Chiefs Whitlock LOLs at the Patsification of the Chiefs - Page 15

Hammock Parties · 01-14-2010, 01:33 AM

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/col...y/1682402.html

Wake me when the Chiefs sign Tom Brady, the one with two healthy knees and fearless pocket demeanor.

Until then, I’ll take a wait-and-see approach with Scott Pioli’s New England Relocation Plan.

Right now, this smells like a Jackson Five reunion tour without Michael (Brady) or Janet (Bill Belichick).

Romeo “Tito” Crennel, the defensive coordinator, joins Pioli, Charlie Weis, Matt Cassel, Mike Vrabel and ex-Pats to be named later in what appears to be a lame attempt at recreating the New England Dynasty.

Let me apologize for being unimpressed with this lineup.

You’re tired of reading it, and I’m tired of writing it. Unfortunately, I’m paid to tell you what I really think. Romeo Crennel sounds great on paper. He won three Super Bowls while holding the title of “defensive coordinator” for Belichick’s Patriots.

Tito sold a bunch of records plucking a guitar and singing backup for Michael Jackson. Without The Gloved One, we never heard of Tito again until Michael passed.

Romeo flamed out in Cleveland as a head coach. Of all the Belichick assistants during the Super Bowl years, Crennel was the one with the least amount of responsibility on his plate. Belichick designed the defenses.

When Crennel got the Cleveland job, I asked a longtime Patriots defender what he thought of the hire, and the player told me flat out that he never envisioned Romeo as a head coach.

It’s just one player, one opinion. And not being head-coach material doesn’t disqualify someone from being a top-flight coordinator.

In fact, I touched base with the player again on Wednesday, and he assured me that Crennel installed the defensive game plan throughout the week without interference from Belichick and that Crennel called the game.

The player also assured me that Belichick had his fingerprints on everything that transpired with the team — special teams, offense, defense and front-office decisions.

I’m just not sold on Crennel. As a coordinator, Crennel has far more to prove than Charlie Weis. No one I’ve talked to doubts Weis’ ability to create innovative game plans. (Everyone I’ve talked to doubts Weis’ ability to control his ego.)

Crennel worked for Belichick, who specializes in defense. Bill Parcells never won a Super Bowl without Belichick working as his defensive coordinator.

Hey, maybe one day we will be saying the same thing about Belichick and Crennel.

Today, all I’m sure of is that Crennel’s hiring increases the likelihood that Todd Haley is in a make-or-break season in 2010.

If things go poorly next season, don’t look for Pioli, Weis and Crennel to take the blame. They have nine Super Bowl rings among them. In their mind, they know exactly what it takes to win at the highest level in the NFL.

Haley either has no political savvy, no interest in playing the kind of politics that enhances a coach’s longevity or zero leverage when putting together a coaching staff.

Given the previous working relationship of Pioli, Weis and Crennel — and Weis’ oversized ego — it would be a seamless transition for Pioli to install Weis as head coach midway through the 2010 season or at the start of 2011.

My gut says Haley’s ego and gambling nature make him unaware of the ramifications of his decisions. Firing Chan Gailey was a colossal error. With the offensive personnel provided to him by Pioli, Haley should’ve held on to Gailey for a season. There was no reason for the head coach to attach his reputation and credibility to a receiver-less offense.

Good coaches are paranoid. They perceive every move by ownership/management as a potential threat to their power. Paranoia is what drives a good coach to be great. Paranoia is what makes a coach sleep at his office and punt on fourth down.

Look at Belichick. He’s been spoiled by success. That’s why he went for it on fourth and 2 against the Colts. He’s losing his paranoia.

Haley’s background is extremely unusual for an NFL head coach. Golfers focus on a single obstacle, the course. A football coach worries about a million things, including what his assistants may or may not be plotting.

BigChiefFan · 01-14-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

THEY DIDN'T INTERVIEW ANYBODY ELSE!

So what. The best candidates usually stand out. Anybody arguing that Crennel and Weis are bad fits for the Chiefs, haven't been watching the Chiefs.

If you'd open your eyes, you'd realize that Whitlock is just using shock jounalism to ruffle feathers and sell papers, by taking the Devil's advocate approach and he probably doesn't believe half the shit he's writing...but please hang off his nut a little more.

Hammock Parties · 01-14-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by wild1

Whatever generates attention, right?

