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Don't be friends with Chiefs fans

Recently, I learned that I am friends with way too many Chiefs fans. The Chiefs mighty be a great team that just won the Super Bowl, but as I like to remind my friends, it has not always been this way. During the 2000's, the Chiefs could not even make a playoff spot or even hold a winning record. This all changed two years ago when the Chiefs starting quarterback, Alex Smith, was traded to the Redskins. The trade allowed Patrick Mahomes to step in and take the starting spot. The city of Kansas City and Chiefs fans around the world think that Mahomes is the chosen one. As great as he is, Mahomes is a big reason why KC fans have been getting on my nerves recently. For example, Mahomes makes some spectacular plays, but Chiefs fans don't shut up about these plays for a good week. I'm a Packers fan, and we obviously have a great quarterback named Aaron Rodgers. Is he the greatest of all time? Probably, but that's beside the point. I can admit that Mahomes is a great player, but no Chiefs fans can ever admit that Aaron is also great. They think Mahomes is the best there is or ever was. They think he has no equal.
Furthermore, the Chiefs did in fact win the Super Bowl this year which just adds fuel to the fire. I think I might be a little biased because I am a Packers fan and we lost in the NFC Championship, but the Chiefs won the Super Bowl in an obnoxious fashion. I went to a sports bar to watch the game with most of my buddies including several Chiefs fans. As the game progressed and the fans maybe had one too many "Dr. Peppers," they got more obnoxious. They never stopped the "Chop" or wahoo chanting the entire game. No one could watch the game in peace, and everybody had to listen to Chiefs fans yell and talk trash. 
All in all, Mahomes may be a great player and the Chiefs may have had a great year, but Chiefs fans need to stop the obnoxious chanting and disrespect. Chiefs fans can tear Kansas City down in celebration, but they don't have to carry that celebration over and rub it in everyone's faces. Especially don't rub it the face of a Packer fan who just lost the NFC Championship and is worried that Mahomes may, in fact, be better than Rodgers. 

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  1. ElizabethMarch 31, 2020 at 10:26 PM

    I also realized I'm surrounded by Chiefs fans this year. When the Super Bowl rolled around I was quickly reminded that a VERY large portion of my department is from the Kansas City area. I didn't notice much obnoxious behavior, but then again I don't go to many sports bars. Still, I feel your pain when it comes to Patrick Mahomes--though I'm more of a Saints and Drew Brees fan myself!

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  2. KaitApril 13, 2020 at 12:02 PM

    So even though I grew up in Chicago, my Dad and I were really more Packers fans than Bears fans. When my family moved to Kansas City 2 years ago, they quickly became Chiefs fans. The Packers are a great team and have had and still have some great quarterbacks. I also think there is a unique culture for the packers in that they are owned by the fans. I definitely see how you could feel that Chiefs fans can be obnoxious. I think the reason KC fans get so excited, is that the whole community truly rallies behind the team (regardless of performance) and the team is a big part of the area. Mahomes was playing basketball at my parent's LA fitness with a bunch of kids back in November! I've never seen my mom get so into football, it's so strange, and it's interesting to know you noticed the KC fandom too. I'm not sure who the greatest QB will be, but both teams have a special place in my heart.

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  3. McKenna ShafferApril 19, 2020 at 8:05 PM

    As a fellow die-hard Packers fan, I felt your pain. While I will admit Patrick Mahomes is pretty high on my list of good quarterbacks, I will NEVER admit anyone is better than my boy Aaron. Growing up in Chicago, I equate your experiences with Chiefs fans to my experiences with Bears fans who are absolutely the most obnoxious football fans to grace this country. I have to brace myself to watch the twice-per-season Packers vs Bears games, especially if I'm watching them with my Chicagoan family or friends. As the draft starts this Thursday, let's hope the Packers pick a nice back up for who we all know is the greatest quarterback in the league.

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