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Counterpoint: It's perfectly okay to be nervous about things that aren't literal life-and-death matters.

Hurts trying to become the first QB since Jim Kelly to lose his first SB and ever return.

Yeah, it seems like people are really glossing over the fact that KC only lost one game this season. Granted, it was to us...but still.

I'm cautiously optimistic but prepared for some thing catastrophic to happen...so feeling pretty much like any other big Bills game.

One offseason doesn't wipe away spending every top draft pick during his early years on defensive lineman who vacillate between "serviceable" and "nonexistent"

There are no moral victories when you have arguably the most physically talented player ever at QB, and some difficult questions will need to be answered if the defense that was given top priority by the GM and coach fail said QB again.

LMAO, they would've played it exactly the same way regardless of the deficit. Have you watched a Sean McDermott defense in a playoff game before?

Unreal; never would've guessed it. He's probably the best TE to ever play. And he was a great player pre-Mahomes too.

I think it's fair to assume that given his age and the tremendous of number of games the Chiefs have played since 2018, that they "kept him in the garage," so to speak, this season.

Let me know when they show the 1993 AFCCG.

I want McDermott to go full WWE promo on the podium if we win. "That lowlife on the opposite sideline had the audacity to fire me! Who's bringing the heat now, Andy?!?!" (slams Lamar Hunt trophy into the turf)

Just doing my best not to get too emotionally invested. Haven't thought about it a lot, to be honest If they can pull it out, then it's two weeks straight if being preoccupied with Super Bowl thoughts haha.

Getting two yards with Josh Allen is much more likely than the Bills winning an OT game at Arrowhead.

It's going to bug me when Hyde doesn't even dress so that some player who can only contribute on special teams but rarely does can suit up. Seems like exactly the kind of vet presence you'd want on at least the sideline.

I'll go with the one player on defense who plays consistently well week in and week out - Benford. To make a huge pick in the 2nd half.

Works for me. The blue jerseys in the Bowl were all nightmare games.

I'm pretty sure it's the NFC's turn to pick the uniform, so it's a possibility. Would love to have the chance to wear them, though!

That's actually a good example of how GMs can incorrectly judge a book by its cover. EJ Manuel was the first QB taken, I think in large part because he looked and sounded like he would be a franchise QB.

I mean, you were arguing it, though: "Look at 2011. Cam Newton, fresh off a Heisman and National Championship. But the scouts/executives/etc just couldnt fathom him being the best QB available so everyone pushed "golden boy" Blaine Gabbert to the top of the prospects list." In your own example, you're claiming that the 3rd QB drafted at #10 was more highly regarded than the guy taken #1 overall.

I wonder how Doug Williams feels. Taken in the first round in 1978 and was the first black QB to win a Super Bowl. Kinda get overlooked in all the "pioneer" talk, huh?

This argument is completely ridiculous when considering the fact that the same "racist" NFL front offices drafted numerous black QBs in the top 10 and even with the first overall pick years and even decades before anyone knew who Lamar Jackson was.

It works until it doesn't. There were a lot of Marty Schottenheimer teams that won 12, 13, 14 regular season games and then went ultra-conservative in the playoffs only to get clipped at the end. You have the best player in the league at QB. Don't neuter his ability to make plays, and for the love of God, don't get so in his head about limiting turnovers that you're making him unnecessarily tense.

Heard some insider recently say that he has a reputation as being a "corporate politician" type who manages to survive during bad times when everyone else in the front office and coaching staff is getting canned. Was he as good at this as Russ Brandon? Likely not, but you still don't want to work for a guy like that.

This is the best team of the McDermott era. They are healthy. Despite their record, KC is not the same powerhouse they were in years past. An important question to ask is that, if we go into Arrowhead and lose again (especially in a manner that proves that the Chiefs are the superior team) when will we ever beat them with the current staff and philosophy? I'm not advocating for McDermott to be gone, of course, but there needs to be pressure coming from somewhere to change their overall strategy and be open to bringing in external staff members. You don't earn full-Belichick, king-of-the-castle powers without getting to the SB.

Owners need to think long and hard about how current technology and stadium pricing across the board makes staying home to watch the game a very attractive option. I'm not sure how some teams without a tailgating culture even consistently sell out - that seems to be the one benefit to regularly attending in person.