The end of this season for the Chiefs was one of my darkest moments of fandom in any sport. It appeared we were doomed as fans of the good guys in Red and Gold. It was apparent that Herm Edwards was going to stay the coach after tearing the team down to the dregs of the NFL and telling us to “get over it” and Carl had a year left on his contract. The stadium, the starting QB, the defense and my emotions were all in shambles.
We were forced to watch one of the worst Chiefs teams in franchise history. I swore at the TV, kicked small animals, and thought about suicide. Nonetheless, I donned a toilet seat during the final game that said FIRE HERM and braved single digit temps and the wrath of Carl — I let my voice be heard. The wait for news was killing me, Herm, Carl, 2 wins…no end in sight. Just like the title says, the day is always the darkest before the dawn.
After spending some time at the Fantasy Football Pro Bowl in Hawaii thanks to my massive pwnage of the Arrowhead Addict Fantasy League this year, I have risen again like the sun and am burning bright with cautious optimism for my beloved Chiefs.
I am so pleased with my Chiefs this offseason I went and picked up a new Chiefs hat. (No thank you card necessary Clark.) (It was right next to the away LJ jersey for $19.95) No more Harm, no more Carl, Clark showed us he’s got some cojones and with any luck — we won’t be sidestepping renovations at the stadium this year. We’ve still got free agency and the draft yet to come before we get a good idea of what team we will be looking at in 2009. If the Dolphins can come back from a one-win season and make the playoffs with Ricky “Michael Phelps” Williams and Chad “Freakin” Pennington at QB then there is no reason the Chiefs — in a weak AFC West — can’t make the playoffs next year with even just a little help on our lines and middle of their defense.
So in tribute to this fine start to the offseason, walk with me around the Internet…will you? Some football related some not — on this joyous occasion simply enjoy the ride. Just click when you see the links and enjoy the multimedia Crane Damage Experience…
This didn’t take long, first day of cuts and the Cowboys cut PacMan Jones.
When Herm got fired I ……….
If you don’t get that joke, well. Fine.
Oh and 1:39-1:48 in this video, I felt the same way about Herm Edwards.
Brodie Croyle’s dad got hurt skiing, these guys are just too damn funny to get rid of. I think from now on, every season, no matter what…we start Brodie at QB…until he’s like 50 years old.
It can be a new tradition. Brokie comes out, takes a snap or two and gets hurt. It will be like Rocky: only he will never win- and that’s what will make it great. Think of the props in that game! Will it be a knee at +175 or a broken neck at +2000? Brokie can give the crowd a big thumbs up from the cart as he’s driven away to heal up for next season, year after year- horrific injury after horrific injury.
Who needs the Preacher Herm Edwards for motivation when Brokie is out there at the start of every season?… sacrificing his body for the good of the team! Teammates and fans will shake their heads, and cover their mouths while watching him run on the field-but he goes out there anyway, profiles in courage indeed. Maybe after that first game he gets hurt in each year, we can petition the NFL to designate him “Stunt QB”, a non-roster position; only for him to come in when its too dangerous for the real starter, but I digress.
How about an offense to top the Arrowspread? One where all 11 players are eligible to catch a pass…? I’d love to see Brokie run this in the opener.
Everyone Hates Whitlock, coming this fall to CBS.
Think that Harrison TD in the SB cost you some money? Phil Ivey laughs at you.
Before Haley’s Hiring, the Chiefs were 100/1 odds to win the SuperBowl. (still is on Bodog)
After? Well, believe it or not its gotten worse. It’s +12500 meaning $100 will net you $12,600.
Enough fun for me chil’rens, I’m off to watch highlights from the SuperBowl for the 30th time, it’s my new favorite DVD called Of Course it’s Rigged But You’re Still Going to Watch.
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Nice stroll down the lane, I am anxious to see the crowd at the home opener. Very sad opener last year.
Does someone have a gambling addiction?
PACMAN JONES in red and gold?
Don’t get Adam started on PacMan or me started on the NFL and betting- its the elephant in the room.
Nice post, Crane. Really enjoyed that. As for Pacman, nah, no need for us to gamble when we have Haley and Pioli here and Clark seems willing to spend. Pacman and Vick were more Herm-King Carl publicity stunts, not to mention me just thinking aloud. Also, stuff like that’s never bad for getting conversation started. Again, good stuff.
What do you guys think enough positives so far to pack Arrowhead? Are our fans that resilient?
Obviously we need to at least make waves, if not a splash in free agency to show we’re not afraid to buy back fan support and trust, then we need to have another great draft…and then…?
I love the “Of Course Its Rigged But You’re Still Going to Watch” DVD title, but I’m not sure they’re all rigged, just the ones with the Stealers in them. They’re not called the Stealers for no reason at all, just ask Mike Holmgren.
