MELLINGER: Dear Chiefs fans: C'mon, it's not that bad ...

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LINK: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/sp...223324950.html

ARTICLE:

Spoiler!

BY SAM MELLINGER
December 19th, 2018

This will be hard for some of you to understand. That’s not said negatively. Just factually. Because some of you came to follow the Chiefs because of Patrick Mahomes. Which is fine. Kansas City is not accustomed to rooting for trendy teams. These are strange times we live in.

But here’s a quick primer for those who started rooting for the Chiefs once they began playing a wizard at quarterback: Your new team is a habitual heartbreaker. The darkness in the stories you hear from your new brothers and sisters is real. They are not whining. They are speaking their truth.

And, you know, while we’re on the topic, here’s something for those of you who fell in love with this team long ago — you’ve never cheered for a team like this.

More specifically, you’ve never cheered for a quarterback like this.

You know that, of course. That’s been obvious since Week 17 of last year, if not earlier. But if last week’s loss shook your confidence, it’s worth pointing something out.

If this same Chiefs team — flaws and strengths, studs and duds — wore different uniforms and played in a different city, you would be jealous.

If this Chiefs team wore Colts uniforms, for instance, you would be terrified with all the scenarios of Mahomes driving a figurative knife through your metaphorical heart with a game-winning drive capped by a Tarkenton scramble with a sack-avoiding cartwheel and left-handed no-look pass threading four defenders.

This is, basically, what Kansas City has waited decades to see.

The Chiefs have the best quarterback in a league that’s never been more dominated by quarterbacks. They have the best offense in a league teaching fans who can’t remember the 2000 Baltimore Ravens that, actually, Offense Wins Championships.

These Chiefs have lost three games, by a total of seven points, each literally or essentially coming down to the final play. They are 3-2 against teams currently holding an AFC playoff spot, with two of those wins on the road.

The losses came against the New England Patriots, who have lost three of five, and the Los Angeles Chargers, who lost to the Chiefs at home and have led the Chiefs for just 4 of 7,200 seconds this season.

The Chiefs have flaws. Oh brother, they’ve got flaws. They have a defense fronted by Chris Jones and Dee Ford and Justin Houston with a solid group of cornerbacks and they’re still somehow terrible.

They have averaged 39.7 points in their losses. The defense scored or set up three touchdowns and the offense gave up two touchdowns in those losses, but still. If you can’t relax with 40 points, you can’t ever relax.

This team has problems keeping its quarterback clean, and has consistently amplified its problems tackling (worst among projected AFC playoff teams, according to Pro Football Focus) by being the NFL’s most penalized team.

So even without a playoff collapse presented in regular season form last week, you wouldn’t have to think too hard to come up with ugly scenarios.

But the AFC lacks a singularly dominant team. Usually, when that happens, the fallback logic is that the hottest team wins. Well, the Chiefs are well-positioned to be that team with a win this weekend in Seattle.

The Seahawks are a terrible matchup for the Chiefs, the league’s best rushing team against the worst rush defense. But they are also beatable, and a home underdog against the team so many here in Kansas City are freaking out about.

Win this weekend and no matter what the Chargers do the Chiefs can clinch another AFC West title and first-round bye with a win over the Raiders in week 17 (the NFL’s version of a layup).

Do all of that and they will be going into the playoffs with the league’s best quarterback and offense, and a defense that is at least getting healthier and presumably a little better with the return of safety Eric Berry.

That’s enough to fight with.

Look, the Chiefs might ruin your January. That is in play. Berry could be injured at any moment, a two-score lead disintegrated in 5 minutes, and a badly timed penalty or missed kick will stir up a lot of ghosts. The new fans will be quick learners on that. Welcome to the heartbreak, suckers.

But the longtime fans can learn something here. Meet in the middle. Open your eyes, and see a quarterback and team capable of scoring an average of 37.7 points against six projected playoff teams.

Unless you are old enough to remember 1969, this is the closest the team you root for has ever resembled the team you’ve wanted it to be.

If you’re giving up hope because of one loss in a year without a dominant team, well, nobody can fault you for protecting your heart. But they might also ask a simple question.

What are you waiting for?

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Mahomes has gotten away with a lot of shit because he's uber-talented, which is awesome, but you will court disaster with that approach, too. Point is, if he's slinging it, don't get pissed if he has two second half INTs that bring the other team back in the game, because that's the door you open.

I think the question would become if he's throwing those INTs because he has to keep scoring points, or is he seen as careless if the defense ever improves, throwing passes across his body into the middle of the field when they're up 28-3 in the 4th quarter.

When you have to throw 6 touchdowns and score a million points to beat the Rams, interceptions are almost a given, especially for a young QB.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by DaFace

Sam's right. But this place thrives on angst and drama, so I'm sure most will disagree.

Have you watched them play this year? There is zero margain of error for this offense

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by 007

Looks like Sam thinks it's OK to fan shame a fan base that hasn't seen a superbowl since the 1969 season. Bad Sam.

Sam thinks we should just have patience. Sam must think that we have the life span of a Galapagos turtle.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Sam thinks we should just have patience. Sam must think that we have the life span of a Galapagos turtle.

Why it gotta be a turtle?

[Deberg_1990]

Heh, Mellinger always preaching “nobody else can tell you how to be a fan”


So what does he do? Writes a column telling you how you should feel and be a fan.

F**k off Sam.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Heh, Mellinger always preaching “nobody else can tell you how to be a fan”


So what does he do? Writes a column telling you how you should feel and be a fan.

