That former player was Grunhard. I remember, right before we played the Colts in 2003, they had him on the radio and he was still livid about the game plan. However, it's not like they had Bono drop back 45 times and sling it all over the yard. He had 25 attempts. He was at his worst in the 4th quarter, throwing two picks, then he got yanked. That said, the defense played lights out and kept getting the ball back. The offense managed to move into FG position (39 and 42) twice in the 4th quarter. Your kicker HAS to make those.

Everyone had a hand in this. Bono tossing three picks. Elliot missing three FGs. Dawson dropping a sure fire, game-winning TD. This was probably the Chiefs' worst game of the year, offensively, and they still should have won.

I'm still devastated over this game. I remember watching thinking that if they could just get by the Colts, they would have gone to the SB. That defense was incredible.

True Marty/Paul Hackett's play calling was to blame as was Steve Bono's horrific play... but ultimately when you lose a game 10-7 and your kicker misses THREE FG's that an NFL-caliber kicker should make, the primary blame should be directed at the kicker.

I blame Paul Hackett. He was constantly surrendering drives during his tenure here. He invented the concept of throwing to 3 yard routes on third and 8. That game plan was his and it doomed us to lose.

But no more. We have a franchise quarterback and we shall never surrender a drive again.

2nd and 10? Draw.

3rd and 8? Screen

Marty and Hackett were devout cowards.

Alas, his their progeny are still able to find NFL work.

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For every player like Grunhard who was pissed at the gameplan and had some intelligence about it...you had Derrick Thomas who had to be physically restrained from murdering the kicker in the locker room.

Nope. Should be at the HC for putting his team in position to rely on a kicker in that weather.

Thomas wasn’t overly smart.

He should of made plays in that game. He was pretty invisible

Too many people looking back. We're different now with Patrick Mahomes. We're everything they wish they could be. Let go of your anxiety.

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It was a snippet from an interview they did with Mark Collins a few months back.
He was pissed about the gameplan but also said it was the hardest week of practice they had all year. Said he'd won two rings with Parcells and he was a hard ass too but he backed off the practices in that situation didn't amp them up.

There's only one Len in Chiefs history as far as I'm concerned. He spells his name with an "e". This ain't him...

I'm stealing this for my sig.

If Elliott was great all year and just choked, it would be one thing. He was bad all year and nothing was done to address it. Marty played the kind of football that needed a reliable kicker and Carl failed to provide it. There were many issues in that game but even from a kicking perspective I don't blame Elliott. If an NFL team wanted to pay me big bucks to miss field goals, I'd take it in a heart beat. Blame the people who put a bad kicker in a position to lose the game for us. I mean, Christ. It's not like he missed them on purpose.

You sure about that, comrade?