Where do the Chiefs stand in the Division?

[comochiefsfan]

This hurts.

We're clearly behind LA now and probably even with Denver and Vegas.

Hopefully we make the playoffs next year. This blows.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

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I'm just not sold on Chargers coach to get them there but he could be our new Norve Turner so I hope he doesn't suck too bad to get himself fired right away.


I think every one has Donks over rated just because they got Russell Willson whoopty do he hasn't been back to the playoffs since 2016 and lost to the Panthers 31-24 that's a 6 year doubt. If he doesn't have a strong defense then he is dead in the water. He is also going get hit a lot and wont like playing in the altitude and cold November December and January. Those hits hurt a lot more in the cold.

[Couch-Potato]

Delivery guy just now was a Raiders fan, asked me if we "still think we'll win the division without Honey badger and Tyreek?" Let him know that "we feel solid" and he suggested that we'd be good "as long as you have Andy."

Satisfying.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato

Delivery guy just now was a Raiders fan, asked me if we "still think we'll win the division without Honey badger and Tyreek?" Let him know that "we feel solid" and he suggested that we'd be good "as long as you have Andy."

Satisfying.

We can all breathe a sigh of relief now that the delivery guy has weighed in.

[dallaschiefsfan]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

"First place schedule" = Chiefs, Titans, Cowboys... big woop.

There's a lot of garbage there.

Sorry to be circling back around to this...but for what it's worth, the Bengals have the 3rd most difficult schedule at this point in the off season. Of course, that will change, based off what a team does to start the 2022 season...I realize that...but to say that the Bengals schedule is garbage is just dumb. Objectively based on 2021 results, they are playing the 3rd most difficult schedule. You're crazy to think that won't affect them. We have the 5th most difficult schedule...but we're used to it. Bengals are not. They might not even make the playoffs. Their division is far more competitive than ours, historically.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

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Still do not like the expanded playoff format.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by TEX

Still do not like the expanded playoff format.

Nope. I liked the old system and quality over quantity.

It doesn't matter because we all know the league will expand outside the US inside the next 10 years...

[crayzkirk]

Even with the loss of Tyreek, the Chiefs are still the team to beat.

I think they got a bit complacent last year and took things for granted. So many bounces went against them and history is not likely to repeat that.

It's likely that the Bengals will have the #1 seed due to their division being weak. Doesn't matter because the team coming out of the West will be battle hardened and ready to roll.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by Couch-Potato

Delivery guy just now was a Raiders fan, asked me if we "still think we'll win the division without Honey badger and Tyreek?" Let him know that "we feel solid" and he suggested that we'd be good "as long as you have Andy."

Satisfying.

In the summer of 2018, I talked to some Raiders fan at a BWW in Pittsburgh, KS. Weirdly, he was a perfectly nice guy and never got stabby.

He really thought it was going to be the Raiders year that year. Chiefs lost Alex Smith and were starting a rookie QB known for being wild and "a project". I told him I dunno, I think this kid's pretty good. I guess we'll see what happens.

To this day it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside picturing that dude watching Mahomes' first few games - realizing he's utterly ****ed for the next 15 years.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by crayzkirk

Even with the loss of Tyreek, the Chiefs are still the team to beat.

I think they got a bit complacent last year and took things for granted. So many bounces went against them and history is not likely to repeat that.

It's likely that the Bengals will have the #1 seed due to their division being weak. Doesn't matter because the team coming out of the West will be battle hardened and ready to roll.

I am not so sure about that. Cleveland should be better as long as Watson plays as even with a year off he is a better QB than Baker. The Ravens shouldn’t be as decimated by injuries like they were last year. Pittsburgh will probably be down though. The AFCN will be tougher than expected.

[dallaschiefsfan]

Originally Posted by crayzkirk

Even with the loss of Tyreek, the Chiefs are still the team to beat.

I think they got a bit complacent last year and took things for granted. So many bounces went against them and history is not likely to repeat that.

It's likely that the Bengals will have the #1 seed due to their division being weak. Doesn't matter because the team coming out of the West will be battle hardened and ready to roll.

Negative. Not sure how you conclude this. Bengals have a tough road in their division. In fact, I think you can make the case that the Bengals have the toughest road than any of the 2021 division winners. Until the other teams prove it, Chiefs own the West, regardless of how everyone has loaded up. Titans still have the easiest road to the 1 seed. Bills have to contend with Bill and the pesky Dolphins.

