Do you enjoy being a Chiefs fan?

[DaFace]

Not really much more context needed. I just wonder sometimes after reading a lot of the comments around here.

[BryanBusby]

It's fine. People take this game way too seriously and that's why this is bipolar planet.

[Why Not?]

Yes. The Chiefs remind me of my wife in that I love them both but they can both royally piss me off sometimes.

[Nzoner]

I do now that I view it as entertainment.I do not miss those days of always asking why,how and what if.

[smithandrew051]

Being a Chiefs fan is like a dry hand job

[Pablo]

Being a Chiefs fan is like a dry hand job

Dry hand job with no happy ending.

Soon enough though. We're all gonna get to jizz jizz jizz.

[RealSNR]

We have the best QB in the NFL. These days, yes, I enjoy being a Chiefs fan. There's always hope.

You unfortunately can't say the same for some of these miserable twitchy little freaks who post here.

[DaFace]

It's fine. People take this game way too seriously and that's why this is bipolar planet.

The "bipolar" thing is interesting. My hypothesis is that it's less about individual people being bipolar so much as it's just the nature of who is more likely to be vocal at any given time. If we win, the "haters" are pretty quiet, while the "fanboys" are pretty vocal. If we lose, the opposite is true. But it's tough to actually read comments while keeping track of who is who, so it comes across as a huge swing in emotions depending on a game's outcome.

The more long-term feeling I keep seeing is people who just seem miserable watching the team this year despite the fact that 1) we have Mahomes and 2) we're still a highly-competitive team. I know people don't like to admit it, but for 99% of teams out there, this is about as good as it gets. Some people just seem like anything short of a Patriots-level dynasty is unacceptable. My standards are apparently pretty low - I just like being entertained and getting to watch Mahomes do cool shit. Do I enjoy losses? Of course not. But I'd take this over what pretty much every other team in the NFL has right now.

[Mephistopheles Janx]

I used to love being a Chiefs fan. I knew every stat of every player, could tell you the college each of them went to, knew exactly what awards they had won.

2009-2012 had Pioli and Cassel put a dagger right in my heart.

To be honest... I've never fully recovered. Mahomes did a lot to heal me... but even he didn't completely fill the void.

[Chiefaholic]

With Mahomes under center, I know that going into every game we have a legitimate chance to win. I'm just hoping that by the playoffs, our defense gells and plays just respectable football. Hunt opened up his check book and signed the best available at coaching. Now, it's THEIR job to get players to play within the scheme and not worry about personal stats (aka Chris Jones).

[Nzoner]

- I just like being entertained and getting to watch Mahomes do cool shit.

Absolutely agree,however,I've been around long enough that I'd also compare this to the days when DT was on the other side of the ball.Watching that kid play is the #1 thing I miss most about the NFL.

[ptlyon]

I was born 23 days after SB IV. I was born in a household that were Chiefs fans. I have no Damn choice in the matter.

[-King-]

Yes. It's frustrating at times but I still love it. My enjoyment of chiefs games isn't really tied to winning championships even though obviously I'd love that. If they win, I'm going to keep watching. If they lose I'm going to keep watching especially if they remain competitive.

For example, it's weird to me that some people supposedly didn't enjoy the Alex Smith years just because we didn't win a championship. Those were still enjoyable years to me because we were competitive in the vast majority of games and won most games. Now the Herm or Cassel years, I understand hating those years but as long as the chiefs are competitive, I'm going to enjoy it and hope that at the very end, the players and Reid are rewarded by a Superbowl win.

[BryanBusby]

The "bipolar" thing is interesting. My hypothesis is that it's less about individual people being bipolar so much as it's just the nature of who is more likely to be vocal at any given time. If we win, the "haters" are pretty quiet, while the "fanboys" are pretty vocal. If we lose, the opposite is true. But it's tough to actually read comments while keeping track of who is who, so it comes across as a huge swing in emotions depending on a game's outcome.

The more long-term feeling I keep seeing is people who just seem miserable watching the team this year despite the fact that 1) we have Mahomes and 2) we're still a highly-competitive team. I know people don't like to admit it, but for 99% of teams out there, this is about as good as it gets. Some people just seem like anything short of a Patriots-level dynasty is unacceptable. My standards are apparently pretty low - I just like being entertained and getting to watch Mahomes do cool shit. Do I enjoy losses? Of course not. But I'd take this over what pretty much every other team in the NFL has right now.
CP is bipolar win or loss.

Every GDT: "why won't that fat fuck run the football" *2 plays later* "Why did that fat fuck run the ball? What a gutless pussy!"

It's the same script since 2013.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

The older I've gotten, the less I understand why people place so much of their identity and self-worth in the success of a football team. I understand getting upset over tough losses and bad coaches, but some tie their identity so closely to the team that criticisms of it are tantamount to attacks on their character. It's bizarre.

[-King-]

The "bipolar" thing is interesting. My hypothesis is that it's less about individual people being bipolar so much as it's just the nature of who is more likely to be vocal at any given time. If we win, the "haters" are pretty quiet, while the "fanboys" are pretty vocal. If we lose, the opposite is true. But it's tough to actually read comments while keeping track of who is who, so it comes across as a huge swing in emotions depending on a game's outcome.

