My Chief Concerns: Self Preservation Tactic Of A True Homer

by My Chief Concerns

On the eve of the new season I must admit that I feel different.  Usually, I am rather overjoyed, excited, and full of hope as the new season begins.  I am a homer, through and through.  In all honesty it is that way every single year, but not this year.

This year I have reservations.  It stems from the fact that the last few years have been emotionally draining for me.  As some of you know, last year, while in the deepest darkest throes of losing, I still kept my cool, still kept my optimism, but it was very, very difficult.  (Double D and Randy can attest).  It was hard to find the optimistic words needed to write a blog about the Chiefs on Monday after losing what seemed like every game on Sunday.  The last thing I wanted to do was have our die hard Chiefs fans that have already been battered and bruised over the weekend, come to Arrowhead Addict and read even more negative stuff.   I still don’t like writing negative stuff and I am not trying to be negative.  I just have my reservations.

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We still are not winning in the preseason (we have debated the importance of this fact ad nauseam).  We still cannot seem to stop the run (Michael Turner cut through us like cake).  We still cannot complete the long ball (Cassel has a measly 3.6 yards per pass attempt average [23 for 83 yards]), and our offensive line still is not looking that great (we failed on a couple of 4 and 1 attempts this preseason).  Do I think the sky is falling?  No, but I am not letting my expectations rise to a point that should they fall, it would hurt a hell of a lot.

We do have some positives, Jamaal Charles, Thomas Jones, Eric Berry, Andy Studebaker, Brandon Flowers, Dwayne Bowe, our special teams appear to be much improved, but I am tempering my expectations this year. 

I am in essence lowering my expectations so that I can get through the season without blowing a gasket, without losing my mind, and without having a stroke.  I am serious.  I yelled so loud a couple of times during last season that I think I literally gave my self a stroke.  It felt like it anyway, I had a terrible headache the rest of the day.  I would mope around all Sunday and the next week.  It was pathetic.   Is that healthy?  Hell no it is not, but I am not afraid to admit it.  It is hard being a Homer.

So this year, I am not expecting to make the playoffs, I am not expecting to even get to .500.  I just want a respectable season, with respectable scores.  I do not want the Chiefs to be at the bottom of the league in everything.  I would like to have a draft pick that is at least double digits.  I want top get the respect back that we once had.  I want the Chiefs to compete.  I want to win more than six games, and I know you do too.  So if you hear a different tone in my writing you will know why.  It is the self preservation of a true homer.

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raider haiter for life

Jeremy: I just have one question for you. Do you like pink frosted donuts?

No donuts, just beer

After the 5 sack performance last week I am looking forward to screaming at the tv. Things like GET HIM, KILL HIM KILL JASON CAMPBELL SLAM HIM! For Oakland is the true dark side and Jeremy I am confident you will never go over to the dark side.

Lovin the starwars references!!!

Hate leads to suffering, suffering leads to the path of the darkside. Fall you will if the path to the darkside you take.

For whats it worth Jeremy, you don't even fit my definition of a homer. Homers agressively attack those of differing opinions, and force themselves to be willfully ignorant. I've never seen you do these things. You're an optimist. There is a difference. A fan base needs optimists. They keep the wheels turning. A fan base doesn't need Homers. They're poison.

Excellent point Big Matt.

Well this article was filled with lots of greatness. I enjoyed everything especially the comments. However I dont have the strength to lower my expectations. I see an 8-8 season. I will forever scream at my tv for my Kansas City Chiefs!

Jeremy, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to Chiefs Nation. If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. King Carl never told you what happened to your father. I am your father. Search your feelings, you know it to be true! Your destiny lies with me Hanson. Herm knew this to be true. You are beaten. It is useless to resist. Don't let yourself be destroyed as Herm did. You can destroy Scott Pioli. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule as father and son! Deh deh deh dah-deh-deh dah-deh-deh.

Don't do it Jeremy! If you join the Dark Side I am going to be forced to hack off your legs and one of your arms...and leave you on fire in a volcano. It won't be pretty.

lol, nice DD. But, I will not yield to your Jedi Mind Trick at least not before the season.

