The Kansas City Chiefs’ New Archenemies

 Stevie Johnson

So… Stevie Johnson knows what a cut block is… he just doesn’t think it’s a cheap shot.

After Eric Berry established himself with a Pro Bowl season as a rookie, Stevie Johnson decided to take out our Mr. Berry’s legs (see above) and in the process, his ACL. I hear it was unintended and even Eric Berry says he believes Johnson didn’t intend to hurt him. I see it a different way. Did Stevie Johnson attempt not to hurt Eric Berry? I believe the answer to that is no. It was a cheap shot and instead of squaring himself with Berry and blocking him waist high, he purposely went for the legs. How can you not call that intentional? By hurting Eric Berry, ArrowheadPride said Stevie Johnson had signed his death warrant.

I used to play ball in my younger days and I was known for being fast. However, when a “friend” from church who played for a rival high school learned I was making a comeback from knee surgery he said if you do come out, I’ll tell everyone on our team to shoot for your knees. The point is, players know when they are taking a cheap shot. They can say they aren’t but, they know when they’re taking a cheap shot… and they know when they’re not. Now, Stevie Johnson plays for the San Diego Chargers, which puts him squarely in the Chiefs’ crosshairs. You can say it with me if you want: I HATE THAT GUY (that’s just friendly good old fashioned football HATE, not to be confused with personal hate).

Is Stevie Johnson Archenemy No. 1 material? Naw. but I still “hate” him.

Tom Brady

Here’s the main reason I dislike Tom Brady: for getting hurt and coughing up the starting QB position in NE for one season (2008) to Matt Cassel, which led to his over-valuation and consequential trade to the Chiefs the next offseason, which caused fans in these here parts four years of pain and suffering.

[Shouldn’t there be an insurance company who could pay you for that pain and suffering?]

Since 2001, the year Tom Brady entered the league, the Chiefs are 2-4 against his Patriots. One infuriating aspect to those games is that KC has outscored them 186 to 100 yet only came away with two victories in six games. In the meantime, “Mr. Sixth-Round-Pick” has been a part of umpteen playoff games, been a part of six Super Bowls and quarterbacked four, Super Bowl winning teams.

Add (or subtract) some hot air to a few footballs, plus he’s a member of a team that made an illicit (or illegal… who knows for sure?) videotape of the Greatest Show on Turfs’ Super Bowl preparations giving them an unfair advantage. Plus those James Bond good looks and that wife you only dream about in harlequin novels, and you can see why there are 999 wholesome reasons to hate Tom Brady.

Is Tom Brady Archenemy No. 1 material? Not really but, if the Chiefs lose the AFC Championship game to the Patriots, check back with me.

Emmanuel Sanders

I remember my feelings running the gambit last offseason, going from elation to desolation in the matter of a couple of hours as Sanders seemingly had signed with KC and then backed out to sign with Denver instead.

The next thing you know Emmanuel Sanders is producing 20 catches and 181 yards vs. our Chiefs and helping the Broncos to two victories in the process. He ended up with 1,404 yards receiving in 2014 and more importantly, nine touchdowns. That’s nine TDs that would have helped the Chiefs over the top and we’d never have had to hear about the incessant zero TDs for the WRs for the year crap that has also become a pseudo-popular warcry for anyone who wants to attest the Chiefs are heading nowhere in 2015.

But you know, I’m okay with it now. I don’t want someone on the KC roster who doesn’t want to be on the KC roster. And now, I can’t wait to see the Chiefs’ new and improved defense shut him down in 2015, and watch as he attempts to deal with being on the losing side of Manning’s deteriorating career.

Is Emmanuel Sanders Archenemy No. 1 material? Probably not. Not unless he catches a game-winning TD or two that keeps our Chiefs from advancing in, or to, the playoffs.

Derek Carr

Here’s the setup: it was Week 12 of the 2014 season and Kansas City was 7-3 and joyriding a five-game winning streak, while Oakland was looking up from a black hole for their first win. If the Chiefs could move to 8-3, they have the upper hand to make the playoffs, while the Raiders are heading nowhere except sky high in the draft.

Then the bottom fell out. Derek Carr connected with WR James Jones with less than 2:00 left on the clock so the Raiders could break their own miserable 16-game losing streak.

Derek Carr was just a rookie (man, I hate that guy already). And, oh yeah, Latavius Murray ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns including a 90 yarder (so you’ve gotta hate that guy too, right?).

Although Al Davis is gone, his evil son Chris Davis is there and he’s about as likeable as Pugsley Addams on the Addams Family. Sebastian Janikowski is also still there plus, now they have signed away Chiefs’ ex-center Rodney Hudson. So, you can say it with me now: I HATE THAT TEAM!

Is Derek Carr Archenemy No. 1 material? Perhaps in the future. Especially if he keeps beating the men in red and gold.

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