The more long-term feeling I keep seeing is people who just seem miserable watching the team this year despite the fact that 1) we have Mahomes and 2) we're still a highly-competitive team. I know people don't like to admit it, but for 99% of teams out there, this is about as good as it gets. Some people just seem like anything short of a Patriots-level dynasty is unacceptable. My standards are apparently pretty low - I just like being entertained and getting to watch Mahomes do cool shit. Do I enjoy losses? Of course not. But I'd take this over what pretty much every other team in the NFL has right now.
I said this in another thread...the Patriots and other dynasties have skewed the expectations of teams once they have a great QB. In reality even with a great QB you're going to not win the Superbowl most years. There's a reason Aaron Rodgers had one ring. A reason Drew Brees has one ring. A reason Manning had one ring with the colts. A reason why outside of a handful of them, most hall of fame QBs only have 1 ring. It's fucking hard to win a Superbowl. So if you're only enjoyment comes from if the chiefs with Mahomes win a bunch of Superbowls, you're going to have a bad time. It's crazy how frustrated some people are 25 or so starts in his career that we're apparently not successful enough for their liking.

[Zebedee DuBois]

I used to love being a Chiefs fan. I knew every stat of every player, could tell you the college each of them went to, knew exactly what awards they had won.

2009-2012 had Pioli and Cassel put a dagger right in my heart.

To be honest... I've never fully recovered. Mahomes did a lot to heal me... but even he didn't completely fill the void.

I echo this.

I used to know the names of the entire roster, strengths and weaknesses and pour over every article written about the Chiefs. Somewhere in the Herm Edwards era / Tyler Palko or whatever - I had that level of engagement sucked out of me.

I feel like I see it how it is now. An entertainment. Certainly not a thing to let control your mood for the day. I still watch the Chiefs as much as I can, but not necessarily as a top top priority.

Mahomes/Hill/Kelce is a wondrous sight to behold.

[-King-]

CP is bipolar win or loss.

Every GDT: "why won't that fat fuck run the football" *2 plays later* "Why did that fat fuck run the ball? What a gutless pussy!"

It's the same script since 2013.
Every reaction is tied to the result. If Andy runs a creative play and it works, it's because of how genius he is. If it doesn't work, it's because he's a dumbass that's being too cute.

[bdj23]

A lot of misery comes with being a Chiefs fan. I might irrationally drunkpost on here after a loss from time to time, but I don't get mad irl anymore.

After that Steelers playoff debacle I kinda had an alcohol induced meltdown. Promised my wife I would never get mad over a chiefs game again. I wasn't even mad walking out of Arrowhead after the AFC championship game.

[rabblerouser]

I was born 23 days after SB IV. I was born in a household that were Chiefs fans. I have no Damn choice in the matter.

This. I never had a choice.

That being said, I started watching in the early Schottenheimer era.

My first 2 playoff losses were the Dave Szott hold in Miami, and the qst Buffalo beatdown.

Then we got Montana and Allen, and I'm like "whoa, SUPER BOWL TIME."

Basically been like jacking off with a cheese grater ever since.

[burt]

Basically been like jacking off with a cheese grater ever since.

Yep. Zactly.

[Rasputin]

I enjoy fishing and I cuss a lot when I fish so the two are the same I love them both.

[Easy 6]

Yes, now more than ever

[Rasputin]

Climbing a mountain shouldn't be easy but when you get to the top the view is spectacular so the reward is magnificent . No matter how long it takes us to reach the top and win a Super Bowl just think how much more satisfaction that will bring.

[King_Chief_Fan]

since I was 12 Chiefs have been my team (I am 66 now)
My career took me from KC to Detroit, to Blacksburg Va. to Iowa to St. Louis. Was a Chiefs fan wherever I lived.

I have seen it all with this team and never changed.
Saw both superbowls (on TV)

Running out of time to see another one so I am very impatient now.

So after 50 years what is a fan supposed to do?

[ptlyon]

This. I never had a choice.

That being said, I started watching in the early Schottenheimer era.


At least 1 had the luxury of my early memories being of the mid/late 70's of suck. I knew pain early. :)

[CapsLockKey]

Yes. As frustrating as a loss can be now because expectations are higher it's 10x more enjoyable than the Pioli and Herm years.

[gblowfish]

I hate them.
I love them.
I love to hate them.
I hate to love them.
I'm conflicted.

[Wallcrawler]

Chiefs will be the only team I follow.

People can say what they want about over reacting to a loss, but god damn.

There's losses that happen because the other team was just better. They wanted it more, maybe your team was dealing with injury....

But THE WAY we lose games, IT ****ING MATTERS.

When your head coach makes decisions that makes absolutely no sense, or does not seem to be aware of win conditions....its ****ing brutal.

When my little brother who plays madden knows more about clock management, timeout usage, and win conditions than a multi millionaire supposed genius in the biz over two decades, its pretty god damn soul crushing.

You needed 2 yards to win. Two. A first down wins.

Not only did he appear to not know this but his playcall to get 2 yards offered ther reigning MVP only ONE ****ing option on the play?!

This should have been two plays schemed to get 2 yards.

Youre the best offense in the league, you need 2 yards to win and you not only cant manage it but you call a play to the absolute worst offensive option you have, completely disregarding HILL,WATKINS, KELCE, HARDMAN, ROBINSON, WILLIAMS, AND BY DEFAULT, MAHOMES AS WELL BY ONLY GIVING HIM ONE ****ING READ.


