In a departure from expectations this afternoon, Chiefs CB L’Jarius Sneed was on the field for some stretching and conditioning that would put him in the next stage of the concussion protocol, a very good sign for him.
Andy Reid is optimistic JuJu Smith-Schuster, who sustained a left knee injury Sunday, will be able to participate in the team's practices next week in Arizona.
"He's in the good place," Reid said. "The main thing is letting that thing calm down. We'll just see where it goes."
Reid was particularly optimistic that among the injured players Toney and JuJu would be able to play in the Super Bowl. On JuJu, Reid said, "He's in a good place."
Andy Reid said L’Jarius Snead, who spends most of his time covering teams #1 QB is in the concussion protocol. His status for the Super Bowl will be one to watch vs the #eagles
Chiefs LB Willie Gay is optimistic about playing in the Super Bowl despite hurting his shoulder Sunday vs. Cincinnati, per source. Early tests were encouraging.
.@adamteicher to @J810Anderson on how the #Chiefs feel about the chances of their injured players returning for the Super Bowl: "The Chiefs feel like everybody's got a chance, all those guys." Adds that it's doubtful that all of them would make it, but all should have a shot.
Originally Posted by DaFace:
We've entered an era where comment sections are dominated by tinfoil hats. It'll drive you nuts if you dwell on it.
They’re all pretty terrible. It’s basically the people that shout the loudest think they are the smartest, but in reality it’s exactly the opposite. They are definitely the vocal minority and don’t speak for the rest of society(hopefully). [Reply]
What's Willie Gay's status? Chiefs need the speed on the edges for all of that RPO play design the eagles do.
Reddit's an interesting case. The voting system does tend to suppress the crazies a LITTLE bit, but it's at the cost of creating an echo chamber. If 60% of people agree with a take, it'll be at the very top of a thread while the take that 40% of people agree with gets buried. Couple that with the fact that it skews young compared to Facebook and Twitter (and ChiefsPlanet), and it definitely has a specific "hive mind" about some things.
Regarding the crazies, though, my sense is that a lot of people who rush to post about something in the moment skew toward the insane end of the spectrum. Right after the Bengals game, /r/nfl was pretty nuts with rigged talk. A day or two later, though, and most of the threads about it had a top comment that was much more logical. Similar for Twitter, though I personally try not to get too wrapped up in Twitter comment threads - those seem to be the worst to me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
Reddit's an interesting case. The voting system does tend to suppress the crazies a LITTLE bit, but it's at the cost of creating an echo chamber. If 60% of people agree with a take, it'll be at the very top of a thread while the take that 40% of people agree with gets buried. Couple that with the fact that it skews young compared to Facebook and Twitter (and ChiefsPlanet), and it definitely has a specific "hive mind" about some things.
Regarding the crazies, though, my sense is that a lot of people who rush to post about something in the moment skew toward the insane end of the spectrum. Right after the Bengals game, /r/nfl was pretty nuts with rigged talk. A day or two later, though, and most of the threads about it had a top comment that was much more logical. Similar for Twitter, though I personally try not to get too wrapped up in Twitter comment threads - those seem to be the worst to me.
/r/nfl has a history of hating the Chiefs though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DaFace:
I don't think that sentiment is at all unique to /r/nfl/, though. Everyone's tired of the Chiefs, just like we were tired of the Patriots.
Friggin Chiefs have won 1 whole Superbowl in the last decade! Poor Eagles have only won....1! DOWN WITH THE CHIEFS! [Reply]
Originally Posted by wazu:
Friggin Chiefs have won 1 whole Superbowl in the last decade! Poor Eagles have only won....1! DOWN WITH THE CHIEFS!
5 straight AFCCG's hosted at Arrowhead, and 3 SB appearances in 5 years. Include the hype surrounding Mahomes, I'd be sick of it too if I wasn't a Chiefs fan. [Reply]
Originally Posted by wazu:
Friggin Chiefs have won 1 whole Superbowl in the last decade! Poor Eagles have only won....1! DOWN WITH THE CHIEFS!
I don't think those situations are really comparable, personally:
The Eagles have a new QB, new coach, and new skill position players from their previous Super Bowl, while the Chiefs are basically still just Andy, Mahomes, and Kelce.
The Chiefs have been a contender every year, hosting the AFCCG every year of Mahomes's career and in the Super Bowl 3 of the last 4 years. The Eagles were mediocre at best every year since their Super Bowl until this year.
The AFC had to deal with Brady for 20 years, so AFC fans are already sick of the conference being dominated by one guy (or three if you want to include Manning and Roethlisberger in the discussion). Meanwhile, the NFC has really spread around the success over the years.
Fans of every other AFC team are seeing the writing on the wall that they moved from Brady for 20 the past years to Mahomes for the next 20, and it terrifies them. The hate is here to stay - it's time to just embrace it. [Reply]
Chris Jones told me he’s under the weather. Congestion, sore throat. But said he’ll be fine. Seemed like a few #chiefs players were battling a little something today.