X-Factor's Inside the Huddle-mauled

[xfactor]

In order not to offend our readers, the following has been rated MA-17 (mature audiences only) by the Society of American Journalists and Deranged Sports Columnists (SAJDSC). Why the unusually harsh rating standard?

First of all, Freddy Krueger would be squeamish at the way Chiefs players have been lost to season-ending injuries. And the 89-10 combined mauling that Kansas City has suffered the past two weeks at the hands of Buffalo and Detroit would have been edited from the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” for excessive violence.

Ugly is too kind of a word to describe the start to KC’s season. Yet, for as agonizing as it’s been, there’s one thing to keep in mind. The Chiefs are just one game out of first place in the AFC West. And, with a win at San Diego on Sunday, we could be in first place. Possible? Yes. Easy? Not by any stretch.
While Kansas City’s play has been as unbearable as Rosanne Barr’s singing, keep in mind that the gap between being terrible and being in the playoffs is surprisingly narrow in the NFL.

Just look at the numbers. For example, quarterback Matt Cassel was 15-of-22 against Detroit. On most Sundays, that’s pretty respectable.
Unfortunately, three of seven that weren’t caught by Cassel’s receivers were picked off by Detroit defenders. Cassel had seven interceptions the entire 2010 season. He’s had four in two games this season. Remember that a year ago, Cassel was an All-Pro quarterback with only two weapons in the passing game - tight end Tony Moeaki and wideout Dwayne Bowe. We lost Moeaki, but Leonard Pope is more than adequate. We’ve also added wideout Steve Breaston and, perhaps this week, we’ll see the return of Jonathan Baldwin.
It wouldn’t take that much to revive a passing offense that ranks 32nd in the league (110.5 ypg). But if that’s going to happen someone else has to step up. Bowe has 118 receiving yards in two games. No one else on the team has more than 33 yards.

Perhaps even more amazing is that the Chiefs are ranked seventh in the league with 129.5 yards rushing per game. That’s despite having Jamaal Charles for basically one game. Our success as a team rests with our running game and that can still happen with Dexter McCluster, Thomas Jones and Le’Ron McLain as a backfield by committee.Critics say that McCluster is too small to be an every-down back. But they said the same thing about Charles before he rushed for 1,120 yards in 2009 and 1,467 yards in 2010.
The NFL is all about opportunity. When the opportunity comes, who will emerge as the next great star?

When runningbacks Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson no longer figured into KC’s future, somebody had to step into that role. Now that Charles is gone for the season, it’s McCluster’s opportunity to show whether he’s capable of being a great NFL runningback.Keeping Jackie Battle on the roster adds to our depth and perhaps McLain can recapture the season he had in 2008 when he rushed for 902 yards.

Where’s the defense? After giving up 91 points in just two games, the bigger question is with the defense and, in particular, a linebacker corps that has disappeared.The ineptitude of our pass defense (ranked 21st, 251.5 ypg) is exceeded only by our rushing defense (25th, 126 ypg). We didn’t sack Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford one time while strong safety Jon McGraw (10) and free safety Kendrick Lewis (9) combined for 19 tackles.

When the safeties account for 19 tackles that’s a horror movie in the making.
Of course, players also have to make plays when given the chance.
McGraw had the opportunity for a pick-six early in the game, but instead turned six points into a stumble and fumble.

It’s been that kind of “Nightmare at Arrowhead.” At the end of the day, however, whether you’ve been outscored in two games by 81 points or two points, 0-2 is still 0-2. Sunday is our playoff game. It’s our Super Bowl. If the Chiefs win, they’re back in the AFC West title chase and, just maybe, they can still salvage their season. If they lose, and fall to 0-3, then the chances of recovery are about as good as expecting Freddy Krueger to save our life by performing a Heimlich maneuver. It ain’t going to happen. Another loss on Sunday and things could get ugly . . . as in Jason-without-his-mask ugly.

[Fritz88]

You think we can win Sunday?

Lmaoomghahaharofl

[Abba-Dabba]

I blame the face paint and the foam hat squeezing your head for your fandumb. This team sucks ass from the top to the bottom. Let me guess, you were part of the "it's only the preseason crowd."

At what point would you think that this team sucks? What does the record need to be in your eyes before you open up to the truth?

