Raiders at Chiefs - Week 2 - Record: 0-2

When we play the Keystone Kops, maybe we'll have a chance to win a game. Just maybe. When is that one on the schedule? Week 14? Okay, I can't wait because then maybe we'll be able to break our losing streak. Maybe. I dunno, but maybe...

The streak is now at 11, and all Chiefs fans may want to string up Herm Edwards by his headphones. But give him a break. Granted, what looked like a brilliant offensive scheme bringing in Marques Hagans at QB to shake things up turned out to be just offensive. Pulling Damon Huard for a completely hopeless Tyler Thigpen could easily be seen as desperate, and, well, it was. Desperate measures for an abjectly hopeless team.

The problem is Herm has been handed a team that has been patched together to try to get people in the park, and that's about it. I don't know how much that is working--I haven't seen the latest attendance figures but looking in the stands at the empty seats, I've got a suspicion our reputation for sellouts is a thing of the distant past.

I mean, I'm kinda tired of hearing an announcer cheerfully say this about the Chiefs: "What a great play there made by [FILL-IN-THE-BLANK-WITH-SOME-OBSCURE-PLAYER], a fine pick-up from the [FILL-IN-THE-BLANK-WITH-SOME-OTHER-TEAM-WHO-PAWNED-OFF-SOME-SECOND-STRINGER-ON-US-BECAUSE-WE'VE-BEEN-SO-LOUSY-AT-DRAFTING-TO-ACTUALLY-BE-COMPETITIVE].

There is so much wretchedness to write about this team that why should I even go on. I know I blog to connect with other Chiefs fans and, in these cases, commiserate. Really though, all I'm going to do is say over and over and over again, "offensive line--offensive line--offensive line..." Everyone seems to wonder why Larry Johnson isn't his wonderful past self. Come on, people. When Johnson was great he had people like Will Shields in front of him. Nothing against Johnson, he's still great. But you could have all the best players in the world and if you've got squat up front, then you've got...

This.

So. Herm is just thinking of the future. Looking at who we got. Getting those rookies worn in. This is just a full year of exhibition games.

Yeee.