The Rise and Fall of the Kansas City Chiefs?
Greetings,
How is it going? Today I am going to look at the rise and
fall of the 2017 Kansas City chiefs.
I remember the date like it was yesterday, Thursday, September
7, 2017. The first game of the NFL regular season. The Kansas City chiefs vs. The New England
Patriots. I could not wait for the game to start. I rushed home grabbed a beer
and began to watch the shocking events unfold. I have been waiting for the NFL
to start all summer.
The game started with the Patriots leading 10 – 3 or
something like that then I thought man another Patriots win blah blah. However,
guess what? That did not happen! The Kansas City Chiefs ended up shocking the
Patriots to the tune of get this – 42-27. In addition, a star was born.
Kareem hunt 17 carries, 148 yards and 1 TD. - Last month,
the undefeated Chiefs, with their Patriots-destroying, league-changing college
offense, were the only fun thing about the NFL. Alex Smith was an MVP candidate.
Kareem Hunt was the most valuable player in fantasy football.
Now let us fast forward to a great 5-0 start everyone was
saying hey the chiefs are Super Bowl contenders and they are unstoppable. Alex
Smith is throwing the ball downfield! However, I guess it was not all that it
seemed.
After losing the pas 5 out of 6 games, the coaching has
not been good. The quarterback has not been efficient and all that downfield
throwing is nonexistent. The O-Line is atrocious, the D-Line is ineffective and
there no pass rush.
Well to be fair All-pro Safety Eric Berry was injured in
the first game and where is Tamba Hali?
Personally, I think the downward spiral started when they
lost to the Oakland raiders in that Thursday night thriller. You know the 31-30
game. Seems like they could not recover after that. Then the ugly loses started
to some of the worse teams in the NFL. The New York Giants, Jets etc.
Then there is Marcus Peters and his meltdown. As per
Montrose Press –
Peters — who was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct — had
not been ejected. He handed his gloves to a fan on the way in and had to be
retrieved by someone on the Kansas City sideline. The Jets' conversion made it
a seven-point game, but the Chiefs had ample time to tie it and send the game
to overtime.
Peters reemerged (without his socks on) as the Chiefs'
offense took the ball one final time. Alex Smith, who threw for 366 yards and
four touchdowns and added a 70-yard run, moved the ball to the New York 19-yard
line with just under a minute left. However, three straight incomplete passes
ended any chance of overtime, and the Jets took a knee to finish off their
fifth victory of the season.
There’s some good news still after all this, the Chiefs
are still leading the division or tied for 1st with the red-hot LA chargers
and the Oakland Raiders still nipping at their heels so you never know, they
might be able to fix all of this and make a strong playoff run? Naw I doubt but
remember the 2011 New York Giants. The got a wildcard spot and won the entire
thing.
Well there you have it folks until next entry. Peace
Joe Jeremiah
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