A balanced perspective...from ME??

Okay, I'll get right to it then. I know I can be a bit gruff at times, to say the least. Especially when it comes to Haley and Pioli already this year. I know I've see-sawed in my opinion of them both. I don't have especially kind things to say about the two people I currently hold responsible for the state of my team, well, our team. Sorry.

I was born in 1968 in Kansas City Missouri in Research Hospital by a Dr. Sheehan. I know nothing about the man. I never got to meet the man who brought me into the world. That's kinda sad really to me. I was born in the Chiefs hayday. We were an elite team in those day. Ferocious and nasty. We played a bit like the 1970's Raiders. We were a bit punchy and oft times we played a little dirty on defense. Apparently the Raiders of the 70's took a lesson or two from us.

By the time I was old enough to understand football and appreciate it, the glory days were memories for older Chiefs fans...and nothing more than highlight reels to kids my age. I've never known that feeling. The one you get when you wake up in New England. Every day. Knowing your team is the Patriots. That smile that comes over your face. That butterfly effect in your tummy when you anticipate the Sunday game. Knowing that your team can take down anyone at anytime.

I was listening to NFL network last night as many of you probably were too. They got to talking about the Saints versus the Patriots matchup that's still to come this year. A game I WILL NOT miss. They were asking if anyone of the commentators felt that the Saints could go undefeated this year. The answer that was most commonly passed around was; "well, if it wasn't for that game against Belichek's Patriots, I'de say yes, but they still gotta get past the Patriots...good luck with that one". I used my own wording so don't go TVO'ing the site looking for the exact words. But you can trust me that what I quoted in my own words just now embodies everything that they all said.

That's got to be a great feeling if your a Patriots fan right? That pride and confidence. Can you imagine looking forward to playing the Saints?? Just so you could show the world that you can beat the piss out of the "unstoppable" Saints? See we don't feel like that here in KC. That's what's missing for us.

If you go back to just pre-season here on AP, you'll find some pretty interesting articles about our schedule. How unfair it was to put a slouch team like the Chiefs up against the hardest schedule in the NFL..etc ad nauseum.

Anyway, to make a long long point short. We have gone so long here without that confident "winning" attitude that we have forgotten what pride really is. That no way are we going to settle for sub par attitude.

However, in all fairness I will say that starting next year I expect to see us do some razzle dazzle in the draft and in FA and trades. Then I worry that we'll get all inflated and excited again. I bet we'll see the hope chest floating high in KC next year right before the season starts. All will be forgotten once we get thos OL we need and that center so Cassel doesn't get killed. Once we get that dynamic OC and a new DC here in KC. Oh we'll get chills thinking about what these moves could mean for us in 2010.

I say. This time, we keep it balanced as a nation. An AP Chiefs nation. Let's cool it. Because the crash is just too hard to handle. In the meanwhile, I'm okay with anyone who say's give Pioli and Haley time. Simply because we dont' have another option. Another coaching change at this point would be horrible for our team. We need some stability for sure. We need some consisitency in an area that doesn't include losses and horrible stats, cause we're pretty consistent about that.

So for now. For NOW. I will concede this season a failure and a complete and utter loss. An epic meltdown of historical proportion and will lay the blame where it belongs...somewhere. Anywhere. Whatever. There's too many things going on to poinpoint the absolute cause. Maybe they got in over their heads. Maybe they know it now. Maybe their gearing up for a HUGE shift in our team next year. I hope so. But my endless rhetoric of hate towards Haley after every loss does nothing to cheer anyone up or help find a solution.

So I'll give Haley the season to show us some IMPROVEMENT. That's all I ask. Get us out of the basement on stats. Finish strong. Give us a reason to believe in you again. If you do that coach Haley, I will back you once again. I will back you once again Mr. Pioli. Because I, like all the rest of they greatest fans in the NFL here in KC, want you both to succeed. We want a winning team here. Can you do that for us? Will you? I hope so and so do we all. We need you to do this for us. Step up do your job and we will believe again.