The only way he doesn't play is if he has a broken leg. And if he has a broken leg, they wouldn't have had him out there jogging in practice.

he's playing. Of COURSE he's playing. And he's playing the whole game unless that ankle absolutely explodes on him. People talk about the time that Ronnie Lott had a finger amputated so he could get back in the game after halftime in a playoff game. Fellas, if Patrick Mahomes was told that amputating his !@#$ing foot would make him more capable of playing in this game, he'd amputate the goddamn foot.

He's not missing this game.

Because he's a lunatic and an alien.

Man I'm glad he's our lunatic alien...

Petro is attempting to be serious though.

I’m convinced that Fescoe is actually playing a caricature of a dumb sports talk radio host. Like he’s pretending to be the over the top worst version of that role, so in a way it’s actually genius because it’s subtle enough that it could be legit.

Or he’s just a moron. Can’t tell which.

Mr January!!

Mahomes could always amputate 1/3 of Chris Jones’s cock to replace his lower leg. Of course, it might look weird when his calf is wider than his thigh.

I feel like this is a thing where he'll get constant treatment to get it as right as possible by Sunday. But when the bullets fly, and he's trying to escape sacks, or gets knocked down, or trips, or tries to push it full speed, or even something nefarious from Cincy it gets reinjured.

That's the part I'm nervous for. It all looks promising right now in very controlled pictures and videos. What's it going to look like when they can't hide the limp. How much different will it be than when first injured last Saturday?

However I do hold out hope that he is out of this world and we can't tell at all that he was ever injured or maybe just a minor limp.

I LOVE these little synopsis of yours.

They're always soooooo wrong. LMAO

The combination of PM's postgame question and Schwartz on Twitter really was one of the more fascinating confluences I've seen in a bit.

Someone asked Mahomes if he was worried as he was waiting for the X-Ray results and he responded along the lines of "of course I was; you're always nervous when you're waiting on results like that so I just prayed and waited..."

Then Schwartz says the reason he was so angry and so unwilling to come out of the game was because if he were X-Rayed and there was a fracture, he knew they wouldn't let him go back in.

Think about that for a minute. Do that math.

That kid truly thought he might have a broken leg and his response wasn't "I'd better get this looked at" it was "Man, I better keep this secret or they're not gonna let me keep playing..."

And the fat radio slob thinks he's not going to play in the AFC Championship game...

Uh huh...

You or me? Sometime I switch between 810 & 610 during commercials, because sometimes 610 will have a good guest, and 810 sometimes talks soccer and I couldn't care less about soccer.

But, if it's just Fescoe talking, I listen to soccer crap on 810. I just got so sick of his unprofessional nonsense. He is the least prepared sports talk host ever. In fact, I really believe he doesn't do any preparation for anything he talks about.

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Holy shit. Mahomes is a maniac.

I've never had a high ankle sprains. Shitload of low ones, so I honestly have no clue what he's going through. But GODDAMN this dude is criminally competitive.

And I'm here for it.

The most shocking thing about this is that as soon as he got hurt....Patrick didn't even try to come out of the game. LMAO

He sat on the bench for 30 seconds and then the whistle blew and he hopped back out there LMAO

If him hopping around with ankle weights and shit literally two days after this injury results in him balling out this weeend, you might see some change in the way teams treat this injury.

No doubt in my mind they're doing acupuncture and shit on his ankle right now.

yeah i was wrong about our offense when we went up and down the field on you for 6.5 yards per play...wasn't I?

I've had both; a consequence of being a game but mediocre baseball and basketball player.

I'm about 70% convinced that the really severe one bothered me longer than a break would've. Took almost a year to get full range of motion back in my ankle; spent a few weeks in a boot.

Ultimately that's why I'm more concerned about the inevitable 'tweaks' than anything. I mean if I rolled over in bed, my foot got hung in the sheet and then twisted 20 degrees off center, I'd wake up in stabbing pain. No matter how careful he is or how well protected he is, there will be at least a half dozen instances of substantially more aggressive torque on that ankle.

I have a big ol' coffee table in my living room; probably weights about 120 lbs. So, y'know, half of Arden Key. I asked my wife what would happen if I took that table, elevated it, then dropped the ****ing thing on the side of my calf from about waist high.

I mean when you think of it that way and recognize the amount of force that went into that injury...fuuuuuuuuuuck. Sure, he's tough. that's everyone's takeaway here. But he's just a damn alien - how the hell did that leg not detonate? The ability to play through a sprain is impressive but what's truly miraculous was that it was ONLY a sprain.

The guy's just absolutely remarkable.

Truth.

Because for the first five years of your kid's life you are basically the baby roadie.

You haul the gear, set up the stuff, tackle logistics. Those cargo shorts house numerous bags of gummies, goldfish crackers, a few juice boxes, wipes, etc. etc. etc.

You are basically the mule.

has anyone given thought to henne coming in for a few snaps sporadically in this game?

one, to give mahomes a break, and two, to **** with the bengals? a little play action pass...hell, let him run a QB sneak

Nah.

There's nothing a 'break' will accomplish. I mean maybe if he gets popped just wrong and is just in agony. If that happens it would probably be enough to loosen the tape job so they'd have to re-tape.

