Authentic Chiefs Enthusiasm of The Day

I can't help but pound out a post just about the news today that Andy Reid has indeed decided to start Pat Mahomes this Sunday in the Chiefs game against the Broncos in Denver. After his announcement my son texted me with the news, and I did then peek around at what people were saying about it. I simply couldn't help it.

I did come across this wonderful piece by a fellow Chiefs fan over at the fine Arrowhead Pride, a great narrative about what every impassioned Chiefs fan has all too much endured. I myself have tried to give some real perspective to the phenomenon with The Quarterback Project. And there is always this head-shaking elucidation of all this from the always excellent Jon Bois, this one even from way back in May of 2014, so it could use an update. Yeah, the Chiefs drought is indeed still in effect. Wow.

Which brings us to Mahomes' start this Sunday. If he should by chance win this game, it would end that drought. You know what it is. I know what it is. Every Chiefs fan knows what it is as does any generally knowledgeable pro football fan even if their affinity is not with the Chiefs.

Last win by a starting quarterback drafted by the Chiefs? Todd Blackledge, over the Chargers, September 13, 1987. The crazy thing is that it was the first game of the season, and it was actually a really crappy performance by Blackledge -- we just happened to win. The rest of that season was a joke as the strike hit soon thereafter and we never stopped stumbling and bumbling afterwards. Then came Steve DeBerg and the many many years of refusing to draft a quarterback who could win football games.

I've done the calculation -- it isn't hard, you can at this website -- regarding how long it has been. From September 13 1987 to this Sunday, 11,067 days will have passed. Yep, 30 years and a handful of months. Should Mahomes win Sunday, I've thought about bilging all the "There've been this many presidents since then and so-and-so wasn't even born and most vehicles on the road were still pulled by horse" kind of thing, but eh, we all know it too well.

And if Mahomes doesn't pull off the win? Then there'll be a whole offseason of days to add to the drought length until we can maybe perhaps finally with-our-best-chance-in-a-long-time see a drafted and developed pure-bred Chiefs quarterback -- ::Yowza!:: -- actually win an NFL football game.

The weather in Denver all this week and the week after will be mild, except for Sunday. High of 28, low of 6. The game will be from 2:25 to 6:00-ish Mountain Standard Time, so if the forecast is correct it'll probably be around 20 and dropping throughout the game. How will that affect Mahomes and the Chiefs? It may not be a bad thing because the Chiefs may have similar miserable weather at Arrowhead the week after, so they'll get a solid idea of how to play in it.

As it is, there is excitement in the Chiefs Kingdom right now, no doubt. We get to see Mahomes a bit in a very no-pressure situation, we can get ready for a playoff game at home.

Right now, it's definitely a blast to be dwelling richly in the Kingdom.
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