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**Tribal Warfare** · 10-04-2009, 10:16 PM

Chiefs’ play is scaring the wrong people
JASON WHITLOCK COMMENTARY

Scared yet?

An unintended consequence of Scott Pioli’s and Todd Haley’s master plan of inspiring fear and intimidation throughout the Chiefs franchise is that they’re scaring the (spit) out of us, too.

I’ll admit it. I’m scared. I’m afraid Pioli and Haley are on a ridiculous power trip, have no real clue how to fix the Chiefs and are going to spend the entire season hiring and firing players like 15-year-old fantasy-football owners.

Against the New York Giants, the Chiefs trotted out their third different starting right tackle, Ryan O’Callaghan, a Larry Johnson-led wildcat formation and some no-name special-teams player to replace Monty Beisel.

The result? The Giants toyed with the Chiefs, winning 27-16 in a game that was boring, uncompetitive and pointless for the boys in red.

If you’re not scared, you probably spent the afternoon at Kansas Speedway watching NASCAR.

A week after promising to establish a tough, physical, impose-our-will-on-the-ground identity, Haley spent the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Giants padding quarterback Matt Cassel’s stats with shotgun pass plays from inside the New York 10.

Cassel connected on fourth-quarter scoring tosses of 1 and 2 yards. Kansas City’s Sixty Million Dollar Man completed 15 of 32 passes for 127 yards and two TDs. He survived five sacks. The offensive line was leaky, and Cassel fell into the annoying habit of anticipating leaks that weren’t there.

Scared yet?

I am. I’m not sure if the players in the locker room are all that scared. Oh, they’re quiet, fearful of saying the wrong thing. But scared straight, scared into playing at a high level? I see no evidence. Do you?

Cassel throws behind his receivers on crossing routes and overthrows his receivers on any route more than 15 yards downfield. The offensive line can’t protect Cassel or open holes for Larry Johnson. Dwayne Bowe and Bobby Wade had little trouble dropping balls that hit them in the hands.

A pass rush from KC’s front four? Nonexistent. New York’s Steve Smith caught three more passes while you were reading the first 400 words of this column. Did the Chiefs ever cover Smith? Is he the second coming of Jerry Rice?

And please, someone tell me what linebacker Derrick Johnson did to the Chiefs’ coaching staff. Is he simply a high-profile example of Haley’s and Pioli’s willingness to target any player for embarrassment?

Johnson spent most of Sunday afternoon warming up on the sideline, jogging, stretching, trying to keep circulation in his legs. In terms of big plays this season, Johnson is responsible for the biggest — the long interception return against the Ravens. A team in desperate need of playmakers could certainly be helped by Johnson’s athletic ability.

He’s a bench-warmer. He’s a symbol in the my-way-or-the-highway army.

Haley’s highway, at some point, has to produce tangible results. His coaching Godfather, Bill Parcells, preached that you are what your record says you are. The Chiefs are 0-4 and gaining momentum. A winless know-it-all doesn’t garner much respect.

I believe Beisel was released in a futile effort to prove to the players in the locker room that Haley and Pioli weren’t strictly targeting holdovers from the Carl Peterson era. Haley and Pioli want to create the impression that they’re equal-opportunity jerks.

I’m not buying it. Neither, apparently, is Larry Johnson.

When asked after the game what the difference was between the Chiefs and the Giants, Johnson had a one-word response.

“Ego,” he said.

When asked to clarify, Johnson said “ego” again. He repeated it several times before reporters moved on to other questions.

It’s no secret in Kansas City or across the league. The No. 1 character trait/flaw driving the Chiefs organization right now is ego.

Pioli created the Sixty Million Dollar Man, and the Chiefs repeatedly went shotgun from the 1 in an effort to justify a few of those $60 million.

Rather than embrace and coach up the players they inherited, Pioli and Haley have treated Peterson’s leftovers as if they could be replaced by guys off the street. It’s just not a sound foundation. It’s a highway to nowhere.

