Competitive? Next season....

Hell, at this point sniffing .500 might mean we're playing for the division week 17...

Someone should tell Herm he can watch the Super Bowl this year since he's never going to be the head coach of team that is actually in the game.

Didn't Clark state that final decision on HC would be his? I can't hear the pressed, but would assume this is why he is not saying much.

did you just call 810?

Now you see why the sterotype comes out.....about half this city is full of redneck baffoons.

what a minute ..... aren't YOU a KC fan?

I have a feeling he is not going to be impressed upon hearing about LJ being suspended for blowing off team meetings...then when he watches LJ attempt to pass block...

LJ's KC career is over.

This...

Get used to that "being at home" position.

Holy shit.....I guess. It's like listening to the Raider's radio show here in Oakland. Everyone that calls in....has no clue what they're talking about.

Caller #1 - JaMarcus is the best evar!!!!!
Caller #2 - McFadden is a God!!!!
Caller #3 - Cable is the best HC evar!!!!
Caller #4 - We should bring back Rice!!!!

It certainly could. The Raiders are going no where fast. The Chargers are getting old on the O line along with LT, and there is no telling how Merriman comes back next season. The Broncos will definitely score points but overall their defense has much less talent, especially young talent than the Chiefs do. I do not expect a division title next season but anything is possible. The right hires for coaches and a good draft could go a long way to making that happen.

no, i don't drive a Camero and think Gunther is a great DC because he cusses a lot....

I'll be curious to see if Pioli can finagle compensation for him. The nice thing is that if it were Carl, he would have too much emotion invested in it, like he did with Gonzo, because the guy was his personal #1 pick. Pioli probably doesn't give a #$%^ and would probably look to deal him with a plan to use any compensation in another deal, because he has an actual plan on how to do things...

Yeah, like others, I got the feeling that Herm is gone, but regardless of what Pioli is actually thinking right now -- keep him, fire him, gonna talk about it -- he wasn't going to say anything that would give it away. He's obviously showing Clark and Herm some respect... it's not like he's going to fly into KC and start firing people like he's been a GM for 30 years.

Based on what I've read about Pioli though, I agree with Laz... Pioli is humble, doesn't care about titles, etc; while Herm is pretty damn arrogant for a guy who's won two football games since 10/22/07. After 'careful consideration' and 'talking with many people' and 'losing sleep over the decision', Pioli needs to throw Herm under the bus and never look back.