Let's do the Pioli thing again.

[Direckshun]

I know there's a strong anti-Pioli current around here, and some people pretty much want the guy gone yesterday.

It's not because he's building a lopsided team on one side of the ball, like we've had since we hired Marty Schottenheimer.

It's not because he's drafted poorly. Even if you include 2009, he's been a top five drafting GM. I don't give a shit about Dexter McCluster. At least he gives you something -- I prefer that burnt 2nd round pick to Turk McBride and Bernard Pollard.

It's not because he can't acquire talent. Excepting 2009, we've had successful acquisitions with virtually no busts in free agency.

Coaching hires? Please. Haley and Crennel are pure talent-development coaches. Weis and Crennel were extraordinary hires as coordinators. Daboll isn't a great acquisition, but it's a good fit for the talent on this team.

It's not because he can't build a team. Few people deny that this team is as talented and as deep everywhere as all but something like five or six teams in the league (QB excepted), maybe fewer.

So why?

Because of the quarterback position? Pioli doesn't care about the QB position, right?

Riiiight.

It's not exactly a high bar to clear, but Quinn and Stanzi provide us the best QB depth this team has. We had the choice between Cassel and Sanchez, and made the right choice. We passed on Dalton -- few people could blame us for that, in hindsight a true mistake.

But we all know the Cassel yarn is unraveling. That's the point of my question -- what happens if we give Pioli 10 years?

Letting Orton slide, whiffing on Manning, all the frustration from fans and the media...

Cassel's got a year left, probably. He's got a max of what, three years left? At the absolute extreme?

What do you expect then? You think Pioli's just going to hop from one discarded backup to the next? To another stopgap option and hope to coast until he gets fired?

This is the best this team has been in a long time. Add a good QB to the mix, and this team is knocking on Super Bowl doors for a decade.

Why do you want to walk away from that?

Why do you want to gamble on god knows what the next GM might be like?

There's no chance the next GM is a better draft or a guy who's going to be far more likely to burn millions on free agents that don't pan out.

There's no chance the next GM puts a better balance on the field. And may not hire coaches who value development as much as Pioli does.

I'm a really big fan of Pioli.

I agree, he needs to pull his head out of his ass on QB. But he did the right thing, he picked his guy there and gave him every chance.

/purehate

[gonefishin53]

Maybe getting the "right 18" coaching staff is as important as the "right 53" player roster? Having no confusion about who's in charge of the offense should be better than last year's clusterfuck. Breaking the huddle with 10 seconds left on the play clock was hard to watch. I was dissappointed E. Thomas didn't get promoted to DC.

[themanwithnoname]

Originally Posted by Satanic Goat

My argument is that we have the worst QB situation in the NFL.

Stating that a team with TWO QBs who have won playoff games is a worse QB situation than ours is ludicrous. Not that the Jets have a good QB situation.

Again, what does that have to do with my post?

[Nightfyre]

GoChiefs is like a reflexive troll. I don't think he can even help himself anymore. I frankly don't understand why he is still here, let alone accepted by the general populace.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by themanwithnoname

Again, what does that have to do with my post?

Nothing. Just explaining to you why I posted what I posted.

[BossChief]

Damn GoChiefs, you are a terrible gambler.

[whoman69]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Damn GoChiefs, you are a terrible gambler.

Its not a gamble when you don't care whether you win the argument. Its all in the reaction he gets.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by BossChief

Damn GoChiefs, you are a terrible gambler.

Am I?

The only reason I lost our bet last year was:

1. Charles got hurt

2. Battle got hurt

3. I still came within ONE CARRY of winning.

Seems like I barely lost a bet despite almost every possible break going against me.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by whoman69

Its not a gamble when you don't care whether you win the argument. Its all in the reaction he gets.

I care very much. You think I didn't want to serve up some Dexist sigs and avs to these idiots?

[BossChief]

You bet me you SIG AND AVATAR FOR A FULL YEAR that Charles will have 300 offsensive touches this year.

How many other people have you made bets with this currency?

You also said you'd leave for a year if we win 10 games, which is not only POSSIBLE, but PROBABLE.

That's not good business.

[aturnis]

Originally Posted by BossChief

You bet me you SIG AND AVATAR FOR A FULL YEAR that Charles will have 300 offsensive touches this year.

How many other people have you made bets with this currency?

You also said you'd leave for a year if we win 10 games, which is not only POSSIBLE, but PROBABLE.

That's not good business.