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YEAR-END AWARDS
2006 NFL Draft Recap
12/04/05 vs. Kansas City Chiefs(L 27-31)
For the past few years, the annual visit to Arrowhead has been a “Must Win”. This year, it
was a “be Nice ta’ win”. It wasn’t much of a surpirse, but the Donkies fell 27-31, although they did have a chance to put the Chiefs’ season away.
A late bullshit...errr, flag on John Lynch helped to escort the Chiefs to their clinching touchdown. Mike Shananhan is currently in Oliver Stone conspiracy mode to prove that the hit was legal. Lynch was flagged for the ridiculous “leading with helmet” penalty. This rule was added to prevent SPEARING... because it’s
absolutely impossible to hit somebody and not have your head involved. Lynch led with his left shoulderpad and facemask, THEN his helmet connected with Kennison. It was not an illegal hit or a spear.
Going by their book, the Donkies mixed in all 3 runningbacks. Mike Anderson and Ron Dayne
worked most of the first half, with Tatum Bell coming in for the second. The change in styles
seemed to work in Bell's favor as he was able to pick up 8-10 yards easily. The Donkies
also added a FOURTH backfield threat. Late in the first half, backup QB/Icon of Coolness
Bradlee Van Pelt lined up in the shotgun formation to take the snap and run for a 7 yard
TD. Significant, because this was the first time Van Pelt had ever touched the ball
in an NFL game. Welcome to the big leagues, BVP. Here's a stat for all you
fantasy dweebs: "With 1 game, 1 play,1 carry, 7 yards and 1 TD, Bradlee Van Pelt in on pace to set the all-time record for career touchdowns".
But something just kinda’ hit me during the game... I fucking hate KC. More than Oakland. This isn't
sour grapes.. just something that I finally realized.
Their annoying players who get up and do a stupid dance EVERYTIME they do something. Prime example: early in the game, LB Derrick Johnson made a tackle... just A tackle..not a bone-jarring tackle, forced fumble or anything lethal...A tackle. Then he got up and celebrated. These type of antics are up and down the Chefs roster. Dante Hall celberated as he took his TD catch in. Larry Johnson made a stupid “Diamond cutter” motion as he scored his TD (although, in Johnson’s case, he may have been proclaiming that he was, in fact, a loose pussy). The next time a KC player makes a play and doesn’t celebrate will the first time.
It shows how undisciplined the team is. A professional team does NOT give up a 66 yard TD on a simple
screen pass (see: Mike Anderson). That’s unacceptable. But to a team of jackasses who are more concerned about celebrating and posing for their fans, it’s standard protocol.
Of course, there's Our BuddyKennison. Just like he did in the MNF blowout, Kennison pointed to the sky and dedicated a TD to someone dead and decomposing. Then his TD was subsequently negated because of a holding penalty. As the Chefs radio announcer would say: "PENALTY! KAN-ZASSS CITYYY!!" D’oh.
My hatred probably started when I was driving back from St. Louis in August 1998. Previously, I didn't care for KC, but respected them because they always seemed to play the Donkies well. For giggles on my drive, I tuned in a preseason KC-Minnesota game...and the radio team was SERIOUS about all their Super Bowl hyperbole. Things like "well, just wait five months, Leonard, when the Chiefs are hoisting that Lombardi Trophy". They were two weeks into the preseason and were convinved that theirs was a "team of destiny"... a destiny that led them to 7-9 and out of the playoffs that year.
Their fans believe that they're the Green Bay of the AFC. Some old timey respected franchise that epitomizes the game, contends every year, and has a ton of success. Uhh..what success? Super Bowl 4 was a long time ago, you morons. You have a QB who looks like an adult Howdy Doody, your uniforms are hideous, your stadium is a pile of mid-60's garbage, your team never lives up to expectations, you have a goofy Wile E. Coyote mascot, and you haven't won a playoff game since flannel was in style.
Around here, on a daily basis we hear about how the “Broncos haven’t won a playoff game sine John Elway retired”. Well, look at KC. Those chodes haven’t won a playoff game since the 1993 postseason....when Joe Montana and Pals beat the Houston Oilers. Shit, the Oilers aren’t even around anymore! But KC has had its share of hyperbole and playoff chokes. So enjoy this win, KC... it’s as good as it gets for you worthless skels.
At least the Raiders are kinda' fun. The Chefs are just fucking annoying.
FINAL CUTS
...||...Jeff Feagles recently set the all-time NFL mark for consecutive games played. Baseball
had Cal Ripken and Lou Gehrig. Football has....a punter. How weak is that? Even worse, Feagles
broke Jim Marshall's mark, a defensive lineman. Marshall needed that record to help validate his career.
Now he's simply known as "the guy who ran a fumble back the wrong way".
...||...Tatum Bell will be at the chauvanistic SportsCuts (for GUYS) this Saturday, Dec. 10, from
2-4 pm. It's the Lone Tree store... which means it's somewhere down in the Park Meadows mess.
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