Chiefs: “Once in a Great While”

 

 

 

 

Chiefs: “Once in a Great While”

 

by David Bell

 

Once in a Great While

 

 

From time to time —

 

A shift happens in the under-seam

 

of the power structures in NFL Football.

 

It’s a transition which occurs

 

where a dominance slips

 

and gives way for another team.

 

In the AFC it has been New England

 

for more than a decade up on top.

 

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Sure, there are proponents

 

of the time Manning was in Denver.

 

He did get one more ring

 

and I am happy for him.

 

New England is on top

 

until another team knocks them off of their pedestal.

 

This makes the next game for the Chiefs,

 

a VIP type game.

 

Will it be Brady or Mahomes?

 

 

 

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Would New England be the team

 

it has been without Tom Brady?

 

The Chiefs went to Foxborough

 

twice in 5 seasons versus the Patriots

 

and came away with a win —

 

Alex Smith was the Chiefs QB…

 

Andy Reid was the Chiefs HC…

 

Bob Sutton was the Chiefs Defensive Coordinator.

 

 

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In John Dorsey’s last draft for the Chiefs

 

he did Brett Veach a huge favor…

 

He traded draft picks to move to the 10 spot

 

and drafted Patrick Mahomes…

 

a player who was not earmarked to start by Dorsey…

 

nor the man who inherited the reins…

 

nor by the Head Coach Andy Reid.

 

 

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Patrick Mahomes the second

 

sat for a year, learning.

 

He had Alex Smith and Andy Reid lesson plans…

 

and he had Matt Nagy in his hip pocket

 

on the practice field

 

and on the side lines…

 

Patrick Mahomes was honed for the starting job in 2018.

 

 

 

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The 2018 season is five games old.

 

The Chiefs have suffered an onslaught the past two games

 

from Denver and from Jacksonville and they came out on top.

 

Jacksonville dis-respected PMII…

 

it disrespected the Chiefs offensive line…

 

it underestimated the Chiefs defense for 3 quarters…

 

and plain got whipped — wiped — and reckoned with.

 

 

 

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Denver threw every look possible at Patrick Mahomes.

 

The Chiefs came out on top.

 

You could tell. The players believed in him — on the field.

 

Von Miller, was handled by Mitchell Schwartz.

 

 

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Jacksonville threw every look possible at Patrick Mahomes.

 

Sure, Pat didn’t throw a TD and it was a tough game for him…

 

but he did not panic…

 

He used the tools available on the field…

 

and a defensive Pick-Six…

 

to come away with a win.

 

 

 

 

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As importantly for the Chiefs

 

though giving up huge aerial yards

 

on the last 3 possessions of the game

 

the defense held them to 14 measly points.

 

Ten plus four. Yes, fourteen.

 

Three less than the magic number 17.

 

 

 

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Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to victory.

 

They played their: eye teeth, legs, arms, hips and even a fibula… out

 

to gain that victory.

 

Young guys came onto the field to replace the vets

 

and played their best and succeeded.

 

The Chiefs won.

 

Patrick led.

 

The players believed in him.

 

 

 

 

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This week? The top team in the AFC East

 

will throw all they can at the Chiefs.

 

But somehow, over the past five seasons,

 

the Chiefs seemed to have BB’s number

 

and they’ve come away with wins…

 

despite the pundits…

 

in spite of the odds…

 

in spite of Vegas…

 

in spite of the NFL Channel.

 

 

 

 

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Sunday will tell a tale…

 

as to whether the Pats give up the label

 

of team to beat in the AFC.

 

Even if they win, they likely will take other losses.

 

They are not the dominate team they once were.

 

Brady will do his level best to hold this “crown.”

 

 

 

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Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs will do their level best

 

to lift the crown physically from the brow of Tom Brady

 

and place it on their own collective heads…

 

and they will be led by their field general,

 

on the field and off the field.

 

The players believe.

 

You can see it.

 

I believe.

 

Do you?

 

 

 

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Chiefs 31 Patriots 24.

 

 

      

 

 

David Bell – ArrowheadOne

 

 

 

 

 

 

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