[emaw1979]

I think they've improved, especially on defense. The bottom line is the Chiefs have the best QB in the world and the best HC in the AFC West (top 2 or 3 in the NFL) and I don't think either is particularly close at this point.

The only concern I have is the WR group. I'm not sure they have a good outside WR on the roster unless Hardman balls out at the Z position. JuJu and Moore are slot WR's. MVS is a below average WR (4 years of people trashing him in GB while pushing for Rodgers to get the MVP). Gordon looked out of shape and slow last season. Corey Coleman? Bust trying to make a comeback. Cornell Powell? Didn't even hear about him in camp last year. Fountain? Justyn Ross? The only prototypical X on the team IF he makes it, but probably super raw.

[OKchiefs]

Originally Posted by crayzkirk

Even with the loss of Tyreek, the Chiefs are still the team to beat.

I think they got a bit complacent last year and took things for granted. So many bounces went against them and history is not likely to repeat that.

It's likely that the Bengals will have the #1 seed due to their division being weak. Doesn't matter because the team coming out of the West will be battle hardened and ready to roll.

Weak division?

Baltimore is a Super Bowl contender

Pittsburgh is halfway decent QB play (a big if) from being a dangerous team.

Cleveland is dangerous IF (another big if) Watson is allowed to play most of the season.

[TomBarndtsTwin]

Best in the West until proven otherwise.

People love to make early season projections on the Chargers and how ‘this’ is finally the year. And then the Chargers charger, every ****ing year. We know how that story ends . . . .

The Raiders were seemingly on the rise back in 2017 and then remembered they were the Raiders. Yeah, they made the playoffs this last season, but does anyone really take them seriously? That defense is putrid.

That leaves the Donkos bringing up the rear. So they trade away a boatload of premium draft picks, a couple nice players for an aging declining QB that’s not the same guy now and struggled behind Seattle’s awful O-Line. Now he gets to go play for . . . . . . . wait for it . . . . . . . Denver’s awful O-Line. Fascinating. A decent defense that lost their defensive wizard (yes, he sucked as a head coach), hired a rookie head coach because he was ARod’s OC and they were banking on him coming to Denver. Now they’ve invested in their pass rush and banking on Chubb and Gregory to provide the majority of the pressure, two guys that can barely stay on the field. I’m sure this will end well for them.

1. Chiefs
2. Chargers
3. Raiders
4. Broncos

Let it be said. Let it be known.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by TomBarndtsTwin

Best in the West until proven otherwise.

People love to make early season projections on the Chargers and how ‘this’ is finally the year. And then the Chargers charger, every ****ing year. We know how that story ends . . . .

The Raiders were seemingly on the rise back in 2017 and then remembered they were the Raiders. Yeah, they made the playoffs this last season, but does anyone really take them seriously? That defense is putrid.

That leaves the Donkos bringing up the rear. So they trade away a boatload of premium draft picks, a couple nice players for an aging declining QB that’s not the same guy now and struggled behind Seattle’s awful O-Line. Now he gets to go play for . . . . . . . wait for it . . . . . . . Denver’s awful O-Line. Fascinating. A decent defense that lost their defensive wizard (yes, he sucked as a head coach), hired a rookie head coach because he was ARod’s OC and they were banking on him coming to Denver. Now they’ve invested in their pass rush and banking on Chubb and Gregory to provide the majority of the pressure, two guys that can barely stay on the field. I’m sure this will end well for them.

1. Chiefs
2. Chargers
3. Raiders
4. Broncos

Let it be said. Let it be known.

Is it confirmed that Denver hired Hackett in order to lure Rodgers?

That would be hilarious.

[RaidersOftheCellar]

Originally Posted by emaw1979

I think they've improved, especially on defense. The bottom line is the Chiefs have the best QB in the world and the best HC in the AFC West (top 2 or 3 in the NFL) and I don't think either is particularly close at this point.

The only concern I have is the WR group. I'm not sure they have a good outside WR on the roster unless Hardman balls out at the Z position. JuJu and Moore are slot WR's. MVS is a below average WR (4 years of people trashing him in GB while pushing for Rodgers to get the MVP). Gordon looked out of shape and slow last season. Corey Coleman? Bust trying to make a comeback. Cornell Powell? Didn't even hear about him in camp last year. Fountain? Justyn Ross? The only prototypical X on the team IF he makes it, but probably super raw.

So many wideouts with potential, yet no sure thing.

Part of me wonders if the Chiefs are expecting Gordon to break out and return to form next year. Just doesn’t seem like Veach to go into training camp without a proven #1 for Mahomes.