Admitting that they suck will only ease your burden of the heartache this team is going to give you.

[xfactor]

I blame the face paint and the foam hat squeezing your head for your fandumb. This team sucks ass from the top to the bottom. Let me guess, you were part of the "it's only the preseason crowd."

At what point would you think that this team sucks? What does the record need to be in your eyes before you open up to the truth?

Admitting that they suck will only ease your burden of the heartache this team is going to give you.

My first game at Arrowhead was in 85 when i was 10,i guarentee we don't suck that bad. I never take badly about my team and will support them 200 percent till me last breath!

[Abba-Dabba]

My first game at Arrowhead was in 85 when i was 10,i guarentee we don't suck that bad. I never take badly about my team and will support them 200 percent till me last breath!

That's a problem with that kind of attitude. It breeds an atmosphere of never needing to improve. Sometimes you need to admit the truth.

Just wait, we are on pace to shatter the 1985 amount of suck.

[xfactor]

That's a problem with that kind of attitude. Sometimes you need to admit the truth.

Just wait, we are on pace to shatter the 1985 amount of suck.

So we should have abandoned team in 2007 when we started 0 and 2. Good thing i didn't cause I got to go to Indy to watch a playoff game,now true that part sucked.

[Abba-Dabba]

Look on the bright side though, it will be easy to change the style of your gameday hat. Grocery bags are easy to find and cheap as well.

[xfactor]

Look on the bright side though, it will be easy to change the style of your gameday hat. Grocery bags are easy to find and cheap as well.

ill leave that to FDE,not my style,i use my on girls with smoking body but not so desirable face

[Abba-Dabba]

So we should have abandoned team in 2007 when we started 0 and 2. Good thing i didn't cause I got to go to Indy to watch a playoff game,now true that part sucked.

The 2006 season we went to the playoffs and had our asses handed to us. So exciting. 2007 we went 4-12. So exciting.

[Abba-Dabba]

I'm simply tired of mediocrity and failed expectations of this franchise.

[KCUnited]

My first game at Arrowhead was in 85 when i was 10,i guarentee we don't suck that bad. I never take badly about my team and will support them 200 percent till me last breath!

History says otherwise as this has been the worst two-game scoring differential to open a season in franchise history.

[xfactor]

The 2006 season we went to the playoffs and had our asses handed to us. So exciting. 2007 we went 4-12. So exciting.

Yeh but i was in Indy for playoff game in 2007 thats last memory, getting old sucks no memory

[xfactor]

History says otherwise as this has been the worst two-game scoring differential to open a season in franchise history.

History also shows Pittsberg got murdered first 2 games when Haley was coaching there,still made playoffs. NE did also won year and won Super Bowl. Forgot years and Im to tired to look it up

[Hammock Parties]

History also shows Pittsberg got murdered first 2 games when Haley was coaching there,still made playoffs. NE did also won year and won Super Bowl. Forgot years and Im to tired to look it up

LMAO

Haley never coached for the Steelers.

[stevieray]

ill leave that to FDE

uh, the bag was painted to look like Elvis....no one knew it was me.

[Deberg_1990]

My first game at Arrowhead was in 85 when i was 10,i guarentee we don't suck that bad.


OUtscored 89-10 the past 2 weeks? One of the worst starts in the history of the NFL? I can assure you, we suck every bit as bad if not more.

[Dragonocho]

"The NFL is all about opportunity. When the opportunity comes, who will emerge as the next great star?"

Excellent point. Who will take advantage of the opportunity? Hard for Stanzi and Langford to do it on the inactive list or for a running back to do it when we are playing from behind.

[Ebolapox]

dude. being a homer has a time and place; the issue with homerism now is that it leads to complacency. by continuing to be happy with mediocrity, you're telling the chiefs organization that it's OK to continue to ignore the most important position on the field (QB). you're telling them that it's OK that we have shit for depth. you're essentially telling them that you're such a drunk dipshit that results mean absolutely NOTHING to you. fuck, just go ahead and become a cubs fan... same idea, really. great atmosphere, lots of booze, NOBODY GIVES A FUCK ABOUT THE RESULTS ON THE FIELD.

