SaulGoodman

Lol. Ridiculous. Even more so after watching Jones do literally nothing vs the Bills last time.

I judge a players' performance by what I see. Not by their history or what the media tells me. If you watched those games and thought Young or O'Connell played terribly, I don't know what to tell you. They were dropping dimes. They weren't just throwing to wide open receivers. KC gets everyone's best shot, and it's human nature to struggle to match the intensity of lesser teams that are amped up to take you down. They're both very young and improving QBs. One of them was the #1 overall pick. You're acting like he was picked up off the street. Also, keep in mind that people had the same opinion about Allen after his first year or two. Points per play is more of an indication of explosiveness; not efficiency. The goal isn't always to score in as few plays as possible, especially for this KC offense. I've already said that KC's offense hasn't been very explosive, mostly due to the losses of Rice, Brown and Pacheco (and LT play). But it's been efficient. Not sure how you can call a team with the NFL's highest 3rd down conversion rate in almost 15 years, and highest success rate in the league, a broken/hopeless offense. But I guess when you're desperate for a narrative, you're not going to let facts get in the way. You can cherrypick a few games or situations to fit any narrative you want to. I could do the same. Should we judge Allen's season by his performances vs Houston, Baltimore and Indianapolis? I don't think you want to do that. I never said that Mahomes' stats are all-world this year. They're obviously nothing special. The point is that he wasn't a better player last year. You've done nothing to disprove that.

Pretty much every WR that's played for Mahomes/Reid has been more productive than elsewhere. MVS did absolutely nothing in Buffalo and got cut midseason. He was a postseason hero in KC. Smith-Schuster put up almost 1000 yds for KC two years ago and was their #1 receiver. The next year he did nothing as the fifth option in a NE offense that wasn't exactly loaded with weapons. Hardman did literally nothing for NYJ. Many people thought Hopkins was washed up when he joined the Chiefs. He quickly proved he's not even close, and he hasn't even learned the offense yet. Not sure why you view Watkins as a failure. He was good for KC when healthy. Especially in the playoffs.

Okay, so they scored with under two minutes left. So? They tied the game, yet you're acting like it was a meaningless garbage time score. It was the same situation as the KC-Carolina game. Carolina scored with almost exactly the same amount of time on the clock to tie the game. And if the Bills hadn't been bailed out by multiple flags, they'd have likely been punting to Miami with a minute left and giving them good field position, needing only a FG. How was that a convincing win? Last time I checked a few weeks ago, KC's offense led the league in success rate, and they have the best 3rd down conversion rate in the NFL in over a decade. The offense hasn't been explosive, but it's usually efficient. PPG isn't a very meaningful number. Points per drive is more telling. Scoring 27 in 14 possessions isn't good. Scoring 27 in 8 drives is very good. Mahomes wasn't better last season. He has the highest completion rate of his career this year and ranks highly in all meaningful stats. Aside from throwing a few more picks than usual, he's been solid. Most importantly, clutch. His play at the end of games has been elite. It's convenient to now say it was an "easy fix" regarding the WRs. Leading up to the playoffs, the narrative was that KC's WRs were so bad that they didn't have a chance to go far. It wasn't just drops. It was players not running proper routes and not even knowing where to line up. You either don't remember last year or you're being disingenuous. But you're right...there's no Rashee Rice coming to save the day. There's Hollywood Brown, a better player than rookie Rice. The offense could use a better LT and an explosive WR. Both of which are on the way. In fact, Morris has already played his last game. If you told Andy Reid that he has no reason for optimism, I'm pretty sure he'd laugh in your face. Hollywood/Hopkins/Worthy/Kelce/Gray/Smith-Schuster/Pacheco/Hunt + Humphries is far better than rookie Rice/MVS/Watson/Hardman/Pacheco/CEH/Donovan Smith. It's not even close. Now let's suppose that Watson is able to return for the postseason, and Omenihu picks up close to where he left off last year. If you think anyone will want to come to Arrowhead to face that team in January, you're kidding yourself. With or without Watson.

The funny thing is, it’s Bills fans who want to pretend that Allen is clearly better than Mahomes. I’ve never said that Mahomes is significantly better.

I watched those games. The Jets squandered numerous golden opportunities to win that game and repeatedly shot themselves in the foot. And the Dolphins tied the game w/ 4:40 left. Buffalo needed a late FG to win. On that last drive, they were facing 3rd and 14 at their own 26 and two straight penalties on Miami gave them a first down. So yeah, they were pretty fortunate there. For a fanbase that rants/raves about KC allegedly getting calls, Buffalo sure seems to draw a lot of flags at critical moments. Saying they look like garbage late in the year and don't have reason for optimism isn't writing them off? The Bills were down 35-10 after three quarters in one game and completed 30% of their passes in the other. That's a little different than winning a close game.

The Bills were lucky to beat the Jets and Dolphins, and looked like a bad team vs Baltimore and Houston. Did you write off their playoff chances after those games? These are all NFL teams, and KC gets everybody's best shot. Especially within the division. A team like the Raiders will always be far more excited to take on the Chiefs than vice versa. What nobody mentions is that Bryce Young and Aidan O'Connell both played great games. They were consistently dropping dimes and their receivers were making tough catches. The KC defense deserves some blame for that, but they both looked as good as any QB has looked against the Chiefs all year.

An 11-1 team that's getting key players back from injury and just signed a player that addresses their biggest weakness has no reason to be optimistic? Lol. If you say so.

That was very different. KC was up 7, their defense had dominated Baltimore all game, and it was 3rd and long.

The coaching staff is the reason some of these games have finished in the way they have. Attempting a low-percentage deep pass on 3rd and 2, when a 1st down ices the game? Just mind-numbing idiocy. Reid's late-game decisions have always left a lot to be desired. Mahomes has just covered up that weakness the last several years.

The comparisons to the Eagles/2020 Steelers, etc, might hold water if KC didn't have a history of fixing their ailments in time for the postseason every single year. It's like people already forgot last season.

CP members have always been prisoners of the moment. Trust me, there was far more negativity last Christmas. Their first 3 drives in that game: 3 plays, -11 yds 3 plays, -7 yds 5 plays, 8 yds After a scoring drive, their next six were: 1 play, fumble TD 1 play, INT TD Missed FG Turnover on downs 3 plays, 1 yd, punt Turnover on downs It was easily the worst game a Chiefs offense has had in the Mahomes era, and it happened a month later in the season. Humphries is going to shore up LT soon. They're just waiting for him to get up to speed. He probably starts the LAC game 9 days from now. And Hollywood Brown will bring more explosiveness to the offense soon. The only real concern a rational KC fan should have is that the secondary has looked vulnerable since Watson went down. But there are no teams w/out weaknesses, especially in the AFC.

And what were your thoughts last Christmas? That team’s going to win it all in a few weeks?

Silly talk. Last year they lost at home to the same Raiders team, on Christmas, and looked way worse in the process. In ‘21, they lost 27-3 to the Titans to drop to 3-4. It’s probably a moot point anyway. They have a new LT on the way, plus Hollywood Brown. Pacheco and Omenihu are working their way back into the fold. Watson might even be back for the playoffs. The team could look much different soon.

People bring up this "most interceptions overturned" thing a lot....you do realize that the vast majority of those are free plays, right? That Mahomes sees the flag and lobs up a risky pass? Maybe the refs are psychic. One stat that is legit: Mahomes has by far the most TDs nullified by penalty of any QB since he entered the league.