Mike Vrabel

[BradyFTW!]

Originally Posted by ChiefRon

Ah yes, now I remember, Belichick inherited this team when Parcells "retired".

I'm glad you feel good about this move for the Chiefs, because I sure as hell don't.

I'm going to try to keep a level head, and try to reserve judgement until I see the team that's assembled in August.

But with a ton of needs and a ton of salary cap space, and this is the move we make when folks like Brown and Scott and other impact players are visiting / signing other teams, I just have to scratch my head.

And that little bit of doubt I had when we hired Pioli (hmm, I hope his success had something to do with Pioli's judgement and not him being a yes man to Belichick) just grew a little...

Fair enough, just don't judge the whole system too quickly. The Pats actually got 3 games worse in Belichick's first year (8-8 to 5-11) because he had to purge all the overpriced veterans, malcontents, and guys who didn't fit the system. Once you've done that, it still takes some time to build a nucleus of talent that buys into the system.