The Pattern Continues

 So again I'm eating crow. And I retire all BBQ references from all upcoming blogs. KC kicked a brisket through the uprights and sealed the Chargers doom in a late inning game...again! The football was like a greased pig in the 1st half for the Bolts. KC's dee came to play and Philip saw more pressure than he has all year. It had an effect on Phil for awhile. But he showed poise and got over it. 

 In breaking news and painful news to the defense, Shawne Merriman is suspended 4 games for steroid use. Damn! C'mon dude. Can't let us down mid season. I'll still keep you as a MySpace friend, begrudgingly. Your our heart, can't rip yourself away for 4 important games. Hurry back, stay clean. Don't go Romanowski on us.

 OUCH! This one hurts. SD Union Tribune had a headline saying, "Rivers Led Offense Turns Over Old Leaf" Holy Crap! Brutal. But true evaluation for one game. Another, yes another Green Jelly song, remember them? Modern version of the 3 Little Pigs song. Not by the hair of our chinny chin chin. Will we EVER win one of these games? We had the ball before the Chiefs with little time left. We gave it to them with around 30 something seconds left on their 20. They got into long FG range quickly. A 48 yd attempt went through, but a false start made KC have to try again from 53. Tynes nailed it.

 Hate to bring up ominous shit but here goes. Our 9nth consecutive loss by 4 points or less. And also our 9nth out of 10 straight here in KC. The curse continues. Crazy we have a winning record. Just think. We are not closers in close games. We always have to be the team to "do It". We either blow out a team or lose! I think this streak dates back to the Jets playoff loss in '05. Like I said...Chargers Groundhog Day! The Chiefs drove 52 yards in 20 seconds. Unacceptable. Just my opinion. Olshansky was missed a bit maybe. Larry Johnson broke his slump against us. Big time. TE Tony Gonzalez was big for the Red too. But KC's defense played offense too. 4 turnovers, all were big. And just huge consequenses. We showed heart to fight back in hostile territory and tie. But again, we had the ball and destiny...and handed it to KC for they're chance. And they capiltalized long and quick. What we needed to do. Not hanging heads yet.

 Here is another bad stat. Rivers was sacked 5 times. And pressurred and hurried countless times. In Nick Canepa's Union Trib column he called our defense "the Electrocuted!" But he madesome good points. You are not elite till you win elite. Till you climbed the mountain. Potential, a dirty word. Like the words hot prospect in baseball. Meaningless, untill success is achieved. And we are still not showing it when it counts. I must admit it seemed KC was given carte blanche by the refs to get off the line early on a number of occassions. Too many. Yes, a few SD conspiracy theorists were out there and I was one of em. And the bounce factor, yep, bounce of the ball. All bounces seemed to favor KC, funny how that works sometimes. Not making excuses, just accepting defeat.

 Iam on my journey down south from Portland, OR to SoCal for next week's game against St. Loo at home. I leave on the train this Thursday. Midwest mutton I'm thinkin'?