Chiefs What I Saw - Page 4

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-04-2014, 07:26 PM

There isn’t a way to quantify a loss like that. There isn’t a way to describe it someone, even if they saw it. There is only the experience of having your guts ripped out.

It feels like a fugue state. The sides of your vision get fuzzy, footsteps and breaths feel artificial, forced.

It’s easier to blame particular whipping boys, but I think that is a half-assed analysis.

Here’s what I saw:

I saw an opposing QB sandwich three interceptions around play that is as good as I’ve ever seen from any quarterback. Andrew Luck was absolutely brilliant. That wasn’t just great quarterbacking, it was all-time pantheon quarterbacking.

I saw a wide receiver we didn’t have an answer for, regardless of which corners were in or out of the game.

I saw an artificial surface that should be nuked from orbit. Head injuries on incidental contact like that is somewhat of an aberration, but that many should not happen. I wonder if they replaced the rubber filling with tungsten before the game.

I saw a defense that made a number of excellent plays yet was completely eviscerated. It’s hard to put it all on the D when they gave the offense 17 points via turnovers and won the battle 4-1

I saw an offense score 27 points on its own, and convert another 17 points via turnovers, without its best player for the entirety of the game.

I saw a rookie RB with ball security issues play his ass off as a worthy replacement for our best player.

I saw a quarterback whom many, myself included, derided as a game manager play at a level that no Chiefs QB has in the playoffs in my lifetime. Alex Smith was absolutely magnificent in that game. He did not deserve that loss. He beats almost any QB in history on any day except that QB on that day.

I saw a wide receiver, who is the second best in franchise history and who gets crapped on like he’s Jonny Morton, play a brilliant game.

I saw a free safety who shouldn’t start in the UFL commit the cardinal sin of playing that position.

I saw a head coach whose biggest knack was time management and whose offense was built upon efficiency waste all of its timeouts on offense which turned a 4^th and 11 into a 4^th and the season.

I saw a head coach go for a field goal at the one yard line when every statistical metric says you go for it. Had they converted, the Chiefs would have won the game. Had they not, they still would have had a chance to win that they had at the game’s end.

But what I didn’t see makes me feel just as shitty.

I feel bad for Jamaal, Bowe, Smith, Hali, and others, but I feel terrible for fans that had to experience that.

Sorry milkman, Reaper, OTW, ChiefsCountry, Flopnuts, Rainman, Bob Dole, and countless hundreds of others that populate this site. You didn’t deserve that experience.

I feel like the football antichrist dragged his carcass from the bowels of Hell to smite us one more time.

ClevelandBronco · 01-04-2014, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

I am not convinced of that.

Come on. What does he have to do (I mean besides win the Super Bowl) to prove to you that he could win a Super Bowl? The guy had a great day.

eDave · 01-04-2014, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

Smith missed a wide open Gray and took the team out of FG range with that grounding.

And player X got this penalty. Player Y dropped the pass. Player Z dropped the pass. Player A got a penalty. Player Y dropped another pass. Player L, M, N and O got hurt.

What is your point? Either Smith wins or loses every game? I'm not buying that.

Hammock Parties · 01-04-2014, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

I am not convinced of that.

Dude he was awesome today.

He has been awesome in two of the three playoff games he's appeared in.

I feel OK about him. This wasn't a perfect situation this year, and definitely not this game.

Go Alex.

HC_Chief · 01-04-2014, 07:50 PM

Kendrick Lewis needs to go. Now. Don't board the flight home, KL. Head directly to Oakland; do not pass Go.

Titty Meat · 01-04-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

He also evaded a shit-ton of pressure in the first half and was throwing darts all over the field for much of the game, despite rarely having a clean pocket, the best RB in the NFL, his #2 WR, and at the end, his #2 RB.

But when the game was on the line he ultimately failed did he not?

eDave · 01-04-2014, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pam Oliver's Forehead

Dude he was awesome today.

He has been awesome in two of the three playoff games he's appeared in.

I feel OK about him. This wasn't a perfect situation this year, and definitely not this game.

Go Alex.

This right here is testimony to Smith's game. Blaming Smith today is a bit psychotic really.

FloridaMan88 · 01-04-2014, 07:52 PM

Sutton has managed to out-suck Greg Robinson in a playoff game.

That is quite an accomplishment.

ThaVirus · 01-04-2014, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by eDave

And player X got this penalty. Player Y dropped the pass. Player Z dropped the pass. Player A got a penalty. Player Y dropped another pass. Player L, M, N and O got hurt.

What is your point? Either Smith wins or loses every game? I'm not buying that.

