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Originally Posted by MVChiefFan
What is the quote? ‘The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.’ What in recent Chiefs history says that they’re NOT going to ramp it up in the playoffs and win the Super Bowl? We saw how this played out last year. We are having a better season, record wise, and people still want to act like we’re frauds. Sure, we may get bounced in the playoffs. But, at this point, why in the hell would anyone doubt us?
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I don't think anyone is acting like we're frauds. They are doubting us because of the issues we have as a team and because we got extremely lucky to win 3 of those 11 times. If we're sitting at 8-4, we're fighting for the division, sitting as a potential 5-7 seed in the playoffs and everyone is singing a different tune.
The issues are pretty clear. We can't cover very well while simultaneously not getting to the QB on defense, which means we're not going to stop the top QBs/offenses very well come playoffs unless we can get better production there.
We are sucking ass at protecting our own QB which means that no matter how much better his weapons might be, he isn't getting it to them. We're relying on the run game more than ever to support the offense and help shrink the time our defense is on the field, which we all know is not a recipe for success in the playoffs as a rule.
There are questions. Dismissing them as if they don't matter is stupid. Believing we can overcome them based on history is warranted but a few chips might have to fall the right way going forward, the most important of which is DJ Humphries being a significant improvement at LT. The next most important thing might be Omenihu returning and providing a significant return.
If Pat has to go into the playoffs running for his life behind Wanya Morris, I'm going to be really concerned. If we don't get more pressure on QBs and better coverage on the back end, especially from our safeties/nickle, I'm concerned. We're hoping for a couple of guys coming off of injury to be the saviors on those fronts. That's a tall order, but maybe the stars will align.