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.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

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.

I'm genuinely trying to write it off as just one loss, no worse than any other in the grand scheme of things

But this team has an undeniable way of looking their worst when it counts the most... prime time against a top team, and they totally lay an egg, looking like they dont even belong in the same stadium

This one is harder than usual for me to get past, lets just hope they all do some real soul searching these next two weeks

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Bowser

I'm frankly shocked Antonio Brown didn't go full Julio Jones on us yesterday.

I feel like Big Ben, Haley and Brown called off the dogs and went easy on us in the 2nd half

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

I'm genuinely trying to write it off as just one loss, no worse than any other in the grand scheme of things

But this team has an undeniable way of looking their worst when it counts the most... prime time against a top team, and they totally lay an egg, looking like they dont even belong in the same stadium

This one is harder than usual for me to get past, lets just hope they all do some real soul searching these next two weeks

There's no doubt in my mind that this game was a turning point in the Chiefs season. The real question is, which way will they turn?

In Game 1, they didn't wake up until the 2nd half. In Houston, the defense and special teams played well enough to win but the offense was bad. Against the Jets, the special teams weren't so hot and the offense was once again, weak (although the O did at least score a TD).

Last night came the inevitable: Breakdowns in all three phases of the game, all night long. If it wasn't the offense turning over the ball, the defense couldn't cover, couldn't apply any pressure and the kicker missed his first FG of the year. Once again, Tyreek Hill "scores" on a return, only for it to be called back.

So again, either they continue down this path of failing in all three phases each week or they make a 180, figure it out and go on a winning streak.

It's going to be one or the other, at least from my perspective.

[MeatRock]

What the **** is up with Colquitt shanking punts now. That's 2 now in 4 weeks that turned into TD's. Dude never shanked 23 yard punts ever.

[Chromatic]

I remember most fans saying they'd be happy to be 500 until Houston comes back, I don't think those same fans however counted us to have basically no pass rush at all or a secondary that likes watching things fly.

I'm still so-so on the season.

I do however think there's something wrong with Alex. He's been having some trouble with the short, simple throws that he's usually nailed the past 3 seasons. Something is up here.

He'll probably wash out of here in a year or two and head to Cleveland for one last safety "The market did what?!" retirement check.

[TEX]

We are not fine. It's year 4...

[notorious]

Houston isn't going to make as big a difference as a lot of people think.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by notorious

Houston isn't going to make as big a difference as a lot of people think.

Unless he can H-back or something.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by MeatRock

What the **** is up with Colquitt shanking punts now. That's 2 now in 4 weeks that turned into TD's. Dude never shanked 23 yard punts ever.

Different long snapper not placing the ball correctly.

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Different long snapper not placing the ball correctly.

Dude ****ed up that missed kick at the half too. High snap.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

I'm genuinely trying to write it off as just one loss, no worse than any other in the grand scheme of things

But this team has an undeniable way of looking their worst when it counts the most... prime time against a top team, and they totally lay an egg, looking like they dont even belong in the same stadium

This one is harder than usual for me to get past, lets just hope they all do some real soul searching these next two weeks

...they did it last year in GB. And at home against the Donx.

One thing I've noticed, seems like Smith isnt scrambling when things break down.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Dude ****ed up that missed kick at the half too. High snap.

Yep and some dumbass that a long snapper is not a specialist or needed talent.

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[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by stevieray

...they did it last year in GB. And at home against the Donx.

One thing I've noticed, seems like Smith isnt scrambling when things break down.

I have to think Smiths lack of running is by design, Reid trying to protect him etc

Its hard to imagine his legs being totally shot... but if they are, his best asset is now gone... not good

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by stevieray

...they did it last year in GB. And at home against the donx.

Yes and then we reeled off a stretch of wins against teams that had mostly shitty QBs.

Coming up we have:

Carr
Brees
Luck
Bortles
Cam
Winston
Siemian
Ryan
Carr
Mariota
Siemian
Rivers

Six of those QBs are in the top 10 for TD passes, and Siemian is 5th in the league in YPA.

That's eight games against pretty good QBs, and none of the other dudes are shitty like Landry Jones. Most of those guys are going to carve us a new one, and Alex will sit around twiddling his thumbs while it happens. Watch.

[Bugeater]

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.

So if we get our asses handed to us in Oakland we can freak out then?