Comments on: Chatter increases that Pioli could be back in Kansas City

By: caseyinkc

caseyinkc — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:33:10 +0000

I’m a chiefs season ticket holder, and its been a very tough year to admit that to people. If they keep Pioli I am going to cancel my season tickets and will not attend a single game until Clark Hunt proves to me that he wants a winning football team and not a profit from his inheritance.

Clark, your father was one of the greatest owners in AFL and NFL history. His passion for the sport cannot be argued. I please urge you to find this same passion for our chiefs and make the right decision.

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 20:06:59 +0000

If Pioli stays it’s only because Clark Hunt is one of the cheapest men on the planet.

By: nosmak40

nosmak40 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:39:36 +0000

So there is no good qb’s to draft with the first pick this year, no worries, we’ll be drafting first again next year ( if we keep Pioli).

By: kenco1965

kenco1965 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:03:20 +0000

All I here from season ticket holders is that they are done if Pioli isn’t fired. Clean house and find a GM that has strong ties to college scouting AND is known for being able evaluate talent. Hire a hungry coach and make the fans of KC proud of their team. Or I guess we will turn to another sport.

By: jbaxt

jbaxt — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:59:53 +0000

I wish my job rewarded regression.

By: jprcox

jprcox — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:24:19 +0000

I’m a Seattle fan first and foremost, but I have always loved the Chief’s too – and I do a lot of business in KC.

Anyway, here in Seattle we have a guy named Flynn who is a great QB, yet we drafted Wilson – who is really great too (everyone knows the story). KC should look at trading their 2nd round pick for Flynn, as its the best QB they could end up with next year. I know some in Seattle think Flynn can bring a first round, but that isn’t realistic.

By: wellwtf

wellwtf — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:00:43 +0000

6ball says: Dec 30, 2012 9:42 AM

Their roster is much better than their record.

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No…you are what your record says you are

By: sminco123

sminco123 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:35:33 +0000

As a Bronco fan, I feel bad for the Chiefs fans. Good people who deserve better and know how to BBQ. As always, it comes down to ownership. Check the cap space. Jax 25mil, Tenn 19mil, Cleve 18mil, KC 17mil. The worst teams have the most cash. Wonder if there is a connection? In Aug 2011, KC led the lead with 32mil in cap space. Money to the owner.

By: touchdownbrother

touchdownbrother — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:33:28 +0000

Why has everyone completely dimissed Landry Jones? I hate OU but that guy has something!

By: luck2kc

luck2kc — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:27:29 +0000

This is an outstanding decision by Clark and the entire Hunt family. Pioli has got this thing going in the right direction, don’t be fooled by what you have seen on Sunday’s. There’s more to it than that, trust me!

Signed,

Raiders/Broncos/Chargers Fan

By: tdshouldbeinthehall

tdshouldbeinthehall — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:21:49 +0000

As a Broncos fan I say keep him. This team has the most talent to compete with the Broncos for the next few years and keeping Pioli will assure that it gets wasted.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:16:16 +0000

My condolences to Jason Whitlock.

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:15:58 +0000

Get Smith or Flynn to hold things together until you find a youngster to build with.

By: bildotbaggins

bildotbaggins — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:15:19 +0000

as a chiefs season ticket holder, if they bring back scott pioli, I wont go to any games next year or spend one single dime on the team. I work too hard to keep throwing my money away. In fact, I urge all other die-hard chiefs fans to boycott the team until clark and co. actually prove a commitment to winning a superbowl, not just turning a profit.

By: stevez51

stevez51 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:10:27 +0000

From a financial stand point it would be crazy to keep both. The Chiefs would need to payoff Crennel and if the next hire fails pay him off too. Or fire Pioli after letting him stay another year and the next GM would want his own coach. It could get expensive, so fire them both.

By: ampats

ampats — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:54:13 +0000

It was just 4 years ago that it was written that the Patriots would be nothing w/o Pioli handling the draft. Anyone want to take that prediction back ??

By: billhicks666

billhicks666 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:50:40 +0000

This would be a winning team if they had a decent QB, but I guess you could say that about quite a few teams in the NFL.