F**k off Sam.

Poll: Would Mellinger have been better off writing a column about how you should be a fan rather than nobody else can tell you how to be a fan?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Why it gotta be a turtle?

You should consider yourself lucky. Other than the cold-blooded thing, which seems like a hassle.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Flachief58

The D gave up a 14 point lead in the 4th which was bad enough, but then add the awesome 2 point conversion and you have a complete meltdown.

Sure the O stalled at the most inopportune time.e but the D should have made 1 stop. Just one and we would have won the game.

But ok, let's put this loss on the O ...

JFC, you are a dumbshit.

Saying that the offense missed an opportunity to put the game away is not the same thing as “putting this loss on the offense”.

Obviously the defense was primarily to blame. And your description of the Chargers 2 point play as “awesome” is laughable. It was a complete breakdown by Sutton’s shitfest defense.

Congrats on being the most pathetically stupid dumbshit in this thread... which is quite an accomplishment considering there is another mental defect in this thread who has previously claimed that Orlando Scandrick (a.k.a. the dumpster fire who gave up that “awesome” wide open 2 point conversion) is anything but a massive failure.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Flachief58

No one is worried about the O. The other side of the ball has us scared shitless

I and others assumed that Mahomes and this offense would never allow another 2nd half collapse at home. Mahomes was our immunity shot. But, it happened on national TV. Chiefs choke another one away.

Obviously, we are damn happy with the direction of the team. Believe that Mahomes changed everything. But, We are not being stupid to be concerned about this team winning in the playoffs.

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Heh, Mellinger always preaching “nobody else can tell you how to be a fan”


So what does he do? Writes a column telling you how you should feel and be a fan.

F**k off Sam.

Having an opinion on how Chiefs fans should have perspective here isn't dictating how they should be fans. It's providing some context for where we are and what we have.

Entirely reasonable at this point when the masses are dispensing tears as if the season is the usual foregone conclusion.

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

JFC, you are a dumbshit.

Saying that the offense missed an opportunity to put the game away is not the same thing as “putting this loss on the offense”.

Obviously the defense was primarily to blame. And your description of the Chargers 2 point play as “awesome” is laughable. It was a complete breakdown by Sutton’s shitfest defense.

Congrats on being the most pathetically stupid dumbshit in this thread... which is quite an accomplishment considering there is another mental defect in this thread who has previously claimed that Orlando Scandrick (a.k.a. the dumpster fire who gave up that “awesome” wide open 2 point conversion) is anything but a massive failure.

You're the stupid **** that said the O failed to put the game away. While true, if Bob's shittastic D had made one ****ing stop, then that final drive by the O is a mute point.

[Red Dawg]

Not having Watkins and Hunt is really hurting us against good defenses. That to me is a bigger deal than its looked. When had them we could kill any defense. Sammy will be back but losing Hunt really hurts. Nobody needs to account for Ware and the Williams boys. Hunt was a tackle breaking stud. These three are not.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by Flachief58

You said that said the O failed to put the game away. While true, if Bob's shittastic D had made one stop, then that final drive by the O is a mute point.

JFC you must amaze yourself with your level of stupidity.

So you acknowledge that it is true the offense missed the opportunity to put the game away and that’s not the same as “putting this loss on the offense”... which confirms my point.

Also Sam Mellinger was critical of the offense after the game which might cause you some butt hurt, judging by your quivering asshole reaction to any criticism of the offense.

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/sp...223081595.html

But the context of this team means accepting an inconvenient truth — this particular loss is more on the offense than defense.

The Chiefs have a head coach who spends much of the defense’s snaps on the bench with his quarterback, a freak-show talent who has already broken franchise and NFL records before his first full season as a starter. They have a top five receiver, and the league’s best tight end. They entered the week leading the league in points.

This team has always been about offense, its future as bright or disappointing as that group will make it.

They had it all in front of them, several times, and could not close the win. The most egregious was after the Chargers closed the lead to seven points, and the Chiefs took the ball with 3:49 left.

They ran twice for a net gain of two yards, then took a penalty and a sack. Including a penalty on the kickoff, they went backwards 15 yards, and took just 62 seconds off the clock.

That is simply not good enough.

Your thoughts on Mellinger’s opinion?

[FlaChief58]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

JFC you must amaze yourself with your level of stupidity.

So you acknowledge that it is true the offense missed the opportunity to put the game away and that’s not the same as “putting this loss on the offense”... which confirms my point.

Also Sam Mellinger was critical of the offense after the game which might cause you some butt hurt, judging by your quivering asshole reaction to any criticism of the offense.

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/sp...223081595.html



Your thoughts on Mellinger’s opinion?

News flash you cum swilling douche. The Chiefs Defense is HISTORICALLY bad. The 3 losses we have had this year fall directly on their shoulders. You can make excuses all you want, but if the Chiefs fail in the playoffs again, it won't be because of the offense.

Now go back to sucking your uncle's dick

[Red Dawg]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I think the question would become if he's throwing those INTs because he has to keep scoring points, or is he seen as careless if the defense ever improves, throwing passes across his body into the middle of the field when they're up 28-3 in the 4th quarter.

When you have to throw 6 touchdowns and score a million points to beat the Rams, interceptions are almost a given, especially for a young QB.

My only issue with Mahomes will be corrected as he gets older. He must get the ball out sooner and know where he's going faster. It will be tough for him to run around outside the pocket for 15 years making magic happen. That style won't last and isnt a sustainable offense year after year. Mahomes is a bad ass and he will only get better.