Chiefs Propaganda: EVERYTHING IS FINE, SITUATION NORMAL

[Hammock Parties]

http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2...c-8910d9dd7f3a

Perception can often be clouded in the interim by the emotions of the moment, and after the Kansas City Chiefs 43-14 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night, head coach Andy Reid took a step back on Monday while speaking with the local media at the University of Kansas Hospital Training Complex.

“We’re 2-2,” Reid explained. “It’s not the end of the world, even though it feels that way. That’s how things are in the National Football League. We’ve got a week to step back, analyze and fix some of these issues.”

If there’s a team that knows a thing or two about putting things behind them and moving forward, it’s this Chiefs team, which overcame a 1-5 start a year ago to rattle off 10 straight regular season victories to make the playoffs, then winning their first playoff game in more than two decades.

But all-time win streaks shouldn’t have to be the plan every year to overcome a slow first quarter of the season. At 2-2, the Chiefs can use Sunday as a teachable moment and find something positive in it moving forward.

While it may seem obvious, one bad loss doesn’t mean the goals for this team are now unattainable.

Over the past six years, 31 of the 72 playoff teams had a game in their respective seasons that they lost by 25 or more points, and that also includes three of the last six Super Bowl winners.

Those 72 playoff teams had an average worst defeat that year of 20 points, so it’s not uncommon for successful teams to have a bad game. The Chiefs just need to make sure it’s an outlier.

“We have a bunch of fighters here, we just have to look into the mirror and realize we did not come to play (on Sunday),” veteran Tamba Hali said after the game. “When we play together, we do well. When we do not play well and make mistakes like we did (against the Steelers), that is the result. That’s a good team we played today. They win Super Bowls here.

“For us to take that step, we have to beat a few teams like [the Steelers].”

“You learn a lot about yourself when you get your butt kicked,” veteran Derrick Johnson added after the game. “The best thing about it is it counts as one game. It does not put a damper on the season, and it does not set us into panic mode.

“We’ll learn a lot about our team’s character after something like this. We were tested and we’ll have to see if we can rise up to the challenge.”

It’s a locker room that’s been tested before and come out on the right end of it, and while the sting of a nationally televised loss is still fresh in the minds of the players, coaches and fans, the truth is there are 12 regular-season games left and the next game is against their division rival in the Oakland Raiders.

Reid’s message to his team after the game was pretty simple.

“When you’re a good football team, or you’re perceived to be a good football team, you’ve got to learn how to control yourself, play better and not let emotions get the best of you,” Reid explained.”Our guys busted their tails and tried hard. We’ve got to learn how to control those emotions.

“It’s fully on my plate and my responsibility to make sure our guys understand that, and they will because that’s the type of locker room we have.”

We learned last year never to count out the Chiefs, so while the loss stings and shouldn’t be discarded or forgotten, the fact is it took them until Week 7 of last year to pick up their second win of the season. It’s a perspective that’s hard to see when the emotions of what could have been on Sunday night were quickly tossed to the side because of a slow start.

“If we’re all pulling in the same direction, we’ll be a pretty good football team,” Reid concluded.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

Good on you. Not one of the MANY crybaby bitches screaming the sky is falling.

I'd say 10-6, but if the OL can get above bottom tier, and Houston returns to be effective? yeah, maybe more than 10.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

Good on you. Not one of the MANY crybaby bitches screaming the sky is falling.

I'd say 10-6, but if the OL can get above bottom tier, and Houston returns to be effective? yeah, maybe more than 10.

[MeatRock]

I see a 9-7 team this year.

[notorious]

Originally Posted by MeatRock

I see a 9-7 team this year.

Take off your sunglasses bro, it will all look better.

[Gonzo]

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

Good on you. Not one of the MANY crybaby bitches screaming the sky is falling.

I'd say 10-6, but if the OL can get above bottom tier, and Houston returns to be effective? yeah, maybe more than 10.