Its just ****ing brutal. Losing because of unfathomable stupidity is the hardest to take.

But, I've suffered since 1993, and will continue to do so.

[007]

To be honest, each year I care just a little less. Very tired of all the stupid little things that keep detailing them every single year.

[PHOG]

After finally adding a MVP QB? You're damn straight I do. :thumb:

[DJJasonp]

The older I've gotten, the less I understand why people place so much of their identity and self-worth in the success of a football team. I understand getting upset over tough losses and bad coaches, but some tie their identity so closely to the team that criticisms of it are tantamount to attacks on their character. It's bizarre.Pretty much this. I think fandom, and how you respond to wins/losses matures with age.

You begin to realize its a game, and a form of entertainment, and you are along for the ride.

In the 90s, after years of suckage, combined with a younger me, i thought i was part of something.

The older (and more jaded?) I get, i realize im a consumer....nothing more.

I honestly get more entertainment from the cp community, than i do the actual 3 hours of gametime each week.

That said....im a huge jayhawks fan, and when they won the title in 08, i changed.....meaning, i dont stress games/tourney anymore.

Chiefs winning the super bowl will be one gigantic enema for the entire fanbase!

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[gblowfish]

I've grown up a Mizzou, Royals and Chiefs fan. The Bermuda Triangle of sports loyalty.

[ThaVirus]

It's better than being a fan of about 26 other franchises, so there's that.

We need a Super Bowl win at some point within the next handful of years, though.

[KCUnited]

Of course, and at least for me, being out of market helps as I tie the team to fond memories of my time in KC in general as opposed to just their individual successes/failures.

Squandering the Mahomes era will likely kill it for eternity for me though.

[Rasputin]

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[Wisconsin_Chief]

Growing up in Green Bay, WI during the Favre/Rodgers era was rough. Many times I wondered how in the high hell I ended up being a Chief fan. It was hard to find much joy in it after the Vermeil years until Reid came along.

Now it's much more enjoyable, although still infuriating more than anything as last week proved. We have an MVP QB and still can't seem to pull it all together. I know we have a long time to get it right, but it's still frustrating as hell.

Overall in my time as fan, the Chiefs have caused me more anguish than joy. I'm hoping we've turned that corner now, though.

[Buehler445]

Yes. The Chiefs remind me of my wife in that I love them both but they can both royally piss me off sometimes.

Pretty much this.

However it’s a lot more fun with Mahomes.

Even pre-Mahomes I enjoyed the elite talent that rolled through here. I loved DJ, Gonzo Kelce Charles Berry, hell even Roaf crushing fools brings a smile to my face even today.

It is a true catastrophe that none of the elite talent that rolled through here won a damn thing.

[Bowser]

I do now that I view it as entertainment.I do not miss those days of always asking why,how and what if.

Exactly this.

For me as a fan, Haley and Pioli were the best thing to ever happen to me. It forced me to stop living and dying with a football team week in and week out and just enjoy it for what it is - sports entertainment. I enjoy watching, I'll always pull for them, but it took me all of an hour to get over the Titans debacle where before it would have wrecked my week most likely. So yeah, I enjoy being a Chiefs fan, I just keep it in perspective now.

Plus, Mahomes. (On a personal note, my daughter is REALLY invested in the Chiefs right now since she's the same age as Mahomes, so it's turned into great dad-daughter time as she learns about the game)

[Halfcan]

I love everything about going to Chiefs games- except watching Andy and the defense choke games away and never learning from their mistakes.

KC Ground Hogs --every season is like a repeating loop of the movie Groundhog Day. We already know how it will end.

[Rasputin]

Pretty much this.

However it’s a lot more fun with Mahomes.

Even pre-Mahomes I enjoyed the elite talent that rolled through here. I loved DJ, Gonzo Kelce Charles Berry, hell even Roaf crushing fools brings a smile to my face even today.

It is a true catastrophe that none of the elite talent that rolled through here won a damn thing.


It's shameful we never had a quarterback to go along with those guys. Now we have a quarterback but those guys aren't here save Kelce though. We need to roll out a Super Bowl for fans moral and team mojo.

[Bowser]

Pretty much this.

However it’s a lot more fun with Mahomes.

Even pre-Mahomes I enjoyed the elite talent that rolled through here. I loved DJ, Gonzo Kelce Charles Berry, hell even Roaf crushing fools brings a smile to my face even today.

It is a true catastrophe that none of the elite talent that rolled through here won a damn thing.

I still remember the home opener in '05 playing against your boy Herm and the Jets. Roaf busted out left on a toss sweep leading the way for Priest and absolutely destroyed a defensive back with a block. I can't imagine that DB doesn't have PTSD and wakes up screaming to this day at the thought of Roaf barreling down on him with bad intentions.

[Bearcat]

Definitely the 'entertainment' view point.... pre-Mahomes, I didn't enjoy watching them much, so I didn't.

It's much more enjoyable now, of course... there are still moments of WTF did I just spend 3 hours of my life watching that, like the Titans game (even had they won, it was an awful, mistake/penalty/whistle/commercial filed shitfest)[/i]... but as mentioned in another thread, they're in pretty much every game now, which is pretty great for fans.

I've said for years that all I want is for them to be competitive against the best teams in the league... and given that over the course of years, they're bound to win some hardware.