JohninGpt · 10-05-2009, 06:26 AM

He didn't say ''Egoli'' so I read the whole thing.

InChiefsHeaven · 10-05-2009, 06:39 AM

OMG so now we can't just score touchdowns in the game, we have to score them the "right" way...you people kill me. A score is a score, no matter if it's thrown or run.

The epic suck that is the Chiefs now has people bitching about HOW we score. Think about that people...

HonestChieffan · 10-05-2009, 06:50 AM

Game did suck but my pork was outstanding and the Boulevard was properly chilled. The dudes who do the parking in lot B this year have their head in their ass. JW should report on that.

CoMoChief · 10-05-2009, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by GoChiefs

What a dumbass conspiracy theory.

This column is a load of ****ing shit.

Well, considering that we did bring him in via FA in the offseason and now are cutting him....a position that we are scarce in terms of talent. Beisel is a good ST player.....even though he had that bonehead play of just watching the ball role into the endzone against OAK

Otter · 10-05-2009, 07:12 AM

I wish I lived in the ****ing Disney Land you guys do where managers could inherit the turd Carl & Germ left over and expect better.

Better yet, I wish 4 games into my promotion after inheriting this shit hole of a team I could do better if I was Haley after playing the best defensive teams in the NFL.

You guys must be awesome.

Send me a PM every one of you, I want you all on my team

ThunderChief · 10-05-2009, 07:21 AM

Where to start? Not living in denial, there's little doubt in my mind that this Chief's team is rudderless, going through the motions and hoping not to embarrass itself more than it already has thus far in the 2009 campaign.

And, that's the good news.

Interesting to note that two other ex-Patriots are showing up Pioli badly. Those two would be GM Thomas Dimitroff of the Falcons and the 4-0 Broncos led by Josh McDaniel. Couple that with the ever sinking Chiefs under Pioli, the spirtited 2009 draft of Belichik over the yawner turned in by Pioli and what is one to believe?

The early returns suggest Pioli is way over-rated, those working either with him or under him in Boston have done quite well without him and the Chiefs are a bigger mess today than when he took over. Could it be that Whitlock and LJ are onto something when they play the Pioli ego card?

Whatever. How much uglier can this team and franchise get before that truck backs up to Arrowhead to haul off another stale and/or failed front office regime?

Deberg_1990 · 10-05-2009, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ThunderChief

How much uglier can this team and franchise get before that truck backs up to Arrowhead to haul off another stale and/or failed front office regime?

Who knows How Clark thinks really....but history has shown the Chiefs stay with their GM's a loooooong time no matter how good/bad they are.

**Bane** · 10-05-2009, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Who knows How Clark thinks really....but history has shown the Chiefs stay with their GM's a loooooong time no matter how good/bad they are.

The defense would like to submit state's exhibit A.Carl Peterson.

Chiefnj2 · 10-05-2009, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

I meant garbage time not that the throws were garbage or anything like that.

Basically that he now has thrown 3 TD passes in 2 weeks when the other team was basically playing in a shell going "yea this games over we don't care".

When you are down 14+ points and your OC insists on running the ball, it's kinda tough to throw TD passes.

Red Dawg · 10-05-2009, 07:42 AM

As long as the Chiefs are losing as bad as they are the Fatlock has all the ammo he needs. I have to admit I have no idea what Haley is doing from week to week but I am confident that Scott knows more than us and will fire him if needed. You have to be sympathedic to Haley The team he got has very few vets and young talent, average age of 25, second year players starting at best. The guys he cut can't find jobs so they must have actually been really bad. Slow WR's that can't get separation, an O-line that can't do anything right and a defense that can't generate a pass rush at all.

His tough approach is what the Chiefs need this year and next year they need to sign some Vets and draft well to improve.

Red Dawg · 10-05-2009, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otter

I wish I lived in the ****ing Disney Land you guys do where managers could inherit the turd Carl & Germ left over and expect better.

Better yet, I wish 4 games into my promotion after inheriting this shit hole of a team I could do better if I was Haley after playing the best defensive teams in the NFL.

