Originally Posted by seaofred (Post 8207159)

Did anyone else notice Todd kept looking off screen? Wonder who was there?

Originally Posted by bevischief (Post 8208220)

His PR coach.

Originally Posted by kcxiv (Post 8206987)

I think you forgot we still have Scott Pioli. Nothing is goign to change as far as the team is concerned.

Originally Posted by JD10367 (Post 8208437)

Pioli went into KC bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and within 3 years realized he was stuck between a cheap rock (ownership) and a controlling hard place (Pioli).

Originally Posted by Fritz88 (Post 8208097)

Todd's wife = Semi MILF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u93G568DK-Q

Originally Posted by Fritz88 (Post 8208097)

Todd's wife = Semi MILF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u93G568DK-Q

Originally Posted by bevischief (Post 8208220)

His PR coach.

Originally Posted by JD10367 (Post 8208437)

Pioli went into KC bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and within 3 years realized he was stuck between a cheap rock (ownership) and a controlling hard place (Pioli).

Let's say you get hired as a manager
of a store. You go in all excited. Then you find out the store ownership isn't spending enough money to let you hire quality employees, and you're stuck with halfwits and malcontents you have to try to run a business with. Then you find out that the Regional Manager overrides you on all decisions. You find yourself a puppet in between ineffective and miserly Upper Management, and the Regional Manager who micromanages and controls. You realize you're not doing a whole lot creatively except trying to control the minimum-wage employees. So you check out mentally. Can't really blame the guy if that's how it went down. (And if you get fired by said company, but realize that other companies in the same area will probably hire you in time and give you another shot, you'd probably be relieved and well-rested and better-appearing too. In his view, he was freed, not fired.)

Originally Posted by memyselfI (Post 8208854)

Didn't get to listen much but Danny Parkins was going off on Haley's performance last night and how it was a soap opera. He thought Haley was unprofessional and did a disservice to himself and the Chiefs. :hmmm:

Originally Posted by memyselfI (Post 8208854)

Didn't get to listen much but Danny Parkins was going off on Haley's performance last night and how it was a soap opera. He thought Haley was unprofessional and did a disservice to himself and the Chiefs. :hmmm:

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 8208905)

First of all, he was far from unprofessional in the clips I've heard so far.

Second, he CANNOT do a disservice to the Chiefs - they fired him. Get over it.

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501 (Post 8207650)

No. When in doubt, always blame the guy on top. Especially since he made the hire.

I don't think Haley was a poor fit for the team. I just think Pioli is so close-minded that he thinks there is only one way to do things. Here's what we do know. In almost every single way, Pioli did things exactly as he did in New England. Closed door policy, coaches saying nothing, secrecy, etc.... Same exact 2-gap defense, same Charlie Weis offense, same focus on role players/leaders/cheapness, and a bunch of players who played for the Patriots (including Cassel, the most important guy on the field).

Pioli's the boss. But this entire team model reeks of Pioli. And the biggest mistakes in personnel, apart from Palko, are owned by Pioli. When a guy gets his way all the time, he's the guy most at fault. You can say Haley needed to be tougher in fighting off Pioli, but I think that's a tough battle to win.

Originally Posted by memyselfI (Post 8208931)

I thought he was kind of catty when it was about him but otherwise did a good job. I don't think he did himself any favors as far as potential employers as a head coach. Perhaps as a TV analyst he did.