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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
The difference between Carl's first five years and Pioli's first five years is that Carl and Marty really tried hard to find a solution at QB. They had DeBerg and brought in Kreig. They traded for Joe Montana, signed Rich Gannon and Steve Bono. In 1997, they signed Elvis Grbac over guys like Chris Chandler and Jeff George. They drafted Mike Elkins and Matt Blundin, along with Steve Stenstrom and others.
The point being is that they made an concerted effort to bring in a quality QB in order to "Win Now", because outside of the QB, the Chiefs WERE ready to "Win Now". Now obviously, they weren't as successful as we all had hoped but you can't scoff at them for not trying.
OTOH, Pioli's done an above average job at roster construction the past few years with the exception of QB. Fine, trade for Matt Cassel. But don't stop there - bring in veteran talent to compete, continue to draft guys and do your damnedest to get that Franchise guy on your roster.
So far, he's failed, which is why the Chiefs continue to fail.
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Carl Peterson started with a lot more talent on the team. Saleamua, Neil Smith, Lewis & Ross, Okoye, Cherry and others were already on the team. Peterson drafted Mike Elkins with the 34th pick, top 2nd round choice there.
I think Pioli gets at least 2 more years to put this team together, until the end of 2014 season. Other than the Cassel trade, I think he's done well here.