Whitlock- It’s OK to question Pioli and the Chiefs

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by C-Mac

But overall, we attempt to be a watchdog of those with power. When we fail to play that role, generally speaking, terrible things happen. The Iraq War is a worst-case scenario. We trusted our president implicitly, led the cheers when we declared war on Iraq and declined to demand answers to difficult questions. Hundreds of billions of dollars later, and with our economy in collapse, we now blame poor, minority homeowners for the fall of our society.

Wow.

This type of unbelievably reductive approach to complicated issues is staggering.

Congrats, Jason!

[keg in kc]

Originally Posted by Whitlock

Pioli still needs to publicly explain it

Why? To reiterate what we already know?

I wonder if Whitlock's trying to set himself up as the anti-Pioli guy. His new schtick.

[keg in kc]

I also find it quite ironic to read

Originally Posted by Whitlock

It is fun and fashionable to beat up on the media.

In the same column as

I find one of our local stations unlisten-Neal-able...

The New Don Fortune..,and his trusty sidekick, Mad Jack Harry,

[Wilson8]

Agree with many of your thoughts on the media.

We need good writers we could count on to give us informed, well written stories about the Kansas City Chiefs. I’d like to blame this problem completely on the media, but the fault is also with the Chiefs organization and it was like this even before the Clark Hunt, Scott Pioli, Todd Haley era. The Kansas City Chiefs are in the sports entertainment business and they could do a much better job of promoting the team. I can understand the importance of keeping some information out of the media but a good PR staff can continue to help fan interest by working with the media, web sites like chiefsplanet, and even upgrading their own kcchiefs web site. I’m not saying that Pioli and Haley need to stop what they are doing in building the team or give away team secrets to the “outside”, but just saying there is little to be gained by taking an “us” against the “outsiders” stance.

Kansas City Chiefs fans are hungry for information on their team and the Chiefs organization could do a better job of promoting this interest.

Side note – I think the NFL in general could help promote their great product even further by working with the many team fan web sites that they have.

[teedubya]

Whitlock has sand in his really, really, really fat vagina.

[Jerm]

Well if Whitlock wasn't dead to Pioli, Haley, and co. after the Waters debacle...he certainly is now.

I'm sure we'll get many more of these articles because Whitlock won't be getting any more info or access now that he's taken shots at Pioli and Haley.

What a fat moron.

[teedubya]

This is the end of Whitlock. He will be moving to a new city within 18 months... Bank on it.

[lazepoo]

Sports writers aren't watchdogs. Sports is an avocation, not a life or death struggle. Take that away from this article, and what you have is a man struggling to convince others of his perceived self-importance. Sad.

[StcChief]

Whitlock is slowly leaving town. a welcome change. his King Carl meal ticket is over.

[Bowser]

What a crybaby article.

[Brock]

Waaah, lack of access

[wild1]

i remember reading that article Whitlock wrote after Carl was canned, where he downplayed Carl and he's nemesis relationship, calling Carl nothing more than "a handy foil". Bullcrap... he's lost half his material. He'll have to go back to criticizing NBA players for acting like thugs, in a city that cares nothing about the NBA.

Having him lined up aside a real writer like Posnanski is a stark contrast

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by C-Mac

Having worked in sports-talk radio, I’m aware the discipline requires a dramatic and healthy loosening of journalistic standards.

It all sounds well and good, Jason. Until one considers that you're a COLUMNIST, not a reporter. You get paid to do the SAME THING you're accusing Keitzman of doing.

[whoman69]

I think Whitlock has only made part of a point. It is the media's job to question things that are going on. However when they are questioning only to question they lose relevance.

I can see the need for secrecy to keep our opponents in the dark, but our fans too? Why won't they tell us which coaches are going where. Why can't they tell us what the situation is with hiring a DC? Are they protecting our coaches? I'd have to say no, they probably already know what their roles will be. Are we hiding our scheme? Wow that will work until we take our first snaps in practice.

Any organization that lacks the confidence to stand up to a little media criticism probably are doing things they shouldn't be doing. If they feel that their decisions can't stand up to scrutiny they must not have too much confidence in those decisions. Any coach or GM who wakes up and questions what they are doing because of an article in the KC Star or on talk radio probably shouldn't be in the position they are in.

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

As soon as I saw it was a Fatlock article I didn't even bother reading it.

How that guy still has a job still fascinates me.