Before I make this NFL future wager....

[Gyno]

WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME (ET) Location Result
1 Sun, Sep 11th, 2016 San_Diego 01:00 PM Arrowhead Stadium
2 Sun, Sep 18th, 2016 at Houston 01:00 PM NRG Stadium
3 Sun, Sep 25th, 2016 Ny_Jets 04:25 PM Arrowhead Stadium
4 Sun, Oct 2nd, 2016 at Pittsburgh 08:30 PM Heinz Field
5 Bye
6 Sun, Oct 16th, 2016 at Oakland 04:05 PM Oakland Coliseum
7 Sun, Oct 23rd, 2016 New_Orleans 01:00 PM Arrowhead Stadium
8 Sun, Oct 30th, 2016 at Indianapolis 01:00 PM Lucas Oil Stadium
9 Sun, Nov 6th, 2016 Jacksonville 01:00 PM Arrowhead Stadium
10 Sun, Nov 13th, 2016 at Carolina 01:00 PM Bank of America Stadium
11 Sun, Nov 20th, 2016 Tampa_Bay 01:00 PM Arrowhead Stadium
12 Sun, Nov 27th, 2016 at Denver 04:25 PM Sports Authority Field at Mile
13 Sun, Dec 4th, 2016 at Atlanta 01:00 PM Georgia Dome
14 Thu, Dec 8th, 2016 Oakland 08:25 PM Arrowhead Stadium
15 Sun, Dec 18th, 2016 Tennessee 01:00 PM Arrowhead Stadium
16 Sun, Dec 25th, 2016 Denver 08:30 PM Arrowhead Stadium
17 Sun, Jan 1st, 2017 at San_Diego 04:25 PM Qualcomm Stadium

I'd like to hear what you guys have to say.


The wager:
KC ov 9.5 wins -120


Short Reasoning
Barring an injury riddled season I see this cashing. At the very least 10-6 and more likely 11-5. This team went 11-5 last season mostly w/o Charles who was out in OCT. This season he is back. Their backfield is stacked. WR is a little iffy but they have some upside and Tyreek Hill is going to return punts and KO's and is very fast, he's been compared to Devin Hester. Defense is very solid especially DLINE and LB.


Alex Smith sucks but he doesn't turn the ball over a lot and can avoid the mistakes to win the game. The defense, special teams and running game will win many games for the Chiefs. Denver lost a lot, Oakland isn't there yet and SD is very iffy. We all know KC hardly ever loses at home.

 

[wizardofodd]

Had them last year and was crying after week 5 I think. But then had happy tears when they ripped off 8 or 9 wins in a row to go over the 9.5 LY as well.

I will most likely be on them again this year, because they play the NFC South. Also, I think they only other team in the division that improved over last year is Oakland. Just wished some of these harder non division games were at home, where they have a huge advantage.

 

[D-Woww]

the thing i like most about KC is they are the one team whos season win total isnt 100% correlated to the health of their qb. hard to not see 10-6 here

 

[B.A.R.]

Quick look is 10-6 to me...

 

[Gandolf]

Every home game looks quite winnable. Key will be how many wins they can squeeze out of trips to Oak, SD, Hou and Atla. Definitely lean over.

 

[wizardofodd]

Every home game looks quite winnable. Key will be how many wins they can squeeze out of trips to Oak, SD, Hou and Atla. Definitely lean over.

2-2 at worst is what I would say.

Oak - L (they do get them after the bye though)
SD - W
Hou - W (could go either way, only 2nd game of season, so dont know if Houston will be jelling on offense already)
Atl - L (2nd road game in a row, non divisional, and have Oakland after, but play Oak at home)

 

[Silkydiamonds]

9-7

 

[RetroVK]

Road schedule is brutal but I do think denver and SD are down a notch this year.

 

[dudleysdad]

I see 8-8 but that just quick glancing

 

[Zeke]

I see losses to Pitt, Indy, Carolina, Oak & Den which gives some wiggle room. This presumes Indy gets their shit together this year.

 

[aplous]

the thing i like most about KC is they are the one team whos season win total isnt 100% correlated to the health of their qb. hard to not see 10-6 here

Used to be the case when Chase D was the backup. Now Smith is the only guy on the roster that's taken a snap in an NFL game.

Obv I'm a homer but I think the team will be very good. Justin Houston could be ready week 1 or not until week 10 coming off major knee surgery. Schedule looks soooo much easier than last year. Big disappointment if we don't win 10.