Him Going to a rival sucked- but it happens. It was how he belittled and mocked the fans here that matters. Show a little respect /class to the team that gave you a chance and made you who you are- no reason to be an ass and burn bridges with a town that adored you - He’s a Bronco to me.
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Would it be ok if Rich Gannon or Jamal Charles banged the drum?? Didn't Tony G bang it a while back?? Don't matter to me but Neil stopped being a Chief to me when he went to Denver..
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I just seent Neil Smith at Ice House County Road.
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I realize that owners and players don't view these things the way we do. I remember when I met Eddie Kennison at Sports Nutz and told him how much I hated Denver. He just looked at me like I was crazy. If somebody told me how much he hated my friends and former co-workers, I'd think probably think he was crazy, too. That's fine for them. But I'm not one of them. I'm a fan. That's short for "fanatic." I'm not Eddie Kennison, or Michael Corleone. It's not business. It's personal.

As I said before, that loss still haunts me. Nothing will ever make it right. Yeah, I'm old and bitter, and when it comes to that game, unhinged. And I make zero excuses for that, and don't give shit who does or doesn't like it.

Fuck Bronco Neil.
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Even finally beating the Colts in the playoffs has not erased, not only the numerous losses to them in the playoffs over the decades, but especially the last one. That game was the straw that broke the camel's back and changed me as a fan forever. It took a piece of my soul that I'm never getting back, even with ten SB wins.

So I totally get what you are saying.
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That one certainly hurt, a lot, but in that case, we got real payback. Knocked those fuckers out of the playoffs and put the final nail in Luck's coffin.

Their great savior never ended up winning dick, and his final game was a playoff loss at Arrowhead. The same cannot be said of Elway and Manning.

That particular monkey is no longer on my back.
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I'm not saying there are not differences, just that I understand the idea that there are games that you just never get over.
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Fair enough. We've all got our own personal demons.
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The 95 playoff game did that to me. Still the coldest I’ve ever been in my life, and that was the longest and quietest walk I ever did out of Arrowhead. Looking back, we got really lucky to win a handful of games that season, but we should have blown that team out.
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I was 14 and still had a whoooooole lot of youthful faith and homer in me at that time. Not that it didn’t hurt, and not that I’ll name the kicker who shall be named but, I still had plenty of “give” in my fandom at that point.
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I hope he gets boo’d while everyone throws their beers at him
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I would’ve preferred OJ Simpson.
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i remember when rich gannon came back to arrowhead and some chiefs "fans" cheered him. that's much more of a dick move than having neil smith bang the stupid drum. at least neil never got cheered wearing another uni. fuck those "fans."

and fuck raider rich.
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I remember what Tim Grunhard said when asked what would have happened had Gannon started over Grbac. "I'd have a Super Bowl ring."

Gannon was nails down the stretch in '97. Starting that cocksucker Grbac is one of the dumbest decisions ever made in the history of dumb decisions. Why would he want to stay here and continue to backup that soulless prick? I wouldn't have cheered him, but I don't hate him.
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Marty would always ALWAYS Marty himself into losing.

He was gutless. All talk. No substance.
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