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We should have traded away our first for Vernon Gholston. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!!!! |
I can't wait till Pioli builds a winner here.
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Regardless, I know this season has been a disaster, but im not ready to throw in the Towel on Pioli and Haley. I think they both have what it takes. I admire Haley for sticking to his philosophy, and I think Pioli will get this team headed in the right direction. Cassel, im starting to loose faith in though. |
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That's deep. Look, I understand the concern. As I mentioned, we have every right to be pissed. It appears that Pioli may well have made a mistake with the Cassel move. And, who knows what going to happen with Haley? He may start eating the wallpaper at any moment. Still, it's way too early to call Pioli out on this. He'll make some good decisions and some bad ones along the way. There will be plenty of time to determine if he brought the skills with him. Right now, however, unless you're the reincarnation of Edgar KC, it's far too early to tell. FAX |
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To me, he can continue to do that here but as a GM, his real issue will be whether or not he can build an organization. That starts with the scouting/pro personnel department, and the coaches he hires. It's like how I evaluate any head coach: if you surround yourself with good people, you have a shot at being successful. If not, then good luck to you. I look at our coaching staff, and I look at the Lions coaching staff, and I can pretty much tell that neither Haley nor Schwartz were going to have great turnarounds this year. Same goes for Pioli, he will only be as good as the personnel department he puts together and the head coach he hires. If he fails in those aspects, he fails as a GM... |
The myth we should be talking about is the apparent fan expectation of a one-year turnaround from a franchise that's been in bad shape for over a decade. One offseason and people are throwing themselves off buildings, and trying to take the GM, coach and anybody else they can reach with them.
Maybe they'll fail. Maybe they won't. It's too soon to tell either way. |
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However, I'm more than prepared to see some evidence that he knows what the **** he's doing in KC, beyond our ****ing kicker. |
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The only thing people really wanted to see this year was PROGRESS. And yet here we sit with just about the worst goddamn offense AND defense in the league again. And you can argue this team is GETTING WORSE!!! We sure weren't losing 87-27 in back to back weeks during September and October. |
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I made a mistake. My opinion remains unchanged. I agree also that Haley is the man for the job, but that Cassel may be shell shocked, and it's 50-50 whether he recovers or not. I hope so, but I would like another QB brought in to push him, or take his job. Everybody around here sucks A.J. Smith form S.D.'s balls, but he let Michael turner, and Drew Brees walk, and it probably cost them a SB or three. People make mistakes. Nobody's perfect. There is a lot of luck involved. |
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It's not about giving him time, we don't have any choice, it's about seeing positive steps in the right direction. Thus far, EVERY move Pioli's made appears to be negative. Virtually EVERY player hes acquired or drafted has sucked. Players hes let go have gone to other teams and succeeded.
I think we'd have seen more positives by now if he knew what he was doing. Trading for Cassell looks like a mistake - Giving Cassell an unnecessary 60 million was an outright abortion. The NFL is full of "suits" who know nothing about playing or coaching football who take credit for players, coaches, and scouts success. As of now I have to put Pioli smack dab in the middle of that group, which shouldn't really be surprising considering how his reputation came about largely thru the media. The biggest problem with this football team is Clark. Not only does he not want to spend money, but his lack of football knowledge leads him into getting suckered by the suits, which is pretty common with really bad football teams. |
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Brodie Croyle, Tamba Hali, Dustin Colquitt, Derrick Johnson, Jarrad Page, and Dwayne Bowe are I believe the only guys left on this team drafted prior to '08. That's hardly a solid, veteran core group of players that you inherit that you can build around, and NONE of them play at the critical LOS positions (OL, DL) that good teams are built on... |
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