The constant negativity is tiresome. Who is ready to join me and move on?

[BigRedChief]

I'm finding this constant negativity tiresome. We have sucked for years. We were an embarrassment. A big ****ing joke. I'm done with the negativity.

I wanted Geno. I think we overpaid for Smith. I'm scratching my head over some of their moves.

Reid and Dorsey obviously have a plan. For crissakes, Reid watched every down of every player for the whole ****ing year before he even met with Clark. I'm going to give them AT LEAST a half a season before I start calling them dumb-asses and screaming for their head.

I don't think I'm accepting mediocrity by choosing to not scream and yell and be totally pissed off by the moves so far. If you think so, you are entitled to you opinion.

I was an early and financial supporter of SOC. Season ticket holder for years. I think anyone would label me a hard core Chiefs fan. Just like most of the posters on this board. We deserve better than we have been given by our team. I will be a Chiefs fan until I become worm food. Lifes too short to go around pissed all the time. I did enough of that the last few years.

I'm going to chose to hope that Reid and Dorseys plan is sound and will result in the return of winning football and our first playoff win since the Montana era. Who's with me?

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by Rapist

The Packers can do that because they have a QB. The Eagles (largely) were able to do that. And that also explains the Steelers and Ravens.

I'm trying to advocate against building the San Francisco way simply because it's so damn hard to find that many talented players across the board, THEN keep them all happy contract-wise. It's a lot easier to fill one position and simply make good selections (i.e. BPA) than it is to take an Alex Smith or Matt Cassel

Alex Smith > Matt Cassel.

Mark it down, Alex Smith will be successful in KC.

[KCDC]

Originally Posted by splatbass

Alex Smith > Matt Cassel.

Mark it down, Alex Smith will be successful in KC.

Any QB in the NFL > Cassel

Cassel in his second year took us to the playoffs and was a Pro Bowl alternate. Sounds like he was a "success" in KC.

How are you going to define "success" for AS? It has to be better than that.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by KCDC

Any QB in the NFL > Cassel

Cassel in his second year took us to the playoffs and was a Pro Bowl alternate. Sounds like he was a "success" in KC.

How are you going to define "success" for AS? It has to be better than that.

Most definitely

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by KCDC

Any QB in the NFL > Cassel

Cassel in his second year took us to the playoffs and was a Pro Bowl alternate. Sounds like he was a "success" in KC.

I was responding to someone that compared Smith to Cassel. You should address this to him.

Alex Smith is a good QB. He is just not what the collective CP brain trust has wished for, so they will attack him relentlessly. That is all this is about. They will never give him a chance, and will unfairly compare him to Cassel (as the person I was responding to did) because they are throwing a temper tantrum because they didn't get their way.

[KCDC]

I was responding to your comment that we should mark it down that you think AS will be successful.

It will be easy for Homers to claim in 2015, when he is cut, that he was "successful" and that they were right ... merely because our record improved from 2-14 in 2012 to 8-8 in 2013 and 9-7 in 2014.

My point is that the "collective CP brain trust" is not likely to consider AS to be a "success" unless he has statistics that place him as a top 10 QB and the team wins at least one playoff game in the next two seasons. I think that would be a minimum, IMO.

[BigMeatballDave]

Should we change the name of this forum to "I didn't get my way so I'm throwing a tantrum like a petulant child"?

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by KCDC

I was responding to your comment that we should mark it down that you think AS will be successful.

It will be easy for Homers to claim in 2015, when he is cut, that he was "successful" and that they were right ... merely because our record improved from 2-14 in 2012 to 8-8 in 2013 and 9-7 in 2014.

My point is that the "collective CP brain trust" is not likely to consider AS to be a "success" unless he has statistics that place him as a top 10 QB and the team wins at least one playoff game in the next two seasons. I think that would be a minimum, IMO.

Some of the people won't accept him even if he is a top 10 QB and wins a playoff game because his name is not Geno. Fortunately as the poll shows they are a small, although loud, minority.

[KCDC]

Originally Posted by Dave

Should we change the name of this forum to "I didn't get my way so I'm throwing a tantrum like a petulant child"?

I assume you mean the Homers that are petulant that anyone dare criticize the regime and see anything other than unicorns and rainbows in the future?

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by KCDC

I assume you mean the Homers that are petulant that anyone dare criticize the regime and see anything other than unicorns and rainbows in the future?

I truly hope you are smarter than this.

[BigMeatballDave]

At this point I'd much rather be labeled a 'True Fan' or 'Homer'.

I wanted Geno.

I did not like the trade for Alex.

I want them to keep Albert.

I do not want to draft Joeckel #1.

I just don't feel the need to cry about all of it like a little girl with skinned knees.

Get over yourselves.

[ptlyon]

"Daddy - why do we have to leave now? Can't we stay? What are we doing stopping on this bridge?"

[O.city]

Hard to be positive when the last 20 years have been suck. I guess you could replace negative with apathetic.


But here's to hoping they get it right eventually

[ChiefMojo]

I found long time ago, this is not the board to be a member of if your looking for any happiness. Doom and gloom rules the day. To even think positive on anything means your a complete "true fan". It gets old quick but just the way it is on CP.

[KCDC]

Originally Posted by Dave

I truly hope you are smarter than this.

I thought a bit of humor was needed.

[KCDC]

Originally Posted by Dave

At this point I'd much rather be labeled a 'True Fan' or 'Homer'.

I wanted Geno.

I did not like the trade for Alex.

I want them to keep Albert.

I do not want to draft Joeckel #1.

I just don't feel the need to cry about all of it like a little girl with skinned knees.

Get over yourselves.

I agree with everything you said. Thank you.

The only difference between us is that I do not presume to tell someone when they need to "move on." This is especially true when the draft trades and selections are yet to occur.

Any regime that sees AS as the long term solution for this team, IMO, deserves to be suspected and subject to criticism. If he selects Geno, I will stop complaining.

If they trade down, get a great player, get an extra first rounder next year, and select a QB in round 3 that turns out to be a hope for the future, I will get on the bandwagon too.