Reid could care less about altitude

[wheeler08]

3. The Rams are scheduled to work in Colorado Springs, at altitude, for a week beginning Tuesday, because Mexico City is 1.3 miles above sea level. The Chiefs studied that and chose to stay in Kansas City for the week before making the 3.5-hour flight Sunday. Coach Andy Reid told me, “The elevation’s the elevation. I’m sure the Rams are gonna work at elevation. We’re not. I don’t think it becomes an issue. We did our homework on that this past offseason. It doesn’t really matter. It doesn’t matter if it’s in the parking lot of the CVS.”

From Peter King.
Should we be worried about our guys getting gassed? Or is it the equivalent of not stretching before the D Day Invasion?

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by Donger

Regardless of the reason people say they could care less, it is one of the more common language peeves because of its illogical nature. To say you could care less means you have a bit of caring left, which is not what the speakers seem to intend. The proper "couldn’t care less" is still the dominant form in print, but "could care less" has been steadily gaining ground since its appearance in the 1960s.

Irregardless, I could literally care less!

[dj56dt58]

I dont understand why we have to play in that shithole country anyway. Stick with London if anywhere

[dj56dt58]

I dont understand why we have to play in that shithole country anyway. Stick with London if anywhere

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

When I trained for my marathon, I flew from LA to Denver and had to run 15 miles. I did it. I am by no means a natural runner. I hate running. It was not hard to do.

As long as the team doesn't drink booze the night before the game, they'll be fine. I would expect to see Marcus Peters puking on the sideline, because that dude will absolutely be getting loaded.

I suspect that sprints are different than long distance running, though. I do lots of long distance runs in Denver and I'm slower than I am at sea level, but I don't even notice that it's harder. I'm just slower.

But going up stairs, I notice the elevation. I think it's easier to go into oxygen debt when you're working harder, and it gets more pronounced as you go up. 7,400 feet in Mexico City is going to be easier to get winded than 5,300 feet in Denver. When I've done mountain races, the downhills don't bother me and the level ground (at my slow speed) don't bother me, even though I'm slower. But the uphills get brutal as you get higher, far worse than running uphill at sea level, and I suspect that a sprint on level ground at high altitude mirrors running uphill more than it resembles my slow long-distance runs.

That said, I ran two races in July this year, one at 5,300 feet and one at 8,500 feet. Both were level courses for the most part. I actually had a faster time at 8,500 feet, probably because it was 7 degrees cooler. So there are other factors that can impact performance besides altitude.

[T-post Tom]

"We did our homework on that this past offseason."

Good enough for me. (conspiracy theory 1: Chiefs secretly training with altitude masks.)

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by RealSNR

Irregardless, I could literally care less!

Literally. Another word I am tired of.
You are still nice.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by dj56dt58

I dont understand why we have to play in that shithole country anyway. Stick with London if anywhere

At least the Chiefs aren’t giving up a home game this time.

If Clark ever pulls that giving up a home game shit again, the city/county should sue for lost game day revenue.

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by displacedinMN

Literally. Another word I am tired of.
You are still nice.

Do you teach Getting Jokes 101?

[Mephistopheles Janx]

Originally Posted by wheeler08

3. The Rams are scheduled to work in Colorado Springs, at altitude, for a week beginning Tuesday, because Mexico City is 1.3 miles above sea level. The Chiefs studied that and chose to stay in Kansas City for the week before making the 3.5-hour flight Sunday. Coach Andy Reid told me, “The elevation’s the elevation. I’m sure the Rams are gonna work at elevation. We’re not. I don’t think it becomes an issue. We did our homework on that this past offseason. It doesn’t really matter. It doesn’t matter if it’s in the parking lot of the CVS.”

From Peter King.
Should we be worried about our guys getting gassed? Or is it the equivalent of not stretching before the D Day Invasion?

Yes.... they cared so little that they, and the Rams, both asked for the games on 11/11 to be played at Denver so they could acclimate to the altitude. The NFL denied both their requests.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/r...ied-them-both/

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

At least the Chiefs aren’t giving up a home game this time.

If Clark ever pulls that giving up a home game shit again, the city/county should sue for lost game day revenue.

Did the Chiefs cut season ticket package costs by one game that year?

[FloridaMan88]

JFC they better fix this field before Monday:

[mikeyis4dcats.]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

JFC they better fix this field before Monday:

this is new information!

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

JFC they better fix this field before Monday:

Our players could trip on those watermarks and really get hurt!!!

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

Not could, he does care.

But he could care less. His choice.

[CapsLockKey]

After what happened yesterday to Mahomes girlfriends stepdad, staying at home rather than living out of a hotel somewhere else for a week looks like the right decision.

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I suspect that sprints are different than long distance running, though. I do lots of long distance runs in Denver and I'm slower than I am at sea level, but I don't even notice that it's harder. I'm just slower.

But going up stairs, I notice the elevation. I think it's easier to go into oxygen debt when you're working harder, and it gets more pronounced as you go up. 7,400 feet in Mexico City is going to be easier to get winded than 5,300 feet in Denver. When I've done mountain races, the downhills don't bother me and the level ground (at my slow speed) don't bother me, even though I'm slower. But the uphills get brutal as you get higher, far worse than running uphill at sea level, and I suspect that a sprint on level ground at high altitude mirrors running uphill more than it resembles my slow long-distance runs.

That said, I ran two races in July this year, one at 5,300 feet and one at 8,500 feet. Both were level courses for the most part. I actually had a faster time at 8,500 feet, probably because it was 7 degrees cooler. So there are other factors that can impact performance besides altitude.

So, this shouldn't be a factor, since both Hunt and Gurley are down-hill runners.