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USA Today predicts Chiefs at 4-12 for 2014
I could see it happening but really 6-8 wins seems pretty doable.
AFC West Broncos 12-4 (2): Could be better than 2013 team even if wins and offensive output dip. But schedule is murderous. Chargers 8-8: Last year's schedule allowed late-season charge. This year's could easily produce late-season slide. Chiefs 4-12: Tight salary cap meant crippling free agent defections, and they didn't sufficiently reload in draft. Raiders 3-13: Best thing influx of over-the-hill vets can do is change culture. Carr, Mack promise brighter days ahead. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...colts/9767615/ |
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06-09-2014, 03:35 PM | #121 |
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People seem to think I'm the most pessimistic person here, and even I think this prediction is off base.
The only way we lose 12 games is if Alex Smith loses his security blanket (you know who) to injury early on. If our core players stay healthy, I think the worst we do is 6-10, the best we do is 9-7. An over/under of 7.5 wins would be an insanely difficult bet for me to make. Too many question marks. |
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06-09-2014, 03:50 PM | #122 |
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06-09-2014, 03:51 PM | #123 |
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This is exactly what will happen this year:
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06-09-2014, 03:52 PM | #124 |
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I have a feeling they will surprise us. But not expecting playoffs... If so bonus.
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06-09-2014, 04:27 PM | #128 |
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Yeah that is such a credible source, stick to government crap USA Today!
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we weren't good enough last year and this year we are less talented
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06-09-2014, 05:17 PM | #130 |
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Albert is not replaceable easily. He was a borderline blue chip player.
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06-09-2014, 05:33 PM | #131 |
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...that cp wanted moved to guard
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06-09-2014, 05:37 PM | #132 |
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The great franchises in the NFL use money to retain their core players, and draft replacements around them every few years when they lose free agents.
Our core last year imo was Alex, Jamaal, Bowe, Poe, DJ, Hali, Houston, Berry. Maybe Flowers. All of those guys are still here. The guys we lost were draft picks that either played pretty decent or didn't do so well. Their replacements, were signed or already were developing on the roster. We will be fine, if the OL replacements develop. Don't forget we have a pretty darn good coach. |
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06-09-2014, 05:56 PM | #134 |
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Of all these awesome starters, who would you have resigned assuming you would had to match the deals they got with other teams given out cap situation?
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06-09-2014, 06:02 PM | #135 |
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It's possible, but not very likely barring significant injury. The Chiefs could finish 4-12 if they lost almost all their one score games and the teams they play don't have important injuries. If they win them all, they probably go 10-6. Those games, like fumble recoveries, are coinflips that tend to normalize over a long period of time.
The Chiefs were kind of like the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates and 2012 Orioles: a mediocre team that caught a shitload of breaks in the regular season. Same thing happened to the 2010 Chiefs. If it goes the other way, like 2012, you have seasons like that.
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