[Bearcat]

Climbing a mountain shouldn't be easy but when you get to the top the view is spectacular so the reward is magnificent . No matter how long it takes us to reach the top and win a Super Bowl just think how much more satisfaction that will bring.

Sort of?

I mean... I was totally awestruck at my first Royals playoff game in 2014, but I also would have been had there been a playoff game in 2010 or 2000 or 1995 or 1990.

[TRR]

The Titans game was a tough one for me. It certainly ruined my Sunday. I’ve realized as I get older that my expectations going into a Chiefs game are what make me the most upset. I thought they would destroy the Titans, and of course they lose in the most infuriating of ways.

I need to do a much better job of taking KC games for what they are. I appreciate what others have expressed in this thread. I enjoy being a Chiefs fan, but a little perspective goes a long way.

[Frazod]

How in the hell is this a yes or no question? That's like asking if I enjoy dating, when one girlfriend is wonderful, but the next one ends up being a witch?

Do you enjoy having a generational talent at QB coupled with a defense that couldn't stop a motivated troop of Boy Scouts from scoring the winning touchdown?

:spock:

[The Franchise]

Honestly, since Mahomes went down....I’ve been way more calm....even in losses.

[ThyKingdomCome15]

Yes. But I would've liked it a lot more had this team won the SB last year like they should've. It still hurts.

[TwistedChief]

Absolutely. I have no doubt in my mind that they'll eventually win a Super Bowl with Mahomes and Reid, and when they do, it'll be that much sweeter because of all the chronic disappointment we've suffered through over the years.

I genuinely can't wait to see what the malcontents on CP spend their time complaining about after that.

[Rain Man]

It gives me something to talk about with my coworkers, I guess.

That and the on-field thrills from September through early January.

[TwistedChief]

This. I never had a choice.

That being said, I started watching in the early Schottenheimer era.

My first 2 playoff losses were the Dave Szott hold in Miami, and the qst Buffalo beatdown.

Then we got Montana and Allen, and I'm like "whoa, SUPER BOWL TIME."

Basically been like jacking off with a cheese grater ever since.

Given that this poll was basically designed for Sweet Daddy Hate and you, you could at least vote in it. :p

[Bearcat]

I genuinely can't wait to see what the malcontents on CP spend their time complaining about after that.

Did you read Royals threads circa 2014-2016?

There's always something to cry about.

[Otter]

I don't take the NFL too serious anymore. If it weren't for Mahomes and the rest of the offense I may not even watch the games. I'd still use the ear buds and qcountry app however.

[SAUTO]

Absolutely. I have no doubt in my mind that they'll eventually win a Super Bowl with Mahomes and Reid, and when they do, it'll be that much sweeter because of all the chronic disappointment we've suffered through over the years.

I genuinely can't wait to see what the malcontents on CP spend their time complaining about after that.

oh rabblerouser will find something... his goal in life is to try his best to make people as miserable as he is.

[frozenchief]

I enjoy Mahomes. He can do things no other QB can. And barring injury, he should establish himself as one of the all time greats.

But as I’ve gotten older, the results don’t affect me as much. I enjoy winning but realistically would my life change dramatically if KC won the SB? No. I’d still have to go to work. Still haVe all the family, financial and life issues.

So when KC is doing well I Rejoice. When they do poorly, I grump. And otherwise I live my life.

[scho63]

There is no better song and lyrics to sum up my feelings as a 50 year Chiefs fan than this and then running into other Chiefs fans to commiserate/share our pain with! :D


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[Graystoke]

It’s in my DNA

[lewdog]

Compared to many other NFL franchises?

Fuck No.

[Bearcat]

I enjoy winning but realistically would my life change dramatically if KC won the SB? No. I’d still have to go to work. Still haVe all the family, financial and life issues.

So when KC is doing well I Rejoice. When they do poorly, I grump. And otherwise I live my life.

That's the odd thing about "those 50 years of shit will make the end result so much better"... people will rejoice and get shitfaced, go to the parade and get shitfaced, buy all the gear... then you're just a guy who's living in a world where the Chiefs have won something significant.

Not to downplay those few days/week/whatever of joy, but it just seems really strange to say all the time and money wasted, frustration, watching shit football.. would all be worth it, when you could just skip most of that and be just as happy if they do ever win something.

[Bearcat]

Compared to many other NFL franchises?

Fuck No.

Many?

Like... six?

[lewdog]

Many?

Like... six?

Yeah that’s a good number. Still a decent amount.

[PAChiefsGuy]

Yeah I like being a Chiefs fan overall. It's a game. Just gotta take the good w the bad and enjoy it as much as possible.

[Hammock Parties]

Have always enjoyed my Chiefs, in whatever manner I found to enjoy them.

They were fun when I believed in then, then they became incredible fun when I got to treat them like a clown franchise for 6 years.

Now they are as fun as they were when I was a kid again.

I enjoy being a Chiefs fan, in whatever twisted manner it may present itself.

If you are not enjoying the Mahomes era I pity you.

[oldman]

Yes. Being a fan keeps me from going to Home Depot and re-arranging the shelves.

[notorious]

I am a football masochist.

[Bugeater]

I'd enjoy it a lot more if i didn't feel like the league was constantly fucking them over.

[Rain Man]

Many?

Like... six?

Yeah, but would you want to be a fan on the bulletin boards of any of those other teams?

Steelers: "Wave those hand towels, boys! Wave them! Ohhhh, look at all of our towels waving! This is amaaaazing!"

