Chiefs Q&A with TODD HALEY - 9/9 - Page 9

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Q&A with TODD HALEY - 9/9
Sep 09, 2009, 3:04:04 PM

TODD HALEY: “Good afternoon everybody. We got to our real Wednesday (practice) after our bonus Wednesday on Monday. I think there’s a chance of some weather there (Baltimore) this weekend so I was kind of actually happy we got some rain because it always forces the guys to concentrate.

“Overall, I thought it was a practice that as the day went on started to get better. This is the first official first-time through as a Wednesday so there was a bit of a feeling-out process but I thought overall it was a productive day.”

Q: Matt Cassel was out there again. Did he come back okay after his work on Monday and his day off?

HALEY: “Again, he was out there which was good. That’s better than not being out there and he was able to get through some. That’s going to be the situation that we’re going to evaluate as the week goes on and don’t know that we’ll have an answer right up to until we play.”

Q: Are you pleased with what the offense is doing?

HALEY: “We’re asking them to do a lot here. We’re putting the pressure on them to catch up, so to speak, but overall the guys going back (and up to) the last week of the pre-season have responded. They’re into it; they’re studying; they’re preparing, they’re doing the things that will give them a chance to know what’s going on. I’m glad we got a couple more days of practice. There’s no doubt about that. But I think they’ve shown a good response.”

Q: You’ve got some fairly new faces on the offensive line, so how do you see those guys doing now that you’re in the regular groove?

HALEY: “That’s going to be a fact of life at one position or another where guys are going to be coming in. That’s the way we’re going to operate. We had Ryan (O’Callaghan) in there for a second practice really but it’s going to be a case of the guys helping assimilate those (new) guys into what we’re doing and the way we’re doing it.

“Again, when you get a guy who comes from New England or Miami that’s generally an advantage because I think there are a lot of similarities how we do things.”

Q: Are you excited about this first week of the regular season?

HALEY: “You know that it’s real now and we’ve got to be ready to go. Everything counts. Every minute counts. Every meeting counts. Everything you do obviously will help to determine whether you win or lose.”

Q: Do you feel better because you’ve got your hands on the offense and you’re out there doing what you wanted to do as opposed to being a step away?

HALEY: “I don’t know if better is the term. I’m comfortable doing that; I’ve done it the last few years. It’s something I understand and obviously enjoy. But I don’t know if better is the term. I felt that the offense needed support right now and that’s what I’m doing. Again, I’m still the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and I cannot forget that whether it’s in practice, meetings or whatever I’m doing.”

Q: How much have you changed your offense?

HALEY: “None, exactly what we ran in the third pre-season game is what you’ll see.”

Q: As far as the injury report, how will Matt be listed?

HALEY: “Questionable I think. This is new to me but a guy who participates some but not all.”

Q: Tamba Hali was impressive to (Baltimore) coach Harbaugh from what he’s seen on film. Where is he in your thoughts?

HALEY: “I think Tamba has been a bright spot without a doubt. He was a guy five months ago that a lot of people were kind of wondering what would happen to Tamba and how he would respond. But once (Kansas City Star reporter) Adam (Teicher) got it out there officially how we were going to play defense there was going to be some adjustment period for him. I think he’s done a very good job to this point of adjusting to this new role. Again, it’s a work in progress. We can’t put him in the Hall of Fame yet but I think he’s made progress in a tough situation.”

Q: Was he one of those guys you weren’t really sure how he was going to respond?

HALEY: “I go by what I see, Kent, and that’s why I didn’t want to speculate on any of that early on. That’s the way I coach: I go by what I see. So, if a guy knows what to do and he’s doing it at a high level then I’ve got no problem.”

Q: What is Baltimore’s strength in your view?

HALEY: “The whole team is a strength. I think they are obviously one of the great defenses over the last decade. Year-in and year-out even though they’ve had to plug different players into different roles each year they’ve come in and played defense. “It’s easy to talk about defense when you talk about Baltimore but I think what’s changed with Baltimore is now the offense is an offense that gives you something to deal with. They’ve got a very good quarterback; they’ve got three tremendous runners; they’ve got one of the top tight ends in the league and they’ve got three receivers that are very good receivers. They probably would be ones on most teams. They have a very physical offensive line. It’s easy to talk about the defense but the offense is now here without a doubt.

“Special teams, they’re one of the better special teams groups in the league. It’s obvious with coach Harbaugh it is his area of expertise and it shows with this team.

“I think (Baltimore’s) a three-headed monster as far as I’m concerned.”

Q: Coach Harbaugh told us that as a first year head coach last year there was a slight advantage for a whole new regime coming in. Do you feel there is a little element of surprise for you?

HALEY: “I can’t speculate on what people think. Again, we’re just trying to get better every single day. We’re still trying to find an identity as a team and that’s going to be a work in progress. That’s really where we’re at.”
http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2009/09...odd_haley__99/

**OnTheWarpath15** · 09-10-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by the Talking Can

shameful?

you guys are ****ing hysterical

you beg for him to sign every piece of trash in the league (which is all there is at a certain point) ("why isn't he doing anything! any player is better than what we have!!!"), and then when he does you call him shameful, as if he were picking from a list of hall of famers during cut downs at training camp....

get over yourself, you ignorant fukwad....

