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Why The Chiefs Deserve Pioli

Dear Pats Fans,

 

You guys get a bad rap.  It seems there are so many teams in the NFL, especially in the AFC, that absolutely despise the Pats.  I am not among them, although some Chiefs fans are.  I have tried explaining to my brethern in Chiefs Nation why the Pats are an organization that we should root for once our own team is out (translation: after week 6 in any year under Herm Edwards).  I'll admit, I am kind of partial as my dad was born in Boston and taught me at a young age to hate the Yankees and the Lakers.  But here is what the Pats have done that make you guys a personal favorite of mine in the AFC, outside of obviously my first and foremost allegience to the Kansas City Chiefs:

 

1.  The Raiders hate you guys ever since the tuck rule.  As the most hated division rival of mine, any team that pisses off the Raiders fan base makes me happy. 

 

2.  You guys have beat Peyton Manning and the Colts in the playoffs with consistency.  My beloved Chiefs have a tendancy  to lose to the Colts in the first game they play in the playoffs, no matter whose house its in.  1995, 2003, 2006.  Everytime.  The Colts have become my most hated non-division rival and I am eternally grateful for the number of times you have stifled Peyton Manning.  Manning may be a great QB, but he has always had the weapons around him.  I have watched Tom Brady win rings with second rate talent at WR, and put Tom in the same sentence as Joe Montana.

 

3.  You exposed the Chargers for the cry-babies they are.  LT, Rivers, Merrimen, all of them.  Hate them.  They are classless and cannot take it when a superior team with the greatest coach of his generation (or possibly ever) dominates them.  I can always sleep easy at night knowing that as long as the venerable New England Patriots are in the playoffs, the Chargers will not see a Super Bowl ring (sadly, I must pin my hopes on teams that I do not have as much confidence in this season).

 

You have been the dynasty of this decade, and I do not expect your success to stop anytime soon.  You have capable personnel in the front office and a coach that knows that it takes to win.  I wish your franchise great success in the future, and I am sure that Scott Pioli has trained his successor well.  We look forward to meeting you guys in future AFC Championship games.  I cannot wait to see BB and Scott Pioli shake hands on the sidelines as genuine friends before that game.  I will thank you in advance for allowing one of the brightest minds in the game to leave the nest and prove his value to a starving fanbase in the Midwest that so desperately needs to taste victory again. 

 

Sincerely and with Best Wishes for 2009,

 

A Die-Hard Chiefs Fan

   

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