MELLINGER: Dear Chiefs fans: C'mon, it's not that bad ...

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Originally Posted by DaFace

How quickly people forget that this was the rebuilding year. No top draft pick, limited cap space, etc. Next year was supposed to be the year we make a run, remember?

Don't get me wrong - I'm nervous about this year, as we're as close to a legit Super Bowl team as we've been since probably 2003. But that fact doesn't change the fact that next year is when all of the stars should finally align.

That was supposed to be the Rams this year, and look how that's played out. You're always one injury away from a lost year or a failed run.

Having Mahomes should give the Chiefs a chance every year, but as we've seen with Rodgers and the Pack, that alone isn't enough.

I don't have much confidence that the Chiefs will put enough around him for the next decade.