Chiefs What I Saw - Page 5

'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.

Coach · 01-04-2014, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DeezNutz

When we kicked the FG at the one, I thought we'd lost the game. However, at 38-10, it's hard to feel like that was the wrong decision.

Until it's 45-44.

That's why I never am a fan of kicking a FG when you're at the one yard line. You ****ing go for it, regardless.

**SAUTO** · 01-04-2014, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

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.

truthieness

**SAUTO** · 01-04-2014, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

I said the offense needed to play flawlessly to beat the Colts, they were doing that until the Alex fumble then Luck got into Gode Mode.

**** you

ROYC75 · 01-04-2014, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

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.

We still need more talent around him. You switch Luck & Smith today and KC wins, Smith does not. Smith is not nails enough to throw 3 INT's and win, Luck can and has proved it.

Sure we punted once, but settling for FG's when Indy was getting TD's was the game. ( other that our D & Sutton sucks )

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-04-2014, 07:56 PM

If anything, this game is an example of why you can't build a team around a defense in the modern NFL.

Prison Bitch · 01-04-2014, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy

I am starting to think Houston and Tamba are overrated. They did nothing.

Starting to???

**dirk digler** · 01-04-2014, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I've never seen Eli Manning play that well in a playoff game.

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Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco

Come on. What does he have to do (I mean besides win the Super Bowl) to prove to you that he could win a Super Bowl? The guy had a great day.

I am not saying Alex had a bad game or he sucks he played great but let's not pretend he was playing a real good defense or team. The Colts are the Chiefs basically.

**SAUTO** · 01-04-2014, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pam Oliver's Forehead

Dude he was awesome today.

He has been awesome in two of the three playoff games he's appeared in.

I feel OK about him. This wasn't a perfect situation this year, and definitely not this game.

Go Alex.

then shut
the
****
up
this offseason about him

O.city · 01-04-2014, 07:57 PM

Just pour insane amounts of resources into your front 4 or 7. If you can't rush the passer, it doesn't matter

lcarus · 01-04-2014, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by HC_Chief

Kendrick Lewis needs to go. Now. Don't board the flight home, KL. Head directly to Oakland; do not pass Go.

This secondary as a whole needs some serious work. You'd think with Berry, Flowers, and Cooper who is just a rookie and looked very promising a lot throughout the year, that we'd be in great shape. I just don't get it. This defense has too many good players to suck this bad in this type of game. I don't get it. We have Poe, Hali, Houston, DJ, Berry, Flowers, and solid role guys like Jackson and Devito. And they blow a 38-10 lead in the 2nd half....what gives?

Prison Bitch · 01-04-2014, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ROYC75

We still need more talent around him. You switch Luck & Smith today and KC wins, Smith does not. Smith is not nails enough to throw 3 INT's and win, Luck can and has proved it.

Sure we punted once, but settling for FG's when Indy was getting TD's was the game. ( other that our D & Sutton sucks )

Serious? We would've won with Luck throwing 3 int ?

ROYC75 · 01-04-2014, 08:00 PM

Some bad play calling at times, as much as the missed pass to Gray, Alex throwing it awayy when nobody blocked or at least didn't pick up the blitz, the crappy D and Sutton?

FG at the 1 ( play calling )
Injuries

Several reasons why we lost!

Discuss Thrower · 01-04-2014, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

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.

Not enough players surrounding him are good enough to win one, though.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-04-2014, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dirk digler

I am not saying Alex had a bad game or he sucks he played great but let's not pretend he was playing a real good defense or team. The Colts are the Chiefs basically.

He's not Andrew Luck. After tonight, the QB's I'd least want to face are, in this order:

5) Rodgers
4) Tom Brady
3) Jesus Christ
2) Connor Shaw
1) Andrew Luck

Luck just played one of the best halves in NFL history.

Prison Bitch · 01-04-2014, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by O.city

Just pour insane amounts of resources into your front 4 or 7. If you can't rush the passer, it doesn't matter

We did, and they were humiliated the entire 2nd half of the season

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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01-04-2014, 08:00 PM	#72
ROYC75 Time For Your Wake Up Call !!! Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Barn Yard Casino cash: $2180400	Why we lost ? Some bad play calling at times, as much as the missed pass to Gray, Alex throwing it awayy when nobody blocked or at least didn't pick up the blitz, the crappy D and Sutton? FG at the 1 ( play calling ) Injuries Several reasons why we lost! __________________ Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it. John Lennon
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