KC Star: Fans’ frustration bubbles into boil
 

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JEFFREY FLANAGAN SOUND BITES
Fans’ frustration bubbles into boil

Can it get any worse than that? Losing to the lowly Raiders at home?

There’s going to be some serious anger in the Chiefs’ kingdom this week.

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“That’s a bad spot!”

| Bob Gretz, Chiefs Radio Network, before the controversial challenge by Herm Edwards in the fourth quarter.

“It’s a double hit. They took the timeout to discuss the fourth down. They challenge and lose another timeout.”

| Ian Eagle, CBS play-by-play man.

“Whoa. You better get a first down here and save your coach from a poor decision.”

| Solomon Wilcots, CBS analyst.

JF: The Chiefs’ coaching staff whiffed when it mattered most, wasting the timeouts and then coming up with a predictable play call on fourth and 1 late in the game. Guess we should be used to that by now.

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“The game is on the line. They have to step up!”

| Mitch Holthus, Chiefs Radio Network, urging the Chiefs’ defense to make a stand in the final 3 minutes.

JF: The Chiefs’ defenders did not respond, perhaps because Edwards has been leaning on them all season like they’re the ’85 Bears.

“When they needed yardage, where did they go? Tamba Hali.”

| Len Dawson, Chiefs Radio Network, on where the Raiders ran when they needed yards.

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“Get focused on this thing! This is the game!”

| Dawson, after Chiefs tight end Jason Dunn committed a false-start penalty, coming out of a timeout no less, in the fourth quarter.

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“Oh, and (Dave) Rayner missed it badly.”

| Eagle, on Rayner’s horrible field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter.

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“That was the best protection of the day for Brodie Croyle.”

| Holthus

“Yeah, and it wasn’t even that good.”

| Dawson

JF: The Chiefs, indeed, got beat up front, offensively and defensively.

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“Why would you pooch kick there?”

| Dawson, after the Raiders pooched a kickoff that allowed the Chiefs great field position.

JF: Maybe that was just a leftover pooch kick from Saturday night, when MU and KU may have set an NCAA record for pooch kicks.

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“What do you think the runner is going to do? Run out of bounds? No, he’s going to cut back in.”

| Dawson, in absolute disbelief, after Oakland’s LaMont Jordan ran for a 5-yard touchdown.

JF: On a sweep right, Jordan gave the impression he might throw a halfback pass. That froze every Chiefs defender and they strangely, and comically, remained frozen and allowed Jordan to simply walk into the end zone.

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“You’re just asking too much of the defense, all the time. You got to get some help from the offense!”

| Gretz

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“Has Mitch got a nickname for Kolby Smith yet? Is he calling him ‘Pegasus?’ ”

| From the press box

JF: Can you have Pegasus and Centaur on the same team?

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“That’s what Herm is talking about. Be patient. Don’t do something you’re not capable of doing.”

| Dawson, after the Chiefs, facing a first and 20, called three straight draw plays.

JF: The crowd rained boos on the play calling and rightfully so. First and 20 isn’t impossible. You have to at least try.

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“This is one unhappy crowd.”

| Holthus, as Chiefs fans filed out of Arrowhead, booing all the way.

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“You had a nice career. … I know you reinvented yourself. … But it’s time for you to go.”

| Angry Chiefs fan to Jack Harry on WHB’s postgame call-in show.

“Hey, you’re entitled to your opinion. … When it’s time to go, I’ll go. I’m sure I’ll know before anyone else.”

| Harry

JF: This was a classic case of an irate Chiefs fan firing out some misdirected anger at the media. Harry took it in stride, which is what we’re paid to do. But here’s hoping Harry hangs around for a while — he sure is entertaining.


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So which planeteer is in this photo?

Peterson: making mental note
have security check signs at gate

That says it all for the whole year imo.

Hell, Herm probably listened to that idiot Bob Gretz when deciding to challenge.

It was a bad call, forward progress was at the 22, they spotted it where he went down at the 23 1/2.........

Doesn't matter, the poor play calling stopped the drive.......

He didn't have control of the ball at the 22....It was a correct call.

i wore a paper sack over my head on my way out of the stadium. losing to the raiders, we've hit a new low.

It wasn't a bad call. Kennison didn't fully possess the ball until he was down at the 23 1/2.

Exactly...

Everyone in the house knew we were going to run it off of LG and LT...

It was so predicable, there wasnt a chance in hell that play was going to work... The Raiders had 5 guys in the hole waiting on Smith...

How about a play action bootleg pass or something? Jesus be creative....

Creative offense???

Nah, that's arena ball.

:cuss:

Brain Waters says it was an excellent call and just poorly executed by one player. If that player does his job it's a touchdown according to Brain Waters. He said to look at the tape you will see what he's talking about.

I saw the replay earlier. Man there were a ton of guys there to meet him..so not real sure what one guy would have done.

Gives the question; paper or plastic? A whole new meaning :)