If you send him to the sideline to re-tape and attempt to re-stabilize, maybe Henne gets a look. But shit, they should probably just be re-taping the kid every drive or two.

I mean, fewer plays, less chance something goes bad.

Mostly, I think there's an opportunity to screw with CIN.

How many times you think the Bengals twist, hit, hold and target that ankle? Our Oline going to kick some ass?

They will.

So would we.

It's the nature of the game. It's the nature of all sports and why most guys hide injuries. Hockey's the worst about it - everything is a 'low body injury' because if they know what's hurting, they're gonna find ways to 'bump' it.

And yeah, the OL is gonna have to play a little enforcer when they do. But they will and we just have to accept that.

I was in the stadium so I didn't see it that well at first and then I saw the replay and was like that mother****er broke his leg. Then I watched as he tried to walk it off and kept my eyes on him and noticed that he wasn't doing any better. I was certain that it was broke. What a relief it was when I saw him out of the locker room and he had his helmet on. I knew he was gonna go back in.

i think we see a lot of Andy's old mcnabb playbook

who's gonna see three passes in the flat to The Brat coming?

line up in the I formation baby...no free edges

Definitely don't want him standing around on the sideline doing nothing. We need to avoid that as much as possible.

I'll put it in Buehler terms for him.

A tractor bucket weights in the 200-225 lb range. Arden Key weights 240.

Drop a tractor bucket on the side of your leg from hip high and lemme know how things work out.

Is there any reason we can't bring Henne in on 3rd or 4th and inches? He can QB sneak, and unlike Blake Bell he's still a threat to hand off or throw a ball.

I've got loose ankles, it speeds up recovery, now for severity, I haven't had a tractor fall down on me so wouldn't know.

Petro needs to just own it like Nick Wright does. He knows he's an arrogant blowhard. Own it. Joke about it. Troll hard.

Honestly we should do that, since Patrick is hobbled and doesn't have that ability to scramble much for it. When Bell starts to line up everyone in the stadium knows whats happening and there is no element of surprise. You can't quick snap or get enough push or show run, pass, and qb sneak.

LMAO and what he do with the turf toe in the AFCCG?

He's going to ball out.

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Don't know why anyone would think he's soft. The guy has one of the most disciplined teams in the league and is respected throughout the league. You think a bunch of hard ass football players would respect him if he was soft?

BRC is hearing in league circles that Mahomes will only be 50%

The high ones are completely different. Some activities are just fine. When I had mine, walking down stairs was very difficult. For the most part, normal daily things like walking is fine. Pivoting and pushing off proved quite painful though.

Patrick IS hobbled and DOESN'T have the ability to scramble.

Folks, one of the Chiefs trainers is on CP.

Meh, I'm pretty sure Fescoe is just a moron.

The Chief are not beating the Bengals if Henne plays at all. This isn't the Cleveland Browns or Jacksonville Jaguars.

I've seen WAY too much talk about sitting Pat and playing Henne. It would be ridiculously stupid.

I switch back and forth because usually one or the other is talking about nonsense. They're both equally bad in that respect

It would probably be in his best interest to limit the scrambling regardless of how he looks in practice. One shoestring tackle on that ankle and he's going to be in a ****ton of pain.

I don't disagree.

Then again, you're suggesting he MIGHT want to limit scrambling.

BWillie said he IS hobbled and CAN'T scramble.

Big, big difference.

You're being rational. He's pretending he's psychic.

That's what I'm worried about. He instincts take over, he scrambles, then he gets hit on the ankle, and has to leave the game.

If I'm Bengals I target that knee every chance I get.

Well, that wouldn't exactly be a 'sneak', would it?

It's all an act. Even if it was real he is still tremendously more listenable than Petro.

I'm not as worried about mahomes instincts. The second half he climbed the pocket and looked like he was adjusting to the need to protect that ankle. Mahomes adapts so fast and is very intelligent. I'm confident his mind will override his instincts after a week of practicing being careful and adjusting his style a bit.

I hope you right. I'm not gonna worry about it too much.

End of day Mahomes is a man and he knows the risks.

Yikes, no. Petro is at least intelligent. Fescoe is not acting, he is like listening to the dumbest drunk guy in a bar. I just want him to shut up because silence would be better.

Yeah, he's done it plenty in the playoffs, knowing exactly when he needs extra yards, so he'll take the big hit... it's always seemed calculated (except maybe the diving play into the end zone against the Bengals in the regular season).

I feel like he wouldn't have tried the jump pass the other night if it weren't for a high chance of scoring a touchdown.

I'm sure it's quite the balance this week of resting his ankle, but also figuring out exactly how much weight he can put on it and how mobile he can be.

Of course, the other side of that is there's probably no other team in the league they want to beat more than the Bengals right now (see: Mahomes' diving play into the end zone), so they can't let that get into their heads too much.

I think this is almost a certainty. At some point he'll push it too hard or take a hit that causes him to get up gimpy.

We just have to hope it isn't too much to overcome.

Another thing that concerns me is possibly injuring his other leg by overcompensating.

