Could've, Should've...Didn't

(Heavy sigh…) Well, the Chiefs are done for the season; they lost to the Colts Saturday. It was difficult to watch. In fact it was one of the most painful games I have ever watched. Not because we lost, heck all teams lose some more than others, but it was hard to watch because we could have won it. Truth be told, we should have won it.
Our defense was awesome. Ty Law was outstanding as a thorn in Payton’s side. It was exhilarating to watch Manning’s jaw drop after each interception; on the flip side it was just as disconcerting to watch Ty stand up from the bench seat with the look of frustration after the offense couldn’t capitalize on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd interception.
But a defense alone can’t win a game. There has to be balance. The offense never developed a rhythm. It’s been said here in KC, that QB Trent Green, RB Larry Johnson and coach Herm all had off days. Well, yes they did. They weren’t alone however. The entire offense lost this game – not just a few people. Trent’s timing was off; our blockers on the line didn’t block, our receivers (when the rare pass play was called) didn’t catch and Larry, well I don’t believe he showed up mentally or physically (I’m not an LJ fan – can ya tell?!). But it was like that on ever play, not just a few. Every play had a total breakdown.
The entire offense was nothing more than a comedy of errors really, but what could’ve been done? When someone has a bad day – and everyone has that occasionally, the rest of the team steps up to the plate. They rally around and pick up the slack. When it’s your entire line though, what do you do? Just what Chief fans did. They sat back, watched in horror, complained mightily the rest of the weekend and turned their attention to the Super Bowl and next year. Because we’ll be back.
For now though, it’s over.