By: hankstramjr

hankstramjr — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:32:24 +0000

Some suspect, however, that the Pioli rumors trace to Pioli himself.

By: 44mpo

44mpo — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:13:39 +0000

Find a coach first. Pretty good chance a good coach can help Cassell.

By: mazblast

mazblast — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:10:03 +0000

Chiefs fans deserve far better than they’re getting. Super Bowl IV was a very long time ago.

Pioli has proven that he was nothing more than the front man for one famous coach and is the son-in-law of another, that he has no particular ability of his own. Time for a change.

By: nananatman

nananatman — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:08:12 +0000

Wow KC fans are gonna go AWOL.

By: vidae1

vidae1 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:05:17 +0000

Why in gods name would we want Ryan Mallet instead of drafting our own guy?

And stockpile picks for what purpose? Without a legitimate franchise QB it doesn’t matter how many picks you have.

By: chieffanforlifehelpme

chieffanforlifehelpme — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:02:41 +0000

@Kattykathy…I agree with everything you suggest. Always liked Mallet. Only problem is the stigma of making another trade with the Pats for their backup QB. I still think they should go after Alex Smith. They have the talent, especially on defense. Romeo helped that D get us into the playoffs just 2 years ago, resign him to do the same. But Pioli MUST be fired after this mess. If he’s not, the Chiefs joke of a 2012 season gets even worse because they will be no accountability for it.

By: fuddpucker

fuddpucker — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:02:26 +0000

The elephant in Arrowhead is that NO GM or COACH worth their weight in gold wants to come to KC.

Hunt hired Pioli to change KC’s losing culture, maybe Pioli can slowly turn 43 years of losing into some success. ANother elephant is that owner Hunt is an absentee owner, doesn’t really work in the NFL. The owner must be ever present, guiding the ship through safe harbors as well as trecherous seas. Otherwise you get what they have in KC, a somewhat competent GM with no fear of losing his job.

Finally, Pioli didn’t draft those Pro-Bowlers. It was Carl Peterson, who they ran out of town!

By: isphet71

isphet71 — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:57:27 +0000

Isn’t it time to move on from the tragedies both on and off the field?

By: kattykathy

kattykathy — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:53:38 +0000

Fire Romeo AND Pioli.
Trade for Ryan Mallet
Try to trade down and stockpile picks.

By: lawyermalloy

lawyermalloy — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:53:11 +0000

It’s insulting to Bill Polian to mention his name in the same sentence with Scott Pioli. Polian is a true general manager, where Pioli was nothing but a whipping boy for BB in New England AND only got THAT job because of his father in law ( Parcells). KC will never make it with Pioli running the franchise.

By: 3yardsndust

3yardsndust — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:43:18 +0000

If Clark Hunt retains Pioli, he either does not care about building a winning franchise or has no idea what he’s doing.

Pioli has demonstrated that he has no idea what he is doing and cannot tell a good player from a bad player.

By: 6ball

6ball — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:42:47 +0000

Their roster is much better than their record.

By: toonsterwu

toonsterwu — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:33:53 +0000

They actually have a decent core in place, but this is going to be a tough year to find a QB. I really wouldn’t gamble the first or 2nd overall pick on any QB in this draft. It wouldn’t surprise me if a team did take a QB that high, but I’m really not enthused about any (if anything, I sorta agree with Kiper in that Glennon might be the guy that emerges, but not enthused about Barkley, Smith, Bray, Wilson … you name it).

I still think their best bet is to draft Joeckel high, see if they can’t swing a deal with Albert (albeit, I do not know their cap situation) for an extra pick or two (the one team that makes a lot of sense for Albert would be the Bears, with Phil Emery there), and perhaps use the extra picks to swing for a QB, or draft a youngster. If Pioli stays, I half wonder if he may go back to his old stomping grounds in a 2nd attempt at finding a QB. It’s not hard to envision the Patriots moving Ryan Mallett if the right price came, as Brady probably still has another 3-4 years left, enough time to groom another youngster. They need to add a young QB and a veteran this offseason.