Originally Posted by Hark Clunt (Post 17136263)

i don't really care about the bandwagon. i was a chiefs fan before mahomes and i'll be a chiefs fan after. if people wanna hop on for the ride, that's fine.

the only thing that does slightly bother me is this budding narrative we didn't have fans before the mahomes/reid era. that is just plainly untrue. i think it's mostly coming from younger football fans, but i don't like seeing KC sold short like that.

Originally Posted by Hark Clunt (Post 17136263)

i don't really care about the bandwagon. i was a chiefs fan before mahomes and i'll be a chiefs fan after. if people wanna hop on for the ride, that's fine.

the only thing that does slightly bother me is this budding narrative we didn't have fans before the mahomes/reid era. that is just plainly untrue. i think it's mostly coming from younger football fans, but i don't like seeing KC sold short like that.

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish (Post 17136189)

I was around for the glory years. The goal line stand in NY vs the Jets in the wild card round. Unexpectedly winning, on the road, the last AFL game ever played. On the field of (at that time) our fiercest rival. Being double digit underdogs to Minnesota and winning it all.

Then, on Christmas Day, Jan missed. And our team got old. Real fast. The raiders stayed great. Won 3 SB’s. Then the rise of Orange Crush. Then Fouts. Then Elway. And our franchise was just without a rudder it seemed.

Then Marty. Hope. Talent. HFA. But the QB’s were never enough. The defense, so good all the time. Buckled under the pressure of carrying a conservative offensive coach. Then Gunther. And Jimmy F’ing Rae. And Kurt. And hiring a kicker because during his tryout, it was cold, but he tore off his sleeves and played. So he must be tough. Shanks the kickoff and the ****ing Western Division title out of bounds. And with it, the only chance at the playoffs. (End of season tickets. Vowed to never return until they drafted a QB. Returned opening day 2017 after drafting PMII to watch Alex Smith beat the eagles with PMII on the bench. Wore a 17 year old Chiefs shirt.) I’m nothing, if not stubborn.

Then Vermiel and all those wasted tears. And The Golfer, given a head coaching position for some reason.

Saw the playoff losses.

But now? Don’t give a **** about what anybody thinks. They can look at me with a raised eyebrow about my fandom and I’ll point to the three trophies displayed in Arrowhead.

Like winnning the lottery and pointing at the giant check they issue.

I welcome any fan to the big tent.

Originally Posted by Delano (Post 17136718)

History repeats itself. I’m sure when there was a massive influx of new fans when Montana came over, this same line of thinking bubbled up.

Originally Posted by Hark Clunt (Post 17136263)

i don't really care about the bandwagon. i was a chiefs fan before mahomes and i'll be a chiefs fan after. if people wanna hop on for the ride, that's fine.

the only thing that does slightly bother me is this budding narrative we didn't have fans before the mahomes/reid era. that is just plainly untrue. i think it's mostly coming from younger football fans, but i don't like seeing KC sold short like that.