Red Mosquito

EJ wrote:It was cool to hear them talk about Christian Okoye last night. Loved that guy.

Kaius wrote:I mean, even going back to the Herm Edwards, Elvis Grbac, and Marcus Allen era's... Can't catch a break!

durdencommatyler wrote:

EJ wrote:It was cool to hear them talk about Christian Okoye last night. Loved that guy.

Spoiler: show

durdencommatyler wrote:

Kaius wrote:I just hate that the Chiefs can't seem to get over the hump. If feels like they are perennially on the verge of becoming great, or even dominant, but they never quite get there. Their roster is always full of talent, they typically have had good coaching, and yet year after year they come up short against the Broncos and Chargers of the world.

I may be overreacting.

Yeah, this is only one game. The offense made a lot of mistakes. Alex looked overwhelmed. He doesn't usually turn the ball over and he threw two picks (though credit that second one to the Denver D disrupting his throwing motion). It was a game a lot of fans expected to lose. Most people had this one checked as a loss for the Chiefs.

Then Denver looked lackluster in their opener and everyone's trying to force this "Peyton Manning is DONE!" narrative down everyone's throats. He's still Peyton fucking Manning.

But at the end of the day, the Chiefs committed 5 turnovers and still managed to hold the lead for most of the game AND we only lost by one touchdown. At the very end of the game. Reid probably should have just called for a kneel down. But on the other hand, with 42 seconds left and a slim, final, outside shot at taking the game away, I still want the ball in the hands of my best player. It sucks that he fumbled. But I'm not as angry at Charles as I am at the way the game was called by Reid & Co.

So, yeah, let's not overreact. It's one game. A game we were in until the very end despite some terrible play calling and 5 goddamn turnovers.

Just like Manning fans didn't need to jump ship after the Baltimore game, I hope Chiefs fans aren't jumping ship now. We got a long season ahead of us.

Green Habit wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

Kaius wrote:I just hate that the Chiefs can't seem to get over the hump. If feels like they are perennially on the verge of becoming great, or even dominant, but they never quite get there. Their roster is always full of talent, they typically have had good coaching, and yet year after year they come up short against the Broncos and Chargers of the world.

I may be overreacting.

Yeah, this is only one game. The offense made a lot of mistakes. Alex looked overwhelmed. He doesn't usually turn the ball over and he threw two picks (though credit that second one to the Denver D disrupting his throwing motion). It was a game a lot of fans expected to lose. Most people had this one checked as a loss for the Chiefs.

Then Denver looked lackluster in their opener and everyone's trying to force this "Peyton Manning is DONE!" narrative down everyone's throats. He's still Peyton fucking Manning.

But at the end of the day, the Chiefs committed 5 turnovers and still managed to hold the lead for most of the game AND we only lost by one touchdown. At the very end of the game. Reid probably should have just called for a kneel down. But on the other hand, with 42 seconds left and a slim, final, outside shot at taking the game away, I still want the ball in the hands of my best player. It sucks that he fumbled. But I'm not as angry at Charles as I am at the way the game was called by Reid & Co.

So, yeah, let's not overreact. It's one game. A game we were in until the very end despite some terrible play calling and 5 goddamn turnovers.

Just like Manning fans didn't need to jump ship after the Baltimore game, I hope Chiefs fans aren't jumping ship now. We got a long season ahead of us.

I'm surprised that you say a lot of Chiefs fans had checked this as an L in the offseason. Most Broncos fans did the same thing. If that game had ended 24-17 KC I wouldn't have been surprised one bit. They'll be fine--I think both these defenses are capable of mauling the Chargers and Raiders in other divisional games.

I've been pretty supportive of Andy Reid throughout his career. That was just a fluky end to a game. But maybe Eagles fans will set me straight on whether that was fluky or par for the course.

EJ wrote:Yeah, those passing plays were really bizarre. They had such a low chance of scoring on any of them.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I am so sick of hearing about JJ Watt. Saw this today:

JJ Watt Quiets Rumors That He's Struggling with Being Single

Breaking news, everyone: The NFL’s reigning Defensive Player of the Year, and one of the most popular players in the country’s most popular league, is doing “alright.”

In a recent profile on NFL.com, Houston Texans superstar J.J. Watt tackled a bunch of topics, the juiciest of which was his dating life.

"People think that I've never dated before, or whatever," he said, per NFL.com’s Michael Silver. "But I'm trying. I'm trying. I'm just unsuccessful. My schedule's so crazy and life's so busy, it just hasn't worked."

Watt went on to discuss how he pictures life after his playing days are done and explained why he hasn’t met his ideal match—yet:

See, like, when I picture myself after football, it's down home, coaching high school football, just a relaxing, normal life. And the problem with that is, I still have this life now. So you can't have somebody that's just gonna be OK in that life, 'cause you have to deal with all this craziness right now. So it'd have to be somebody that's OK with the craziness now, but also is gonna be perfectly fine sitting on the couch watching a movie on a Friday night, having a bonfire on a Saturday night, not doing anything. And that's hard to find.

No. 99 took to social media to shut down the rumors he’s struggling in the dating game, though.
When Watt takes the field in Week 2 for the 0-1 Texans, his mind will probably be all football.

Because for now, his love life comes second

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2568 ... =editorial

spike wrote:lol bears

Green Habit wrote:Well this late game is sure a snoozefest so far. This isn't easing my dislike of NFC East matchups getting into prime slots too often.

spike wrote:

Green Habit wrote:Well this late game is sure a snoozefest so far. This isn't easing my dislike of NFC East matchups getting into prime slots too often.

switch over to the raiders game

Green Habit wrote:

spike wrote:

Green Habit wrote:Well this late game is sure a snoozefest so far. This isn't easing my dislike of NFC East matchups getting into prime slots too often.

switch over to the raiders game

Both that and MIA/JAX look more interesting for sure. I checked back in and I'm not sure I've heard Eagles fans boo that loudly before, and that's saying something. Can't blame them, either.