Chiefs When was this franchise last respected? [Archive]

InChiefsHeaven

10-04-2009, 06:08 PM

2003 for sure. PTI used to talk about the Offense a lot. But it's been a long long time.

...the last time our defense was respected was 1997 probably. Also it was the last time it was deserving of respect...

Spott

10-04-2009, 06:09 PM

In the bye week before that playoff game against the Colts in 95.

notorious

10-04-2009, 06:10 PM

In the bye week before that playoff game against the Colts in 95.

That was a glorious week. That snow sucked, and the kicker......well he wasn't very good.

LaChapelle

10-04-2009, 06:13 PM

When DT was enshrined in the HOF.

vailpass

10-04-2009, 06:13 PM

The Chiefs have a solid history in the league as partcipants in the founding of the AFC. They have a lot of credit built up through the years.
The KC franchise is still respected even if the current team is not playing well and a large portion of their fans are mullet wearing ne'er do wells.

Gadzooks

10-04-2009, 06:14 PM

Super Bowl IV?

Bearcat

10-04-2009, 06:18 PM

2003 -- Jaws' Chiefs Super Bowl Blueprint, and the SI cover

Mr. Laz

10-04-2009, 06:19 PM

2003 -- Jaws' Chiefs Super Bowl Blueprint, and the SI coverthis

DumbHillbillies

10-04-2009, 06:20 PM

Superbowl 4. Which is laughable because it was 40 years ago.

DumbHillbillies

10-04-2009, 06:22 PM

I hate to admit but we are one of the laughing stocks of the nfl bc we haven't won a championship in 40 yrs. And when we did win there were 8 teams or something like that. Jeebus

chiefsfan1963

10-04-2009, 06:29 PM

guys guys Chiefs were respected long after Super Bowl IV and after Marty was our HC. You know the answer and you know I'm right. All I'm talking about is respected not touted as the best team in the league.

Garcia Bronco

10-04-2009, 06:56 PM

I respected you guys with Vermeil.

Definately in the late 90's. You guys always went toe-to-toe with our back-to-back Super Bowl teams.

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Bwana

10-04-2009, 07:00 PM

2003

Reerun_KC

10-04-2009, 07:02 PM

2003

We might have been in the mid to late 90's... But they were just regular season respect...

No one ever feared us in the playoffs during the 90's....

chiefsfan1963

10-04-2009, 07:08 PM

2003

We might have been in the mid to late 90's... But they were just regular season respect...

No one ever feared us in the playoffs during the 90's....

I will take regular season respect right now and so would everyone else who is a Chiefs fan.

Reerun_KC

10-04-2009, 07:14 PM

I will take regular season respect right now and so would everyone else who is a Chiefs fan.

as long as you produced in the playoffs....

I would rather win when it counts, then to worry about the Chiefs messing up my little tailgate social party...

Smed1065

10-04-2009, 07:15 PM

Before you was a fan!

milkman

10-04-2009, 07:38 PM

So you created this thread so you could reminisce about the days that you sucked Marty?

We don't care how much you miss Marty's dick.

Pioli Zombie

10-04-2009, 07:44 PM

As a transplanted New Englander I can tell you I always respected the Chiefs franchise. They didn't turn to suck until 2007.
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FloridaMan88

10-04-2009, 08:39 PM

Vermeil's final season, the Chiefs were the so called "team no one wanted to face" if they made the playoffs (which of course they didn't).

ChiefsCountry

10-04-2009, 08:44 PM

Yeah the league sure respected the Vermeil teams - the freaking commish made fun of them in his speech right before the Super Biowl.

BWillie

10-04-2009, 08:45 PM

Before Herm came.

CoMoChief

10-04-2009, 09:13 PM

2003 Dante Hall and our offense/Oline tearing up the league. Being able to move the ball and impose our will on other teams offensively.

The only problem is that we had one of the NFL history's worst defenses ever fielded.

Sweet Daddy Hate

10-04-2009, 10:11 PM

When they whipped the living snot out of their opponents with Gannon and Allen at the helm

Demonpenz

10-04-2009, 10:16 PM

it's hard to be respected when you trade gonzo and jared allen. Kansas City clippers

Shaid

10-04-2009, 10:42 PM

2003

T-post Tom

10-04-2009, 10:52 PM

I respected you guys with Vermeil. Definately in the late 90's. You guys always went toe-to-toe with our salary cap cheating Super Bowl frauds. [Elway Deferred Comp Plan]

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FYP

RealSNR

10-04-2009, 11:32 PM

If you want to get technical, we were kind of respected this past offseason. ESPN and the east coast media just wanted to snuggle into our bosoms all day when we signed their boy Scott Pioli.

88TG88

10-04-2009, 11:35 PM

2003

Yup, the year of the Si cover.

Red Coater

10-04-2009, 11:39 PM

2003 was a good year, kickin a** every sunday

Otter

10-05-2009, 01:28 AM

2003 - it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

It's when we last had a glimmer of hope at a Super Bowl but it's also when the future of the franchise was sold out for that same glimmer of hope and what we have is what you see today.

I personally have faith in the new engineers however.

chiefsfan1963

10-05-2009, 01:36 AM

Answer: we were last respected when DV was our HC. We had one of the best OL and Top 3 O in the league for 5 years. All we had to do was fix our D. A far cry from what we have today. Many did not appreciate what we had and would kneel down today and pray for it back.

Dumbasses!

I knew when DV left but CP didn't go with him that we be in big trouble.

Here we are.

My big hope is Haley/Pioli can make big strides by next season and get us competitive.
I know I am asking a lot and we may have to wait until 2011.
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salame

10-05-2009, 01:57 AM

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/len-dawson-at-1.jpg

BossChief

10-05-2009, 02:35 AM

2003 right up until the point Mazlowski went down and Chad Johnson GUARANTEED they would beat us and did.

We havent been the same since.