Of course the Broncos are next Christmas day night on prime time again, and while this once looked like a marquee matchup, right now Denver is reeling at 8-6 presently out of the playoff picture and Kansas City had just polished off one of its most embarrassing tank jobs ever, holding there at 10-4 with a smattering of teams slavering to take its playoff spot.
I will say again, we should be putting up 30 points a game, every game. After the last time I said that we put up exactly 30 at Denver, but we had to slug it out to the very last seconds of overtime with completely unnecessary dramatics. That was a game for the ages, yes, one we won, yes -- that's all fine.
But this week we should've easily beat the Titans 30-19.
And so here's the take, THE TAKE, for what needs to happen this Sunday night. I really think there isn't a Chiefs fan who isn't thinking this. Please, if you are acquainted with any Chiefs fans who isn't thinking this, then in the famous loud-speaker-bellowed words of Sam Wyche, "Point 'im out and get 'im outta here!!!"
Here's the take, and it comes in the form of a simple memo.
Oh, and in case Reid doesn't get the memo, cc to Brad Childress and Matt Nagy. For that matter cc the entire coaching staff, and Alex Smith, of course. And Nick Foles. And Tyler Bray just in case. How about Clark Hunt just for emphasis, it'd be best to come from the very top. So John Dorsey too. And the entire team. And all of Chiefs Kingdom. In fact to the whole world for that matter but then this memo could only be lost to the densest of anyone with any knowledge of footbally kinds of things.
Okay, enough goofy hyperbole. Here it is.
Memo to Andy Reid:
From now until you raise that Vince Lombardi Trophy caked in red and gold confetti on that glorious Sunday night of February 5 2017, run every single offensive play to Travis Kelce or Tyreek Hill.
"Oh but that's not how professional-football-at-this-level is played."
I know I know I know you're supposed to mix things up and keep the other team guessing, but guess what Andy Reid Brad Childress Matt Nagy...
Yerr not doing that.
Other teams somehow someway know exactly what you're going to do, they just do. Yes when you throw in that fantastic unusual play like, ohhh, that shocking counter run to Hill coming out of the backfield he ran for an 80-mile long touchdown, or ummm, that surprising shovel pass to Kelce behind the line of scrimmage he bulldozed his way for good yardage -- then you're sufficiently mixing things up.
Do that all the time.
These two players are so extraordinary -- game-changers, both of them, not using the term lightly -- they are game-changing players and we have two of them, TWO OF THEM, guys that could get us that 30 before the viewing audience blinks.
We have the talent, let's use our talent to get us the blistering offense we know we could have.
If we're playing them like crazy it doesn't matter whether they know what's coming.
Just do it.
Do it until the opponent gets so worn out by their phenomenal exploits that they must put three guys on each of them. Then and only then are you allowed to try to do anything else with any other player. Yes we have nice other players. They are nice, yes, we all agree they are very nice. We could name them but not going to right now.
Right now you should only think about Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill.
Seriously.
Every.
Single.
Play.
One of them.
Touches.
The ball.
Signed,
Every single Chiefs fan who is already desperate to run out there to the sideline you roam at 500 trillion miles an hour to bop you on the head so you'll get the idea of what's in this memo, something we've all been wailing at you from wherever we are on this benighted planet for the past however long its been you have not been doing this.
One of the key things that had me thinking about this was the contrast between our bold attempts to get a single solitary 1st down to burn the remainder of game clock with just over two minutes left, and the Titans flailing attempts to go 50 yards in just over a minute with no timeouts.
Ahem, guess which was successful.
My point is in this simple question.
When we have the ball and just need to run out the clock but must get a first down, why on earth don't we just run our offense as we usually do? In fact why didn't our coaching staff know that our offensive line had been struggling in this game, and as such why didn't we throw a pass on one of those plays to --
Yes, you got it --
Travis Kelce or Tyreek Hill.
Even if it was on 3rd down, sure have Smith roll out to go for the 1st down but maybe at least have Kelce as an outlet, or hey, how about just stepping back and throwing the ball down the field? It seemed like Smith was making good throws even with the cold weather. Not trusting him to make the pass play he can make just engenders doubt in your guy's ability and continues to convince us all, most woefolly the opponent, that you're going to do vanilla things because you're scared of losing.
You're playing not to lose.
Oh how many times have Chiefs fans have had to puke up that philosophy in their Chiefs football-enjoying lives.
The key to that memo?
Please Andy Reid et al, we beg you.
Start playing to win.
If you do, you'll have 30 points on the board by halftime.
So remember the words.
Travis.
Tyreek.
Let us know you got the memo. Thanks.
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