I've had nearly 24 hours to digest and think about what Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley did to Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels after the game Sunday.
I've been reading stories, blogs and tweets all day. Most think what Haley did was immature or was an act of bad sportsmanship. Some are in his corner, believing it adds to the heated rivalry between the two teams.
I'm in that camp.
Let's think about this for a minute. Your team just got spanked by your hated division rival. They kept their starters in until the end of the game. They were throwing the ball with a big lead in the fourth quarter. Why shouldn't you be a little upset about how this all came down?
I'm not saying what Haley did was right. The photo shows him pointing at McDaniels with a snarl on his face. What I am saying is that I have no problem with what he did. Haley has since apologized for his actions, saying that his emotions got the best of him. Hey, football is an emotional game. I've seen players, coaches and fans alike do the dumbest things when the game, the call, the beer man doesn't go their way.
Now that the apology has been made, the coaches will say that this all behind them, but remember Denver still must come to Kansas City later in the year. You can bet that the tension created from the first matchup will carry over to the next. And, there's a possibility it won't be a pretty game.
Look, this hasn't been the best of rivalries for quite some time. The coaches may have been friends, players have gone back and forth between the two rosters. But if this can add a bit of spice to a long-term, heated rivalry for years to come, that I'm all for it.
I haven't hated the Broncos since John Elway retired because he always seemed to find a way to beat the Chiefs at the end of every game...so it seemed. Now, I may have a new reason to hate the Broncos yet love the rivalry if these two coaches refuse to play nice for well into the future.
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