He flipped on Larry Johnson at a moment's notice

That's because Larry did something rather rash.

Mr_Tomahawk · 01-14-2010, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

Cassel.....................

........................63 million

:Sighs:

Rome....d...nevermind...

wild1 · 01-14-2010, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

That's because Larry did something rather rash.

Which was very convenient for you, you needed an excuse to flip after you'd spent an entire season making a fool of yourself with your LJ ballwashing

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 01-14-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

:Sighs:

Rome....d...nevermind...

Listen, I know you're frustrated by now. But I'm not trying to draw you in here. Cassel by all means looks like a big turd that was laid. I hope I'm wrong, but what have you got that indicates he's not? I'm just trying to conversate here.

Hammock Parties · 01-14-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

So what?

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Originally Posted by BigChiefFan

So what

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Originally Posted by beach tribe

OMG. What? Who gives a shit?

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Originally Posted by BigChiefFan

The best candidates usually stand out.

Hammock Parties · 01-14-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wild1

Which was very convenient for you, you needed an excuse to flip after you'd spent an entire season making a fool of yourself with your LJ ballwashing

I was hardly washing his balls last year.

KJROD20 · 01-14-2010, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by philfree

What did Weis do piss off Whitless? Snag the last doughnut just before Whitless displayed the Bledsoe is Gay sign?

PhilFree

He took the ND job away from Ty Losingham. Whitlock has been spewing hatred towards him ever since.

Micjones · 01-14-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr_Tomahawk

:Sighs:

Rome....d...nevermind...

I mean, he was supposed to succeed with:
1. A makeshift Offensive Line with a bunch of starters who'd be lucky to be backups elsewhere in the NFL.

2. A carousel of WR's from the time the off-season started until the end of the year.

3. No running game for the first half of the season.

4. An HC/OC/QB Coach in his first year at the helm of an NFL team.

Duh.

beach tribe · 01-14-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

That's because Larry did something rather rash.

Yeah, like sucked ass, and got traded. Fact is you rode Larry long after everyone else had realized that he was completely worthless. He's a worthless human being. A lazy, classless, loser, and always has been.

**Mr. Flopnuts** · 01-14-2010, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Micjones

I mean, he was supposed to succeed with:
1. A makeshift Offensive Line with a bunch of starters who'd be lucky to be backups elsewhere in the NFL.

2. A carousel of WR's from the time the off-season started until the end of the year.

3. No running game for the first half of the season.

4. An HC/OC/QB Coach in his first year at the helm of an NFL team.

Duh.

That explains overthrowing receivers by 10 yards? How about being so fearful of taking a hit that he can't make reads. As that line progressed through the year and held up better for him, why didn't he?

beach tribe · 01-14-2010, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

They were CLEARLY the best candidates. Why waste time with others, when there were a ton of other teams trying to land them. We could have easily ****ed around and lost them to another team, but my boy Pioli didn't **** around.

**MahiMike** · 01-14-2010, 12:07 PM

If Romeo is Tito, then whitlock is Sean Hannity. You can't continuously be negative about a regime without people questioning your judgement. Whitlock used to be good when he occasionally mixed up the negativity with something positive. Now I can't even get through his articles without feeling disgust for the guy (just like Hannity).

Getting Weis and Crennel is the most positive thing we've had in a year (when we got Pioli and Haley). How can you not be positive about that? As far as Haley not being too wise politically, I see that as a breath of fresh air. He may be a bit naive, but I love him for it. He's truly looking into the team's best interest by hiring the best available staff. He's not thinking about which one may take his job. He just wants to win. Goooooo TODD!

King_Chief_Fan · 01-14-2010, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wild1

Whatever generates attention, right?

He flipped on Larry Johnson at a moment's notice

he flipped on Herm as well.......

Mr. Laz · 01-14-2010, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by wild1

Whatever generates attention, right?

He flipped on Larry Johnson at a moment's notice

truth

whomever everyone hates ... he likes
whomever everyone likes ... he hates

Somewhere deep down in gochiefs there still exist the fat,nerdy virgin with low self-esteem who decided that even negative attention is better than being ignored. He can change his outside but the inside insecurity issues are still there that too often turn him into an attention whore.

it's too bad too because if he would just stop all the shit he would be such a great poster.

