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Originally Posted by Baby Lee
Building a playoff caliber team is a non-linear process. You can have 9 players on either side of the ball who are performing at a high level, and if the opposition spies where the 1-2 weak spots are, the WHOLE platoon can end up looking like dogshit.
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+1.. I agree.. well put
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Teams don't progress from 2-4-8-12 wins over the seasons to build a SB caliber squad. They also don't exhibit linear progression of smaller and smaller margins of loss or larger and larger margins of victory. Much more often, they go from puzzling and disheartening yo-yos of close losses and blowout losses to regular wins when everything 'clicks.'
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I'd agree again... But if you look closely, you'll see a direct correlation between playoff experience couple with playoff wins and teams that make the SB
It's rare and it's happened, but when you go back and look at all the teams that have played in the SB or the conference championship games, you'll see teams that have prior experience in the playoffs.. i.e the Bucs of 2003.. The Raiders, before they won the AFC and went to the Super Bowl, they were in the playoffs a few times before winning games etc...
If the Chiefs made the playoffs the last 2 years and won a couple games in the playoffs then you can make a strong case they have a "team that can compete" with most NFL teams
It's a long process- it's a lot of work, 2-3 years of playoff appearances, disspointment in getting to 1 game of the AFCG etc.. I been there.. I know..
I'm not saying the Chiefs cant shock people and do the unthinkable and make a strong push.. what I'm telling you is... that it's very unlikely