Do you enjoy being a Chiefs fan?
 

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

CP is bipolar win or loss.

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

It's the same script since 2013.

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.

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 ****ing 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Yep. Zactly.

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

Yes, now more than ever

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.

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?

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Did you read Royals threads circa 2014-2016?

There's always something to cry about.

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.

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

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.

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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It’s in my DNA

Compared to many other NFL franchises?

**** No.

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.

Many?

Like... six?

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

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.

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.

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

I am a football masochist.

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

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?)

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......

Most of the time.


It can be really painful at times.

This.

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.

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 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.

Yea. Imagine life without them.

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.

Sometimes

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

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.

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.

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