Patriots: "Brady's throwing a pass." "Who caught it?" "I dunno. Maybe Brady?" "I don't think it's Brady. Didn't he throw it?" "I don't know. Look down. What number is on our cheap Chinese replica jerseys?"

49ers: "Why didn't we go for it on fourth down?" "There was a big pile of human excrement near the ball and no one wanted to fall in it."

Cowboys: "Okay, let's decide once and for all with a poll. Whose wife has the biggest hair?"

Packers: "Guy, guys. Does everyone have a plastic rendering of cheese on their heads? The game's about to start."

Giants: (Wait, the Giants have won four Super Bowls? The GIANTS?)

[Iowanian]

I've said for 20 years that the Chiefs wee like a bad girlfriend.

I mean, the crazy pussy is great when she's taking g her medicine......but those games where she's shitting in the dishwasher at 4am......

[JakeF]

Most of the time.


It can be really painful at times.

[sd4chiefs]

Most of the time.


It can be really painful at times.

This.

[Iconic]

not lately. kind of just fed up atm with the heart breaking losses. i think it's because we finally got a franchise qb. its like i thought that crap would stop once we got him and it well... hasn't. obviously it's only year 2 and im being a little bitch but still. im just exhausted from feeling like we aren't good enough.

[Warrior5]

Enjoy isn't an option; I'm loyal to a fault, but damn... this team has kicked me in the nuts more times than I can count.

If they shit the bed Monday night, I think this season is essentially wasted.

I've been a fan since I was 5. I'll be a fan until I die.

Hopefully I'll enjoy it.

[HemiEd]

I finally came to grips a few years ago that it is a journey, not a destination.

When they won the SB, I was in the Navy and wanted to brag to fellow sailors about something, so the Chiefs were it.

I didn't know a first down from a holding penalty, but learned while watching them.

In that almost 50 years, I may have missed a half dozen games on TV and have watched about a half dozen at Arrowhead.

I still prefer to watch them by myself, in the privacy of my own man cave.

But now, unlike the first 3 plus decades, what they do does not dictate how I feel or what I do. I have no control over the NFL and the Chiefs.

[eDave]

Yea. Imagine life without them.

[EPodolak]

I like that I love football, and have a lifelong hometown team that's part of my identity.

That they haven't produced much since the Nixon years is a minus though. All things in perspective, I get over losses pretty quickly. Tend not to get too obsessive over things I obviously can't control.

[TribalElder]

Sometimes

[notorious]

This sounds bad, but when they win a SB my guess is that I'll feel more relief than happiness.

[Discuss Thrower]

No, because the slaying of three decades of wasting time with retread JAG quarterbacks by drafting Mahomes has been marred by the whole Tyreek thing and woke culture attacking Chiefs fans as supporting racism.

[FloridaMan88]

Absolutely... going through the struggles/heartbreaks will make the eventual success/Super Bowl win that much sweeter.

Bandwagoning Faketriots frauds such as Assnorix who only became Faketriots "fans" when Brady/Belichick started winning Super Bowls will never be able to appreciate that type of glory as a fan.

[KCJake]

Nope. Not really. The losses are brutal and the wins are nothing more than a relief. But I'm hanging in there. Hoping for that Super Bowl. I have been for almost 30 years. Can't quit now

[ThyKingdomCome15]

There is no better song and lyrics to sum up my feelings as a 50 year Chiefs fan than this and then running into other Chiefs fans to commiserate/share our pain with! :D


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That song was a super soft as it was lame. Seriously.

[Megatron96]

Without question. Last year was the best year I've ever seen as a Chiefs fan. Even this year with the injuries and other issues, because so many discounted Mahomes' talent, intelligence and performances, so it was great to see him perform at an even higher level to shut all of the negative Nancys up. Except the ones on here, anyway.

I guess all my years as a Blues fan have helped me be more patient than some Chiefs fans. I waited nearly my entire life, over 40 years, for the Blues to finally win a championship.

We had great offensive teams, great goalies, great coaches, etc. for thirties years and more. We went to the playoffs more than any team in hockey at one point. But could never seem to get a Cup.

Then last year, in the most improbable of ways, with an interim coach, no superstar players, a rookie goalie, and in last place half-way through the season, they turned it around and won it all by doing it the hardest way possible.

So I look at this team, with all of the advantages they have, and then look around the AFC, realizing that Brady's days are almost at an end (possibly Bill's as well), and (barring injuries) I see a very bright future for this team. Yeah, there are going to be some stumbles along the way, and we'ev had several this year, but Christ on a crutch, we're just 29 games into the Mahomes Era. You'd think more people would just be happy that we finally got our franchise QB, the best HC to guide him along the way, and a corps of great weapons to work with. The Texans got Watson, but then spent how many years fumbling around because of Bill O' Brien? And Watson's still not as polished as he should be. He's already behind Mahomes.

If you look around at every other team in the league and what they have and what their ceiling probably is, and then look at our Chiefs, we've got it really really good. Actually we have it better than any other team in the league right now. We just have to be a little patient and have a little faith, and just enjoy the ride.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Actually the more I watch, the more proof it is games are steered a certain way to achieve a result, so not near as much as in the past

[ThyKingdomCome15]

Actually the more I watch, the more proof it is games are steered a certain way to achieve a result, so not near as much as in the past

Theres been many a Sunday I've felt I wasted my day off watching the NFL due to this very reason. Truth.

