Badger is gone

[Hammock Parties]

Will you always remember you & many more good people! Lot to be proud of over the past 3 years. I’m thankful and grateful. I leave with a grateful heart having got the chance to play for all you good people! Thanks 🙏🏼

— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) January 31, 2022

[Donger]

Originally Posted by DaFace

It's an odd statement at this point in time. I doubt he's actually been released, but I'm guessing he just doesn't have any hope that anything's going to be resolved at this point.

Yes, the tweet certainly sounds like he's going to be gone.

[notorious]

Thanks for being attitude to our defense.


I enjoyed watching him play.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Who on this list is 1) better than HB and 2) costs less than HB?

I have no problem paying a safety. What I have a problem with is paying a safety who is 30, on the decline and a malcontent when we lose.

[Dante84]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

I have no problem paying a safety. What I have a problem with is paying a safety who is 30, on the decline and a malcontent when we lose.

Fair enough...

Who on that list is better than HB, even if it costs more?

EDIT: Not being argumentative, genuinely curious who we would target if available. Peppers? Bates? Whitehead?

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Dante84

Fair enough...

Who on that list is better than HB, even if it costs more?

I’ll take Marcus Williams.

[Direckshun]

I do think Mathieu deserves his moment.

For the second half of 2019, Mathieu played at an All Pro level playing safety out of the slot. His leadership that Super Bowl season was so locker-room-consuming that he was named the Chiefs MVP that year by his teammates, not the Super Bowl MVP quarterback who lit the league on fire. We know, thanks to players themselves testifying to this, that the noise a locker room leader can make in keeping his teammates accountable can outpace what a coach can do. And his organization of the secondary was so absurdly strong, Spags skated by for three years on shoestring budgets at corner.

And to be honest, I liked having a guy on the team that new players are incredibly jacked to meet and play with, like Willie Gay is here at 0:47.

I remember for years begging the Chiefs to have a defense that played with attitude. And I remember thinking, like 10 weeks into 2019, watching Mathieu bark at cameramen saying "KEEP THE CAMERA ON ME," and getting stoic nerds like Dan Sorensen on board with the helmet-pointing gesture after making that killer stop on the Texans fake punt... the guy is a locker room maestro, and his play on the field went from elite to a lot better in 2021 than many of us are willing to admit. We rarely saw Mathieu get roasted in coverage -- but the talent at CB has been so sketchy this year that Mathieu has had to hang back rather than playing more aggressively at the line of scrimmage.

At the same time, he is probably the most toxic player to the fanbase we've ever had, regardless of all his great volunteer work that he legitimately deserves credit for. He's also the rare smart player that plays extremely hot, so while his passion can ignite the entire back seven to raise their game, when he emotionally falls apart, like he did in this game and against Brady in the Super Bowl, the defense comes apart with him.

We've been very lucky to have him. His time here is probably justified in ending. Both of those things can be true.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

I’ll take Marcus Williams.

yooooooooooooooooooooooo

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

We need a safety, CB, DE, DL just on defense. We need lots of new pieces.

[Rain Man]

That was fast. I'm a little surprised by how fast that was. That was really fast.

[Dante84]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

I’ll take Marcus Williams.

He might actually be available, too, since NO is in such cap hell.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

CHIEFS MADE HIS LAST BUSINESS DECISION!

[lcarus]

It's tough when the heart and soul of your defense basically has one foot out the door all season long.

[Iowanian]

...other than all you toxic fans that noticed I played like I was making business decisions...

[Easy 6]

Thanks for the memories, see ya later

[Abba-Dabba]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Why would you dump the DC of a Top 10 scoring defense, that saved your season when the offense was stuck in neutral, and gave up 20 points in the AFCCG?

Chief fan is ****ing STUPID today.

Because they gave up multiple double digit leads through out the the season. Yesterday's debacle of giving up a 3 possession lead was nothing new. Every fan with half a brain saw the collapse happening. You have to expect your defense can hold a 3 possession lead when your offense sputters. If they can't hold it. They suck. Period. End of story.

Damn near every team licks their chops to face Spags overrated defense. At this point his defense is not fooling any one. Every year we hear how it takes time to understand and implement when the real reason is that he has been given to many excuses for his failures. Mix in the questionable play calling, loyalty to players that should not be playing over others, and a attitude that reeks of arrogance is only the beginning of his problems on defense.

Changes have to be made. They have to be made from the top of the defense. Moving into the next year with the same scheme with some new players is only pounding your head against the wall. Stop that insane behavior.