01-14-2010, 01:33 AM
Hammock Parties I'll be back. Join Date: Nov 2002 Casino cash: $920478	Whitlock LOLs at the Patsification of the Chiefs http://www.kansascity.com/sports/col...y/1682402.html Wake me when the Chiefs sign Tom Brady, the one with two healthy knees and fearless pocket demeanor. Until then, I’ll take a wait-and-see approach with Scott Pioli’s New England Relocation Plan. Right now, this smells like a Jackson Five reunion tour without Michael (Brady) or Janet (Bill Belichick). Romeo “Tito” Crennel, the defensive coordinator, joins Pioli, Charlie Weis, Matt Cassel, Mike Vrabel and ex-Pats to be named later in what appears to be a lame attempt at recreating the New England Dynasty. Let me apologize for being unimpressed with this lineup. You’re tired of reading it, and I’m tired of writing it. Unfortunately, I’m paid to tell you what I really think. Romeo Crennel sounds great on paper. He won three Super Bowls while holding the title of “defensive coordinator” for Belichick’s Patriots. Tito sold a bunch of records plucking a guitar and singing backup for Michael Jackson. Without The Gloved One, we never heard of Tito again until Michael passed. Romeo flamed out in Cleveland as a head coach. Of all the Belichick assistants during the Super Bowl years, Crennel was the one with the least amount of responsibility on his plate. Belichick designed the defenses. When Crennel got the Cleveland job, I asked a longtime Patriots defender what he thought of the hire, and the player told me flat out that he never envisioned Romeo as a head coach. It’s just one player, one opinion. And not being head-coach material doesn’t disqualify someone from being a top-flight coordinator. In fact, I touched base with the player again on Wednesday, and he assured me that Crennel installed the defensive game plan throughout the week without interference from Belichick and that Crennel called the game. The player also assured me that Belichick had his fingerprints on everything that transpired with the team — special teams, offense, defense and front-office decisions. I’m just not sold on Crennel. As a coordinator, Crennel has far more to prove than Charlie Weis. No one I’ve talked to doubts Weis’ ability to create innovative game plans. (Everyone I’ve talked to doubts Weis’ ability to control his ego.) Crennel worked for Belichick, who specializes in defense. Bill Parcells never won a Super Bowl without Belichick working as his defensive coordinator. Hey, maybe one day we will be saying the same thing about Belichick and Crennel. Today, all I’m sure of is that Crennel’s hiring increases the likelihood that Todd Haley is in a make-or-break season in 2010. If things go poorly next season, don’t look for Pioli, Weis and Crennel to take the blame. They have nine Super Bowl rings among them. In their mind, they know exactly what it takes to win at the highest level in the NFL. Haley either has no political savvy, no interest in playing the kind of politics that enhances a coach’s longevity or zero leverage when putting together a coaching staff. Given the previous working relationship of Pioli, Weis and Crennel — and Weis’ oversized ego — it would be a seamless transition for Pioli to install Weis as head coach midway through the 2010 season or at the start of 2011. My gut says Haley’s ego and gambling nature make him unaware of the ramifications of his decisions. Firing Chan Gailey was a colossal error. With the offensive personnel provided to him by Pioli, Haley should’ve held on to Gailey for a season. There was no reason for the head coach to attach his reputation and credibility to a receiver-less offense. Good coaches are paranoid. They perceive every move by ownership/management as a potential threat to their power. Paranoia is what drives a good coach to be great. Paranoia is what makes a coach sleep at his office and punt on fourth down. Look at Belichick. He’s been spoiled by success. That’s why he went for it on fourth and 2 against the Colts. He’s losing his paranoia. Haley’s background is extremely unusual for an NFL head coach. Golfers focus on a single obstacle, the course. A football coach worries about a million things, including what his assistants may or may not be plotting.
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MahiMike He's Mahomie! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Jax, FL Casino cash: $10023443	If Romeo is Tito, then whitlock is Sean Hannity. You can't continuously be negative about a regime without people questioning your judgement. Whitlock used to be good when he occasionally mixed up the negativity with something positive. Now I can't even get through his articles without feeling disgust for the guy (just like Hannity). Getting Weis and Crennel is the most positive thing we've had in a year (when we got Pioli and Haley). How can you not be positive about that? As far as Haley not being too wise politically, I see that as a breath of fresh air. He may be a bit naive, but I love him for it. He's truly looking into the team's best interest by hiring the best available staff. He's not thinking about which one may take his job. He just wants to win. Goooooo TODD! __________________ 99.9%
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