The myth of Pioli

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Originally Posted by DrRyan

When I moved back to the states to Arizona from down under in 2006 I never thought that the Cardinals would be a model franchise that the Chiefs should be striving to be like. The same Cardinals with their 80+ year history of losing and playing the role of NFL doormat. It is crazy when I look at both teams since 2006 when I moved back. The Cardinals are seemingly making all the right decisions while the Chiefs continue to shoot themselves in the foot year after year.

The Cards:
Excellent hiring in Ken Wisenhunt. He is a great coach(IMO) that comes up with excellent game plans, makes in game adjustment, manages the clock and game situations and coaches his team up.

They have made many smart personnel moves. From letting Calvin Pace walk to an overpaid contract by the Jets to standing strong against Anquan Boldin's "demands." They have used the franchise tag wisely on Karlos Dansby.

They have drafted pretty well. Calais Campbell is an absolute beast as one of their 3-4 DE. Beanie Wells will be a stud in their offense if he can learn to hang on to the football. Steve Breaston in the 5th was a great pick. In the 2008 draft they came away with Rogers-Cromartie, Campbell, Doucet, Iwebema, and Hightower. All five of them are contributing this season.

All the things the Cards have done well in the last several years, the Chiefs have seemed to do poorly.

Just some random observations that seem to as well in this thread as anywhere else. Now if the Chiefs could get it right even 50% as often as the Cards have since Wisenhunt's arrival they would be on their way to being relevant again.

Yeah, well, we have Clancy.

It's a process. Were you expecting a playoff birth? WTF?

We're changing a culture here. We're not talking about a perenial power like AZ where winning is expected and known.