[Nzoner]

Actually the more I watch, the more proof it is games are steered a certain way to achieve a result, so not near as much as in the past

Theres been many a Sunday I've felt I wasted my day off watching the NFL due to this very reason. Truth.

Seeing more and more of this thinking and not just with KC fans,it's almost like the NFL keeps pushing the envelope to see how far they can go and still have the masses tune in.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

The Texans game was proof of keeping a game close that was headed towards a one sided result. The momentum change cost a sure victory

[38yrsfan]

Lol, so much better than being a Donk fan.

[58-4ever]

I thought I did til you asked

[RickObie]

This sounds bad, but when they win a SB my guess is that I'll feel more relief than happiness.

This sums it up best for me - I’m 50 and can’t remember how many times I thought that this is the year only to F it up in the playoffs.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Part of being A fan is tolerating the bad with the good. Patriots fans really piss me off because they just expect a SB every year. Their day is coming. Been a fan since I was 6 years old .Thats 50 years.

[Spott]

Lol, so much better than being a Donk fan.

I’ve seen them play in 8 Super Bowls, so I can’t imagine how being a Donkey fan wouldn’t have been more enjoyable over the past 40 years than being a Chiefs fan.

[Chiefs4TheWin]

It's not too bad. I had the Steelers shoved down my throat when I was a kid so I'm glad I found the Chiefs. If they ever do win a Superbowl in my lifetime, all the wait will be worth it.

They do frustrate me though.

[Easy 6]

Enjoy isn't an option; I'm loyal to a fault, but damn... this team has kicked me in the nuts more times than I can count.

If they shit the bed Monday night, I think this season is essentially wasted.

I've been a fan since I was 5. I'll be a fan until I die.

Hopefully I'll enjoy it.

Let’s give it up for Warrior 5, one of the true classic CP stalwarts

[Bearcat]

Yeah, but would you want to be a fan on the bulletin boards of any of those other teams?

Steelers: "Wave those hand towels, boys! Wave them! Ohhhh, look at all of our towels waving! This is amaaaazing!"

Patriots: "Brady's throwing a pass." "Who caught it?" "I dunno. Maybe Brady?" "I don't think it's Brady. Didn't he throw it?" "I don't know. Look down. What number is on our cheap Chinese replica jerseys?"

49ers: "Why didn't we go for it on fourth down?" "There was a big pile of human excrement near the ball and no one wanted to fall in it."

Cowboys: "Okay, let's decide once and for all with a poll. Whose wife has the biggest hair?"

Packers: "Guy, guys. Does everyone have a plastic rendering of cheese on their heads? The game's about to start."

Giants: (Wait, the Giants have won four Super Bowls? The GIANTS?)

The Giants have won four Super Bowls?

I've always had a hard time seriously hating the Patriots... probably because 1) I don't hate teams because they're good like many people do, and 2) I don't follow 99% of the media-created sports drama that's out there... and they once beat the Raiders and Rams in the playoffs/SB with a backup QB, back when Rams fans were absolutely the worst.

I mean.... can you imagine, if the Chiefs won a few SBs, the rest of the country hating the Chiefs as much as the Patriots? In sports, you know you've made it if all other fans hate you.

[loochy]

At this point, I kind of understand why battered and abused wives stay with their husbands.

[Nzoner]

The Giants have won four Super Bowls?



Had to think about that one myself,but yep Denver,Bills and Pats twice

[Titty Meat]

Not this year. We replaced Gunther with Clancy Pendergast.

[Eleazar]

They're my team. Like my family, I was born into it. Enjoy got nothing to do with it.

[displacedinMN]

When my 74 year old aunt, whom I did not think knew anything about football, says she loves mahomes
..I enjoy being a fan.

[KCTitus]

Enjoy isn't an option; I'm loyal to a fault, but damn... this team has kicked me in the nuts more times than I can count.

If they shit the bed Monday night, I think this season is essentially wasted.

I've been a fan since I was 5. I'll be a fan until I die.

Hopefully I'll enjoy it.

I said the same in another thread where some dbag was berating spoiled fans for being upset at the fact that this team CANNOT STAND SUCCESS...They shit the bed at the worst times, like on prime time.

I got no choice but to be a fan, I love it and hate it at the same time. If Mahomes cannot get this franchise to the promised land, I'm officially done.

[stevieray]

From a fan perspective, it's all I've ever known. I was seven about to turn eight when they won SBIV.

The playoff losses have been brutal, having to drive home in a snowstorm from Indy after the four TD lead almost did me in.

I was ten rows up with Kc Wolfman when Fisher negated the two point conversion.

I walked out of Arrowhead right after the Tripplett call, more bitter than I had ever been. Almost vowing to not go back. Just felt years of being drained. Burned out.

And then boom..draft day..hundreds of people in the practice facility, not much energy at all, compared to years past. I'll never forget when they moved up..place erupted....and I walked out to beat traffic grinning ear to ear, giddy like a little kid, knowing they had finally drafted a QB in the first round. Last time being when I was 21..I'm now 57.

Mahomes some how reignited the magic of the Chiefs that I felt as boy...Proud of my hometown team.

I'm proud that our owner brought black players into the AFL, competed with and help created the current league.

I'm proud that he coined the term Super Bowl.

I'm proud that his name is on the AFCCT.