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

The problem is Mr. Flopnuts is that we just can't get Justin Houston back quick enough and have focus on offense to keep the defense off the field. Ware never had a fumble problem but the focus isn't there and it shows on the players.

God bless you Mr. Flopnuts for having this kind of optimism God bless you but wait for reality.

I very EASILY could be wrong, and KC Tattoo be right. EASILY. I've seen enough of a shit show from this team to be followed up by greatness that I have no reason to think this year is different. It's the same shit every year. We end up 2-5 or 2-6 you'll see a much different Mr. Flopnuts. That said, we've been here before. Twice, and I'm not ready to shit my pants just yet. We can go into Oakland and lose big, and I'll probably be okay. After that? I may disappear and babies may come up missing...

[DaneMcCloud]

Let's recap:

All last week, the majority of this forum thought that the Steelers would kick the shit out of the Chiefs because:

A) The Steelers were just butt raped by the Eagles and lost by 31 points
B) It's the Steelers and the Chiefs never win in Pittsburgh
C) Rothlisberger vs. Smith = Rothlisberger win

So, when all of those things came to fruition last night, everyone still freaked out.



Typical Chiefsplanet.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Let's recap:

All last week, the majority of this forum thought that the Steelers would kick the shit out of the Chiefs because:

A) The Steelers were just butt raped by the Eagles and lost by 31 points
B) It's the Steelers and the Chiefs never win in Pittsburgh
C) Rothlisberger vs. Smith = Rothlisberger win

So, when all of those things came to fruition last night, everyone still freaked out.



Typical Chiefsplanet.

It has nothing to do with that. It has everything to do with the fact that this team wasn't competitive....AT ALL.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

It has nothing to do with that. It has everything to do with the fact that this team wasn't competitive....AT ALL.

The Steelers weren't competitive the week before versus the Eagles.

It's one week. They're 2-2, pretty much were most people thought they'd be at this point in the season.

Let's see how they respond against Oakland before declaring the end of the Chiefs 2016 season after Week 4.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Let's recap:

All last week, the majority of this forum thought that the Steelers would kick the shit out of the Chiefs because:

A) The Steelers were just butt raped by the Eagles and lost by 31 points
B) It's the Steelers and the Chiefs never win in Pittsburgh
C) Rothlisberger vs. Smith = Rothlisberger win

So, when all of those things came to fruition last night, everyone still freaked out.



Typical Chiefsplanet.

A good nights sleep apparently mellowed you out, you werent exactly Captain Positive last night

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I very EASILY could be wrong, and KC Tattoo be right. EASILY. I've seen enough of a shit show from this team to be followed up by greatness that I have no reason to think this year is different. It's the same shit every year. We end up 2-5 or 2-6 you'll see a much different Mr. Flopnuts. That said, we've been here before. Twice, and I'm not ready to shit my pants just yet. We can go into Oakland and lose big, and I'll probably be okay. After that? I may disappear and babies may come up missing...

My point is without Houston and focus of the team that 12-4 is really a long stretch even if it is doable we need these two factors to be completive. Healthy Houston will make a difference but they still have to focus on offense and I didn't see any of that Sunday night.

I think 10-6 is doable so I'm not giving up on playoff hunt but we just got to stay completive enough to make it. Then turn it up a notch. I just don't feel like setting myself up for thinking we are better than we are. I know they surprised me last year and think they can surprise me again I'd love that to happen. What we need to do is get back in focus and take it out on the next team who by the way is the Raiders.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by ASS11

This one is great

Gold Jerry Gold

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

A good nights sleep apparently mellowed you out, you werent exactly Captain Positive last night

Don't get me wrong, they were embarrassingly bad last night but when it's all said and done, it was one game.

Let's see what happens in Oakland.

[PHOG]

Schedule...injuries...NFL...

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

The Steelers weren't competitive the week before versus the Eagles.

It's one week. They're 2-2, pretty much were most people thought they'd be at this point in the season.

Let's see how they respond against Oakland before declaring the end of the Chiefs 2016 season after Week 4.

The offense has been a disaster all year.