I'm joining htismaqe.
This place is nothing but a hate farm.

Pioli didn't know what he had or didn't have on the roster and who could play and not play the schemes he and Haley were installing.

He used this past year to pretty much see how many of the existing players they could keep. He probably reasoned why spend big money on free agents when someone on the roster can do the job. I'd imagine Clark felt that way too.

I was young, so I have a hard time remembering exactly, but I believe that the hated CP did a much better job of turning this franchise around from year one. I know that Marty came in and won immediately, so why couldn't Scott and Todd? I must say that I am very disappointed in the progress so far. Not as disappointed as my Dad, who has wanted Haley fired since game 3, but nonetheless, I believe that we should expect more than what we got from this team this year.

see: http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...29#post6345429

So again, that precludes him from acquiring talented players?

It might. They spent big money on Dorsey. Don't you think the owner wanted to try him out in the new system rather than immediately bringing in someone else? In some cases (Hali and Dorsey) it may have worked, in others (McBride, Tyler) it didn't.

Who were we going to "try out" on the OL?

At WR?

And this isn't an excuse for getting one impact player - a ****ing kicker - in the draft.

I can't explain it or say if it's true or not. It just blows my mind.

Thanks for clarifying. I thought he was hired in 2009.

No, it is standard practice for almost any organization. You can't afford to fire all your scouts and Personnel guys right in the heart of draft season. Everybody knew that Kuharich, Chuck Cook, and the entire scouting organization was pretty much conducting their last draft ever for the Chiefs. And to nobody's surprise, almost all of them were fired very soon after the draft.

We'll see. I really like the drafts Phil Emery put together in Atlanta and I'd at least like to see what he's capable of. This upcoming draft is going to be a shitload more reflective of what we can expect the next 5 years rather than 2009.

If you knew much about the business of football...which your post proves you don't...NFL scouts and most other player personnel contracts run from draft to draft usually an April 30/ May 1 date.

If Pioli was what they say he is...he knew what he had. If he didn't then he had three months at One Arrowhead Drive to figure it out prior to the draft and during free agency.

Pioli's sole job at the Pats was to evaluate talent. He knew who the free agents were going to be...he knew who was in the draft long before he came to KC. Did he just get stupid? He changed over half the roster and continues to make changes. Best bet he is in way over his head.

Occam's razor.

And there was proof of his inept talent evaluation AT NEW ENGLAND, too.

Nobody is as disappointed as Chris Berman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hid-n...eature=related

Yeah, but people here act like when Pioli came into Kansas City, he was 100% devoted to the draft. They forget that he's also the Head of Operations walking into a new team that he knows close to nothing about. Not just w/Chiefs players, but also the operational and coaching staff. You also have to be the face of the organization and do a lot of administrative bullshit. You also have to talk to a lot of people, figure out who's in who's out, build a culture that fits what you want to do, develop a strategy, and then get everyone to buy in and act on your strategic vision. Difficult to bring in players if you're not sure what your 5-year vision for the team is.

I've done a lot of work in change management from organizations changing radically different cultures. It is difficult, difficult stuff. And most of that difficulty comes from old employees who refuse to buy in to what you're selling. Especially true when your former boss worked there for 20+ years.

Most of that change is probably over. Like I said, in 2010 there is no excuse. And you can't give a free pass for 2009. I just think it's a really, really tough expectation to expect a GM to turn around a 20-year culture in just a few months.