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Originally Posted by DRU
That's not how I act at all. I'm a born and raised fan of 25 years, so believe me, I know exactly how you feel.
I still enjoy Arrowhead stadium when it's rockin, though, and we're not far from it. I'm not going to give up my tix and complain about it all the time. It's not worth it to do that.
I enjoy conversations with other fans about this team, sharing opinions about what should happen, discussing the facts about what actually does happen, and seeing it how it all plays out on the field.
Pioli has not done that bad of a job if we really step back and look at things. He pulled the trigger on a QB when he first got here because yes, he does know the QB is important. Unfortunately, it didn't work out the way he planned. Because of that, though, he's all we've got right now.
They're making more changes to try and right some wrongs. I hope just as much as anybody that QB is a position they target heavily one way or another.
Again, though, this is where all the bitterness is. The QB situation. Not the business operations. We're just looking for reasons to bitch and moan, and Babb gave it to us.
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I think Pioli has done a pretty decent job with his personnel. And I think he will continue to do so. And everyone's right that if the team starts winning championships, everyone will forget this article. In my opinion, players don't really care too much about the toxicity of the front office work environment.
My concern continues to be about the future of this organization. There was already a suspicion that this was a toxic place to work, and the Haley thing probably made some coaches pause. First, I'm not excited about the Romeo hiring and I truly believe that it was the result of either or both: 1) the team being too close-minded to look outside the tree; 2) the inability to bring coaches in from the outside because they know what Haley went through. Second, I worry big time about good talent leaving our front office. Phil Emery is being approached right now for GM positions. Who knows if we'll start to see some disgruntled staff from our scouting and personnel department start to leave, in which case, I think those positions will be much more difficult to fill now that prospective candidates know what kind of a toxic work environment to expect.
So a few things I see coming. I think as this team becomes more of Romeo's, in 2 years, we're going to see Haley's disciplinary influence wear off and this team is going to start playing sloppy again. I call it Norv Turner syndrome. However, because Romeo won some games and I think he could definitely take the team to two consecutive playoffs, that could be just enough to keep Pioli's job safe for a while. After those 2 years, you expect that Romeo will near retirement. After that, I think it's going to be difficult to bring in a top-flight coaching hire, just as it was difficult for Oakland to do given their reputation. These are reasons why I think the article is important. If it's true that the environment in Arrowhead is toxic, I think we're going to see some tremendous drop-off in talent at both our personnel guys and our coaches.