I'm proud that the team and city is very well represented in the HOF, despite the lack of current Championships.

Mahomes kind of feels that way to me too.

He makes us respectable.
He makes the game fun to watch.

Like others have stated, I'm not nearly as emotionally invested as I used to be. That alone makes it more fun...

Who knows what the future holds, and we might not win it all, but at the very least we'll look damn good doing it.


:rockon:

[KCTitus]

From a fan perspective, it's all I've ever known. I was seven about to turn eight when they won SBIV.

The playoff losses have been brutal, having to drive home in a snowstorm from Indy after the four TD lead almost did me in.

I was ten rows up with Kc Wolfman when Fisher negated the two point conversion.

I walked out of Arrowhead right after the Tripplett call, more bitter than I had ever been. Almost vowing to not go back. Just felt years of being drained. Burned out...

Dude...I cannot imagine the pain of having physically been there and dealing with that. I saw it on TV and my fandom was shaken. You, sir, are a much better fan than I am.

[TwistedChief]

From a fan perspective, it's all I've ever known. I was seven about to turn eight when they won SBIV.

The playoff losses have been brutal, having to drive home in a snowstorm from Indy after the four TD lead almost did me in.

I was ten rows up with Kc Wolfman when Fisher negated the two point conversion.

I walked out of Arrowhead right after the Tripplett call, more bitter than I had ever been. Almost vowing to not go back. Just felt years of being drained. Burned out.

And then boom..draft day..hundreds of people in the practice facility, not much energy at all, compared to years past. I'll never forget when they moved up..place erupted....and I walked out to beat traffic grinning ear to ear, giddy like a little kid, knowing they had finally drafted a QB in the first round. Last time being when I was 21..I'm now 57.

Mahomes some how reignited the magic of the Chiefs that I felt as boy...Proud of my hometown team.

I'm proud that our owner brought black players into the AFL, competed with and help created the current league.

I'm proud that he coined the term Super Bowl.

I'm proud that his name is on the AFCCT.

I'm proud that the team and city is very well represented in the HOF, despite the lack of current Championships.

Mahomes kind of feels that way to me too.

He makes us respectable.
He makes the game fun to watch.

Like others have stated, I'm not nearly as emotionally invested as I used to be. That alone makes it more fun...

Who knows what the future holds, and we might not win it all, but at the very least we'll look damn good doing it.


:rockon:

:clap:

[RunKC]

I mostly enjoy being a Chiefs fan from February through December, then in January I get to get fucked over like the rest of this fan base in some embarrassing new way.

I had stopped caring as much as my younger years, but Mahomes has brought my passion back bc I now know we have our best shot of winning with him.

[Hammock Parties]

Mahomes some how reignited the magic of the Chiefs that I felt as boy...


:thumb:

[stevieray]

Dude...I cannot imagine the pain of having physically been there and dealing with that. I saw it on TV and my fandom was shaken. You, sir, are a much better fan than I am.

Really good to gee you around, G.

Hope this finds you well.,

[philfree]

To much time on Chiefs Planet diminishes some of the joy but I definitely enjoy my fandom.

[Stryker]

I love my fandom and have dedicated so f'ing much to it but God please let us win another Super Bowl in my life time! Or 20!:D

[Pointer19]

(On a personal note, my daughter is REALLY invested in the Chiefs right now since she's the same age as Mahomes, so it's turned into great dad-daughter time as she learns about the game)

I need to move to KC or get stationed at Whiteman so I can find a good Chiefs-loving woman. Too many Dallas fans down here.
:banghead:

[SAUTO]

Plus, Mahomes. (On a personal note, my daughter is REALLY invested in the Chiefs right now since she's the same age as Mahomes, so it's turned into great dad-daughter time as she learns about the game)

I went to Lambeau this preseason and saw families of packers fans with little kids in chiefs gear.

Coached flag football that had 10 more kids play this year ( in a town of 2.5k people) all because of watching mahomes.

Plus my kids are crazy into it.
It’s amazing what one player has done.

[Discuss Thrower]

I need to move to KC or get stationed at Whiteman so I can find a good Chiefs-loving woman. Too many Dallas fans down here.
:banghead:

You don't want to do that.

Source: dude trust me

[JakeF]

This sounds bad, but when they win a SB my guess is that I'll feel more relief than happiness.I can definitely understand this. I imagine everyone who's been a fan for decades feels it to a certain extent.

Every Sunday I scream at the tv, hanging on every play. If we lose I'm furious. If we win my happiness seems to get shorter and shorter each year that goes by. :(

[JakeF]

I need to move to KC or get stationed at Whiteman so I can find a good Chiefs-loving woman. Too many Dallas fans down here.
:banghead:
You don't want to increase the level of your dedication. That just makes the pain worse when the Chiefs screw something up. :(

[Jerm]

Enjoy isn't an option; I'm loyal to a fault, but damn... this team has kicked me in the nuts more times than I can count.

If they shit the bed Monday night, I think this season is essentially wasted.

I've been a fan since I was 5. I'll be a fan until I die.

Hopefully I'll enjoy it.

Pretty much the same...could never not be a fan even if I wanted that.

I just hope one day it'll come together and they'll win a Super Bowl. Have zero faith with this regime however.

[Pilsner]

My fandom took a hit during the Pioli years. You folks and your non-stop stream of profanity and vitriol are pretty much the only thing that kept me interested.

