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Facillo yuge!

And their defense.

The NFL (and pro sports in general) aren’t rigged. Don’t say I never told you so.

Mahomes being exposed.

Nah. I think 90% of the 50/50 plays go the Pats’ way half the time.

That is plain wrong. There are numerous behavior clauses in the standard NFL player contract. As such, it is ENTIRELY within the Chiefs’ purview to exercise their discretion in relation to those clauses if they’ve determined that one or more have been violated. It is also Hunt’s right to lodge a complaint vs. the Chiefs through the NFLPA. It speaks volumes that he hasn’t done that.

Employees have the right to establish their own codes of conduct and the requesite punishment for violations of those codes. The courts have nothing to do with it. Nor should they. Now, if the young lady in question should decide to press charges against Hunt then, and ONLY then, would the courts would have the requisite responsibility to decide the matter. This conflation of rules of conduct established by private business and the rule of law is wrong.

It’s the job of the courts to establish punishment for violations of behavior conduct established by private employers? That’s just not how it works.

In what way, shape, or form is an employer acting as law enforcement?

Not when the other team has the ball it ain't.

Oh, the criticism is certainly warranted and then some. But I wasn’t making a point about criticism one way or the other. My point was you can’t say you “just root for the team” and admonish others for taking the team too seriously when you yourself criticize every move the team makes and then get so defensive when others call you on it. That suggests a bit more of an emotional investment than simply rooting for the team. I find it a bit hypocritical.

Here’s the harsh reality: we have 54 points with 68 points remaining. Realistically, we need to get to 96 points to have a shot at the playoffs. That means playing at a .617 clip from here on out. Something this team, aside from a 10 game win streak with a TON of analytics to suggest it was a fluke, has never come close to achieving the last several years. I’ll just go ahead and say it; we have little chance at a playoff birth; virtually none. I think this team will crumble at the sight of how much teams pulled away from them while they were off, begin pressing, and then fold under the pressure like they’ve done the last two years under Bylsma and Housley after their bye week. We just aren’t good enough, simple as that. The shame is that JBotts probably knows this, too, but won’t make any moves via trade or call ups because it’s a lost cause and at least the Amerks are contending.

^This. ”Lockdown” and an “island” before anyone ever coined those phrases. Helluva question posed by the OP, too.

I call bs. You’ve been hyper critical of every major coaching hire and personnel move and too passionate in your arguments with other forum members in defense of that that criticism for too long to suggest that. This team seems to piss you off to no end.

Scandella is 28 years old with 8 years in the league already. He is done baking and he is what he is at this point. I think it’s unreasonable to assume the light is gonna go on at this stage of his career.

Has McCabe asked for a trade yet, after being paired with Scandella?

2nd point. He had an assist on Dahlin’s goal.

If ever a player needed that, it was Eichel. What a snipe!

How many third period leads has this team given up this year? Sorry, but that’s not fixed by some “process.” That’s an immediate coaching issue. Same with the power play.

There were times he flat out dominated against NCAA competition, too, including those older than him. He would have led his college team in scoring, as a freshman at a preeminent hockey school in a preeminent hockey conference, if he hadn’t needed to miss those three games. He was better than good as a college freshmen. Again, playing for a conservative coach with long time issues giving playing time to freshmen. His jump to college was a helluva lot easier than his transition to the NHL. Stands to reason.

I read that and think, “Man, we are getting a helluva steal with our secondary.”

Looks like Beaulieu has requested a trade. That’s what being paired with Scandella does to you! https://mobile.twitter.com/renlavoietva

Last season, he was a third pair D man. At best. This season, he is a 7 and should be seeing the press box most nights. But he has nothing to worry about as Housley goes out of his way to protect him. Pilut makes a mistake he’s out of the lineup. Scandella makes multiple mistakes? No problem.