SB Nation User Blog: Lanier63

To All Of You I Say....Thank you!

Lanier63 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:34:51 -0000

With this post and my comment I will have completed a milestone that I am not always one to stay with. Blogging is not my cup of tea unless I am very interested in a subject. In other words, I don’t blog on anything but the Chiefs. For 47 years I have watched and cheered the Chiefs on, beginning with the days sitting on my Dad’s lap, and now sitting in the room by myself – my kids are both teenage girls and the wife isn’t in too football. But one thing has always been very dear to me and that is the Chiefs.

My parents grew up in KC and were transferred to Memphis, TN before I was born. When the Texans moved to KC my Dad became an instant fan. As I grew up as the runt in the family, my Dad knew I would be the football fan and did everything he could to indoctrinate me in not only the sport but the Chiefs themselves.

Over the years I have had relatives work for the Chiefs and have had access to many things most would not. Two times I was given free reign in the gift shop when I was 12 and 13 years old. My room had no paint on it for the pictures I cut out of Pro Day magazine and other mags that I could find with Chiefs stories. I was able to meet different players like Bobby Bell, Len Dawson, Mike Bell and non Chief Conrad Dobler.

Anyways the point of this post is to say, I am about to make my 5000 comment on here today. I have been proud to be a member with you guys and a big thanks to the Thorman brothers. I appreciate having the chance each and every day to chat and debate with each and every one of you and do not ever take that lightly.

So with that I raise my glass to you all and say job well done and thanks for letting me be a part of your Chiefs experience!

Lanier63

PS: And the amazing thing is ya’ll let me keep coming back?

Funeral for a Friend?

Lanier63 — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:18 -0000

Ladies and Gentlemen, I take this time to thank you for gathering here today to lay to rest a ….friend. Yes it’s the Kansas City Chiefs marquee itself. The last 11 years have been painstaking and hard to deal with because of the sickness that lured over Arrowhead One Drive. The team has had to endure the names of people who some consider legends in their own mind. Today is a day that will live in infamy.

Gone is the cancer that killed us, Larry Johnson. Can’t blame him anymore.

Gone is the Coordinator that killed our Linebackers. Can’t blame him anymore.

Gone is the Coach that demolished us, Herm Edwards. Can’t blame him anymore.

Gone is the Coach who killed our defense, Dick Vermeil. Can’t blame him anymore.

Gone is the GM who killed our offensive line future. Can’t blame him anymore.

Bernard Pollard is gone, Can’t blame him anymore.

Todd Haley is the coach right now and at least deserves our support. You cannot support the team and not support the coach, I don’t get that and don’t agree. Not every decision is gonna be right but we hope the majority will be. I will relate this situation we have suffered through the last 11 years like a fire in your home.

Hopefully we will be able to stop the fire in the room its starts in leaving most of the house untouched. (loss after loss due to old players, bad coaching and scheme)

However, after the fire is put out and the damage is done, most of what you see is either ruined or cosmetic issues. (new players with ability to compete must be brought in. Coaching needs to be considered also for change)

First you clear out the smoke and begin removing the destroyed items. (fire the GM, Coaches and get rid of the substandard players)

Then you tear out the walls and ceiling nearest the fire to make sure there was no extension into other areas. (get rid of the position coaches who need to go)

After that you bring in your contractor to evaluate your assets and determine a price to fix them. (hire a new GM to right the ship)

A plan is agreed upon and the work begins to replace the damaged items and bring the house back with a fresh coat of paint. (let the GM select a coach, who will also help evaluate your needs and bring in new players)

Although, smoke seeks air and as you know air is everywhere in your house. You still have to clean the other rooms to remove this distasteful smell. (you have to get new position coaches who are competent and capable of doing their job)

Once the entire house has been cleaned you should be able to enjoy a rebuilt house that you love. (hopefully win after win after win!)

Today begins the rebirth of what we know as the Kansas City Chiefs. Fifty three players will don pants, pads, jerseys and cleats to begin practicing as the new team that bears the greatest logo ever created to be adorned on and NFL helmet. Lets support the team as a whole for these last 8 games and see what happens.

Thank you for sharing in this opportunity to bury a….friend and help resurrect a struggling franchise that deserves the best and that is Chief fans support!

Has anyone stopped to notice we equaled last years sack total yesterday? And we still have 8 more...

Lanier63 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:45:00 -0000

Has anyone stopped to notice we equaled last years sack total yesterday? And we still have 8 more games? It may be little, but it is SOME progress...

Lanier63

AT least we aint this bad...I hope

Lanier63 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:41:22 -0000

Mark Sanchez was seen eating a hot dog (with mustard) on the sidelines during the Jets 38-0 rout at Oakland yesterday.

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/video-mark-sanchez-eating-hot-dog-during-game-26664

I dont know how to do the video link or post and all that stuff. But this would be kinda like getting beat 59-0 and the losing coach showing up to a function wearing a Manning jersey. Oh wait that really happened! Has the NFL gotten that bad over the last few years?

