A United Direction?

Pioli is the boss, and they should be working together for a common goal. If Haley is to blame then Pioli has to take some of the blame as well for not communicating with his subordinates if that is the issue.

on how the coach and GM are doing because the team is bad. I believe though that when listening to these two gentlemen, that they are both pretty genuine and they say that they are both fully for building a team that will be good for years to come.

I think that in itself is enough to say that they are both on the same page. Haley has said that he is all for getting more players in here because it allows there to be constant evaluations happening. Haley though has said it himself he wants and needs to be focusing more on being the HC and not fulfilling so many titles, the problem is, there just isnt anyone obviously on the staff that he trusts enough to take the reins of OC.

Next year when these 2 get a full offseason to work with and can bring in maybe some coordinators that they can interview together and trust with their personel, then we can really judge how the Pioli/Haley expirment is going

he said they don’t talk much to each other. Who cares? It’s Haley’s team to coach, Pioli’s job to find players to help Haley. Aside from that, there’s not much they can do in terms of roster adjustments now that the trade deadline has passed and the season is coming to a close… I don’t think they really need to be talking to each other right now. Pioli and his scouts need to be seeing who out there in the college ranks might become future Chiefs, and Haley has to focus on getting his team wins on Sunday.

So right now, their jobs aren’t conducive to a whole lot of talking to each other. Another ESPN fluff piece … aka: Non-story

I want the guy that right now is too busy with the scouting department working on the draft. I want the guy out there looking for talent to bring to this team. Maybe you are used to Peterson out in the public eye always looking to take a bow for what the team accomplished, personally I don’t care, The Job is to get the best possible players to become Chiefs.

Right now at this time of year Haley and Pioli each have very different jobs, Haley is to work on this week and the next team, where as Pioli’s job is to work on the team for the next season, with the draft and FA market coming and to top it off the first uncapped season in a few years. If you want a Cheer Leader and someone kissing the medias ass so they look good even when the team is not then you need Peterson, I myself I want someone working to do thier job and not playing the media darling.

Belichek recently got the same crap thrown at him by every NFL channel on earth and some on other planets for sending Randy and 4 others home. One of his players actually said and I quote (in my own words) “motivation is for kindergardners”.

Sounds like Tony G. a little huh? And Belichek is probably the single greatest coach of all time (ARGUABLY)!! So don’t argue with me!! lol

I wish someone could just confirm or deny that shit for us about Pioli and Haley. The not knowing is what sucks.

I do some volunteer work myself. I would never say what because charity is NOT supposed to be something you do because your team wants you to.

I don’t care about any of that. The players should do that on their own if they choose. Now if the coach comes in and asks the players do they want to participate in a local charity or good cause and the team says yes, then great.

I care about winning!! All that charity did not a superbowl win. Win the superbowl and then do charity. Just win the f*n superbowl please. I don’t care if H&P hate each other. I don’t care if H&P are sleeping together. I don’t care if their really women. I don’t care if their not just customers, their also the president of the “just for men’s” hair club.

I care about winning! football is a sport and sports are played to win. Anyone with me on this?

it is not just the charity work. Believe me, #1 priority is to field a winner. I just dont see the organization in pynch right now front the front offcie to the staff toi the players on down. I do think it is important for the team to give back though. We just gave them 300 million dollars to rehab Arrowhead. It is important to build some public faces for the team- to give us a reason to cheer. I know Pioli is all business but part of business is giving hope and reason to your staff and customers. They are not doing that now.

back when we cut 2.7, I read some quotes from Haley that mentioned that Clark Hunt needed to come back to KC after an away game for something so it worked out that he was able to ride along on the team plane and talk about LJ with he and Pioli. I remember thinking that the way he said it sounded like he and Pioli normally talk about things on the flight home and Hunt was able to sit in with them. I could be remembering this wrong or just reading things into it that aren’t there, but it sounded to me like they were working together at that time. If nothing else, they still sound like they are both reading from the same script when they talk about the future of the team.

They have made Haley the face of the organization and they seem to want him to avoid at all cost, making any statements that might be interpreted or mis-interpreted by the media, so he says absolutely nothing but scripted comments. Players comments also seem scripted.

The days are gone when Vermiel would invite players over to his house to sample from his wine cellar. Herm’s pressers were pretty loose as players would show up… LJ did his Herm Edwards impersonation. Brodie Croyle was heckled by Jerad Allan. Fans felt like they were somehow a part of what was going on.

Maybe Clark Hunt needs to quit wearing a suit and tie all the time and loosen up. It wouldn’t hurt for him to come down to the field once and awhile and mingle with the players. They’re way too serious. It’s only football.