Originally Posted by FAX (Post 8998495)

I think a lot of Planeteers and Chiefs fans in general are still sipping the left-over Kool Aid that's been sitting in the back of the fridge for 3 years.

Roleo doesn't give a tinker's damn about winning. He doesn't give a damn about the Chiefs and he doesn't give a damn about the fans. He's here to wrap up the twilight of a career and support his old buddy, Dr. Evil.

People talk about his laid-back personality, but he hasn't always been that way and he doesn't have to be that way now. The fact of the matter is that the fire in old Roleo burned out some time ago.

Meanwhile, Piolio is sticking it to the fans whenever he can. He views us as a bunch of redneck, tractor riders who wouldn't know which fork to use at a dinner party. He's an elitist megalomaniac and we are the fly-over-state dumbasses who are supposed to snap up tickets for an 8 and 8 team and, when they don't, they need to #getaclue.

We're caught up in a perfect storm of absentee, mainly emotionally-detached owner, narcissistic GM, and indifferent head coach. At this point, caring about this team is, as Mr. Iowanian would say, akin to sending love letters to your bad girlfriend.

Cassel is a symptom. Not the disease. And that, my friends, is the sad, horrifying truth of it all.

FAX

Originally Posted by whoman69 (Post 8998740)

IMO the whole thing comes down to a GM that can't admit a $60 million mistake, a coach who has no pull to override the GM because the GM was handed the keys by an owner who would rather be watching soccer. The owner is in it for the legacy of his father which he has no knowlege or inclination to add to, and as a business. Despite the empty seats, the Chiefs still make money. Could they make more? They'd have to spend more money.

Originally Posted by Micjones (Post 8998793)

I don't get why Romeo's afraid either. What's Pioli going to do if he benches Cassel, fire him? He won't survive another in-season firing. Firing a head coach because he won't follow the GM's marching orders for one particular player (who stinks) is bad bad PR. Pioli doesn't want that at this point.

I'm baffled by the reluctance to make a move EVERYONE now agrees this organization must make.

Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning (Post 8998804)

I'll give you the best reason they won't bench Cassel:

Brady Quinn is a POS.

Originally Posted by Cassel's Reckoning (Post 8998823)

We are gonna be the best 5-11 team ever.

Originally Posted by FAX (Post 8998801)

Be baffled no more, Mr. Micjones.

They don't give a sh*t.

It's really that simple.

FAX

Originally Posted by Micjones (Post 8998895)

I don't buy that. I think every party involved wants to win.
They may not have the right formula for winning, but I don't think anyone in this organization is comfortable with where this franchise is.

Originally Posted by Micjones (Post 8998895)

I don't buy that. I think every party involved wants to win.
They may not have the right formula for winning, but I don't think anyone in this organization is comfortable with where this franchise is.

Originally Posted by FAX (Post 8998903)

Let's look at it this way;

Let's say 0 is "Wants to lose" and 10 is "Wants to win". We are functioning as though we are somewhere in the 5 range.

For example, Roleo just informed us that we should be happy we didn't lose the last game 40 to 10. That should tell you everything you need to know about the commitment to winning that permeates this organization.

I know that we all want to believe they really care and desire success. Show me the evidence that it's true.

FAX

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 8998911)

Lamar Hunt was more than content from 1972-1986 when the Chiefs missed the playoffs each and ever year, finished with such stellar records at 2-12 and three consecutive 5-9 records.

This team is currently in the midst of of an almost two decade playoff win drought and for some reason, you believe the owner is uncomfortable?

Why? It's their natural territory.

Originally Posted by Micjones (Post 8998959)

Which is why he started the current administration by making Pioli the highest-paid GM in the NFL? Because he doesn't give a shit?

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 8998971)

If Clark really cared, he would have addressed the media by now.