Because of one incident on the sideline with a player that said he’d love to play for Haley again or because of Brian Waters because he got his feelings hurt because a guy called a spade a spade? Fact is of the 130+ players that have come into contact with him in the last 2 years only one has an actual issue with him and he really should just man up and move on.

- You have a GM that helped build and maintain one of the best football teams in the history of the league. Even if you want to be a pessimist and say “It was Belichek” just being in cooperation with him he had to have learned something. Debatably its harder to build a team and get to the top and stay at the top season after season then it is to build a team that really can’t get any worse.

- You have a rookie head coach who is extremely passionate about the game, is an incredibly hardnosed/hardworking person and that comes from one of the best coaching trees in the league. If even have of this guys personality and work ethic can rub off on the players look out. The rookie head coach is also surrounded by other coaches who are very good and been head coaches and coordinators around the league for a long time.

- You have a Qb who at the beginning of last year had not started a game since high school, but despite that in the course of a couple workouts alone showed enough promise to be drafted not a FA signing. Then he went on to be tutored for the last few years by debatably the best QB to play the game in the last decade. He came on last season in a pressured filled situation where he still led the team to an 11-5 record.

- They traded their best receiver for the last decade but in all reality he is only one player and one player does no make a team. How many playoff wins do the Chiefs have with or because of Tony? This team boasts a new head coach that is one of the most creative offensive minds in the league and a offensive coordinator that took the leagues worst offense and made a third string QB from a second rate school look like a star and turned the offense around midseason(without the entire offseason to prepare).

- They are switching to a 3-4 defense and other then a couple DE transitioning out to OLB all the players can be just as suited for 3-4. The only other debateable player is our first round pick from last year that may be suited more for 4-3 but is athletic enough to be a difference maker in any D when used the right way. Check the last 5-6 years…doesnt look like the 4-3 was working for us very well either.

- They havent brought in a pass rusher but again from a 3-4 perspective thats debatable. The scheme itself will cause more pressure alone. This is an area that wont be great this year but not sure it can be any worse then last year either.

Very fair assessment of the negatives. I think there are many positives in KC right now, but what vexes me about the expectations among many fellow Chiefs fans is how rarely most acknowledge these negatives.

to the Redskins he certainly is. I’ve heard him say he expects the Redskins to be among the best in the NFC this year.

He never played for the Chiefs. Joe breaks down a lot of film, I really respect his opinion. Those that have posted above really should consider joining the Raiders Nation, because there is no need for that kind of negativity here. You are entitled to your opinion, but Cassel is 10-5 as a starter, in the division, who is better? You can only make a case for Rivers, and SD has only gotten worse every year since letting Marty go…

Specifically, Piolli brought in the talent for the NE SuperBowl teams. Haley is relying on Chan Galey for Offense, remember, creater of the slash position for Cordell Stewart? Haley took a terrible team to the SuperBowl last year. Who cares about Tight Ends? Tony G was the best TE in history, and that won us how many playoff games? Switching to a 3-4, apparently, you haven’t been looking at Bob Gretz’s website. Haley is not switching to a 3-4, and does not want to be pigeon toed to a specific defense.

The only real question mark on the D is Tamba Hali, can he adjust to playing LB, part time? The DL is set with Jackson, McBride, Dorsey. LB – Vrabel, Thomas, DJ, can it get any better? OK, Ray Lewis excluded. Secondary, we are set. Mike Brown only makes us stronger!

Sure, there is a margin of error, it’s called parity. This year, it’s between 6-10 and 13-3. Of course, I think that every year, LOL. Since 10-6 should qualify for the playoffs, I’m totally stoked about this year!

My main point ended up being optimistic after I clearly stated I disagreed with Joe…but nonetheless…