I know the rankings don’t mean jack but I wish we would sign a couple of other guys to help bolster the competition.

I thought for sure we’d sign a few more guys, especially a WR and an O-lineman and maybe a defensive piece.

What do you guys think? Is Slo Po just bein Slo Po or is he done?

Until the moves translate to wins, we will continue to be ranked this low

sucks. That said, the main rubrick they use is to just line up the teams by record and then go “ooh ahh wizz bang aren’t I clever” and typically wrong when they rearrange a few of them.

These are the least reflective of a worthless measuring device (amazing how boston and NY are always doing better on a hunch?)

They never gives us any love…and this league is too damn topsy turvy to be doing power rankings IN MAY anyways! I think they should do a ranking at Week 4, Week 8, and Week 12…then have thier final rankings before the playoffs…this crap of doing rankings every 20 minutes is B.S. There’s no telling what the teams are going to look like at the end of JUNE let alone the end of AUGUST!!!!

Parcells in his first years went

3-12-1 Giants
5-11 Pats
9-7 Jets
10-6 Cowboys

So a win and a tie better than last season puts Haley on par with his mentor

are based off of what our team looks like as of last year. I know Pioli is being slow in his approach, but we also have to realize that Herm’s work ethic for the team last year was horrendous. He allowed guys to slack off all they wanted, that is why they loved him.

Haley has been stressing conditioning all off-season, and you have to think that with so much of our raw talent from last year and the new faces will be in much better shape. Plus, we will not be running that stupid Tampa 2 defense either. The offense is up in the air as of right now because I am not sure what to expect with Todd Haley and Chan Gailey.

The WR position is a toss up, and hopefully Haley can muster up some talent in our guys. It will also be interesting to see LJ in the backfield. I think he still has it, and we really don’t have much else to switch to right now.

kinda like mock drafts and blogs :)

I don’t mind this team being underestimated.

But, seriously, if you look at the facts… the Chiefs were VERY close to winning at least 5 or 6 more games last year, right?

Add in a new QB, 2 new LB, a new RG, 2 new DL, a new DC/HC/GM…
I would think all of those things combined should AT LEAST allow them to win the bulk of those close games… so 8-8, 9-7 are not out of reach.

And until we start posting up some W’s, I find it hard to disagree with. I don’t like it one damn bit, but I can’t really disagree. GO CHIEFS!!!

You don’t disrespect Joey Porter and you don’t disrespect the Chiefs.
/who cares? we won 2 games last year.

The Chiefs’ coaching was horrendous last year. It will take some time for them to evaluate their talent and see how they respond to better coaching and higher expectations.

Will improvement come from:
1. New coaching and schemes?
2. New players – free agents or the draft?
3. Improvement from existing players?

1. We’re all hoping this coaching staff is better. Conditioning. Discipline. Expectations. All seem to be popular reasons. Can’t say that the resumes of the D coaches thrill me, but I am hoping for better synergy among them than in the past. And that Haley can do for the receivers what Herm did for the dbacks.

2. Gotta hope that leadership (Z Thomas, Vrabel, Cassel, Goff) plays a major role, because I don’t expect tons of improvement in actual production from an overall aging cast of characters we’ve added. And while the draft class may be genius in the long run, I’m not counting on much from them in 2009.

3. Improvement from all those young players that were out on Herm’s limb with him last year seem like our best chance to be better this year than last. The coaching and veteran additions (see 1 & 2) actually pay off in this area of improved players, as well. Having said that, whose stock is rising and whose is falling?

Selected Chiefs Players Better In 2009 Than 2008
Tyler Thigpen, Dwayne Bowe, Mark Bradley, Jamaal Charles, Mike Cox, Brad Cottam, Branden Albert, Barry Richardson, Turk McBride, Tank Tyler, T.J. Jackson, Glenn Dorsey, Tamba Hali, Brian Johnston, Demorrio Williams, Derrick Johnson, Brandon Carr, Brandon Flowers, Maurice Leggett, Bernard Pollard, Jarrad Page

Same or not as good in 2009
Brodie Croyle, Devard Darling, Jeff Webb, Larry Johnson, Kolby Smith, Herb Taylor, Brian Waters, Rudy Niswanger, Wade Smith, Damion McIntosh, Ron Edwards, Alfonso Boone

Additions (partial list)
Matt Cassel , Bobby Engram, Mike Goff, Tyson Jackson, Alex Magee, Zach Thomas, Mike Vrabel, Monty Beisel

Conclusion: The number of additional wins will come from improvement in existing, young players.

Im gonna call these rankings bs because i think the chiefs are going to be in at least the top 50 percent.

 i bet would be a bigger target for the Pioli, and Tony G would still be here. Alittle late as always….