I’m neither an optimist nor a pessimist. I also do not need to “turn around my dildo” to expose my genitalia. I just try to call them as I see them.

Week 1 at Ravens – Loss
Week 2 vs. Raiders – Win
Week 3 at Eagles – Loss
Week 4 vs. Giants – Loss
Week 5 vs. Cowboys – Loss
Week 6 at Redskins – Loss
Week 7 vs. Chargers – Win
Week 8 BYE
Week 9 at Jaguars – Win
Week 10 at Raiders – Win
Week 11 vs. Steelers – Loss
Week 12 at Chargers – Loss
Week 13 vs. Broncos – Win
Week 14 vs. Bills – Win
Week 15 vs. Browns – Win
Week 16 at Bengals – Win
Week 17 at Broncos – Loss

I think we’ll go 8-8, but there’s a few games that could easily make us 10-6 or 7-9. All the NFC games could go either way, in my opinion. Who really knows what to expect from the Eagles, Cowboys, and Redskins? I thought last year we would kill the Bengals and then they handed our a$$es to us. The most important thing, I think, is that this young team gets a winning attitude instilled in it. If they win the first two games, they might catch on fire and annihilate everyone. If they get beat the first two, it might take a while for them to come around. So. Really. Who can say?

Stuff like this is supposed to be fun to talk about and then people get all bent out of shape.

The important thing, to me, is getting to watch the Chiefs play football and raising my three year old up in the way of the Chiefs.

THAT IS POST FROM A TRUE CHIEF FAN. A fan that believes in the CHIEFS!!

I, in no way, have suggested that you become a “realist”. Nor have I said that you aren’t.

I didn’t tell you what kind of fan to be, nor suggested that it is bad/wrong to be any kind of fan.

You have been inventing things to throw a fit about around here for a very long time now, and this is just more of the same.

You have become an extremely bitter guy in the past year or more. I’ve tried to talk to you about it. But all you do is get more and more angry.

“Ignore” works. Use it.

The fact is that those who predicted this team being bad the past two seasons were right in line with the reality.

That means that, over the past two seasons, a realist will look alot like a pessimist. Seeing as how the reality was next to nil.

I consider myself a pessimist.

I also consider myself an optimist.

And I consider myself a realist.

Anytime I make a predicion for The Chiefs’ upcoming season, I can see three distict outcomes.

The pessimist sees Cassel buckling under heavy pressure form pass rushing and getting pulled, or injured before the halfway point of our season.

The Optimist sees Goff being the replacement for Shields, and Albert as new second coming of Roaf. Therefore, Cassel gets to step in as if he were still in the same offense, and lights it up.

But the realist sees the O-line taking a while to “gel” and Cassel struggling to adjust to more cramped, quickly closing pockets than he is used to.

Pessimist sees no real changes in our D-line and no reason to expect improvements.

Optimist sees added pressure coming from the willingness to blitz, and a 3-4 “hybrid” scheme, and personell that fits the 3-4 better than it does a 4-3.

And the realist sees alot of changes and question marks about the defense, and no way to make a serious judgement.

Much like Canada, I always feel like we can win whatever game we have coming up. Just as I know that we could lose any game.

Therefore, it’s up to the realist to take a look at things and try to come up with a real guess.

Perhaps I come off as smugg to you. But, odds are that you come off the same way to many others around here.

It is pretty tough to convey an opinion that you are passionate about, to someone with an oposing veiwpoint, without coming off that way.

But I think the first step is to try and eliminate juvenile comments about genetalia that you have never met.

Or you can see how long the site mods decide to allow it. But most people generally view that kind of behavior as abberative buffoonery.

IlovetheChiefs!!

where the heck have you been man?:bananen_smilies046:

😆 😆 😆

Too bad I won’t be there this year.

Seems to be popular so I’ll strike while the iron is hot and add a little flavor to the discussion

Week 1 at Ravens – Win

Why: Loss of a few defensive personnel including their coordinator as well as a suspect offense leaves me to believe the Chiefs have a fighting chance to win this game.

Conviction: 65% (Pre-draft)

Week 2 vs. Raiders – Win

Why: The Raiders are taking a step in the right direction (I’m being objective) but are far from solidified on either side of the ball. Unless JMac shows serious improvement their offensive game plan will be one sided and their defense can easily be overlooked. (1-0 in the divison)

Conviction: 80% (Pre-draft)

Week 3 at Eagles – Win

Why: This is a pending arguement. Eagles are always suspect to the early season schedule, either starting hot or cold. I think with the loss of Dawkins the defense regressed but hasn’t lost a huge step yet the looming negativity that surrounds ‘another’ NFC title game loss will have a lingering effect on their ego.