[TEX]

History also shows Pittsberg got murdered first 2 games when Haley was coaching there,still made playoffs. NE did also won year and won Super Bowl. Forgot years and Im to tired to look it up

Sure - but who was thier QB? Who's ours? Who played on thier defense? Ours? Their Offense? Ours? How many of their key players were lost for the season? Ours? How much depth did they have? Us? Who was thier coach? ours?

Get the picture?

[xfactor]

uh, the bag was painted to look like Elvis....no one knew it was me.

U rocked it Steve like u do everything! It cracks me up thinking about itLMAO:clap:

[Gonzo]

Poor x-factor...
Trying to get everyone pumped up for this franchise is tougher than motivating a jew to take a shower in 1942. But damn, you keep trying.
Dude, just let it go. They likely won't win a game this year.
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[Saulbadguy]

LMAO

[Phobia]

There was this time in 1985 when Haley started off the first two holes +5 but he battled back and finished -2. 'member that?

[MahiMike]

If you TRULY cared about the longetivity of this team, you'd know that our only path to success in the future is failure today.

[xfactor]

Poor x-factor...
Trying to get everyone pumped up for this franchise is tougher than motivating a jew to take a shower in 1942. But damn, you keep trying.
Dude, just let it go. They likely won't win a game this year.
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I feel like last of mohicans sp? around here especially in this thread

There was this time in 1985 when Haley started off the first two holes +5 but he battled back and finished -2. 'member that?

Lol Phobs, u always make my stomach cramp up, more than Charlie Sheen roast did the last couple nitesLMAO:hmmm::clap:

[Hammock Parties]

our only path to success in the future is failure today.

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There is to much sucking going on around here for me, just saying...Is this now gayplanet?

[Phobia]

There is to much sucking going on around here for me, just saying...Is this now gayplanet?

Yes. Finally a place where you're not a freak in your tights. Welcome home, big boy.

[Old Dog]

Yes. Finally a place where you're not a freak in your tights. Welcome home, big boy.

You hit that one 350 yards straight in the middle of the fairway, but he did tee it up awfully well.

[LOCOChief]

That's a problem with that kind of attitude. It breeds an atmosphere of never needing to improve. Sometimes you need to admit the truth.

Just wait, we are on pace to shatter the 1985 amount of suck.

If you think this team sucks as bad as our 85 squad you don't know shit. We have far more talent now.

[xfactor]

Yes. Finally a place where you're not a freak in your tights. Welcome home, big boy.

I feel like Jeffery Daumer in prison

You hit that one 350 yards straight in the middle of the fairway, but he did tee it up awfully well.

lol I love golf anyone wanna play with Priest and other players Monday and raise money to send inner city youth to college with a scholarship?

If you think this team sucks as bad as our 85 squad you don't know shit. We have far more talent now.

Not true we had Todd Blackledge,Stanzi aint half the Iowa Qb he was, hell we drafted Blackledge thank god instead of Kelly,Elway,Marino, Boomer,did i miss any?

[Frosty]

We have far more talent now.

Unfortunately, a bunch of that talent is on IR already.

[Valiant]

Your thought pattern and posting style says you might be a junkie. What type of drugs are you on?

[Abba-Dabba]

If you think this team sucks as bad as our 85 squad you don't know shit. We have far more talent now.

Up to this point they have shown that they are worse in almost every category on offense and defense than the 85 team. Absolutely nothing gives any indication that will change. Other than you hoping they will make a complete turn around. Good luck with that.

Nobody can help you if you can't see that this team will be one of the worst ever for this franchise. Unprepared in game planning, conditioning and on the field cohesiveness. I'm tired of making excuses for these perennial losers. Same question I posed earlier. At what point in the season will you honestly say they just ****ing suck?

[tooge]

x factor, are you drunk?

[The Bad Guy]

So we should have abandoned team in 2007 when we started 0 and 2. Good thing i didn't cause I got to go to Indy to watch a playoff game,now true that part sucked.

I loathe this line of thinking.

You know who does this? People who don't want to admit the truth.

Big freaking deal, we backed into the playoffs at 9-7 and got smoked.

It did nothing for the future of this team. Nothing. That's what this is about is the FUTURE. The future isn't going to be bright with some noodle armed QB we currently have. It's just not. You watch the games. You can't be this blind.