You guys must be awesome.

Send me a PM every one of you, I want you all on my team

All true. Carl and Herm messed the whole roster up with crap drafts and cutting every talented player on the roster.

**petegz28** · 10-05-2009, 07:49 AM

Wow, Haley and Pioli didn't fix the team in one week, one month or one off-season? WOW! I am ****ing shocked.

Otter · 10-05-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by JohninGpt

He didn't say ''Egoli'' so I read the whole thing.

Fatlocks big cellulite ridden roast beef pussy lips are hurt because no matter how much he squeels like a stuck pig Pioli isn't going to worry about him

As a matter of fact I'm willing to bet Pioli doesn't know the difference between Whitlock and GoChiefs.

Guess what Whitlock - your privileges are revoked and you approached it the wrong way in trying to get them back. Squeeling like a little girl doesn't work with these boys and let me speak for them:

"You're ass is done done".

Dane better be right about you or have a spare room in his basement to put you up.

Fat ass turd - go work for a cheesy magazine where you belong and report bat boy and big foot sighting.

Yeah, I'm sick of all this cry baby shit, it's been four games weeks since we finally gotten rid of Carl and Herm and you ladies sound like sandy vagina, butt hurt little girls.

You gonna put Fat ass Whitlock up in the basement Dane?

LaChapelle · 10-05-2009, 07:55 AM

Spit - Ego - LJ

KCUnited · 10-05-2009, 07:58 AM

2 weeks ago Croyle was Haley's guy and Cassel was Pioli's, now this week Haley is trying to pad Cassel's stats by throwing in garbage time. Sheesh.

