Clark caught between a rock and a hard place

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Laz

Most owners are not going to want to blow it up after just 4/5 years.

Another thing that might lead to it is if Crennel can't get/keep the team motivated.

If the team falls asleep then Crennel will have to go.

Firing the head coach again will be a partial 'blow up' which could lead to Pioli getting the boot too.

The Chiefs haven't won enough that's for sure.

Also depends on the viable candidates at GM/HC as replacements.

How many GMs get a chance to hire 3 head coaches, let alone 3 in 5 years?

Nobody wants to ****ing work for Pioli. Even if you have your head in the sand and choose not to believe that Arrowhead is a toxic environment right now, let's look at what you perceive as a head coach:

You'd have to take a HUGE leap of faith that you'd have any chance of running anything but the 2-gap 3-4 defense. Clark Hunt wanted Steelers football. Haley requested a defensive coordinator in Pendergast who ran a similar Steelers defensive scheme. Pioli ran 2-gap anyway, even though he knew it would take 2-3 years to build personnel. Unlike Dimitroff, Pioli has a clear reputation for force-fitting his philosophy onto his team.

You'd have to take a HUGE leap of faith that Pioli wants to run anything but Erhardt-Perkins. 4 offensive coordinators. All had experience with Erhardt-Perkins. All ran, essentially, Erhardt-Perkins.

You'd have to take a HUGE leap of faith that Pioli will fight to get the right QB on the roster. 4 years. 1 bad QB. No legit competition brought in, despite some pretty visible rumbling from everyone beneath him that at least some competition was necessary.

You'd have to ignore all the stories talking about Arrowhead being a toxic place to be. There have been multiple stories, but no conflicting reports. There is a clear media lockdown in the place. There has been a clear re-training of coaches and players to talk on scripts vs. talking candidly. And I can guarantee you that if the stories are true, and they undoubtedly are, about the culture Kansas City has, there are a lot of very good coaches who will refuse to interview for a coach or coordinator position in KC.

Pioli has become the Al Davis of the NFL.