All the talking heads and podcasts are talking about how Mahomes can't come through in the clutch. You wonder if your team is cursed. The memes hurt sting your core.
There are legitimate questions if Reid needs to go. You lay awake at night and wonder what it feels like to see your team win a championship. You wonder if you'll die before experiencing it for yourself.
This is where fans of Bills fans are right now. Josh Allen has proven a lot, but until he actually lifts the Lombardi trophy, you don't know if he'll win you a title.
When you host AFC Championships in 2021 and 2022 and don't win the Super Bowl, it stings. But only because the expectations have been raised. I can still go walk the dogs in a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Champions hoodie and not have to wonder what it feels like.
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It's hard to win the Super Bowl.
The Chiefs have hosted the last 4 AFC Championship games at home. They're 2-2 in those games. 1-1 in the Super Bowl.
4 great seasons. 1 championship.
You look at great quarterbacks like Favre, Rodgers, Brees and they win one Super Bowl and had great careers. You look at QBs like Montana and Manning who won multiple Super Bowls and you appreciate how hard that is. And then you look at Brady in awe. The goat.
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The AFC is stacked with young quarterbacks. Allen. Herbert. Burrow. Mahomes. Jackson. Just getting the AFC Championship game is not going to be easy. Sure Mahomes is 4 for 4 but it's not always going to happen. You have to be able to appreciate the good times. This is an incredible run. And I still wouldn't rather have anyone else as my quarterback or head coach.
I always prayed, "just one." One time I want to experience this. And I did. So I'll never be anything but utterly grateful that it happened. (And it happened when I lived in Kansas City. And I got to go to a parade before the pandemic. It's all good.)
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