Football Life with a bad football team. - Page 5

**Rain Man** · 12-23-2009, 12:28 AM

Don't get me wrong. I'd very much like to have the Chiefs get to that ... game ... the one in January. The big one. I don't remember what's it called any more.

But I've noticed something recently. When the Chiefs lose, I don't get upset about it. I shrug and move on to whatever's next on my list. When they win, I'm happy about it, but it's a muted happiness and then I move on to whatever's next on my list.

I remember back in the days when we were good and every game was high drama. I was scared that we'd lose to the weak teams, and I had a three-hour adrenaline rush when we played the strong teams. Every play elicited grimaces or hoots. I was standing at the finish, bouncing from foot to foot and speaking loudly to the TV.

The wins were great, but the losses were brutal. Back in the mid-90s, it would take me a full 24 hours to get over a tough loss.

And why? Why was my life affected by the actions of a group of 25 year-olds playing a game 400 miles away? It's really kind of silly.

Maybe Haley and Pioli were put on this earth not to win a ... whatever that big game in January is ... but to teach us all a lesson. To help us engage in our own lives instead of attaching our self-esteem to a football team. To help us not care so much about a game. I for one may actually be happier with a bad team than with a good team, because my Sunday afternoons and evenings are pleasant, even if 90 percent of the mornings stink.

What say you? Is your entire life better when you can disengage from the Chiefs 2 minutes after the gun sounds? Or do you still curse our lack of a run defense just as much as when it mattered?

**Rain Man** · 12-24-2009, 10:01 AM

(Dusting off hands.) So did I set a new record for troll killing? Three posts.

chiefsfan1963 · 12-24-2009, 11:59 AM

Chiefs have to win 7-9 games next year for me to give a thumbs up for the Pioli-Haley team. They get a one season pass. Off-season moves and the draft will determine for me management ability to turn this ship around. I was not impressed with any moves last season. We need pass protection desparately. Given how last offseason started we still have so many holes that having a 7-9 win season is unlikely. Bummer for fans.
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View Poll Results: How does a bad Chiefs team affect the rest of your life?
Improves it dramatically. I can shrug off wins and losses and live my life.	7	6.42%
Improves it slightly. Same as above, but every loss still hurts.	11	10.09%
No difference. My life is controlled by my right brain, football by my left brain.	20	18.35%
Damages it slightly. I can survive, but it's not cool to have a losing team.	54	49.54%
Damages it greatly. I can't get past the losses. They hurt so bad.	8	7.34%
I'm incapable of emotion after my parents' attempt to raise me.	9	8.26%
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12-23-2009, 12:28 AM
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-502449 VARSITY	Life with a bad football team. Don't get me wrong. I'd very much like to have the Chiefs get to that ... game ... the one in January. The big one. I don't remember what's it called any more. But I've noticed something recently. When the Chiefs lose, I don't get upset about it. I shrug and move on to whatever's next on my list. When they win, I'm happy about it, but it's a muted happiness and then I move on to whatever's next on my list. I remember back in the days when we were good and every game was high drama. I was scared that we'd lose to the weak teams, and I had a three-hour adrenaline rush when we played the strong teams. Every play elicited grimaces or hoots. I was standing at the finish, bouncing from foot to foot and speaking loudly to the TV. The wins were great, but the losses were brutal. Back in the mid-90s, it would take me a full 24 hours to get over a tough loss. And why? Why was my life affected by the actions of a group of 25 year-olds playing a game 400 miles away? It's really kind of silly. Maybe Haley and Pioli were put on this earth not to win a ... whatever that big game in January is ... but to teach us all a lesson. To help us engage in our own lives instead of attaching our self-esteem to a football team. To help us not care so much about a game. I for one may actually be happier with a bad team than with a good team, because my Sunday afternoons and evenings are pleasant, even if 90 percent of the mornings stink. What say you? Is your entire life better when you can disengage from the Chiefs 2 minutes after the gun sounds? Or do you still curse our lack of a run defense just as much as when it mattered?
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12-24-2009, 10:01 AM	#61
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-502449 VARSITY	(Dusting off hands.) So did I set a new record for troll killing? Three posts. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
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12-24-2009, 11:59 AM	#62
chiefsfan1963 Veteran Join Date: Oct 2001 Casino cash: $10005060	Chiefs have to win 7-9 games next year for me to give a thumbs up for the Pioli-Haley team. They get a one season pass. Off-season moves and the draft will determine for me management ability to turn this ship around. I was not impressed with any moves last season. We need pass protection desparately. Given how last offseason started we still have so many holes that having a 7-9 win season is unlikely. Bummer for fans. Posted via Mobile Device
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