I admit to being a fair-weather now. Mahomes is obviously a big reason to watch, and is the only reason I keep a finger on the pulse anymore. I'd say that my relative disinterest in football has far less to do with the Chiefs and more to do with the product the NFL is putting on TV though. The game has become significantly less watchable in recent years. The non-stop ad breaks and endless penalties have all but completely driven me away from the league entirely. DaFace has made the point in many other threads, but it has become almost impossible to celebrate any play in the game without first holding your breath and scanning the field for an official throwing a flag. This happened in the Titans loss. Friends and I were cheering a touchdown by Kelce, only to be made to feel foolish several moments later by an official explaining something someone else was doing on the other side of the field actually negated the play.

As a casual, mostly football-ignorant fan, that shit feels terrible.

I enjoy watching the Chiefs, but lament the state of NFL football.

[ClarkGriswold]

Being a Chiefs fan is like a dry hand job

More like beating off with your thumb over the hole!!!!!

[ClarkGriswold]

I hate them.
I love them.
I love to hate them.
I hate to love them.
I'm conflicted.

I feel the same.
I wear my gear throughout every week, win or loss.
I have watched for 44 years, that being since birth since I grew up 11 miles from Arrowhead.
I will always love them, but will always feel pessimistic until they prove me wrong and win another Superbowl.
Those are my feelings about them.

P.S. Because Chiefs!!!

[ClarkGriswold]

I've grown up a Mizzou, Royals and Chiefs fan. The Bermuda Triangle of sports loyalty.

Ditto here on those three and the major heartache that has followed all three through the years, with some exceptions for the Royals.

[R8RFAN]

The older I've gotten, the less I understand why people place so much of their identity and self-worth in the success of a football team. I understand getting upset over tough losses and bad coaches, but some tie their identity so closely to the team that criticisms of it are tantamount to attacks on their character. It's bizarre.


When I was in my 20's if UNC or the Raiders lost a game it bugged me so much I couldn't sleep and when I did I would wake up pissed off at the world.


Now In my 50's, Sure I want them to win but if they don't... I sleep like a baby.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

When I was in my 20's if UNC or the Raiders lost a game it bugged me so much I couldn't sleep and when I did I would wake up pissed off at the world.


Now In my 50's, Sure I want them to win but if they don't... I sleep like a baby.

You've never even seen your team live..

[Pointer19]

You don't want to do that.

Source: dude trust me

Which part, Whiteman? :)

You don't want to increase the level of your dedication. That just makes the pain worse when the Chiefs screw something up. :(

I guess it could be fun to marry a Raiders fan and sleep on the couch twice a year after rubbing a win in her face.

[htismaqe]

I used to love being a Chiefs fan. I knew every stat of every player, could tell you the college each of them went to, knew exactly what awards they had won.

2009-2012 had Pioli and Cassel put a dagger right in my heart.

To be honest... I've never fully recovered. Mahomes did a lot to heal me... but even he didn't completely fill the void.

I used to be a football junkie too and this board was a big part of it. After Matt Cassel and Alex Smith back-to-back, I lost a lot of interest in arguing about a team that was obviously going nowhere.

Mahomes has definitely increased my interest in the Chiefs but it has only slightly increased my interest in CP because in my time away, I realized I enjoy Chiefs football a lot more when I’m not talking about it 24x7.

[MAG]

No.

[suzzer99]

Answer to OP - sometimes being a Chiefs fan feels like a negative compulsion.

But I remember the really bleak years, and then we were so happy to have Marty. And then we got sick of making the playoffs and losing every year.

And then most of 1999-2011 when I was wishing we could make the playoffs and lose every year.

And now we're back to that.

So I dunno.

[PunkinDrublic]

People come in and out of your life, you change schools, jobs, where you live but the Chiefs have always been consistent in their ability to fuck me right in the ass. I may die without seeing them win a super bowl but if I’m dead I won’t be able to watch them disappoint me either.

[BlackOp]

It's not really an issue of being a Chiefs fans...it's an issue with the Goodell era NFL.

If every KC game was officiated like the Packers & Vikings game...with minimal interference, I would care a lot more.

When KC started at 4-0...Goodell ushered in mugging the shit out of Kelce, officials pretending it wasn't happening, and calling 11 penalties in back-to-back games. I firmly believe this was done to keep the Raiders relevant and keep parity for the final 8 games. Chiefs could easily be 9-1/8-2 without bizzaro calls like the one in the Texans game.

It sucks...I really want to like the Mahomes era.

[R8RFAN]

You've never even seen your team live..


You have a serious mental problem, I told you years ago I saw the Raiders play the Panthers in Charlotte but you are stuck on stupid I guess.


I would take you off my ignore list but you say the same stupid stuff over and over.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Yes but sometimes it’s hard. Ill be coming out for the Denver game first time to arrowhead can’t wait.

[RetiredSeniorChief]

50 years of frustration. Honestly it was easier when they just flat out stunk so many years. The Reid years are hard for me. I hated Alex Smith because he played scared, always checking down. I thought he was the limiting factor for a team with SB talent. Now they get the greatest QB in the league and they still screw it up. An offsides away from a SB! And now the defense is even worse. They are wasting the greatest window they have ever had and will ever have in my lifetime...……...the Mahomes rookie contract years. I don't have another 50 years to watch them screw up; which is a blessing when I think about it.