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Originally Posted by Bowser
The Chiefs have won the last few weeks in spite of their quarterback, you can't deny that.
This team really is the reincarnation of Marty's 1995 team. We'll probably have just about as much success in the playoffs as that '95 team if the offense can't find a way to dislodge its head from its ass.
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If you're reaching randomly for a generic Marty-era underachiever, I understand. But of all teams, this is least like 1995.
Alex is much better than Bono.
Receiving weapons are much better
O-Line much worse
Defense much much worse [specifically with the loss of DJ, the slump of Dee, and Houston's slow return to form]
The team in 2016 has problems across the roster that stand in the way of guaranteeing success, but it's far from one or two, including QB, lynchpin problems.
Most of the time, the balance of the roster covers the decficits that arise. Occasionally they don't. Yesterday was a perfect storm of the skill of the opponent, our fear of the skill of the opponent, the yips in a lot of fine adjustments, and a few bad calls [refs, players, and coaches alike].
Above and beyond the 20-4 stretch, I'm not sure people have perspective on what a luxury it is to have a team that, even when it loses, beats itself.
As maddening as it is to see a mistake here and there draw everyone's testicles up, that's an eminently more fixable problem than having personnel that can take the field 10 times against x or y opponent and get reliably and demoralizingly blown off the ball.
Closest we came this year was the Steelers game, and even then it was a 22 point tsunami in 5 minutes on the road more than being outclassed whistle to whistle.
Yesterday, no QB would have made a difference. Andy feared the Titans D and their running O. Their running game gave him every reason to at every moment of the day yesterday. Their D gave us a cushion early on, but then gave him every reason to fear the rest of the game. Getting stoned umpteen times in a row on 3rd or 4th and inches will do that to any coach.
And Alex did have the INT.
But so far as 'putting the team on his shoulders,' the only time that was called for was with a 1 pt lead with 2:30 left in the game. Andy called 3 straight runs. You think he would have preferred a gunslinger 'go for the jugular' in that situation, even Brady or Rodgers? Do you think another QB would have run those 3 running plays smarter or better?
It's fine to have high expectations. It's fine to get mad over mistakes. What's not fine is to reflexively demand that something, ANYTHING ELSE would certainly be better.
The team is thoughtfully constructed and molded to compete and win. You might think your perspective gives you superior insight into the 'big picture,' but the organization's tact of forgetting yesterday, remembering it's one game fungible with all other regular season games, acknowledging that fixation on the past will never alter any of it, and preparing to maximize the performance of the roster assembled, is the proper and superior way to go.
Standing on Omaha beach is not the time to start griping that you wish Uncle Sam had given you a different gun.