Wow, I had to go back a long way to find those. 2 1/2 years for 1 and 3 years for the other.

Crazy how you remember that stuff.

I sent my message to Path and in less than 10 minutes, he was complaining about it in the thread as if I hadn't already said as much in the thread. Seems he checked his rep quite often and placed a lot of weight to it.

My rep was basically exactly what others here have told him in this thread...that if he can't enjoy the Chiefs (and he didn't, he even said he stopped watching some of the games) he might want to take a break.

The only reason I even sent him a neg was because he wanted to call names. After getting his bs thrown back at him...same as any other poster that claims that "the Chiefs were basically a .500 team before Reid/Dorsey got here that only had one bad year. It's not like they were bad for 5+ years"

C'mon man, anybody that says that is gonna get it questioned.

[Predarat]

If you are up for it please keep posting in the NHL thread. Hell only about 6-7 of us will still know you are around.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Predarat

Hell only about 6-7 of us will still know you are around.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

It's not just winning one playoff game - but building a team the way the Royals have done. I feel like we were on the right path, but pissed away a few good players and then stopped drafting well. A team of also-rans that goes 10-6 and wins one playoff game isn't going to do a lot to shake me out of my Chiefs torpor I feel.

I totally agree. I know for me I hold no hope for this team winning anything until they address the most important position on the field. As far as this year I know alot of people here are optimistic about this team but they better hope they start out 2-2 or the season is over before it even begins.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by Willie Lanier

Your*

No, I meant you are shit.

No. No, I didn't.


To make up for this lack of respect for the English language, I leave you with this bit of insight:

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yet how many people wanted Dayton and Ned fired midseason last year?

At most any point in the site's history, CP would have fired the Chiefs' head coach, chief's GM, flushed the whole staff, fired the Royals manager and GM, executed the owner, bencheded the Chiefs' starting QB, flushed most of the roster, and fired both Missouri and Kansas' football coaches. It's not affected by where a team is at the moment. There are few exceptions, like the Royals, but this place is massively, systemically pessimistic for some reason beyond what a middling team would expect. The Browns fans are probably more optimistic than CP is.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by tooge

Wasn't Bosschief one of the posters that was adamant about the chiefs drafting Geno? That whole month or two before and right after the draft that year with Geno pretty much killed the football talk around here for me. It was a bunch of posters telling others that if you don't like Geno and the chiefs drafting him, then you are a moron. Pretty telling stuff really.

The draft tabulators did not start that act with the Geno-is-God offseason

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Cochise

At most any point in the site's history, CP would have fired the Chiefs' head coach, chief's GM, flushed the whole staff, fired the Royals manager and GM, executed the owner, bencheded the Chiefs' starting QB, flushed most of the roster, and fired both Missouri and Kansas' football coaches. It's not affected by where a team is at the moment. There are few exceptions, like the Royals, but this place is massively, systemically pessimistic for some reason beyond what a middling team would expect. The Browns fans are probably more optimistic than CP is.

Because alot of us are tired of being a middling team. We have seen to many teams go from shit to being in the SB in a matter of 2-3 years yet this team hasn't won a playoff since 1993. It is embarrassing.