Sweats

The KC ball washing is getting too over-powering in here. I would rather see a leader pacing the sidelines or talking with guys, then sitting on the bench by themselves with a glazed look in their eyes.

The Bengals have beaten KC more times in the playoffs.....i'm thinking that means something.

The Who - Won't get Fooled Again......meet the new boss, same as the old boss sigh

Here's my way of thinking.... The Bengals are basically the only team in the league that can beat KC consistently. They're proven it time and again. In a copy cat league where teams are trying to emulate, grow and expand their playbooks with different calls, routes, whatever, by watching and learning from other teams, why, oh why are we not trying to copy the system devised by the Bengals against the Chiefs, that we know works? We're not trying to re-invent the wheel here....use the system that has been created by the Bengals and run with it.

WR....and that's all i got to say about that.

.....shoulve taken that big swing for some offensive weapons for JA

I've lost all faith in this regime that they can fairly evaluate talent at any level. Spend a boat load of picks on the D every year in the draft and FA's and the D fails us every year with a D minded HC, mind you.....you see where i'm going with this? Draft absolutely nothing of value for the O and expect JA to be a "one man show" every week. It's disgusting. And we wonder why we just can't seem to get over the hump and even just get to a SB, let alone win one.

Unpopular opinion?.....the team is soft. This team is soft, from the FO, to the HC to the players on down.....soft at every level. Once they learn some grit, they will hoist that Lombardi. I can promise you that. When was the last time a soft team won the SB? I can't honestly remember any, to be honest. Each team that has ever won a SB played with determination, played with grit and knew what was on the line each week to get there. Soft teams get chewed up and spat out along the way. They get weeded out, exposed...

You are correct, sir.....i am delusional. Only a delusional person sees a guy who puts the team on his shoulders and is tough on the field, but not tough on the sidelines or with his team mates. Takes the onus of the mistakes and responsibility upon himself, but never putting it on the team or HC, where it belongs. You said it yourself, "he says nothing".....a leader is vocal. A leader expresses himself to his team, no matter whether someone will get hurt feelings. A leader is not just putting the team on your back and trying to carry the workload by themselves.....a leader determines the situation, demands responsibility/accountability from everyone. A leader is not just a "one man show", but rather a blend of moving parts in cohesion....a leader makes that happen. When i see JA sitting on the bench by himself with nothing to say to his teammates when they've f'ed up, i don't see a tough person. I see a guy who has resounded himself to the situation that our FO and HC have created for him to "have" to carry the team on his back. If he ever demands accountability from his teammates and HC for trying to cover up for their inadequacies, then he will hoist a Lombardi. You ever see how emotional the KC players are on the sidelines?......they want to win, they know what it takes to win and they demand accountability from everyone in that locker room. Mahomo expects to win every time he plays. Our guys sit on the sidelines with nothing to say to each other, each guy covering up for the mistakes and blunders for each other and never calling anyone out. JA is hoping to win every time he plays. There's a huge difference between the 2 QB's, when one doesn't hold anyone accountable and hoping that the problems will correct themselves.....they won't, which is why were good, but just not quite good enough. If you've ever been in a leadership role, you'll know what i'm talking about. I don't know how simpler i can make it.

Here's what we're looking at.....one QB "expects" to win and one "hopes" to win. We all know which is which, however, when "said" QB gets into the proper mentality of "expecting" to win, then he will get over the proverbial hump. It's the responsibility of the HC and FO to guide the QB in the proper direction of mindset and confidence....and brother, they are dropping the ball, not just on the QB, but the whole team. This team is just not tough enough, including the QB. They have flashes here and there, but the overall toughness each week is lacking. I have spoken.

All i know is that if i have to listen to Nick Wright ball wash Mahomo one more time, i'll puke

Unlikely, but you gotta get rid of Von and Diggs with those contracts.

The whole thing with abandoning the run game with CM, seemed like a real McClappy thing to do IMO.

KC tightened up the trenches and zeroed in on the run game. The Niners felt they had a better chance with Purdy throwing it than CM running it......sounds like a very McClappy thing to do IMO.

I'm usually the 1st one to defend the refs on a weekly basis, however, i noticed ALOT of holding by KC in the 2nd half last night.....nothing was called. Shameful.......just shameful.

You are correct, sir....the problem is not JA and i think we can all agree on that. In my eyes, the problem always has been and always will be coaching. We are going to constantly end up with the same results with this regime. I'm not even sure they know how to identify the issues, nor how to even fix them.

Anyone watch the trenches last night?....ya i know, everyone wants to watch the "pretty" plays, the QB, the RB's, the WR's, but did anyone actually watch the trenches? I did and i'll tell ya some things i noticed.... 1) When the Niners were dictating and dominating the trench on O in the first half, they pressured Mahomo keeping him off-balance and forcing him to abandon some of KC's playcalling. They forced some sacks and kept Mahomo off his rhythm. KC could not generate anything on O in the 1st half. CM was steam rolling the KC D line, slicing up yardage. 2) The 2nd half was completely different. KC owned the trenches, which gave Mahomo the confidence to make plays. It also didn't help that the Niners abandoned the run, however, the KC D was stout in the 2nd half and limited CM to very little yardage. My point being, we all know the game is won and lost in the trenches. We all know that if you can pressure Mahomo, you can throw him off his game. When was the last time we completely dominated the trenches in any game?.....Dallas, and that's about it. We moved the ball at will cause it all started in the trenches. My other point being, our FO keeps telling the fans that they are building a team to compete with KC....and yes we can compete in the regular season, but in the playoffs, they own us. They outright own us. Did we get any pressure on Mahomo last game we played them?....nope, and he had all day to feel comfortable in the pocket and pick us apart. If we can't own the trenches, we can't own the Lombardi.....simple as that.

Most embarrassing day is 13 seconds.....and it's not even close.

TE (AKA - Captain Checkdown)....and it's not even close. Why this franchise ever hitched their wagons to this clown is far beyond me.

teams a mess from the top on down

Superbowl?!?......we wouldn't even be able to win the toilet bowl, for christs sakes

serenity now, my friends.......serenity now

team is trash

The only bowl this team is seeing is the toilet bowl

As the captain once demanded......"Bring me my brown pants!!!!!!"