I'm loyal to the Chiefs. I'll watch every game. I'll be impressed when they do something well. However, winning today with this garbage team, only insures a cloudy future. They aren't going to win a SB this year. They are laughable bad.

When you are laughable bad, you need some LUCK to get to where you want to go.

[The Bad Guy]

Go ahead and ask the Colts if they wish in 1998 that they won a few more games in 1997 now and ended up with Andre Wadsworth instead.

[xfactor]

Your thought pattern and posting style says you might be a junkie. What type of drugs are you on?

U talking to me or fans saying we r worst ever?

x factor, are you drunk?

Not at all brother been at work since 4am, running on 5 hrs sleep since Sunday

[The Franchise]

I'm going to keep saying this shit everytime you post a new article here. Fix the fucking errors before you post it. And I'm not talking about spelling or grammatical. I'm talking about factual fucking errors.

[Jewish Rabbi]

kcnut's spelling/grammar + pawnmower's level of stupid = xfactor.

[DMAC]

I'm going to keep saying this shit everytime you post a new article here. Fix the fucking errors before you post it. And I'm not talking about spelling or grammatical. I'm talking about factual fucking errors.

Why? We are the only ones who read it.

[RockChalk]

kcnut's spelling/grammar + pawnmower's level of stupid = xfactor.

the perfect equation

[xfactor]

kcnut's spelling/grammar + pawnmower's level of stupid = xfactor.

Is that a compliment?

[vailpass]

I'm going to keep saying this shit everytime you post a new article here. Fix the ****ing errors before you post it. And I'm not talking about spelling or grammatical. I'm talking about factual ****ing errors.

You should show him more respect. He used to coach for the Steelers you know.

[whoman69]

Any statistics showing Check Down had a decent day are totally misleading.

[blaise]

When I see the thread title it makes me think that XFactor's inside the huddle was mauled.

[Saulbadguy]

the perfect equation

The perfect shit storm of stupidity.

[Titty Meat]

Todd Haley coached for Pittsburgh? Xfactor is hitting the sauce again.

[notorious]

Wow. Just wow.


:facepalm:


Nice try.

[Demonpenz]

Thank you the post Xfactor.

[Simply Red]

You can't spell for shit, Ty.

[Phobia]

When I see the thread title it makes me think that XFactor's inside the huddle was mauled.

Inside his mud-hole was definitely mauled.

[BossChief]

Not at all brother been at work since 4am, running on 5 hrs sleep since Sunday
So, yeah...meth is bad, man.

[Titty Meat]

So, yeah...meth is bad, man.

You think Berry & This guys fight was really over meth?

[BossChief]

You think Berry & This guys fight was really over meth?

like I said, meth is bad.

You should quit.

I posted that he was on meth because he just said he had only 5 hours of sleep since Sunday.

Its Thursday.

[Okie_Apparition]

Winne the Pooh is an uncarved block

[Simply Red]

Winne the Pooh is an uncarved block

nobody get's your stupid BlueBalls posts, just an FYI

[Okie_Apparition]

The way would do you good

[Titty Meat]

like I said, meth is bad.

You should quit.

I posted that he was on meth because he just said he had only 5 hours of sleep since Sunday.

Its Thursday.

I only use jank em

[FAX]

Occasionally, Mr. xfactor, upon reading one of your missives, I understand fully why you wear a giant, spongy triangle on your head.

FAX

[BossChief]

Occasionally, Mr. xfactor, upon reading one of your missives, I understand fully why you wear a giant, spongy triangle on your head.

FAX THE TRYING TO GET ALONG WITH EVERYONE BUT THOSE WITH GIANT, SPONGY TRIANGLES ON THEIR HEADS

fyp

[Simply Red]

one of these days soon, Ty is going to storm one of luv's tailgates and go all 'superhero' on ya asses.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

In order not to offend our readers, the following has been rated MA-17 (mature audiences only) by the Society of American Journalists and Deranged Sports Columnists (SAJDSC). Why the unusually harsh rating standard?

First of all, Freddy Krueger would be squeamish at the way Chiefs players have been lost to season-ending injuries. And the 89-10 combined mauling that Kansas City has suffered the past two weeks at the hands of Buffalo and Detroit would have been edited from the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” for excessive violence.