GFY.

Had he not misdiagnosed the situation in ****ing MARCH, we wouldn't need to be combing through the waiver wire to come up with a solution for THREE positions on the OL.

Don't act like he had nothing to choose from.

He made his choices back in March and failed. Miserably. Leading us to this point, where we're trying to find other team's scraps that are better than our scraps.

If you don't want to hold him accountable for his mistakes from 6 months ago, that's your prerogative.

**the Talking Can** · 09-10-2009, 12:48 PM

and the people who will never forgive pioli for one decision out of a hundred he's made since arriving are the same people who swore up and down that Hamon Meredith would solve our RT problem if only we had drafted him....but they're still genious-es apparently...

childish, dis-honest, assholes....

Chiefnj2 · 09-10-2009, 12:49 PM

The same 5 or 6 people are always overly critical and it all seems to stem from one personnel decision that didn't go their way.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 09-10-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by the Talking Can

and the people who will never forgive pioli for one decision out of a hundred he's made since arriving are the same people who swore up and down that Hamon Meredith would solve our RT problem if only we had drafted him....but they're still genious-es apparently...

childish, dis-honest, assholes....

Excellent rebuttal, as always.

Is he not responsible for mistakenly thinking Goff was the answer at RG?

Is he not responsible for mistakenly thinking McIntosh was the answer at RT, and going 98% of the offseason without looking for a replacement?

Is he not responsible for thinking the worst center in the NFL could push the 2nd worst center in the league?

You act like he's made one bad decision. If you want to continue to bury your head in the sand and think that, go right ahead. For every decision he's made that appears it may work, there's 5 or more bad decisions that can be referenced.

Sorry, but I expect a bit more from the Executive of the Decade when it comes to talent evaluation.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 09-10-2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

The same 5 or 6 people are always overly critical and it all seems to stem from one personnel decision that didn't go their way.

You REALLY think this is about ONE decision?

I expect this type of BS from TTC. You're smarter than that.

Chiefnj2 · 09-10-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

You REALLY think this is about ONE decision?

I expect this type of BS from TTC. You're smarter than that.

I think people went from "lets wait and see... it's fair to give him some time" to being overly critical once he signed Cassel.

**the Talking Can** · 09-10-2009, 01:20 PM

we haven't played one game...not a single game

and we already have someone with a sub-human intelligence declaring our GM "shameful"....

this passed for intelligence on the planet....this is what the smart people think

**DaneMcCloud** · 09-10-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by the Talking Can

we haven't played one game...not a single game

Who cares? Do you need to see a "game" before knowing whether or not this offensive line is awful?

Is that your point?

PunkinDrublic · 09-10-2009, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

GFY.

Had he not misdiagnosed the situation in ****ing MARCH, we wouldn't need to be combing through the waiver wire to come up with a solution for THREE positions on the OL.

Don't act like he had nothing to choose from.

He made his choices back in March and failed. Miserably. Leading us to this point, where we're trying to find other team's scraps that are better than our scraps.

If you don't want to hold him accountable for his mistakes from 6 months ago, that's your prerogative.

In ****ing March are you kidding me? He had just barely taken over the team,there's a million things going on at that point you're a month away from the draft. Nobodies above criticism including Pioli, but you're being a sandy vag on this one.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 09-10-2009, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Who cares? Do you need to see a "game" before knowing whether or not this offensive line is awful?

Is that your point?

Last I checked, preseason games were used to EVALUATE players.

**DaneMcCloud** · 09-10-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Last I checked, preseason games were used to EVALUATE players.

So are mini-camps and OTA's.

Oh, and this little thing called GAME FILM.

But golly gee! I guess we just had to wait until Scott Pioli himself cut Damion McIntosh before deciding that he was no good!

I mean, come on. Who knew that McIntosh sucked?

Chiefnj2 · 09-10-2009, 01:38 PM

The hirings came kind of late, so it is hard to judge this year. The team didn't even have their own scouts this past season. Was I happy with the draft, nope. Was I happy with free agency, nope. But it's still way too early in the process to waste my time complaining 24/7.

**DaneMcCloud** · 09-10-2009, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chiefnj2

The hirings came kind of late, so it is hard to judge this year. The team didn't even have their own scouts this past season. Was I happy with the draft, nope. Was I happy with free agency, nope. But it's still way too early in the process to waste my time complaining 24/7.

So instead, you choose to waste your time complaining about those that complain?

That's quite a noble gesture.

Chiefnj2 · 09-10-2009, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

So instead, you choose to waste your time complaining about those that complain?

That's quite a noble gesture.

I'm not complaining, I just noted that a handful of people became a bunch of whining bitches ever since Cassel was signed.

rad · 09-10-2009, 01:43 PM

God, it's the same dialog, over, and over, and over again.

