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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks
If I recall, you have always been rather reasonable and fair.
So can you please tell me why it is that everyone who talks about the playoffs... and what we can do in them.. ALWAYS omit the part where our best players are either badly hobbled or not playing whatsoever.
I won't rehash the recent KC years of playoff injuries.. who was missing... and the relatively close game results. We all know them well enough.
When I see people type things much like this bolded segment above.. this thought always goes through my mind.
Well, what if the Maclins and Houstons and Halis.. and etc were actually healthy and had played this game? Must be some reason we are paying theses guys crazy big money. Maybe it's because.. they are important to the KC success formula?
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I would love to have seen last years KC @ NE game with everyone healthy. I am optimistic about this team, even with Smith. But if he happened to be out for this game and the CAR game, and Foles got the offense going, it's something to consider.
I don't put last year's loss in NE on Smith, but he certainly was a factor in us not winning. Between him and Andy's conservative "let's not lose" gameplan, we went in there like scared children. Not having a healthy Maclin or Houston made a big difference, especially on defense. I don't know if it is more a Smith issue or Andy issue, but expecting to win in the Divisional Round and the AFCCG, plus the SB, with that attitude and play from the QB is asking a lot of everyone else. And that's even with Houston and Maclin healthy.
What happens if we aren't 100% healthy again? Do we just say, "oh well what can Smith and KC do" and go home? It's not crazy to expect more from a QB and coach than we got in that NE game, no matter who was injured.