Time to panic about Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs? Separating fact from fiction

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Ideally we pull a rabbit out of a hat. But wouldn't mind taking an L on this season. We need to clean up the defensive locker room and get Reid sparked again. And I don't see that happening this year. I don't know if I'm feeling it's worth desperation moves to salvage a season we may just want to spend instead on a rebuild. Get some young guys time, play around the waiver wire for cheap undrafted guys, etc...

You can do all of this while winning.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by notorious

You can do all of this while winning.

Sure, but Clark and Mathieus locker room issues won't just go away. I don't know if Reid will snap out of this until he gets closure on Britt. We should try to keep winning but I just think there are locker room issues that can be easily fixed but realistically not this year.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Sure, but Clark and Mathieus locker room issues won't just go away. I don't know if Reid will snap out of this until he gets closure on Britt. We should try to keep winning but I just think there are locker room issues that can be easily fixed but realistically not this year.

With proper leadership it's absolutely doable.

Foot needs to be applied to ass. We'll see if our leadership has the balls to make hard calls. They haven't really so far.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by notorious

With proper leadership it's absolutely doable.

Foot needs to be applied to ass. We'll see if our leadership has the balls to make hard calls. They haven't really so far.

But that starts with Andy Reid and most people wonder if he's really himself these days. Mathieu is a key voice in the locker room and I doubt he changes his attitude unless he gets a new contract. And as long as the defense keeps doing this, you're asking a lot of the offense to overcome all this.

The best hope is that spags pulls his head out of his ass or he gets replaced. Because the other piece is the defense looks like they have no faith in the scheme. I just feel like those locker room issues above are tough to overcome.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

But that starts with Andy Reid and most people wonder if he's really himself these days. Mathieu is a key voice in the locker room and I doubt he changes his attitude unless he gets a new contract. And as long as the defense keeps doing this, you're asking a lot of the offense to overcome all this.

The best hope is that spags pulls his head out of his ass or he gets replaced. Because the other piece is the defense looks like they have no faith in the scheme. I just feel like those locker room issues above are tough to overcome.

It's going to take a change with the guys already there. We know nobody is getting cut or fired (even though that's what the Pats would do and was a big reason they lasted so long).

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by notorious

It's going to take a change with the guys already there. We know nobody is getting cut or fired (even though that's what the Pats would do and was a big reason they lasted so long).

Hope so. The good news is there's lots of room for optimism that the locker room culture improves dramatically next year. Clark is as good as gone. Mathieu is either gone or content with a new contract. Hopefully closure over Britt Reid happens quickly much as Andy I'm sure wants to put this off.

It's either one of those magical turnaround seasons where we climb from adversity. We've seen it before. Bradys done it twice after the Chiefs humiliated him in NE and Tampa. It just feels like the Murphys law season we just need to get over. Maybe just get all this bad juju out of our system.