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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties
The 2017 season was a case study in a game manager holding back a championship-caliber roster.
When Alex was at his best they were capable of beating anyone, but he wasn't at his best when they needed him most, far too often.
This franchise and fanbase has learned their lesson, finally, via the glory of Mahomes.
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The nail in the coffin (this is what got me guff from my friends) was the all 22 of Alex abandoning a completely clean pocket on a (3rd and 5?) for no gain against the Titans. Alex just had the worst knack for hearing footsteps at the worst times - and over and over again that cost the Chiefs in the playoffs (just like it did in the 90’s). I have no ill will at all toward Alex - he’s an outstanding human being and I wish him nothing but the best.
With that said, I just thank the Football Gods that Andy and the FO were forward thinking enough to realize that it wasn’t Fish’s or refs fault that we lost the Steelers game, or Tripplette’s dumbass fault for losing the Titans game with the forward progress whistle. It’s easy to blame the refs, hell, we’ve seen opposing fan bases do it now enough to realize it’s what
every fanbase does. Eventually you have to examine the player who matters the most on the field, and if you can’t rely on that player to lead your team to the end zone with 2 minutes left in the Super Bowl, then you will have a massive uphill climb every January.