Think about it, with the Chiefs having to retool our roster with the salary cap, how many times will we get back to the SB? How many times can we win?
I saw a segment on First Things First that has me thinking the same way here. We have been on a historical run, AFCW Champs,AFC Championship Games, plus the SB's.
Pat is 30, look at the rest of the AFC QB's he has to battle to get back to the SB. In the AFC alone, how SB's will be won by Allen,Jackson,Burrow,Herbert,Nix,Stroud, etc., not to mention a newer flux of QB talent just to the AFC, then add in the NFC teams you can meet in the SB.
So realistically, what can we expect in the next 10 years that we may have Pat for? I don't see Andy coaching 10 years or more!
Be realistic about this, we have had a GREAT RUN, but how much longer can we expect this.
This last SB was about the law of averages catching up to us. There was just so many things lining up that says, Here, this is the time you will lose and it happened to a quality opponent.
Originally Posted by Mile High Mania:
Will be interesting to see if Kelce retires and how the team reacts in 2025.
I think KC has a 5-6 year window to advance to 2 more SBs and win one or both.
If not for a batted ball and Dee Ford’s foot, Mahomes would have likely been in the SB every year of his career. There’s no reason to expect them to slow down much, especially when they did it in “rebuild” years.
And I don’t think the window’s going to slam shut when Reid retires, unless they totally botch the hire. [Reply]
Not only some really bad contracts for aging, declining players, but they've also had some shit drafts.
I know they're everyone's favorite beaten puppy, but I don't see how one can logically look at their build and think it's all up from here. Beane HAS to start nailing his drafts because the cap flexibility simply isn't there this year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar:
If not for a batted ball and Dee Ford’s foot, Mahomes would have likely been in the SB every year of his career. There’s no reason to expect them to slow down much, especially when they did it in “rebuild” years.
And I don’t think the window’s going to slam shut when Reid retires, unless they totally botch the hire.
It's not Reid that I worry about (assuming we don't do something crazy and hire an in house candidate like Matt Nagy).
It's Chris Jones.
When he is done the old Chiefs window closes and hopefully we have found a few more stars by then. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KCJake:
Wood-Burning Fireplace?
WTF is this even supposed to mean?
Edit: Oh ok, I get it...wbf....what a crock..it means we'll be fine.. get it thru your demented mind...we'll be fine [Reply]
Originally Posted by wannaGOback:
The Chiefs will not be playing in the Super Bowl next year.
They will make the Super Bowl the year after that.
Hard to have any lookout more than 3 years.
What's likely to happen is you're right they won't make it next year due to fatigue and needing to re-load.
And due to a tougher division, they won't be the #1 seed each year either. Denver and LA, with those coaches and QB's, are coming and you can start to count on at least 2 division losses per year.
There'll also be a string of bad luck that's due, whether it be injury or bad calls costing them a playoff game, some team comes out of nowhere in the playoffs, etc. The Chiefs have traveled a path of very good luck the past 5 years and there is a law of averages in the NFL.
The team will continue to win 11+ games each year for years, but staying at the very top is virtually impossible. If you look at NE from 2007 thru 2014, after winning 3 rings in 4 years, they were the best team in the league most of those 8 years, had the best QB-HC-offense, made it to the dance twice, made it to 4 other AFCC games, but went 0 for 8. [Reply]