Rex Ryan: I’ve seen teams like the Chiefs get bounced in round 1

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by Imon Yourside

It's amazing we were worse last year and folks still haven't learned.

It’s only a select few as usual. Barring a collapse KC will make the playoffs and they will be the most experienced team playing. As I said last year before the playoffs started, give me the most experienced team playing until they have been eliminated.

[PunkinDrublic]

I’d like to know what team he saw that started 11-1 coming off back to back Super Bowl wins. For all the Chiefs current flaws, even if they were to somehow go one and done in the playoffs, it is damn near impossible to win this consistently for this long and it’s not like they’ve coasted on a soft schedule. The league basically admitted they tried to put as difficult a schedule as possible in front of the Chiefs.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

I’d like to know what team he saw that started 11-1 coming off back to back Super Bowl wins. For all the Chiefs current flaws, even if they were to somehow go one and done in the playoffs, it is damn near impossible to win this consistently for this long and it’s not like they’ve coasted on a soft schedule. The league basically admitted they tried to put as difficult a schedule as possible in front of the Chiefs.

49'ers maybe?
But all great points!

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by tredadda

Barring a collapse KC will make the playoffs

It would be a truly historic collapse to un-clinch a playoff spot so my money is on the KC chiefs to hang on!!

[jd1020]

The way the team was playing last year I didn't have much faith in them running the gauntlet, and then... ya.

I've seen teams like the Chiefs win the SB.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by jd1020

The way the team was playing last year I didn't have much faith in them running the gauntlet, and then... ya.

I've seen teams like the Chiefs win the SB.

Mahomes/Hopkins/Hollywood/Kelce/Worthy/Pacheco/Hunt/Gray/JJSS + a big upgrade at LT and a pretty good defense.

We have no chance! None!! Get MVS on the phone stat!!

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by jd1020

The way the team was playing last year I didn't have much faith in them running the gauntlet, and then... ya.

I've seen teams like the Chiefs win the SB.

Elite offense and average defense = SB win
Elite defense and average at best offense = SB win

Mahomes is 15-3 in the playoffs in his career.

One loss was in OT when he never got to touch the ball and would have been a win had Ford lined up onsides.

Another loss was in a SB where his Oline was decimated.

His third loss was in OT after he inexplicably played his worst half of playoff football ever.

That's it. I no longer doubt this team when the playoffs start anymore as history has shown that regular season record/performance means nothing come the post season with this team.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by jd1020

The way the team was playing last year I didn't have much faith in them running the gauntlet, and then... ya.

I've seen teams like the Chiefs win the SB.

It's incredible how people can watch sports year after year and then act like every season is their first one.

We had 40 years of "just get into the playoffs, anything can happen!" (narrator: it did not), and now it's basically the same narrative flipped on its head and we'll have to talk about it until Mahomes retires.

And I'm sure old Rex just wants to root for the team that can run the ball and stop the run, or the one with all the December momentums.... but we see those teams fail in the postseason almost every year, too.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by carcosa

It would be a truly historic collapse to un-clinch a playoff spot so my money is on the KC chiefs to hang on!!

Well I'll be a flea on a hound dog, you are correct. For whatever reason I thought they had not yet clinched.