Ugly is too kind of a word to describe the start to KC’s season. Yet, for as agonizing as it’s been, there’s one thing to keep in mind. The Chiefs are just one game out of first place in the AFC West. And, with a win at San Diego on Sunday, we could be in first place. Possible? Yes. Easy? Not by any stretch.
While Kansas City’s play has been as unbearable as Rosanne Barr’s singing, keep in mind that the gap between being terrible and being in the playoffs is surprisingly narrow in the NFL.

Just look at the numbers. For example, quarterback Matt Cassel was 15-of-22 against Detroit. On most Sundays, that’s pretty respectable.
Unfortunately, three of seven that weren’t caught by Cassel’s receivers were picked off by Detroit defenders. Cassel had seven interceptions the entire 2010 season. He’s had four in two games this season. Remember that a year ago, Cassel was an All-Pro quarterback with only two weapons in the passing game - tight end Tony Moeaki and wideout Dwayne Bowe. We lost Moeaki, but Leonard Pope is more than adequate. We’ve also added wideout Steve Breaston and, perhaps this week, we’ll see the return of Jonathan Baldwin.
It wouldn’t take that much to revive a passing offense that ranks 32nd in the league (110.5 ypg). But if that’s going to happen someone else has to step up. Bowe has 118 receiving yards in two games. No one else on the team has more than 33 yards.

Perhaps even more amazing is that the Chiefs are ranked seventh in the league with 129.5 yards rushing per game. That’s despite having Jamaal Charles for basically one game. Our success as a team rests with our running game and that can still happen with Dexter McCluster, Thomas Jones and Le’Ron McLain as a backfield by committee.Critics say that McCluster is too small to be an every-down back. But they said the same thing about Charles before he rushed for 1,120 yards in 2009 and 1,467 yards in 2010.
The NFL is all about opportunity. When the opportunity comes, who will emerge as the next great star?

When runningbacks Priest Holmes and Larry Johnson no longer figured into KC’s future, somebody had to step into that role. Now that Charles is gone for the season, it’s McCluster’s opportunity to show whether he’s capable of being a great NFL runningback.Keeping Jackie Battle on the roster adds to our depth and perhaps McLain can recapture the season he had in 2008 when he rushed for 902 yards.

Where’s the defense? After giving up 91 points in just two games, the bigger question is with the defense and, in particular, a linebacker corps that has disappeared.The ineptitude of our pass defense (ranked 21st, 251.5 ypg) is exceeded only by our rushing defense (25th, 126 ypg). We didn’t sack Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford one time while strong safety Jon McGraw (10) and free safety Kendrick Lewis (9) combined for 19 tackles.

When the safeties account for 19 tackles that’s a horror movie in the making.
Of course, players also have to make plays when given the chance.
McGraw had the opportunity for a pick-six early in the game, but instead turned six points into a stumble and fumble.

It’s been that kind of “Nightmare at Arrowhead.” At the end of the day, however, whether you’ve been outscored in two games by 81 points or two points, 0-2 is still 0-2. Sunday is our playoff game. It’s our Super Bowl. If the Chiefs win, they’re back in the AFC West title chase and, just maybe, they can still salvage their season. If they lose, and fall to 0-3, then the chances of recovery are about as good as expecting Freddy Krueger to save our life by performing a Heimlich maneuver. It ain’t going to happen. Another loss on Sunday and things could get ugly . . . as in Jason-without-his-mask ugly.

You educated bro?

[Phobia]

You educated bro?

What does that have to do with possessing an aptitude to wax poetically?

[xfactor]

I love u all, u totally crack me up! No i aint on meth yuck did it once in college in 93,never again. Ive been living on monster,strippers and planning Priest Holmes weekend,working,etc. So who wants to come Sunday and watch us win verses Sparklers?

[notorious]

. Ive been living on monster,strippers ......


ROFL


Awesome.

[the Talking Can]

kcnut's spelling/grammar + pawnmower's level of stupid = xfactor.

bingo

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Occasionally, Mr. xfactor, upon reading one of your missives, I understand fully why you wear a giant, spongy triangle on your head.

FAX

ROFL

[Easy 6]

Never in my life have i seen a thread so completely shot through with terrible thoughts, spelling & punctuation.

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