Welcome and thanks for posting. I like the way that your thinking.

I’ve listened to many people complain about the Chiefs progress (or their perceived lack of progress) throughout this year. I guess this is a very subjective thing.

Personally, its my belief that the Chiefs are actually much better from last year. Barring the Chargers game, this year we’ve been competitive with teams that we wouldn’t have had a chance of beating last year (Giants, Ravens & Cowboys), with a more conventional offense. Specifically, our defense is leaps and bounds better than last year, which has helped alot.

Anyway, good post and thanks for adding your thoughts.

Pioli and Haley are going to have time to prove themselves. They aren’t going to be thrown out the window after one year (unless Pioli decides to make Haley a scapegoat).

My main criticism of Pioli specifically is that he did not build on what was already here.

He did not take advantage of the sacrifice the previous regime made of getting those young players experience and instead began discarding players he did not see as Pro Bowl caliber, even though the “Right 53” that were kept are not performing to the level of the guys that were cut.

It bothers me that Pioli is so intent on developing his own legacy (why else would he leave the Patriots where he had everything he could ever want EXCEPT credit for the team?) that he is willing to put up with it being horrible for several more years.

Yes, the previous regimes record was terrible. But last year they were terrible because they were playing young players with the view to building a foundation to build the future on. Pioli walked in and decided he didn’t give a crap about that so he got rid of some of those young players with no one qualified to replace them just for the sake of getting rid of them. I have a problem with that.

He brought in washed up veterans because he thought the team was too young. We’re still losing, even worse than last year. And instead of developing young players while we lose, we’re losing with washed up guys that will be gone in a year or two.

I’m frustrated with Pioli because I think he set the rebuilding process back rather than moving it forward.

We were competitive. You cant say we were as bad as the 2-14 record indicates. Its not fair to say we hung in games this year, so we are better than last year. Same deal…close games we lose. Whose fault is that?…..could be coaching. But if two different coaches are doing this and falling victim to late games, could it be the losing culture? Could it be our locker room hasnt had a true leader since Marty…..

It could be a lot of things…..but I dont believe we are better than any previous year.

It’s a funny duality,

• most fans want the team to be different and better… but they also want to hold on to the players that they have grown to love.

• most fans want the team to get better… but all they can focus on is how poorly they’ve performed at times this year

• most fans liked Haley’s no BS approach… but now they are ripping apart every move he makes, based on the FAN’s view of the rationale behind the decisions NOT the true Chiefs’ management perspective….

WHO are we to say that they “have no idea” or “no direction” or are “amateurs”? WE ARE THE AMATEURS!!! WE don’t see all that happens behind closed doors. WE don’t know what Pioli/Haley are thinking or planning for down the road.

If we could step inside their office for a few days, I’m sure we’d understand what’s going on… but we can’t, so we don’t.

I’m not giving anyone a “free pass”, and the product on the field DOES have to improve… but I think that OUR analysis is probably more often than not based on emotion and opinion, not based on the facts or how things REALLY work behind the scenes

Nice posting. Hope to see much more.

Nice post, and I agree with you about these points. There is a process to making anything, and everything that is worth something takes time.

that’s a good post…which is saying a lot considering the subject matter is similiar to several others recently, you did a nice job of presenting your case too.

Nice first post.

I missed that…I really like the use of the word elucidate.

Overall, nice post, I’m just breaking yer balls.

rec’d