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This is like a Chiefs karma thread or something.
"Sufficient"
A word that has never been used to describe Tom Brady.
I don't want "sufficient." I want a guy who isn't lucky to throw 20 TDs in a season.
It's not only accurate, I invented it. I invented it for Matt Cassel several years ago, to expose him as the terrible QB he is.
So I just applied the same logic to Alex when he arrived.
Brady in 2001 was a game-manager. I'd go so far as to say the same through 2003. He certainly wasn't burning up the record books at that point. He was sufficient to win two SBs. Fast forward to today and he is the GOAT.
Chiefs won a playoff game for the first time since Joe Montana was the QB. If I was a Chiefs fan. I would be excited about this season. It was a great turnaround . Starting 1-5 to winning 11 straight to make it to the divisional round. Strength of that Team has been that nasty pass rush.
And the majority are. Clay's desire to be right has overtaken his ability to enjoy a successful season. He WANTS Alex Smith to fail miserably. It's really sad.
This is not going to be easy. The odds are not in our favor and there is a very good chance we will lose Saturday. But...
This Chiefs team is like no other I've seen in a long time. Much like the 2015 World Champion Royals, this team just finds ways to win games. Our defense makes it possible for us win any game.
It should be a great game.
Do you know how many times we've heard this from opposing fan bases when they come in to play the Pats at the Razor?:shrug_n:
I think your defense is legit but your offense doesn't scare anyone. This years Pats defense is better than last years version and you all know how last year turned out. They're getting almost of all of their players back from injury and the offense will be back to old form, though it make take a quarter or 2 for them to get there.
And even if Maclin does play, how effective is he going to be with a bad wheel? My honest assessment of the game.............it will be close for 2, maybe 3 quarters but the Pats pull away and win by 2+ td's.
Do you know how many times we've heard this from opposing fan bases when they come in to play the Pats at the Razor?:shrug_n:
I really don't care. It has no bearing on this game. If you think what I posted was predicting a win for the Chiefs, you're wrong. I'm just saying that this Chiefs team has shown resiliency all season, so IF we win, I will not be shocked whatsoever.
I wouldn't either.
Most Patriots fans, if they are honest with themselves, are not sure what to expect out of this Patriots team. They looked unbeatable in the first 10 games, then the injuries started to mount, and they looked average to bad the last six.
The Chiefs are a great story this year. I believe the Pats will pull it together and win this one, but it would not shock me to see the Chiefs win.
I don't think you're necessarily wrong, although I think you might be underrating their defense a bit, even though you say they're legit.
That said, Chiefs fans are SEVERELY underestimating a healthy Patriots defense, which was at a top-5 defense when all the pieces were in place. The only reason those four losses were even close were because of the defense, and that's when they were banged up.
I think the Patriots spend most of the first half trying shit out, you know, like they do - maybe run tempo on the first drive, trying to catch the Chiefs off-guard. Late Chiefs FG makes it 10-10 at the half, maybe?
Patriots score on 2 straight drives in the third, and spend the rest of the evening playing vanilla keep-away. KC scores a GT touchdown to make it look closer, 24-17ish is what I'm thinking.
And you know what that means...
THEY ALMOST LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111one~
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That said...there's something tugging at the back of my mind...if everyone is really up to speed and ready to go...
41-14?
I agree, that pissed me off the most also. So unnecessary and not BB like as a team to hand a game to another team. Granted, they usually have at least 2 ridiculous losses a year though.The only lose that seriously pissed me off was the philly Game.
One thing I'm curious to see is if if the Pats win the toss and defer, as always, what they will do if they have a legit chance for a drive before the half.
Several times this year they have fiddled and diddled, unwilling to take any risk for a turnover and I question whether this was simple conservatism or simply waiting for the right time to unleash the hounds.
Barring the unforseen, we should be healthy enough to take a crack at whatever we want to take a crack at. We've double-dipped something like 15 times since 2007 meaning scoring to end the half and to open the 2nd half and I'd love to see the trend reversed as soon as possible.
Putting KC and Alex Smith in a hole as early as possible is likely part of the approach the staff is taking. Forcing him to throw a lot would be sort of a best-case scenario.