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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
Well, if that's your 'wall' - the past being Patriot-like, you've just eliminated any discussions.
Denver was certainly lucky that Manning became available, saving them from whatever Tebowmania was about to become. And, regarding the talk of consistent relevance and domination. There was a nice legacy that Bowlen built up and it's no longer like it once was unfortunately.
All I can say is that in my lifetime of following Denver, which would be about 1984... I've seen a lot of greatness and a lot of ugly. This past 6 year run is the first of its kind for me and many, which as TEX likes to point out, why so many of us dismissed it early on.
I had not experienced decades worth of suckitude and while 6 years is not the 20 or so that some of you here and fans of other teams have experienced, it's crazy.
I've been able to watch my team play in 7 SBs and win 3 of them. We had some ugly stretches, but nothing like this current run. And, I know that in time, it will pass - would love for that to be next year and not within the next 10 years, but whatever it is... it is.
If you're a KC fan, you've seen your team play in 2 SBs... well, maybe you're a lifer and over the age of 70 and can claim to have seen the early SB. I dunno. But, yeah I guess there's a level of arrogance that is created when you watch your team play in and win SBs seemingly every decade of your life.
Hopefully, the ownership deal gets fixed and they turn this thing around. I'll always be a fan of the team, but it will be fun to once again have a desire to watch them play.
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I had not experienced decades worth of suckitude and while 6 years is not the 20 or so that some of you here and fans of other teams have experienced, it's crazy.
Winning 6 games/year doesn't equate to a stretch that included a lot of winning seasons and playoff appearances.
Your fans talk about the Chiefs as if they're the Lions. KC is 8th or 9th in all-time win%. Higher than Denver. They have a huge lead head to head and have won 13 straight. They're also arguably the best franchise in the NFL at the moment, and Mahomes is just getting started.
We all get that Denver was the better franchise for a few decades. But there's been a dramatic shift. And after six years of going in the opposite direction, it's a little strange to keep hearing the "little brother" comments. I can assure you that no Chiefs fan wants to trade what we have now to be able to say that we've won one more SB than our rival. Even if you go back two decades, it's really hard to argue that KC hasn't accomplished more in that span.
Denver had better turn it around soon or they'll likely have precious little ammo left in a few years.