Can anyone explain with some detail what happened on the blocked punt? from what little I saw on...

Lanier63 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:08:24 -0000

Can anyone explain with some detail what happened on the blocked punt? from what little I saw on highlights I thought the Redskin could advance the ball, but I am not sure.

Lanier63

Dear Chiefs Players,

Lanier63 — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:44:51 -0000

Today you will walk out onto the FedEx field in Washington, DC to face the Washington Redskins. Everyone knows this and many haven't given you a chance in hell to win. Plain and simple as that. Only thing is, is that if everything in the NFL was that simple, there would have been no reason to have made the flight to DC for the game. Hell there'd be no reason to even show up at Arrowhead to break your ass in practice each and everyday. Why bother if life in the NFL is that simple? Well let me explain why you should show up and simply win this game.

I don't want you to do this for the millions of Chiefs fans around the world. I dont even want you to do this for your families and friends. I don't even want you to win one for the Gipper! Today, screw Todd Haley, Scott Pioli and Clark Hunt because they simply just dont matter on this afternoon.

Gentlemen,Victory is measured in territory gained, in how well one unit outmaneuvers the other. The game involves brute strength and keen physicality; it is a hand to hand, helmet to helmet fight, one man struggling against another. And yet at the same time, finesse, agility, and brilliant strategy are requisites for success and a team lives or dies solely on how well they work together as a team, as a unit.

An inch can make the difference between victory or defeat. And if you want to succeed in football or life, you have to fight for every inch. Never take anything for granted. Always keep fighting, even when everything seems stacked against you.

Gentlemen today you have a chance to do something that should mean more than anything else in your career. You have the chance to redeem yourselves and begin to restore the pride that lies with the emblem on the side of your helmet. Yes the Arrowhead logo, that is what your fighting for. Players come and go in the NFL and on this team, but today you are the sole representatives on this battlefield wearing the emblem that stands for everything that is great in football. You represent every man, woman and child who has supported this team for over 50 years now and lives and breaths everything Chiefs.

Men today you win this game for yourselves! You play every snap or kick as if it were your last. You leave everything you brought and more on that football field and then at the end of the game, look your team mate in the eyes and say "I gave it may all". Then look back at the scoreboard and you should see the Victory that has so long eluded this team for this season.

Men today you walk onto that field as individuals that make up a team, but more important when you leave that field you walk off in unity as one team, the only team that matters today, The Kansas City Chiefs!

Today is your day. Live it, breath and believe it! And most importantly take one more look at that logo and know what it stands for. The one constant since 1963 has been that logo, a logo that has endured time and will certainly outlive all of us. But one thing is certain, that logo will always stand for greatness and today you guys can demonstrate just that.

I firmly believe that any mans finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out for a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle Victorious!

This is your day men. A day you simply become the Kansas City Chiefs.

Lanier63

via i403.photobucket.com

*some material borrowed from Inspirational Speeches.

I think I have the answer... (NSFW)

Lanier63 — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:38:42 -0000

Finally a brain storm has replaced my brain fart of this entire season. Anybody remember Major League, the movie? Well, the manager had the idea of taking a full size cutout picture of the owner (female) and undressing a piece of her with each win. I can top that! Lets do it this way; since we have lost so many games, many of the reasons were for screwups by players, we do this a little different.

We use the same principle as the movie but replace the good looking lady with, well a woman only Goff and McIntosh could secretly admire. As long as they keep losing they see the ugly woman, as they win they get to see a better looking starlet!

Like this:

and then as they win they would eventually see this:

Who wouldn't play harder to get rid of the first one and see the second one?

We probably should have had two field goals blocked by #90. If you go back and watch the video on...

Lanier63 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:02:12 -0000

We probably should have had two field goals blocked by #90. If you go back and watch the video on NFL.com, you will see the field goal that gave us 13 points was almost blocked by Ratliff also. He jumped over the gap between Center and Right Guard because the Guard lowered his left shoulder. On the blocked attempt, he jumped over the Center - Left Guard gap because Goff lowered his right shoulder.

Also, if anyone can get the video of the Albert injury, watch it and pay close attention to Olshansky rolling into Albert's leg. It looked kind of suspicious to me and the broadcast showed an excellent slow motion angle on it. But there is no way the broadcast team with Aikman was gonna mention anything like that. My point of view saw Olshansky lying there and then "jumping into" Alberts leg as Branden was backing up towards him.

Lanier63

NFL Football Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors - National Football League - ESPN

Lanier63 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:15:07 -0000

NFL Football Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors - National Football League - ESPN

Which team has the best Chance of pulling an upset this weekend?

Just wondering what would our team be like if we still had Bobby Bell playing?

Lanier63 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:46:36 -0000

Just wondering what would our team be like if we still had Bobby Bell playing?

Ludicrous