Opposing POV

Football
First of all, I agree whole-heartedly with Herm Edwards (HE) assessment of our playoff situation. We DID back-in, but only b/c we won and the other home teams didn't. There is something to be said for that fact for two reasons: a) we beat a formidable Jacksonville team at home (like we should have, which means the Chiefs did their job) with the #2 defense in the league and b) Denver had an 'easy' home game against San Francisco and was beaten. Name teams in the AFC that deserved to go more than the Chiefs.
1) Denver - no, they had a rookie QB and a leaky backup QB. Their defense was floundering (recently fired D-coordinator b/c of this) and Mike Shanahan is an asshole. Enough said, he's an asshole.
2) Tennesse - boo hoo. They started off 0-4 or 0-5, so good for them that they managed .500. They didn't deserve to be in the playoffs. Granted, they beat some good teams, but only b/c the good teams got lackluster in the final quarters and TN managed to win their last 4 or 5 games in the last minutes. Not very convincing.
3) NY Jets - look at their numbers, we deserved a berth more than they did. We were 16/16 in Offense/Defense, the Jets were 25/25 overall. Chad Pennington had horrible numbers and isn't guaranteed a starting position next year (read more on ESPN.com or rotoworld.com).
4) Jacksonville - well, we beat them. They didn't deserve it. By the end, they were starting some BS 3rd string who only managed to do anything against the Chiefs b/c we have an issue with things like that and I'm sure he wasn't really scouted the week before the game.

Name another team and I'll try to dispute it if I've missed one. Here's the deal. Anyone of these teams was going to back in b/c the AFC was an AWESOME division this year. The big dogs (NE, SD, INDIE, BALT) beat up on EVERYONE! After that, you were either the Raiders (hahahahah) or in the cluster-f&^%$.

I do agree with the uber-conservative playcalling of run, run, pass. It is infuriating. But I'm willing to give it another year with more experience under Solari's belt. I'm also optimistic that Herm says "major changes will be made." Like fatty Hernandez, hopefully this will spell the end of Ryan Sims. All coaches who lost say they will make changes, but unlike other teams, we really need to make changes and therefore, I think Herm is serious.

Trent Green- he sold me the past few years. I was real excited to get him, but his first year he should have spelled his name TrINT. Year 2 and beyond of the Trent experiment were great. He's an awesome QB and a seemingly good guy. But I think he needs to take a backseat to Brodie Croyle; OR, trade Trent to a team that needs a good QB. Granted he was not right this year, and he is aging and can't put up the same production, but he can be good for another team. Just not this one for 2 major reasons. We will probably be bad next year and Trent doesn't deserve to get the same crap he's been getting this year. Every bad team has a scapegoat (Art Shell) and Trent doesn't deserve it. Therefore, reason 2, put in Brodie and get him some valued NFL experience and let this team lose. We have no good WR options, a shaky offensive line (Brodie is young, let his young knees scramble awhile), though we will have Tony. So, yes, I'm advocating the Croyle Experiment b/c why not. This team needs a miracle to make the playoffs next year, but we just need a few pieces from this draft and next years and we can contend again. Will Trent be able to sustain his play till then? Probably not; give Croyle the experience.

Baseball
Unlike BrandX, I am happy to be rid of Sisco. why don't people see that a) we needed a backup to Shealy b/c he will probably get hurt with this team (name one player that hasn't seem time on the DL, a critical player) nor can he play 162 games. Gload is a great choice. 1st base isn't a place I want to see Esteban German. Sisco was a slacker and lost any "bite" he once had. He started disintegrating at the end of his rookie year. His ERA bloated from low 2 to a low 3 b/c he was giving up runs the last month. He continued this trend and he will probably play better for the White Sox. But switch the situation, if he was traded by the White Sox to us for the same reasons, he'd probably turn it around here too. It's a matter of getting a wake-up call. It happens for lots of players on lots of teams. He could be good, but like Burgos, this team DOES NOT HAVE THE TIME TO WAIT! We have lost way too many games in the past and this fanbase and organization need an almost immediate turn around, which is why Moore has taken chances and gotten riske (pun intended) players and quality human beings who will work hard; blue collar guys.

The book is still out for me on Meche, but I'm not willing to say he's going to be bad or good. He can be whatever, I'm looking more towards the hopefully reincarnated Greinke. He will be the savior of this team. He's young, he's good and has proven himself. Put defense and wins behind this guy and his head will come along.

Gobble, just was resigned, I think this was great. He was a stud last year and his ERA was bloated by his 6 starts. The guy can't start, he's good for an inning or two. That's fine, that's why they have relief pitchers! He led the team in strikeouts and had a mid-3 ERA until he started 6 games. He's valuable and apparently has benefited from Bob McClure. Remember, previously, this guy couldn't strike anyone out in the MLB.