OT: Chiefs vs. SD game thread

[borg]

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80,000 fans...no corporate Biffs and Buffys

 

[efin98]

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I've been saying all offseason that the Chiefs are going to surprise people. Football Outsiders projecting them as a playoff team just strengthened my resolve in the prediction. They have real talent at all of the positions where you need it..

Wild Card, #6 seed sounds about right for them.

 

[Gator Mike]

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Way to go, Matty Cassel.

 

[Fixit]

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Damn, this crowd has me pumped.

 

[BradyFTW!]

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Hell yeah, Matty Ice! Man, I'm pumped for the Chiefs, they're my #2 favorite team for sure. Right ahead of the Saints.

Did the spiking penalty get repealed or did the refs all just decide to start ignoring it one year after it passed?

 

[ALP]

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KC can actually win this division, lol

 

[BradyFTW!]

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Wild Card, #6 seed sounds about right for them.

I think they have a decent shot at winning the AFCW, honestly. Vincent Jackson being out doesn't bother me, but the Chargers could be screwed without McNeil.

I also love the athleticism that the chiefs have on D. Jackson, Dorsey, Hali, Johnson, Studebaker, Berry... that's some legit talent.

 

[SVN]

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that TD was so weiss..vrabel lined as TE,play action TD. reminded me of the old days with fauria and vrabel catching easy TDs

 

[TriplecHamp]

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80,000 fans...no corporate Biffs and Buffys

its a pretty sight isn't it....*sighs

 

[BigMike]

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80,000 fans...no corporate Biffs and Buffys

you sure? I see they added a double row of luxury boxes - im sure there are some suited chuckleheads in there eating their cheese and brie :--)

 

[upstater1]

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With that wind and rain I doubt a 48 yard kick is possible.

You're right, I had just tuned in and didn't realize.

 

[ALP]

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that should have been a penalty, the ball was on its second bounce when teh hit came

 

[WaterfallJumper]

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I'm just happy to see two of my binkies, McCluster and Moeaki, produce valuable yardage and touchdowns on that short touchdown drive. Way to go, Cassel! Keep it up.

KC seems like the Pats baby brother these days. I'm definitely rooting for them.

(And I wish we'd taken Charles over Wheatley. Imagine the fireworks in that offense!)

 

[PrairiePat]

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Wow, a Dorsey sighting...

 

[Patspsycho]

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I like the new looks of the Kansas City Patriots. Their D has a new swagger.

 

[upstater1]

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Vrabel was traded shortly before he would have been due a multimillion-dollar roster bonus. The Patriots weren't going to pay him that money, and would have cut him if they hadn't traded him. It was never about him vs. Ninkovich or Woods or anyone else- it was about his salary vs. re-signing Wilfork, Brady, Mankins, Gost, and, as it turned out, Bodden. Vrabel's one of my all-time favorite Pats, but it was the right move

I'm sorry, I'm not convinced. Think of all the money and picks we wasted trying to fill that position since he left, Burgess especially. I can understand trying to get better because Vrabel was losing it (he was). I assume the plan was to be better than Ninkovich at that position.

In hindsight, a bad move--both production wise, leadership, and also resources expended (draft picks on Burgess).

At the time, I admit I didn't like it because I didn't think Vrabel was totally done, but I understood the Pats were trying to get better at that position.

 

[BradyFTW!]

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Man, this crowd is insane. I've never seen a Pats crowd thsi fired up.

 

[pwes]

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Wow KC looks much better this year. The way they are running over SD they could very well win the west

 

[BradyFTW!]

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I'm sorry, I'm not convinced. Think of all the money and picks we wasted trying to fill that position since he left, Burgess especially. I can understand trying to get better because Vrabel was losing it (he was). I assume the plan was to be better than Ninkovich at that position.

In hindsight, a bad move--both production wise, leadership, and also resources expended (draft picks on Burgess).

At the time, I admit I didn't like it because I didn't think Vrabel was totally done, but I understood the Pats were trying to get better at that position.

Except they were going to cut him anyways. How is it a bad move to get something for nothing? And Burgess wasn't an OLB, really: he was a situational pass-rushing DE in formations with four down linemen. He very rarely played at OLB. You can choose to believe that trading him immediately before he was due a roster bonus was a coincidence, but that doesn't change reality.

BTW, Vrabel's probably going to lose his starting job to Andy Studebaker in the near future. I love the guy, but he's not the player that he used to be. No shame in it, everyone ages.

 

[Modest]

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What a great start to the season.