KC Confidential

Is this the year for the Kansas City Chiefs?

Is this a Super Bowl team? Perhaps. It may well be the best Chiefs squad since Joe Montana took Kansas City to the AFC title game and lost badly to the Buffalo Bills nearly a quarter century ago.

I was telling the Stanford’s audience about the bad moves that likely cost KC a Super Bowl appearance in ’95 and ’97 seasons. Nick Lowery, former Chiefs place kicker was at the show which sparked those bad memories. Had Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson not gotten rid of Nick before the 1995 season – in which KC went 13-3, but lost their only play off-game to the Colts at Arrowhead – kicker Lin Elliot would not have missed three short field goals. Had Nick still been with KC he surely would have made at least one of them and Chiefs would have moved on to the AFC title game. The other big mistake was benching quarterback Rich Gannon for Elvis Grbac after the 13-3 season in 1997.

So is this current Chiefs team the real deal? Their numbers say NO.  Continue reading →

This is not a Facebook failure…

This is a failure of mainstream media, looking for a scapegoat to take the blame for missing Donald Trump‘s election by so much.

People believe what they want to believe. If they didn’t get it from Facebook, they’d get it from the person next door. This is not limited to the digital age. Do you think no one got it wrong back in the pre-media days?

Of course they did. Society runs on gossip and shading and he who can garner the most attention wins in the end.

And mainstream media has squandered its power and lost eyeballs in the process.

Let’s start with television news.

It’s biased.

Forget network news, it’s a joke. Appointment television in an on demand world is akin to pay phones in an era of mobile handsets. Only a tiny subset of Americans are gonna tune in at 6:30. As for the local news, that’s been a joke for decades, just ask Don Henley, all bubble-headed bleach blonds joking with their compatriots with news a secondary item. If it bleeds it leads and if you’re interested in murder and cat rescues you might be satisfied, otherwise you’ve tuned out.

And speaking of satisfaction, the anchors left at CNN are so self-satisfied as to have you wondering who these people are.

Who made Wolf Blitzer king?

If you think the man has gravitas, you’re probably still paying fealty to your second grade teacher – give me a break. Continue reading →

The Chiefs had a six game stretch of games against playoff teams or close…

Beating Denver on the Bronco’s home court was the first. Yesterday’s road game against one of NFL’s best offensive teams, Atlanta and Matt Ryan, was the second. Our boys were a big underdog, by as many as 6 points. However Chiefs QB Alex Smith, had one of his better games this season, throwing 25 passes and missing only 4! Damn.

Smith threw for 270 yards and a big 29-28 win.

The story of the game was Eric Berry. The Chiefs safety who is having his biggest year ever had two interceptions for scores – an INT off Ryan for six, the other, a game winner, was a 2 point return off Ryan when he attempted a two point conversion on Atlanta’s last score.

Berry has gone the field three times this season already.

The Chiefs defense was nothing like it had been against the Broncos. Justin Houston was used somewhat and did record a sack, but missed some of the game on the sideline. Dee Ford was back but had no huge impact.

The Chiefs couldn’t stop the run and Ryan was cutting the Chiefs up in the first half with Julio Jones who left the game late with an injury. Continue reading →

Talk about opportune timing…

Jimmie “JJ” Walker has been coming to Kansas City and  Stanford’s for nearly 25 years. During which time the man has stayed in the news and remained relevant.

In just the past couple months Walker made the cover of Rolling Stone and was interviewed on CNN just before the third presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

Why would CNN interview Jimmie?

Walker has had his own talk show on radio for years and has been focused on politics. Plus he leans Republican.

It’s also well known that he was dating Republican bomb thrower Ann Coulter. Two years ago People Magazine did an entire spread on the top 100 pop culture stars that mattered the past 100 years and Jimmy came in No. 25, not bad.

Walker was discovered in New York by long time talk show host and comic David Brenner. As Walker’s career exploded in the 1970’s Brenner, David Letterman and Jay Leno wrote for JJ. He was a regular at the Comedy Store in LA but was also part owner of the then new Improv on Melrose.

Jimmie’s career soared to the top in the 1970w with his smash hit, “Good Times.” Today it’s considered one of the all time classic sitcoms and is on daily all over the world.  Continue reading →

No Super Bowl had the drama of last night’s OT, come from behind monster victory by our Kansas City Chiefs…

Alex Smith, I want to apologize to you sir.

THIS IS YOUR TEAM NOW, WIN LOSE OR DRAW.

Smith who has been under fire by everyone, including me, was heroic last night. He never gave up when he had to do it and drive for scores. o

This is now and for this season Smith’s team.

The Chiefs now more than ever buy into the soul of Alex Smith. Yes, he can do it. Even if they don’t win the AFC, last night was one for the books. The hardest hitting game of our time.

In Mile High, where its hard to breath, the Chiefs outlasted, out defended and finally outscored the World Champs. This win puts them into the playoffs, a loss likely would have ended their season. They refused to lose.

I was simply delighted.

Now about Tyreek Hill…

Not since Gale Sayers in 1965 – over 50 years ago – has a player scored three touchdowns, a punt return, running and receiving TD.

Hill is now arguably the most dangerous weapon in the NFL. Continue reading →