What Hitchens said is whiney but ultimately forgettable, especially from such a forgettable player. But Honey Badger’s tweet is legacy-defining. Get the fuck out of here you soft bitch. [Reply]
"You fans will never be satisfied.' Not a great sign when the fans are more hungry than the players. Obviously they don't have a dynasty mindset. And what nfl city outside of Cleveland doesn't have a "what have you done for me lately attitude"?? [Reply]
Well, to be fair, Hitchens and his kids and their kids, etc. will also always have to live with the video of him running with his back to the play against Buffalo while the RB strolled for yards and yards and yards. So, they'll need that money to reconcile the ridicule. [Reply]
Originally Posted by JakeF:
The Chiefs Defense is the 2nd highest paid in the NFL. The chiefs are paying their safeties more than any other team in the NFL.
Maybe the fans are right to expect more from that side of the ball.
Just sayin'
Chiefs: 70m for offense, 90m for Defense, 23m for Safeties
Chiefs' fans stuck around through a lot of crappy years, too many to be considered fair-weather.
Patriots fan here. I don't think just looking at salaries is a fair way to look at it.
One also needs to heavily factor in recent draft picks, especially ones still on rookie contracts or who haven't yet gotten expensive, since the draft allows you to get star players or valuable players for very inexpensive prices. How many of the premium picks selected on defense vs offense. Round 1 picks should be weighed more than round 2 picks which should be weighed more than round 3, et cetera. Even where a player is selected, showcases priorities on the team. For example, the Chiefs traded up for Mahomes and he really hasn't even started to become expensive. They obviously did great in doing so but the point is if you defense is heavily filled mostly with premium FA's it is going to be expensive and may under the best of circumstances just be slightly above average if you aren't drafting well on defense.
Chiefs in order to get Mahomes gave up 2 firsts and a 3rd. Again, it worked out great but decisions like that have forced the Chiefs to fill the gaps on defense with FAs and that is expensive to do so. [Reply]
Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu has had a lot of success in his three years in Kansas City, but he doesn’t appear happy with the fans.
Mathieu and teammate Anthony Hitchens both posted comments on an Instagram post from a Chiefs fan account saying Chiefs fans should be more appreciative of what the team has accomplished.
“This might be one of the most toxic fan bases in all of sports,” Mathieu wrote on his verified Instagram account.
Mathieu was agreeing with Hitchens, who posted a comment defending himself after the Chiefs fan account listed Hitchens’ contract as one of the three worst moves from Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach.
“All we did was go to 3 AFC championship games and 2 Super Bowls and 1 SB win in my first 3 years here so far,” Hitchens wrote. “y’all fans will never be satisfied it’s sad!”
Mathieu and Hitchens both mixed it up with Chiefs fans in the Instagram comments. When a fan suggested to Mathieu that he’d be elsewhere next year, Mathieu replied, “somebody gon pay me. I’m too smart & im too good!”
When another fan wrote, “you’re paid millions of dollars to play a game,” Mathieu retorted, “you should have been a football player then.” [Reply]
We might win this weekend, but the Broncos look like the only other team this defense can hold under 30 the rest of the year. Like a few others have said, this really is starting to feel like 98. [Reply]