December 2009 Todd Haley Approval Poll

that’s when you find out what a guys’ made of. Not one fan would even remember the bad times if he can get this turned around. When your 3-11 and lose the Browns in a blackout game, your probably going to lose some favor with the fan. No big deal.

It’s easy to be great when everything is going your way. It’s when things are at their worst that you get to really prove yourself. Next season is that opportunity for Todd Haley.

I can see ground work being put in place for the long term, with a rookie HC it is important to see where they are headed, not where they are. This team has too many holes for any HC to turn into a winner overnight, it is going to be another year maybe 3 to get where this team should be.

However, the main reason for my approval is that although things are not pretty not, if we show some support we may finally get past the start of yet another re-building process. I don’t know Haley personally, I’ve never played for him, nor do I think I ever could. But we need stability from the top down and the only way this Chiefs team is going to have it is to allow it to show us what it has and on any team in the NFL your looking at 2-3 years of re-building. Until I see something that makes the team worse than where he found it I feel that Haley deserves my support.

Q: Is it possible you waved off someone? I had a cop who stopped me once and asked me why I flipped him off when all I did was I waved at him. Is that something the person may have seen?

HALEY: "That I can’t answer. I high-five people and there were people there who were pretty positive. Like I said, after the game I was probably one of the last ones out of the stadium and there are people who stand by our fence by the parking lot. It’s not very many and I can’t wait to see it when we’re winning games and people are really excited, but I leave my family in the car and go out to the fence. I’m very appreciative of the people who are willing to hang tough through these tough times – really appreciative of it. That’s why pre-game I always go by the steps and sign and am appreciative of the people who come out and root very hard for us."

"I’ve been a part of what has to be done. I’m in a learning process for myself. This is my first time being the head coach but I’d like to feel like I’ve been around the right people and have the right mentality and thought process to get it done. Now, is it going to be easy? No. Is it easy right now? No. These are rough waters and you have to have the mindset to stay the course and that’s what these players have to have. They cannot get distracted. If you get distracted it’s a cycle that goes on and on.

"Hopefully, success comes sooner rather than later for everybody involved but most importantly for this ownership and for the fans that pay money and come out there. I’m very appreciative of these people. I was blown away [after last Sunday’s game]. We just got beat in a very disappointing manner and there were 30 people standing by that fence and it’s two hours after the game. That’s what I grew up a part of in Pittsburgh. You gotta stay the course and fight through these rough times. There is a promised land."

to prove me wrong. I dont think he has been good this yr. Has not evaluated talent very well at all. Charles was ridint the pine for most of the game and even a healthy scratch once…It wasnt until LJ screwed up and Haley was forced to start him for a couple games that we were able to see his real potential. He is now our best offensive player. You telling me that Haley cold not see this in practice?. Also Cottam. Has not gotten much playing time and has shown that he is the best option at TE the last few games. Why has he not been on the field more?
Also, game management. I dont care if he is a rookie HC or not. He has been in the league for many many yrs behind some very good HCs. You telling me that he has not earned even the most basic clock management skills. Some of the shit that has gone on in games is inexcusable…even for a rookie HC.
That being said, I know that he does not have a lot of talent to work with. Guys are not getting it or are not able to execute like an NFL caliber player. But I could also add that it might be due to not being coached well enough to reach their potential or focusing on what that particular player does well….
Im bitter right now because of this teams ineffectiveness since the Steelers game. It seem we are going backwards when we should being showing significant improvement by this point in the season. Im all for giving him and Pioli another yr to get the ship headed in the right direction. Right now though, things look grim. They better have some tricks up their sleeves for next yr.

only willing to give Haley 1. Give him a break hes a rookie HC, he had ALOT of crappy players with NO TALENT on the team he inherited, everyone is unrealistic if they actually thought that we would have more then 4 wins this year. Hes a rookie he is going to make some mistakes. I agree if after 2 more years if its still looking this way I will be the 1st to say its time for him to go but give the guy a chance. There is not a coach out there that could have come in this year and won 6-7 games. How can anyone say we arent improving we have more wins then last year, and that was Herms 4th year here wasnt it.