History Repeats Itself

By Ryan “The Goose” Gosiker

T h e t i t l e says it all. Many football fans were thrilled when Bill Belichick, former h e a d c o a c h o f the New England Patriots, let Tom Brady walk out of New England and on to Tampa Bay. Cheers rang through the country because the dynasty that haunted the league and AFC East for 20 years was done. They demoralized organizations and forced them to raise their standard or face the agony of defeat. They were at their best in the biggest moment culminating in 6 Super Bowl titles which is tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for most all-time by a team. They had the thrillers and comebacks including the greatest one of them all in Super Bowl 51 when they erased a 28-3 2nd half deficit to win another title. After their run of 3 titles in 4 years in the early 2000s, they went from being the darling story to being the villain. Even the years they did not win or make it to the Super Bowl, it always took the other team’s “A+ game” to beat them. They cost stars like Terrell Owens, Tony Gonzalez, Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, and so many others from winning their own championships. That Rams team they beat in the Super Bowl was considered the “greatest show on turf.” They got coaches fired and staffs overhauled thanks to their consistent winning and growing frustrations from other teams in the league. That brings us to present day as the Kansas City Chiefs just won their 3rd Super Bowl in 5 years and are a dynasty. They beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. Patrick Mahomes was named Super Bowl MVP for the 3rd time. He is 28 years old. This was supposed to be the year to beat them. Their receiving core outside of Travis Kelce is a joke. Isiah Pacheco, a stalwart all year in the backfield, played the worst game of his life in the Super Bowl. They had to go on the road twice. They had to beat both #1 seeds. However, they did something they never had before. They won games with their defense and Patrick Mahomes being good enough. He was not asked to throw for 800 yards a game with 20 touchdowns and 0 turnovers. He just had to avoid the big mistake and their defense, ranked 2nd in the league all year, would come through in the end. Kansas City stuck to the plan. Travis Kelce was nonexistent for 85% of the regular season, but he was a star when it mattered the most. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo deserves his flowers for his game plans. All is bright in Chiefs Kingdom, but the days of them being the Cinderella story are gone. They are the new NFL villains. Check out my sports show: “Game Time with The Goose” every Saturday from 8:00 to 9:00 AM on WTBQ AM 1110 FM 93.5 and on WGHT Radio with co-host Zach Kruk, Sports Director of WTBQ and WGHT!