09-09-2009, 05:49 PM
C-Mac Lurker Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wally World Casino cash: $-1136301	Q&A with TODD HALEY - 9/9 Features Q&A with TODD HALEY - 9/9 Sep 09, 2009, 3:04:04 PM TODD HALEY: “Good afternoon everybody. We got to our real Wednesday (practice) after our bonus Wednesday on Monday. I think there’s a chance of some weather there (Baltimore) this weekend so I was kind of actually happy we got some rain because it always forces the guys to concentrate. “Overall, I thought it was a practice that as the day went on started to get better. This is the first official first-time through as a Wednesday so there was a bit of a feeling-out process but I thought overall it was a productive day.” Q: Matt Cassel was out there again. Did he come back okay after his work on Monday and his day off? HALEY: “Again, he was out there which was good. That’s better than not being out there and he was able to get through some. That’s going to be the situation that we’re going to evaluate as the week goes on and don’t know that we’ll have an answer right up to until we play.” Q: Are you pleased with what the offense is doing? HALEY: “We’re asking them to do a lot here. We’re putting the pressure on them to catch up, so to speak, but overall the guys going back (and up to) the last week of the pre-season have responded. They’re into it; they’re studying; they’re preparing, they’re doing the things that will give them a chance to know what’s going on. I’m glad we got a couple more days of practice. There’s no doubt about that. But I think they’ve shown a good response.” Q: You’ve got some fairly new faces on the offensive line, so how do you see those guys doing now that you’re in the regular groove? HALEY: “That’s going to be a fact of life at one position or another where guys are going to be coming in. That’s the way we’re going to operate. We had Ryan (O’Callaghan) in there for a second practice really but it’s going to be a case of the guys helping assimilate those (new) guys into what we’re doing and the way we’re doing it. “Again, when you get a guy who comes from New England or Miami that’s generally an advantage because I think there are a lot of similarities how we do things.” Q: Are you excited about this first week of the regular season? HALEY: “You know that it’s real now and we’ve got to be ready to go. Everything counts. Every minute counts. Every meeting counts. Everything you do obviously will help to determine whether you win or lose.” Q: Do you feel better because you’ve got your hands on the offense and you’re out there doing what you wanted to do as opposed to being a step away? HALEY: “I don’t know if better is the term. I’m comfortable doing that; I’ve done it the last few years. It’s something I understand and obviously enjoy. But I don’t know if better is the term. I felt that the offense needed support right now and that’s what I’m doing. Again, I’m still the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs and I cannot forget that whether it’s in practice, meetings or whatever I’m doing.” Q: How much have you changed your offense? HALEY: “None, exactly what we ran in the third pre-season game is what you’ll see.” Q: As far as the injury report, how will Matt be listed? HALEY: “Questionable I think. This is new to me but a guy who participates some but not all.” Q: Tamba Hali was impressive to (Baltimore) coach Harbaugh from what he’s seen on film. Where is he in your thoughts? HALEY: “I think Tamba has been a bright spot without a doubt. He was a guy five months ago that a lot of people were kind of wondering what would happen to Tamba and how he would respond. But once (Kansas City Star reporter) Adam (Teicher) got it out there officially how we were going to play defense there was going to be some adjustment period for him. I think he’s done a very good job to this point of adjusting to this new role. Again, it’s a work in progress. We can’t put him in the Hall of Fame yet but I think he’s made progress in a tough situation.” Q: Was he one of those guys you weren’t really sure how he was going to respond? HALEY: “I go by what I see, Kent, and that’s why I didn’t want to speculate on any of that early on. That’s the way I coach: I go by what I see. So, if a guy knows what to do and he’s doing it at a high level then I’ve got no problem.” Q: What is Baltimore’s strength in your view? HALEY: “The whole team is a strength. I think they are obviously one of the great defenses over the last decade. Year-in and year-out even though they’ve had to plug different players into different roles each year they’ve come in and played defense. “It’s easy to talk about defense when you talk about Baltimore but I think what’s changed with Baltimore is now the offense is an offense that gives you something to deal with. They’ve got a very good quarterback; they’ve got three tremendous runners; they’ve got one of the top tight ends in the league and they’ve got three receivers that are very good receivers. They probably would be ones on most teams. They have a very physical offensive line. It’s easy to talk about the defense but the offense is now here without a doubt. “Special teams, they’re one of the better special teams groups in the league. It’s obvious with coach Harbaugh it is his area of expertise and it shows with this team. “I think (Baltimore’s) a three-headed monster as far as I’m concerned.” Q: Coach Harbaugh told us that as a first year head coach last year there was a slight advantage for a whole new regime coming in. Do you feel there is a little element of surprise for you? HALEY: “I can’t speculate on what people think. Again, we’re just trying to get better every single day. We’re still trying to find an identity as a team and that’s going to be a work in progress. That’s really where we’re at.” http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2009/09...odd_haley__99/
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Chiefnj2 In Search of a Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Casino cash: $6654388	The hirings came kind of late, so it is hard to judge this year. The team didn't even have their own scouts this past season. Was I happy with the draft, nope. Was I happy with free agency, nope. But it's still way too early in the process to waste my time complaining 24/7. __________________ Mismanaging the clock.
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