That music video was simply awesomeness. I felt the same way too when Herm got fired. I actually took my girl out to celebrate. She just didn’t understand.
NFL Network’s Mike Mayock calls Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry the “safest pick in the draft.”
Mayock expects Chiefs GM Scott Pioli to give Curry a long look. “When sitting at No. 3, you can’t make a mistake – he has to be a good football player,” Mayock observed. “And Curry is that kind of guy.” Curry is similar to Julian Peterson in that he could probably excel in either a 3-4 or a 4-3 defense.
Source: MLive.com
Hey Randy, did your ticket prices go down any?
I know a guy whose tickets went down 20bucks a seat per game….That is crazy…
No games are rigged…nonsense…
I havent seen enough on Curry to tell…but I know Pioli will do the right thing…Plus Mayock is one of the best out there…
We need a defensive coordinator…
Woody I moved back four rows and me seats went down to a level where I can buy four for the price of what I was paying for two last year so if you decide to go I got a seat for you and got the parking pass package again next year dude.
ROMEO for DC
I think we should look at these 5 guys for DC…
Clarence Brooks,Vic Fangio,Kieth Butler,John Mitchell and Romeo
No games are rigged? Really Woody? How does one explain SB XL then?
Are you serious?! There are bad calls in every game….that one’s aren’t even that bad after rewatching it last week.
Yes, no games are rigged. Something like that in something of NFL scale could never possibly be kept under wraps…ever…
I totally agree on the rigged issue Woody, only way three people can keep a secret is if one kills the other two.
I’m saying when it can be fixed very easily, it usually is.
How about the NFL having the refs change the score of the Steelers/Chargers game to beat the spread?
Worst fix job so obvious even Stevie Wonder could see it. Steelers were 5 point favorites. That was not a forward pass it was not even close. It was a lateral backwards lateral fumbled , dropped and picked up by Steeler’s Polamalu and run back for TD.
11-10 became 17-10 then ref after saying the opposite promptly ended the game CHANGING IT BACK TO 11-10.
the lying perreira or whatever his name is will make up some new bs to tell the media.
Yeah right! And Hochuli’s call in the Denver/San Diego(same co-incidence?) that decided the outcome – that was a legit call too by an honest man?
Yes, haha…its funny to read that crap because noone in the league office or officiating gives a crap about the spread or any of that nonsense.
They don’t give a crap about your conspiracies because they are ridiculous…
You honestly think they go in there counting on some call that they can screw up so they can keep it to the spread and make someone money? There are far too many factors in the game that officials can have no effect on that could change that for it to be realistic.
Seriously!??!
Also: Hochuli’s call did not allow them to win the game. San Diego’s defense not stopping them from scoring both a touchdown AND two-point conversion allowed them to win the game.
On the other side of the coin, just because your paranoid doesn’t mean your not being followed. Oswald shot Kennedy all by himself. James Earl Ray had help.
3 more days until they annouce the new DC on Friday!! I can get used to this trend. Great news ever week. TGIF!
Maybe word will get out the Friday before the draft that Pioli is taking Curry!!
Woody-
You think those big buildings in Vegas are built out of cotton candy and honesty? Not hardly.
Again, if you read what I said, I said not all the games are rigged, but if there is an opportunity for something to “happen” or “not happen” and it can swing it one way or the other, let’s just say I am rarely surprised especially when you can have a situation where the favorite wins but does not cover.
I wish I could find the link to profootball talk that talked about one of the Jets games this year when the refs were allegedly heard congratulating themselves and saying see I told you so type of comments on their way into the lockerroom.
This isn’t tinfoil on your head conspiracy theories and no I don’t think someone like Hochuli goes in saying “OK in the third quarter we are going to call pass interference on a crucial third down” No way does that happen… but lets say when there is a crucial play say right before half of the SB and someone is held on a tackle, and then a blatant clip happens right in front of that while all the refs are running behind the play… and no call is made…well, yeah I’m a tad suspicious. Or the end of the game with Warner’s “fumble” not being reviewed. Steeler’s winning but not covering. Perfect situation for the fix to be on. That game got over awfully fast…dontcha think? Any other regular season game that doesn’t have a BILLION dollars on the line- that play is reviewed 10-10 times. I don’t want to debate this with you because none of us know the “truth”, its simply my opinion.
No rigs….
You try calling a game that moves that fast in that type of situation….The officials do an amazing job considering the task…The most accurate they can be…
Sorry brotha, that’s what replay is for and what you just presented is not a good enough defense for me to agree with you, we’re gonna have to split this one.
lol…ok, sounds good…
All Chiefs fans should be in a perpetual good mood if we remember that we have just gone from Herm Edwards/Carl Peterson to Todd Haley/Scott Pioli….What a joyous two months…