Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 14062847)

I know it sounds irrational because it was essentially just year 1 for Mahomes, but this was probably our best ****ing shot and we failed (because of a ****ing offsides penalty). We have two more years of Mahomes on his rookie deal (he’ll get paid before year 5), and I just feel like it’s unlikely that we get the 1st seed with a relatively injury free season again before it’s time to pay up.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 14062977)

but somehow the Chiefs were even worse in 2018. They finished 31st in defense, 30th in Football Outsiders’ catch-all DVOA measurement, 31st in passing yards surrendered and 31st in average yards per rush.



Andy decided to bring this asshole back when EVERYONE knew he was insane to do so. And we were all proved right, Andy proved dead-ass wrong. And so one of the greatest years ever by a QB was flushed down the toilet - because of a stubborn man being loyal to his friend.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 14062945)

They had no problem getting thru our holds apparently

Originally Posted by dirk digler (Post 14062983)

very true and it sucks. Though in defense of Andy I am pretty sure nobody and that includes us thought the Chiefs and Pat would be this good this season. I know I didn't, I was thinking 9-7 at best.

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy (Post 14062970)

I'm still upset over the loss and will be for a while but I don't think Chiefs blew that big of an opportunity. Brady is only going to decline from here on out while Mahomes will only get better.

This was a great experience for Mahomes and the Chiefs. Next time he will be ready for those blitzes. Gotta remember Brady has been playing for like 20-years. He has seen it all. Mahomes is still learning.

We'll have other opportunities to beat those guys before Brady retires and playoff seeding is so overrated. When going against the elite teams of the NFL the best team usually wins regardless of where it is played. Playing at home isn't going to help our dline from getting mauled or help our offense against the blitz. It only does so much. Still nice to have of course and crowd noise helps but it isn't a huge advantage in the playoffs IMO

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 14062954)

I see staylors point. We were extremely fortunate to be this healthy this season and the Patriots lost HFA on a miracle in Miami. Is that likely to happen again?

If you read the tea leaves, you see that this was a rebuilding season in the eyes of Andy and Veach. They knew Patrick was good, but even they didn’t know he was going to be this great so quickly. I believed Terez when he said that ‘19 and ‘20 were the seasons they saw as their best opportunity.

I foresee Veach doing a lot of work on the defense this offseason and going all in per se like the Rams.

We’ve likely got the same offense minus Mitch Morse, and that’s with Mahomes having a full year of real experience under his belt. Now add a new DC and significantly more defensive talent to a defense that will surely be much better.

Health is a big part of it, but I believe next years roster will be the best one Andy has ever had.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 14062988)

Yes, but when we did know (and we did by week 3 frankly), fire that asshole! Teams make these changes all the time. Vikes fires their O-Cord right after their Seattle loss mid season....the Rams debacle was final final last straw.

Originally Posted by ChiTown (Post 14062971)

BTW, it’s always nice seeing FDE on the Jumbotron :)

Originally Posted by stevieray (Post 14062998)

:eek:

Originally Posted by RunKC (Post 14062989)

I’ll be really honest with you. Brady isn’t retiring for awhile. I foresee him playing at least 3 more years. This isn’t like Manning either. Brady has taken excellent care of his body and the Patriots new offense doesn’t need him to make deep throws. It’s all short precision which hides his fading arm strength and keeps him from getting hit.

The Patriots may lose Gronk, but they have 12 draft picks. 6 of those picks are in the top 100. They are going to have plenty of ammo to be a much better team next year.

Originally Posted by staylor26 (Post 14063004)

There’s probably less than a 10% chance that we’re the #1 seed next year, relatively healthy, and we have a significantly better defense to go with an offense that’s just as good as this years.

Originally Posted by Prison Bitch (Post 14062988)

Yes, but when we did know (and we did by week 3 frankly), fire that asshole! Teams make these changes all the time. Vikes fires their O-Cord right after their Seattle loss mid season....the Rams debacle was final final last straw.