Kansas City Chiefs’ 2011 Motto: What Will It Be?

ByPatrick Allen|

In 2010, the Kansas City Chiefs busted out a motto that they would print on the back of t-shirts and even on the wall near where they enter the stadium.

The motto was “Chiefs Will.”

This was a big change from the team’s 2009 motto “God We’re Terrible.”

Well, ok, maybe the team didn’t really have an official motto in 2009 but the above was most certainly the unofficial motto.

The thing about mottos, however, is that they can get stale. Al Davis has been staggering around muttering “Just Win Baby” for years now and it obviously isn’t having any impact on the guys playing for the Raiders.

Now let me be clear that I don’t think mottos can help football teams win games, but I do think they can be effective for individual groups. I think the key is that the motto has to be original, fresh and it has to fit the character of the guys on the team. “Just Win Baby” might have been right for a certain group of Raiders players but times have changed. I think a team has to adjust their motto yearly if necessary, to reflect the attitude of that team.

For instance, some new mottos the Raiders might want to consider might be:

“Just Plea Deal, Baby”

“Not-Guilty”

“Plead The 5th

Or even…

“Those Guns/Drugs/Steroids/Battered Women Aren’t Mine, I’m Just Holding Them For A Friend”

But I digress. It is up to the Raiders and their lawyers to come up with their own motto.

But what about the Chiefs?

“Chiefs Will” was as perfect a motto for the 2010 squad as “Crypt Keeper” is a nickname for Al Davis.

But will it work in 2011?

I think the Chiefs need to switch it up this season. While last year’s team was literally trying to will itself out of a three year funk of losing, the 2011 squad will be expected to take the next step. Since they won the AFC West last season, anything short of another playoff appearance and a playoff win will likely be considered a step backward.

We all know the Chiefs will face a much tougher schedule in 2011 and there is plenty of doubt as to whether they will be able to improve enough as a team to navigate that schedule to the playoffs. I am sure the fact that they face a much tougher road is not lost on the Chiefs’ coaches and front office. They must know it is going to take more than will to repeat as AFC West Champs.

So while we wait for the millionaires and billionaires to get their shit together and sign a CBA, I thought I’d open up the floor for suggestions on a new 2011 Kansas City Chiefs team motto.

I’ll get the ball rolling. How about:

“Against All Odds”

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