Chiefs What I Saw - Page 2

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-04-2014, 07:26 PM

There isn’t a way to quantify a loss like that. There isn’t a way to describe it someone, even if they saw it. There is only the experience of having your guts ripped out.

It feels like a fugue state. The sides of your vision get fuzzy, footsteps and breaths feel artificial, forced.

It’s easier to blame particular whipping boys, but I think that is a half-assed analysis.

Here’s what I saw:

I saw an opposing QB sandwich three interceptions around play that is as good as I’ve ever seen from any quarterback. Andrew Luck was absolutely brilliant. That wasn’t just great quarterbacking, it was all-time pantheon quarterbacking.

I saw a wide receiver we didn’t have an answer for, regardless of which corners were in or out of the game.

I saw an artificial surface that should be nuked from orbit. Head injuries on incidental contact like that is somewhat of an aberration, but that many should not happen. I wonder if they replaced the rubber filling with tungsten before the game.

I saw a defense that made a number of excellent plays yet was completely eviscerated. It’s hard to put it all on the D when they gave the offense 17 points via turnovers and won the battle 4-1

I saw an offense score 27 points on its own, and convert another 17 points via turnovers, without its best player for the entirety of the game.

I saw a rookie RB with ball security issues play his ass off as a worthy replacement for our best player.

I saw a quarterback whom many, myself included, derided as a game manager play at a level that no Chiefs QB has in the playoffs in my lifetime. Alex Smith was absolutely magnificent in that game. He did not deserve that loss. He beats almost any QB in history on any day except that QB on that day.

I saw a wide receiver, who is the second best in franchise history and who gets crapped on like he’s Jonny Morton, play a brilliant game.

I saw a free safety who shouldn’t start in the UFL commit the cardinal sin of playing that position.

I saw a head coach whose biggest knack was time management and whose offense was built upon efficiency waste all of its timeouts on offense which turned a 4^th and 11 into a 4^th and the season.

I saw a head coach go for a field goal at the one yard line when every statistical metric says you go for it. Had they converted, the Chiefs would have won the game. Had they not, they still would have had a chance to win that they had at the game’s end.

But what I didn’t see makes me feel just as shitty.

I feel bad for Jamaal, Bowe, Smith, Hali, and others, but I feel terrible for fans that had to experience that.

Sorry milkman, Reaper, OTW, ChiefsCountry, Flopnuts, Rainman, Bob Dole, and countless hundreds of others that populate this site. You didn’t deserve that experience.

I feel like the football antichrist dragged his carcass from the bowels of Hell to smite us one more time.

**DeezNutz** · 01-04-2014, 07:36 PM

And I think you're overstating Berry's play today.

**Rausch** · 01-04-2014, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Three7s

Would you say they're cursed, or no?

Do actually believe in magic?...

**Iowanian** · 01-04-2014, 07:37 PM

I saw this coming when I noticed my bad girlfriend putting on lipstick in the locker room at halftime.

I should have known better than to trust this whore.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-04-2014, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reaper16

No. The idea of curses just makes it easier to take all of the losing. It's a narrative we tell ourselves to make the pain bearable.

Only if you accept the consequences of the curse and roll over. It takes a Quixotic mind, but I guess it's one I have.

"God hates me, that's what it is."
"Hate him back, it works for me."

**Buzz** · 01-04-2014, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pam Oliver's Forehead

We lost our best player on the first drive and lost by 1 point.

I'm very proud of my football team and excited for next season.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-04-2014, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

And I think you're overstating Berry's play today.

Berry? Didn't mention him, did I?

FloridaMan88 · 01-04-2014, 07:39 PM

Chiefs have spent the second highest % of any team in the NFL, in terms of their salary cap on their defense and this is what they get.

The secondary needs to be blown up, save for Flowers and Berry.

Sutton needs to take the fall for today as well.

**DeezNutz** · 01-04-2014, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Berry? Didn't mention him, did I?

Well, **** you. You should have said something positive that would have been wrong.

**DeezNutz** · 01-04-2014, 07:40 PM

Listening to 810 and the majority of the callers are drunk as complete ****. Literally.

mnchiefsguy · 01-04-2014, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I'm really proud of a lot of those guys, Smith especially. Goddamn, Luck was exquisite, though.

Luck was very good, no doubt....but it is easier to engineer a comeback when your WR's are wide open by five yards on every play, and the defense does not blitz at all in the second half.

**dirk digler** · 01-04-2014, 07:41 PM

I saw the same thing in this game that I have the last 5 or 6. The defense can't stop a legit QB.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-04-2014, 07:41 PM

If you want a super optimistic look consider this:

Alex Smith is good enough to win a Super Bowl. We didn't know that before today.

Discuss Thrower · 01-04-2014, 07:41 PM

One guy pointing out that KC doesn;'t have a QB like Luck... So it's good to see some fans have become as enlightened as most here are.

**mlyonsd** · 01-04-2014, 07:41 PM

Excellent lead post Hamas.

Hammock Parties · 01-04-2014, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Alex Smith is good enough to win a Super Bowl. We didn't know that before today.

I absolutely believe that now.

01-04-2014, 07:26 PM
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7149572	What I Saw There isn’t a way to quantify a loss like that. There isn’t a way to describe it someone, even if they saw it. There is only the experience of having your guts ripped out. It feels like a fugue state. The sides of your vision get fuzzy, footsteps and breaths feel artificial, forced. It’s easier to blame particular whipping boys, but I think that is a half-assed analysis. Here’s what I saw: I saw an opposing QB sandwich three interceptions around play that is as good as I’ve ever seen from any quarterback. Andrew Luck was absolutely brilliant. That wasn’t just great quarterbacking, it was all-time pantheon quarterbacking. I saw a wide receiver we didn’t have an answer for, regardless of which corners were in or out of the game. I saw an artificial surface that should be nuked from orbit. Head injuries on incidental contact like that is somewhat of an aberration, but that many should not happen. I wonder if they replaced the rubber filling with tungsten before the game. I saw a defense that made a number of excellent plays yet was completely eviscerated. It’s hard to put it all on the D when they gave the offense 17 points via turnovers and won the battle 4-1 I saw an offense score 27 points on its own, and convert another 17 points via turnovers, without its best player for the entirety of the game. I saw a rookie RB with ball security issues play his ass off as a worthy replacement for our best player. I saw a quarterback whom many, myself included, derided as a game manager play at a level that no Chiefs QB has in the playoffs in my lifetime. Alex Smith was absolutely magnificent in that game. He did not deserve that loss. He beats almost any QB in history on any day except that QB on that day. I saw a wide receiver, who is the second best in franchise history and who gets crapped on like he’s Jonny Morton, play a brilliant game. I saw a free safety who shouldn’t start in the UFL commit the cardinal sin of playing that position. I saw a head coach whose biggest knack was time management and whose offense was built upon efficiency waste all of its timeouts on offense which turned a 4^th and 11 into a 4^th and the season. I saw a head coach go for a field goal at the one yard line when every statistical metric says you go for it. Had they converted, the Chiefs would have won the game. Had they not, they still would have had a chance to win that they had at the game’s end. But what I didn’t see makes me feel just as shitty. I feel bad for Jamaal, Bowe, Smith, Hali, and others, but I feel terrible for fans that had to experience that. Sorry milkman, Reaper, OTW, ChiefsCountry, Flopnuts, Rainman, Bob Dole, and countless hundreds of others that populate this site. You didn’t deserve that experience. I feel like the football antichrist dragged his carcass from the bowels of Hell to smite us one more time.
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