I thought this game was remarkably clean as far as penalties and drops go.

I'm not putting all the blame on Alex Smith, but he really needed to make some more shit happen in the second half. 6 points in 28 minutes just doesn't get the job done.

I'd probably put 98% of the blame on the defense and the rest on Smith.

... But damn if this ****ing defense isn't a pile of shit when it counts. They told like ****ing lawn chairs whenever it matters- 100% of the time. It's like clockwork.

**Mav** · 01-04-2014, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

But when the game was on the line he ultimately failed did he not?

Did he?

Did you see something wrong with his last pass?

tk13 · 01-04-2014, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I've never seen Eli Manning play that well in a playoff game.

I was literally going to make the exact same post.

And to be honest.. the year Peyton won it all, he never had a game that good. In fact I don't think he threw 4 TDs the whole postseason.

eDave · 01-04-2014, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I'd probably put 98% of the blame on the defense and the rest on Smith.

More than fair.

**Tribal Warfare** · 01-04-2014, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

But when the game was on the line he ultimately failed did he not?

I said the offense needed to play flawlessly to beat the Colts, they were doing that until the Alex fumble then Luck got into Gode Mode.

Red Dawg · 01-04-2014, 07:54 PM

I am starting to think Houston and Tamba are overrated. They did nothing.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-04-2014, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

But when the game was on the line he ultimately failed did he not?

I don't view that lack of a conversion as a failure. The pass to Bowe on the sideline could have been better, but it was not a bad toss.

The OL was not good today and he thrived in spite of pretty consistent pressure.

Imagine the second half with Jamaal in there. Indy sends those blitzes and Smith lobs a screen to him.

The grounding was just a cluster**** of a play. If he takes the sack there what's the difference?

A failure is Peyton Manning throwing a pick-6 with the Super Bowl on the line. It's Brett Favre throwing a game losing INT across his body in the NFCCG.

It's not that.

eDave · 01-04-2014, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuckdaddy

I am starting to think Houston and Tamba are overrated. They did nothing.

Not quite healthy.

01-04-2014, 07:26 PM
'Hamas' Jenkins Now you've pissed me off! Join Date: Jan 2006 Casino cash: $7149572	What I Saw There isn’t a way to quantify a loss like that. There isn’t a way to describe it someone, even if they saw it. There is only the experience of having your guts ripped out. It feels like a fugue state. The sides of your vision get fuzzy, footsteps and breaths feel artificial, forced. It’s easier to blame particular whipping boys, but I think that is a half-assed analysis. Here’s what I saw: I saw an opposing QB sandwich three interceptions around play that is as good as I’ve ever seen from any quarterback. Andrew Luck was absolutely brilliant. That wasn’t just great quarterbacking, it was all-time pantheon quarterbacking. I saw a wide receiver we didn’t have an answer for, regardless of which corners were in or out of the game. I saw an artificial surface that should be nuked from orbit. Head injuries on incidental contact like that is somewhat of an aberration, but that many should not happen. I wonder if they replaced the rubber filling with tungsten before the game. I saw a defense that made a number of excellent plays yet was completely eviscerated. It’s hard to put it all on the D when they gave the offense 17 points via turnovers and won the battle 4-1 I saw an offense score 27 points on its own, and convert another 17 points via turnovers, without its best player for the entirety of the game. I saw a rookie RB with ball security issues play his ass off as a worthy replacement for our best player. I saw a quarterback whom many, myself included, derided as a game manager play at a level that no Chiefs QB has in the playoffs in my lifetime. Alex Smith was absolutely magnificent in that game. He did not deserve that loss. He beats almost any QB in history on any day except that QB on that day. I saw a wide receiver, who is the second best in franchise history and who gets crapped on like he’s Jonny Morton, play a brilliant game. I saw a free safety who shouldn’t start in the UFL commit the cardinal sin of playing that position. I saw a head coach whose biggest knack was time management and whose offense was built upon efficiency waste all of its timeouts on offense which turned a 4^th and 11 into a 4^th and the season. I saw a head coach go for a field goal at the one yard line when every statistical metric says you go for it. Had they converted, the Chiefs would have won the game. Had they not, they still would have had a chance to win that they had at the game’s end. But what I didn’t see makes me feel just as shitty. I feel bad for Jamaal, Bowe, Smith, Hali, and others, but I feel terrible for fans that had to experience that. Sorry milkman, Reaper, OTW, ChiefsCountry, Flopnuts, Rainman, Bob Dole, and countless hundreds of others that populate this site. You didn’t deserve that experience. I feel like the football antichrist dragged his carcass from the bowels of Hell to smite us one more time.
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