So you'd rather run worthless scrubs out there just so you don't miss a diamond in the rough and then forego any benefit you may have gotten otherwise? You have to balance risk/reward. You just have to.

TG being overpaid is arguable. I'll give you that.
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Herm's "method" netted us 6 wins in two seasons. That's batting .188. Not so great for MLB, shit for NFL.

Is Herm the only person in the NFL that has chosen to put mostly young guys on the field instead of 33+ vets???

Why is this thread still going? Hasn't kcbubb sobered/healed up yet?

The two youngest teams last season (KC & GB) were a combined 8-24. :spock:

No, he's permanently damaged/impaired.

Veteran players have an impact on young players. Those young players will be around for a SB push in a few years.

The impact veterans have can be tremendous.

It's sad you can't see that.

You can put young guys on the field.

You just have to be a good enough coach to make them the right young guys.

I always felt bad for Squirmin' Herman, 'cause he seems like a nice guy, but I just don't think he's coach material.

I see it, but I would rather sign a guy like Tinoisamoa (see below) than Zach Thomas. I think a guy like him can do both. He can have an impact on the younger guys and still be around in a few years if you want to resign him. Also see that the bears signed him to a one year deal. They didn't break the bank on this guy.


Bears agree to terms with Tinoisamoa, Rams' leading tackler in '08

Associated Press

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Free-agent linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears on Friday after leading the St. Louis Rams in tackles four of the past six seasons.
Pisa Tinoisamoa, LB
Chicago Bears

2008 Statistics
G/GS: 16/16
Tackles: 104
Sacks: 3.0

The 6-foot-1, 240-pound Tinoisamoa led the Rams with 104 tackles (88 solo) before getting released by a new coaching staff seeking more size. In Chicago, he's reuniting with coach Lovie Smith, his defensive coordinator during the 2003 season in St. Louis.

Tinoisamoa will probably start at strongside linebacker alongside Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher, although incumbent Nick Roach and former starter Hunter Hillenmeyer are in the mix. A second-round pick by the Rams in 2003, he has 445 total tackles, 10 sacks, seven interceptions, 25 pass break-ups, six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in his career.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=090...s&confirm=true

Tinoisamoa was brought in by the Patriots and they decided to go with someone else. Tinoisamoa reportedly was playing last season at somewhere between 220-225. He was reportedly cut by the Rams because he was too light. You really just don't seem to understand football, so maybe instead of constantly whining about Pioli, you should be reading up on the sport.

It is also reported that....

The 6-foot-1, 240-pound Tinoisamoa led the Rams with 104 tackles (88 solo).

Why do you love Pioli so much???? Seriously.... Everytime I question anything he does, you get all in an uproar. What is the connection there? Oh and please give me the he's the GM you aren't qualified to question him crap again.

Give me one thing you disagree with that he has done. Prove that you aren't his secret admirer. Do his glasses do it for you?

It has nothing to do with loving Pioli. It has to do with understanding football more than "YOUNG PLAYERS!" "YOUNG PLAYERS!". You don't seem to have any concept of what it takes to win in any major professional sport. From football to baseball to basketball to hockey, youth consistently gets beaten by experience.

As for things Pioli has done that I don't like, I assume you mean in the less-than-six-months of offseason since he's been in K.C. It's pretty unfair to judge what he's done given the amount of time and the extent of the train wreck he's dealing with. Since, unlike you, I actually like the idea of bringing in veteran players in their final years since I've seen it be successful year after year in New England, I don't view that as a problem. If you need something from me as a gripe, ask me again when the final roster is announced and all the waived/cut players from training camps around the league have been filtered through. Until then, crying about a #17 running back or the 4th backup safety isn't worth the time it takes to type it on the computer.

You, and far too many people following sports today, seem to think that you actually know what the hell you're talking about to the point where you'd be better at the job than the professionals hired. You're really pissing and moaning because you think you'd have done a better job.

This isn't Belichick going to the Patriots, finding a solid core group and drafting a Tom Brady. This is Pioli going to the Chiefs and finding just 1 moderately proven (one year, not yet repeated) 'core' player under the age of 30. Quit bitching, stop acting as if this train wreck could have been fixed if they'd just kept Herm/Herm's way and given it one more year, and realize that this team had, perhaps, the least talented roster in the NFL when Pioli arrived. Then, understand that it's going to take years to make this team truly and consistently competitive.

Wasn't this the bastard that was hurt all the time? I remember a thread about a lamb with a ginormous name that was broken all the time.

This sounds to me like a Nap Harris type retread. He got PT in St Louis (obviously, since he lead the team in tackles). If he was good why is he on the street. If his leading the team in tackles is so wonderful, why did he get a 1 year deal?

This doesn't sound to me to be a Diamond in the Rough situation. This sounds like the dude doesn't have the goods. And it's not like St. Louis is stacked at LB, like Baltimore was when they let Preist go (IIRC).

I don't think there are too many people that are clamoring to have Nap Harris back.

I knew you had a crush on Pioli, but I really didn't think it was this bad.

So it is ok to slam Carl and Herm even though they are supposed to be professionals. But not Pioli??? I don't think so. I'll criticize all of them on a message board if I feel like it.

That's the point of a message board... To express your opinion. If everyone never questioned management, there would be no Chiefs Planet. If you want that, go to kcchiefs.com.

He lead the Rams in tackles for 4 seasons and I know there defense sucked, but the guy is 27 and has some experience. They didn't sign him for a ton of money and they signed him on a one year contract. Tinoisamoa > Zach