10-04-2009, 10:16 PM
Tribal Warfare Man of Culture Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Far Beyond Comprehension Casino cash: $-2987187	Whitlock:Chiefs’ play is scaring the wrong people Chiefs’ play is scaring the wrong people JASON WHITLOCK COMMENTARY Scared yet? An unintended consequence of Scott Pioli’s and Todd Haley’s master plan of inspiring fear and intimidation throughout the Chiefs franchise is that they’re scaring the (spit) out of us, too. I’ll admit it. I’m scared. I’m afraid Pioli and Haley are on a ridiculous power trip, have no real clue how to fix the Chiefs and are going to spend the entire season hiring and firing players like 15-year-old fantasy-football owners. Against the New York Giants, the Chiefs trotted out their third different starting right tackle, Ryan O’Callaghan, a Larry Johnson-led wildcat formation and some no-name special-teams player to replace Monty Beisel. The result? The Giants toyed with the Chiefs, winning 27-16 in a game that was boring, uncompetitive and pointless for the boys in red. If you’re not scared, you probably spent the afternoon at Kansas Speedway watching NASCAR. A week after promising to establish a tough, physical, impose-our-will-on-the-ground identity, Haley spent the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Giants padding quarterback Matt Cassel’s stats with shotgun pass plays from inside the New York 10. Cassel connected on fourth-quarter scoring tosses of 1 and 2 yards. Kansas City’s Sixty Million Dollar Man completed 15 of 32 passes for 127 yards and two TDs. He survived five sacks. The offensive line was leaky, and Cassel fell into the annoying habit of anticipating leaks that weren’t there. Scared yet? I am. I’m not sure if the players in the locker room are all that scared. Oh, they’re quiet, fearful of saying the wrong thing. But scared straight, scared into playing at a high level? I see no evidence. Do you? Cassel throws behind his receivers on crossing routes and overthrows his receivers on any route more than 15 yards downfield. The offensive line can’t protect Cassel or open holes for Larry Johnson. Dwayne Bowe and Bobby Wade had little trouble dropping balls that hit them in the hands. A pass rush from KC’s front four? Nonexistent. New York’s Steve Smith caught three more passes while you were reading the first 400 words of this column. Did the Chiefs ever cover Smith? Is he the second coming of Jerry Rice? And please, someone tell me what linebacker Derrick Johnson did to the Chiefs’ coaching staff. Is he simply a high-profile example of Haley’s and Pioli’s willingness to target any player for embarrassment? Johnson spent most of Sunday afternoon warming up on the sideline, jogging, stretching, trying to keep circulation in his legs. In terms of big plays this season, Johnson is responsible for the biggest — the long interception return against the Ravens. A team in desperate need of playmakers could certainly be helped by Johnson’s athletic ability. He’s a bench-warmer. He’s a symbol in the my-way-or-the-highway army. Haley’s highway, at some point, has to produce tangible results. His coaching Godfather, Bill Parcells, preached that you are what your record says you are. The Chiefs are 0-4 and gaining momentum. A winless know-it-all doesn’t garner much respect. I believe Beisel was released in a futile effort to prove to the players in the locker room that Haley and Pioli weren’t strictly targeting holdovers from the Carl Peterson era. Haley and Pioli want to create the impression that they’re equal-opportunity jerks. I’m not buying it. Neither, apparently, is Larry Johnson. When asked after the game what the difference was between the Chiefs and the Giants, Johnson had a one-word response. “Ego,” he said. When asked to clarify, Johnson said “ego” again. He repeated it several times before reporters moved on to other questions. It’s no secret in Kansas City or across the league. The No. 1 character trait/flaw driving the Chiefs organization right now is ego. Pioli created the Sixty Million Dollar Man, and the Chiefs repeatedly went shotgun from the 1 in an effort to justify a few of those $60 million. Rather than embrace and coach up the players they inherited, Pioli and Haley have treated Peterson’s leftovers as if they could be replaced by guys off the street. It’s just not a sound foundation. It’s a highway to nowhere.
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10-05-2009, 06:39 AM	#47
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10-05-2009, 07:21 AM	#51
ThunderChief Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: N Florida Casino cash: $10004900	Where to start? Not living in denial, there's little doubt in my mind that this Chief's team is rudderless, going through the motions and hoping not to embarrass itself more than it already has thus far in the 2009 campaign. And, that's the good news. Interesting to note that two other ex-Patriots are showing up Pioli badly. Those two would be GM Thomas Dimitroff of the Falcons and the 4-0 Broncos led by Josh McDaniel. Couple that with the ever sinking Chiefs under Pioli, the spirtited 2009 draft of Belichik over the yawner turned in by Pioli and what is one to believe? The early returns suggest Pioli is way over-rated, those working either with him or under him in Boston have done quite well without him and the Chiefs are a bigger mess today than when he took over. Could it be that Whitlock and LJ are onto something when they play the Pioli ego card? Whatever. How much uglier can this team and franchise get before that truck backs up to Arrowhead to haul off another stale and/or failed front office regime?
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10-05-2009, 07:42 AM	#55
Red Dawg Going home eventually Join Date: Dec 2002 Casino cash: $1242858	As long as the Chiefs are losing as bad as they are the Fatlock has all the ammo he needs. I have to admit I have no idea what Haley is doing from week to week but I am confident that Scott knows more than us and will fire him if needed. You have to be sympathedic to Haley The team he got has very few vets and young talent, average age of 25, second year players starting at best. The guys he cut can't find jobs so they must have actually been really bad. Slow WR's that can't get separation, an O-line that can't do anything right and a defense that can't generate a pass rush at all. His tough approach is what the Chiefs need this year and next year they need to sign some Vets and draft well to improve. __________________ If you're not first you're last!
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10-05-2009, 07:49 AM	#57
petegz28 Supporter Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Olathe, Ks Casino cash: $-1095873	Wow, Haley and Pioli didn't fix the team in one week, one month or one off-season? WOW! I am ****ing shocked.
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10-05-2009, 07:55 AM	#59
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10-05-2009, 07:58 AM	#60
KCUnited Cheat Death Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Land of Drincoln Casino cash: $-1611756	2 weeks ago Croyle was Haley's guy and Cassel was Pioli's, now this week Haley is trying to pad Cassel's stats by throwing in garbage time. Sheesh.
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