Im with you dont worry this will be a good season everyone will be surprised they will compete this year one more decent draft well be fine pioli and haley not doing to bad it takes time at least 3 years they inherited trash a tore down out of shape football team thanks to king carl he ran this club in the ground now we haft to have patients it took 20 years for carl/ pioli is on 2 years give this a shot we will take over the west once again 10-6 this year

I think cautious optimism or realistic pessimism seems like a good way to go. I've been a Chiefs fan since the mid 90's when I was in high school. I know crushing feeling a person has when hopes start high and reality smashes you down. That said, I've taken a tempered but optimistic approach this season. After a decade of telling people "it's a rebuilding year" I feel like we've reached the final two years before playoffs become realistic. I'm looking for one win against each AFC West team this year. Last year, I was excited when Haley fired the offensive coordinator, because I thought "how much worse can it get? At least now we'll take some shots and quit running on third and long!" I was wrong then, because Haley isn't the right man for the job. Changing who calls the shots doesn't always make something better. This year, I see signs that the right places are filled with better people. There will be crushing defeats. There will be setbacks. There will be close games that we just couldn't pull off. Times will be gray, but they won't be dark. I think this year's team has enough spark to light the way. Last preseason game against the Eagles started horridly. Fumble on possession one, INT on possession two. The 2009 Chiefs team would have folded after that kind of a start. This year's team got back off the turf, turned around, and absolutely smacked the Eagle's right back in the mouth. That's how it starts. A few players band together, get sick of taking it up the rear, and roundhouse kick the opponents with such force that Chuck Norris feels the impact. I expect...no, demand...that this year becomes a good year for us. I want at least 7 wins. That still means on any given Sunday, I'm more likely to see my team lose than win. I won't give up hope. This team needs to deliver.

Epic comment of the week! Well done.

Very, very well done random 255!

That was not a comment that was an article. Hilarious and a good read. Thanks.

raider haiter for life

Jeremy:

I just have one question for you. Do you like pink frosted donuts?

No donuts, just beer

After the 5 sack performance last week I am looking forward to screaming at the tv. Things like GET HIM, KILL HIM KILL JASON CAMPBELL SLAM HIM! For Oakland is the true dark side and Jeremy I am confident you will never go over to the dark side.

Lovin the starwars references!!!

Hate leads to suffering, suffering leads to the path of the darkside. Fall you will if the path to the darkside you take.

For whats it worth Jeremy, you don't even fit my definition of a homer. Homers agressively attack those of differing opinions, and force themselves to be willfully ignorant. I've never seen you do these things.

You're an optimist. There is a difference. A fan base needs optimists. They keep the wheels turning. A fan base doesn't need Homers. They're poison.

Excellent point Big Matt.

Well this article was filled with lots of greatness. I enjoyed everything especially the comments. However I dont have the strength to lower my expectations. I see an 8-8 season. I will forever scream at my tv for my Kansas City Chiefs!

Jeremy, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to Chiefs Nation. If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. King Carl never told you what happened to your father.

I am your father. Search your feelings, you know it to be true!

Your destiny lies with me Hanson. Herm knew this to be true. You are beaten. It is useless to resist. Don't let yourself be destroyed as Herm did. You can destroy Scott Pioli. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule as father and son!

Deh deh deh dah-deh-deh dah-deh-deh.

Don't do it Jeremy!

If you join the Dark Side I am going to be forced to hack off your legs and one of your arms...and leave you on fire in a volcano. It won't be pretty.

lol, nice DD.

But, I will not yield to your Jedi Mind Trick at least not before the season.

Im with you dont worry this will be a good season everyone will be surprised they will compete this year one more decent draft well be fine pioli and haley not doing to bad it takes time at least 3 years they inherited trash a tore down out of shape football team thanks to king carl he ran this club in the ground now we haft to have patients it took 20 years for carl/ pioli is on 2 years give this a shot we will take over the west once again 10-6 this year

I think cautious optimism or realistic pessimism seems like a good way to go. I've been a Chiefs fan since the mid 90's when I was in high school. I know crushing feeling a person has when hopes start high and reality smashes you down.

That said, I've taken a tempered but optimistic approach this season. After a decade of telling people "it's a rebuilding year" I feel like we've reached the final two years before playoffs become realistic.

I'm looking for one win against each AFC West team this year. Last year, I was excited when Haley fired the offensive coordinator, because I thought "how much worse can it get? At least now we'll take some shots and quit running on third and long!" I was wrong then, because Haley isn't the right man for the job. Changing who calls the shots doesn't always make something better.

This year, I see signs that the right places are filled with better people.

There will be crushing defeats. There will be setbacks. There will be close games that we just couldn't pull off. Times will be gray, but they won't be dark. I think this year's team has enough spark to light the way.

Last preseason game against the Eagles started horridly. Fumble on possession one, INT on possession two. The 2009 Chiefs team would have folded after that kind of a start. This year's team got back off the turf, turned around, and absolutely smacked the Eagle's right back in the mouth. That's how it starts. A few players band together, get sick of taking it up the rear, and roundhouse kick the opponents with such force that Chuck Norris feels the impact.

I expect...no, demand...that this year becomes a good year for us. I want at least 7 wins. That still means on any given Sunday, I'm more likely to see my team lose than win. I won't give up hope. This team needs to deliver.

Epic comment of the week!

Well done.

Very, very well done random 255!

That was not a comment that was an article. Hilarious and a good read.

Thanks.