Mitchell Schwartz Responds to Angry Chiefs Fans After Loss to the Eagles — “Blaming the Hall of Fame Tight End Won’t Fix Anything.” With Kansas City at 0-2, Is He Offering Perspective or Making Excuses? His Candid Words Have Sparked One of the Most Heated Debates in Chiefs Kingdom.
Former Chiefs Offensive Lineman Mitchell Schwartz On The Loss Yesterday To The Eagles: “This is the last thing I’m going to say about this so here goes: the team is 0-2 and a lot of people want to blame the Hall of Fame TE and say if he catches it we win.
Then what, we’re 1-1 and feel like wow we didn’t even play that great and beat Philly, imagine how good it’ll be when X and then Royals and then Rashee get back! When the OL has more time to play together! When Spags gets more comfortable with the defensive personnel that just limited PHILLY to barely over 200 yards!! That’s how close the margins are.
If you all want to think the world is ending because this team that’s had an unparalleled run of success lost TWO games to start the season, one in Brazil against a good division rival with the worst travel conditions for a game ever, and one against the undisputed best roster in football, and act like everyone needs fired, go ahead. I’m clearly not changing anyone’s mind but the lack of perspective is outrageous. You know how many fan bases would kill to be in this position? What would Chiefs fans of 2015 do to get to this specific point 10 years later? Yes, everything that’s happened before matters. It gives us perspective and it helps inform us on what might happen moving forward.”
The Kansas City Chiefs are 0-2, and for many fans, panic mode has already set in. Social media has been ablaze with criticism, blame, and calls for sweeping changes. But former Chiefs offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz, a Super Bowl champion and one of the most respected voices in Chiefs Kingdom, is urging fans to step back, breathe, and remember the bigger picture.
The “Blame Game” After Eagles Loss
Following Kansas City’s hard-fought loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, fingers were quick to point at the Hall of Fame tight end. A costly drop, many argued, was the difference between victory and defeat. Schwartz, however, pushed back against the oversimplification.
“This is the last thing I’m going to say about this so here goes,” he began. “The team is 0-2 and a lot of people want to blame the Hall of Fame TE and say if he catches it we win. Then what, we’re 1-1 and feel like wow we didn’t even play that great and beat Philly, imagine how good it’ll be when [players] get back! When the OL has more time to play together! When Spags gets more comfortable with the defensive personnel that just limited PHILLY to barely over 200 yards!! That’s how close the margins are.”
Context Matters
Schwartz pointed out that fans are overlooking the strength of the opponents. The first loss came in Brazil — against a divisional rival — under what he called “the worst travel conditions for a game ever.” The second loss came against the Eagles, widely considered the most complete roster in football.
These weren’t collapses against inferior teams. They were close contests against heavyweights, with Kansas City playing without key offensive weapons and still managing to keep margins razor-thin.
A Team in Transition, Not in Trouble
Schwartz emphasized the importance of growth and patience. With top offensive playmakers sidelined, the offensive line still finding rhythm, and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo molding a new-look defense, the Chiefs are not broken — they’re building.
“Imagine how good it’ll be when X and then [players like] Royals and Rashee get back,” Schwartz wrote. “When the OL has more time to play together! When Spags gets more comfortable with the defensive personnel.”
The defense, after all, just held Philadelphia to barely over 200 yards — a testament to progress, not decline.
Perspective Is Everything
More than anything, Schwartz called out the hysteria and short memories of some Chiefs fans.
“If you all want to think the world is ending because this team that’s had an unparalleled run of success lost TWO games to start the season… and act like everyone needs fired, go ahead. I’m clearly not changing anyone’s mind but the lack of perspective is outrageous.”
He reminded fans of what Chiefs Kingdom looked like just a decade ago. “You know how many fan bases would kill to be in this position? What would Chiefs fans of 2015 do to get to this specific point 10 years later? Yes, everything that’s happened before matters. It gives us perspective and it helps inform us on what might happen moving forward.”
The Message to Chiefs Kingdom
Schwartz’s words carry weight not only because of his Super Bowl ring but because he understands the grind of an NFL season. Championships aren’t won in September. Teams evolve. Chemistry builds. Injuries heal.
The Chiefs have been the standard of success for the last half-decade. Two September losses, even if frustrating, don’t erase the dynasty Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, and this roster have built.
The Bottom Line
Mitchell Schwartz’s message is simple but powerful: perspective. In a league where the margins between victory and defeat are razor-thin, patience and trust matter. The Chiefs’ journey this season is just beginning, and as Schwartz reminded the Kingdom, countless fan bases would trade places in a heartbeat.
For Chiefs fans, the challenge now is to hold onto hope, not hysteria. Because if history has taught us anything, it’s that this team knows how to finish stronger than it starts.