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August 2009 Scott Pioli Approval Poll

Haley: "We sure showed those cops last weekend, didn't we Scott?

Pioli: "We sure did, Todd, We sure did." (via uwrf.edu)

Haley: "We sure showed those cops last weekend, didn't we Scott? Pioli: "We sure did, Todd, We sure did." (via uwrf.edu)

Like Clark Hunt, Scott Pioli has been riding a solid wave of popularity around here since he was hired in January. May 2009 has been his only significant drop in popularity and that was draft related.

To get you caught up to speed, here are the stories Scott Pioli has been involved in as the Kansas City Chiefs general manager since mid July:

Let us know in the poll: Do you approve of the job Scott Pioli is doing as the Kansas City Chiefs general manager?

Click over for previous month's poll results.

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July 2009: 90%

June 2009: 76%

May 2009: 77%

April 2009: 89%

March 2009: 85%

Feb. 2009: 88%

Poll
Do you approve of the job Scott Pioli is doing as the Kansas City Chiefs general manager?
Approve
725 votes
Disapprove
18 votes
Not sure
51 votes

794 votes | Poll has closed

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I couldn’t of worded it better… +1!

by Chieffan_Toby on Aug 11, 2009 7:28 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

+100

Me three. rec’d

Chiefs go 9-7. LJ makes 1400 yards. DBowe makes 1200 yards. Defense #18.

by Zodeman on Aug 11, 2009 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice post!

I’m tickled with the Don’s performance so far…

You are what your record says you are!

by Chief_Elmo on Aug 11, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha

rec’d the pic.

How in the hell did that even happen?

Moderator - Arrowhead Pride

Future Mrs. DTR

by DThomasReigns on Aug 11, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let the winning begin

The Chiefs leadership often refers to the development of a winning attitude. Does that mean that the coaching staff is going to place more weight on winning in the preseason than talent evaluation? Is it more important at this point to evaluate the top of the roster than the bottom ? I look to see a few unwritten preseason rules be broken by KC this weekend to get a win under their belts. Little things like …oops, who let that safety loose on a blitz? Why the hell did they put LJ and Cassel back in with 7 minutes left in the game when we have a 9 point lead. I don’t think the new regime is going to allow this team to continue to be losers if at all possible and that starts in the preseason.

All losses in the 2009 season will be Herm and Carls fault.

by Idahochief on Aug 11, 2009 7:13 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I hope

They don’t put too much emphasis on preseason wins. Let’s just get the talent evaluation done now. I was in Dallas for Jones/Johnson and the first year they kicked ass in preseason…and then went 1-15. I’d rather find who the right guys are and then turn in on in the regular season. But at the same time….we need to feel the W.

Chiefs go 9-7. LJ makes 1400 yards. DBowe makes 1200 yards. Defense #18.

by Zodeman on Aug 11, 2009 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

6 o' one, half-a-dozen o' the other.

Getting a win might help psychologically, but I agree. Player evals come first.

No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.

by hmills110 on Aug 11, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

WHEW!

Damn I can’t wait to arrive at Arrowhead this Saturday! Amped up!

by Chieffan_Toby on Aug 11, 2009 7:55 AM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

+10000000000000

Ill be there too! Lets bring the noise who cares if its preseason! Lets let them know that we are behind them and bring the fear back to Arrowhead!

by tomahawk44 on Aug 11, 2009 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Preseason is still Preseason

I don’t believe that Haley will pull all the stops to win this game. But I do think that the emphasis on conditioning and eliminating mistakes is going to pay off. Under Herm the preseason was always depressing because the Chiefs looked so bad right from the start and there never seemed to be any consequences. Then they’d come out flat for the start of the regular season. I don’t think that’s going to be true anymore. I don’t expect to see Haley go all out for wins, but I expect the players know their level of play is going to be more critical than it was under Herm.

by Big Chief on Aug 11, 2009 9:34 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Still on the fence with this...

I’m worried that our O-line will stink again. I’m worried about WR/ TE and I’ll believe the pass rush when I see it in a game.

I do love the Cassel trade, though would have prefered waiting for the long term contract. Like the veteran pick-ups, but I like Carl’s veteran pick-ups when he did them.

by NJ Chiefs Fan on Aug 11, 2009 9:41 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you on everything except pass rush,

for the mere fact that they’re going to send as many hats as they need to get pressure. I’m pretty sure the run D will be stout, also, by virtue of extra hats AND a d-line built and trained to crush the middle #1 and chase the QB #2 (plus the extra hats). I think step one for this squad is getting a competitive D on the field. A D with some Depth. And I think that’s well on its way. (Note no apostrophe when “it” owns something?)

I think the Chiefs will hang around and keep things close, most of the time, just with the above. If we get desperate to score, put Thiggy in @ QB or wildcat and let him throw the fade to somebody big ‘n’ tall, or just run it in himself, once we’re inside the 10.

All of this is contingent on the competitiveness of the corners everybody here loves so much. People, they’re going to be in a different scheme, and there’s reason to believe they aren’t really being tested in training camp. Some pooh-pooh the scheme change’s impact on the corners, but at the same time I’m hearing about how great it’ll be to have Flowers blitzing the QB or helping with run defense.

I have the same concerns about o-line and WR that you have, Jersey. And I won’t be surprised if the wins they get are mostly ugly ones, to start with, because of these concerns.

To start with, this will likely look a lot like Martyball, with low-scoring affairs full of defensive highlights and offensive lowlights, and ever-increasing intensity for 4 quarters. Maybe by midseason, maybe not ‘til next season, depending on talent, the offense will start to show a little somethin’.

The difference between the future Chiefs and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th years with Marty/Carl is that this organization knows how to keep a team on the up-tick, and shouldn’t paint itself into a “Let’s mortgage the farm for that ONE missing piece,” while the team goes to shit, and the money player ends up drawing an inflated welfare check. But it may take a year or two to get the offense where it needs to be.

I hope I’m wrong about the offense. But nothing I’ve seen to date is very definitive on o-line or WR. Added some good, smart players, but nobody great. And you can only stretch “team” so far, if you ain’t winnin’ enough of the 1-on-1’s.

No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.

by hmills110 on Aug 11, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've said it before

I expect this to be a slog it out running, dink and dunk passing offense. It may be boring to watch, but if we can control the ball and score a few points, and have enought D to get some three and outs is what you will see this year. It may be some ugly wins, but they would be beauties in my eyes after the last couple years of ugly losses.

Chiefs go 9-7. LJ makes 1400 yards. DBowe makes 1200 yards. Defense #18.

by Zodeman on Aug 11, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hard to say exactly WHAT it'll look like.

They certainly WANT to run the rock, but might be forced to something high risk more often than not, just to move the chains. I remember Parcells telling Simms one time that if he didn’t throw 3 INTs in a particular game, then he wasn’t trying hard enough. As with the Faders, Chiefs can expect teams will dare them to pass. In the division, all KC’s competitors are likely to single-up with one or more of their corners, and force Cassel and company to prove they can punish ‘em for it. This’ll leave the Chiefs with a lot of face cards and aces in the deck, (which favor the player over the dealer) with more high-risk/high-reward play than you might expect.

That being said, will the Chiefs be in the player’s shoes or the dealer’s? If they fail to make those completions with a high rate of success, it WILL come back down to “ugly” defensive battles, and a heavy reliance on d-line depth.

No question. Otis Taylor should be in the Hall of Fame.

by hmills110 on Aug 12, 2009 2:50 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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