Conviction: 51% (Pre-draft)

Week 4 vs. Giants – Loss

Why: The Giants are a juggernaut plain and simple. I believe they’ll find a solution for Burress in the draft for their ailing offense and pick up a Heyward-Bey or Britt from Rutgers and refit the missing link that the offense was lacking last season. Their defense is as stacked as ever. Cassel beware.

Conviction: 85% (Pre-draft)

Week 5 vs. Cowboys – Win

Why: Another game that is up in the air for me, but I’ll favor the Chiefs in this contest. Dallas defensive secondary has always been its achilles heel. With the loss of Williams and the addition of Keith Brookin did little in terms of solidifying a defensive front 7 led by Demarcus Ware. The Offense led by Romo is hit or miss and with TO out of town the Chiefs can sigh a sigh of relief and game plan around Witten/Barber/Jones.

Conviction: 60% (Pre-draft)

Week 6 at Redskins – Win

Why: The Redskins are like the Cowboys in a sense, deep pockets but no cohesion. The Offense is suspect to the hit or miss average and the defense is constantly being retooled with high dollar players that are suspect to taking games off. Unless Jason Campbell cann lead this ailing squad to something amazing I think the Chiefs squeak by with a win and make it 3-1 out of the NFC east gauntlet.

Week 7 vs. Chargers – Loss

Why: The Chargers are another team that is suspect to the schedule of the regular season yet over the past couple of years seemed to have the Chiefs number when the chips were on the line. With the return of Merriman and LT/Sproles on Offense lead by the talented Rivers I think the Bolts pull of the pre bye upset and take us to 1-1 in the division.

Conviction: 65% (pre-draft)

Week 8 BYE

Week 9 at Jaguars – Win

Why: Teams are said to win coming off the bye and the Chiefs should be no exception to this. With the looming eminence of a winning season in hand I think the Chiefs will come out firing against a depleted Jag. defense and an Offense that is subject to what it does in the draft. Without a solid reciving threat the Jags are a one trick pony.

Conviction: 75% (pre-draft)

Week 10 at Raiders – Win

Why: The Chiefs are the only team in the AFC West to have an all time winning record against the Raiders. With their recent struggles internally there is little reason to see why that is. (2-1 in the divison)

Conviction: 99% (pre-draft)

Week 11 vs. Steelers – Loss

Why: Its the Steelers. Last time the Chiefs played the Steelers they lost, I believe, 44-0. Barring some major season injuries to the Steelers this is as probably as close to a lock as one can get.

Conviction: 99% (pre-draft)

Week 12 at Chargers – Win

Why: The gameplan. Chiefs always play the Chargers tough even when they’re doing poorly. An offense and defense retooled through the draft should provid the Chiefs an edge in the late season divison race. (3-1 in the divison)

Conviction: 70% (pre-draft)

Week 13 vs. Broncos – Win

Why: McDaniels is anything but the genius he is touted to be. After the Jay Cutler drama in Denver the Broncos set themselves back at least 5 years with Kyle Orton at the helm. There is little to believe that Dawkins and Co. can turn around a suspect defense like Denver around. (4-1 in the divison)

Conviction: 80% (pre-draft)

Week 14 vs. Bills – Loss

Why: I think TO has a big game. Marshawn Lynch is a train and unless the Chiefs get the ball rolling early they’ll stub their toe on their season success this year and bite the bullet taking another loss that they probably shouldnt.

Conviction: 70% (pre-draft)

Week 15 vs. Browns – Win

Why: Mangini, like McDaniels, is anything but smart. WIth the rumors of a Braylon Edwards trade looming and Kellen Winslow being traded already, there is little to believe that Man-Genius is anything but hype. With an aging defense being stocked with Jets leftovers this is shaping up to be another lost season for the Browns faithful.

Conviction: 85% (pre-draft)

Week 16 at Bengals – Win

Why: The Carson Palmer to Ocho-cinco tandem is still a threat but there is no running game and Housh has left the building. While Dhani Jones is tackling the globe the defense can do little else in terms of consistent production.

Conviction: 80% (pre-draft)

Week 17 at Broncos – Loss

Why: Starters are benched as the Chiefs have clenched the division (I believe). A laid back gameplan leads me to believe that the Broncos are playing for nothing so why leave your starters out there, as a Chief. (4-2 in the divison)

Conviction: 70% (pre-draft)

So 11-5 and playoff bound. AFC West Champs.

HOw the HELL am I thinking on the downside. I said we would be better than last year. How much better? I have no friggin clue. Christ I am sick of this crap.

Good night.