It hasn't been talked about much, but that 1st down scramble last week after the injury where he did the double hop on his left leg was risky. If he takes a hit in a compromising position like that and he tears a ligament, I will be devastated.

I'm just going to hope he comes out on fire from 0 to 60 minutes and the offensive line has its best game ever.

I joined a couple of Chiefs FB groups, and some of those people make the idiots on here look like Einstein.

Yep, mostly it's just one giant circle jerk in those groups. Criticism of the team is strictly forbidden. That's what makes CP so good. We love the Chiefs, but aren't afraid to call bullshit when we see it

Yeah, I made the mistake of perusing Chiefs stuff on FB while I was taking a break from here. The average fan (and not just the average Chiefs fan) knows virtually nothing about actual football.

I'm always super nervous before playoff games, because we all know they're capable of losing games like Alex Smith did against the Titans and Colts!


(and that's a real comment from reddit)

Yeah I was thinking he might have been of the guys that criticized Andy as a father. That would make sense because like DJ said that was the death look, and Andy typically doesn't behave like that.

The Chiefs should rest Mahomes against the Bengals and just play Henne. We need Mahomes for the Super Bowl.

(actual comment from FB)

:facepalm:

This article is amazing.

Okay, you win. LMAO

I have my concerns about special teams, a 48 yarder needs to be made to win the game... DE's covering elite WR's(You don't think they will exploit that Spags? 4 rookies starting. Sometimes the OL loses focus and misses assignments(usually no big deal except we have a non-mobile QB for this game). That said...........

I think this team is pissed, angry and out for some revenge. Last years embarrassment, Burrowhead, 0-3 against their main competitor.

Then there is Mahomes.... National media deeply discounting Mahomes. He's won a SB, SBMVP, 2 MVP's, every year he has started has been to the AFCCG at Arrowhead. Burrows has done none od that yet he is being crowned as better than Mahomes.

I still think Andy has a game plan with a hobbled Mahomes. We are going to our 3rd SB right through those ass hat Bengals.

Yeah, I've never had a high one. I had one where it went down and off the side. That was probably the worst one I had, but I'm 99% sure it didn't get into the high ankle portion, but **** it was horrible.

So I was trying to figure out where/how it would hurt. It's where your foot torques to the outside right? So it would be at the back of every dropback? Am I understanding that right?

****.

That's nothing compared to what's being said in Cincy. They're CONVINCED this us an easy win

latest update with video of Mahomes warming up and jogging
 

You are about as wrong as one can be.

Might be Q but X-Ray of Mahome's ankle.

It's not just in Cinci. The Chiefs pages on FB are absolutely infested with Bengals fans that are already making Super Bowl plans.

The entire fanbase just assumes they're going to beat the Chiefs.

Going to be fun watching them melt down.

You guys have GOT to stop with this shit. It reveals that you do not understand football.

One last time-it's called a 'zone blitz', where you send guys from an area that is unexpected, which means you have to drop other guys that you don't expect into the passing lanes to hopefully clog and confuse the QB. Nobody expects your DE to 'cover' an elite WR, they're just clogging the passing lane and there to confused the QB for a second.

When it works, you get a Sneed, Reid, or Mcduffie sack or a Watson INT in the Jacksonville game. Nobody complains when that happens. When it doesn't work, you get Karlaftis getting beat by a WR. You can't complain about one and not praise the other. It's a risky thing to do, but we can't consistently pressure with four, so it is what it is.

ROFLROFLROFL

I tried, brah.

I really tried...

This game has the feeling of where Mahomes will feel slighted, throw his 4th touchdown pass of the day, and jog to the sideline counting something off on his fingers to prove a point only to claim after the game he has no idea what anyone is talking about.

I just haven't figured out what he'll be counting off.

Why does Spags insist on 280 pound defensive ends in a 4-3 when he likes to zone blitz and drop ends into coverage every now and then is the question.

Because he uses a zone blitz 6-8 times/gm.

And runs 40 plays that AREN'T zone blitzes.

So when you're looking at a 5-1 ratio, maybe focus on the 5 rather than the 1.

There isn't a panacea fellas; football is hard. The other coach knows what he's doing and is getting paid to beat you. There is no silver bullet here.

Dooooooooood. I know. It's so irritating.

List our 280 pound defensive ends for me. I'll wait.

The betting line has moved to pick'em.

Grow a damn beard. It will help, chinzilla

I saw Chiefs laying a point this morning; has it moved back to the middle?

Yep KC is now a 1 point favorite according to BetMGM.

I think you have him confused with Chris Jones. :LOL:

OH NOES THEY DISRESPECTED POOR CINCY!!!

I'm not a conspiracy guy (other than JFK) and I don't believe the NFL is scripted or any of that shit.

But I am convinced that there are certain NFL officials that steer the games to cover the spread. I think they're probably degenerate gamblers or perverts and the mob has them in pocket or something.

Best thing that can happen for KC is a straight up pick-em, so it takes away any chance for 'steering'.

I know, I know, it sounds like tin-foil hat shit, but ****ing Carl Cheffers is ****ing corrupt, and you're not going to convince me otherwise.