How important was the 2015 comeback from 1-5?

[Best22]

Do we even have a Super Bowl appearance with Reid if that team didn’t pick itself up and turn it around?

Team had high expectations, but started 1-5. If the team kept losing I don’t see how Hunt would’ve kept Reid and staff around. 2013 was a surprisingly good year, but ended with a bad playoff loss. 2014 narrowly missed the playoffs. And 2015 was on pace to be a disaster year

That team then won 11 straight games (including our first playoff win since 1993) and kept the Reid regime in place

[Hammock Parties]

lmao he wasn't going anywhere

[sedated]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

lmao he wasn't going anywhere

end of thread

[TLO]

I don't know. But I remember making a thread guaranteeing we were going to finish the season on a big winning streak

[Jewish Rabbi]

Originally Posted by TLO

I don't know. But I remember making a thread guaranteeing we were going to finish the season on a big winning streak

I made a thread saying “Won’t sniff the playoffs”

[TLO]

Originally Posted by TLO

I don't know. But I remember making a thread guaranteeing we were going to finish the season on a big winning streak

I wish I could find that thread

[Marcellus]

Is OP drunk?

[MVChiefFan]

I remember making a post that season about drafting the young QB from Texas Tech in a year or two.

Damn, I really thought Davis Webb was gonna be something.

[chiefzilla1501]

Yeah Reid wasn’t going anywhere. At this point we are lucky for every good and bad thing that happened over the past few decades. Because of even a single thing had been different we may not have landed the exact draft position that allowed us to focus away from guys like trubisky while having just the right trade capital to trade up for mahomes

[smithandrew051]

It was important for establishing the culture in KC that the playoffs are an expectation.

Before Reid, it was a good season to just make the postseason.

[ThaVirus]

I hadn’t considered the possibility of Reid getting fired but the answer to any question of the importance of any Chiefs event prior to 4/27/2017 is that it was extremely important. You change even one small outcome and the ramifications could result in us never drafting Mahomes.

All of the heartbreaking losses, worthless seasons, etc. - I wouldn’t change any of it if given the option.

[smithandrew051]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

I hadn’t considered the possibility of Reid getting fired but the answer to any question of the importance of any Chiefs event prior to 4/27/2017 is that it was extremely important. You change even one small outcome and the ramifications could result in us never drafting Mahomes.

All of the heartbreaking losses, worthless seasons, etc. - I wouldn’t change any of it if given the option.

Crazy thing is that one more win for the Chiefs would’ve dropped the Broncos to the 5 seed instead of the 1.

Those flukey losses early in the season likely gave the Broncos a Super Bowl.

I’m at peace with it though due to what’s happened since.

[Gary Cooper]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Crazy thing is that one more win for the Chiefs would’ve dropped the Broncos to the 5 seed instead of the 1.

Those flukey losses early in the season likely gave the Broncos a Super Bowl.

I’m at peace with it though due to what’s happened since.

If that idiot Burfict doesn't hit Antonio Brown, the Chiefs would have faced Denver in the next playoff game instead of New England. We'd have a better chance to make the AFCCG, though it may mean another SB for Brady.

To answer the OP, Reid was never getting fired after Clark sought him out in 2012 and the team had two winning seasons in 2013 and 2014.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

Crazy thing is that one more win for the Chiefs would’ve dropped the Broncos to the 5 seed instead of the 1.

Those flukey losses early in the season likely gave the Broncos a Super Bowl.

I’m at peace with it though due to what’s happened since.

Yep, IIRC that was the year that Jamaal fumbled on the give-up drive to go to OT. The Broncos kicked the game-winning field goal and that ended up being the difference in seeding.

Broncos relied on defense and Manning was trash that year so they probably don’t advance to the SB that year. We likely didn’t either though, let’s be honest. Most likely scenario there is another Patriots Super Bowl win. Assuming things turned out similarly, Brady’s potentially got 8 rings and a threepeat under his belt. Or maybe with the threepeat completed, he retires after the 2019 season..

Idk. Either way, I like where we are now and I’m OK with letting the Broncos keep that measly SB win in return for three (and counting) for us. Broncos fans have been in hell since that Bowl.

[ThaVirus]

Funny thing is, now that we’re past it I can admit that 2015 Broncos defense was an all-time unit.

What’s even funnier is that the Alex Smith Chiefs were sort of their kryptonite. We scored above their average PPG allowed on the season in both of our games against them that season.