This team will 1000x better without Todd Haley

[CoMoChief]

I truly believe that. I also believe that when players like/respect a coach, they tend to play very hard for them.

I think more so in football than any pro sport, the head coach on a football has to have the ability to lead, to direct, to drive the ship etc. Romeo Crennel, a lot like DV, will let his coaches coach. I seriously doubt Haley was that way. He was a control maniac on offense.

For ****s sake he Fired the OC just weeks before the regular season. I mean you just have to sit back and ask yourself what kind of person does Haley have to be to make a silly, borderline insane decision like that? Everything they've worked on in the summer at TC, they're just going to wipe the slate clean and start from scratch for Week1? Haley's was an insane control freak. What do you think the players thought about that? I mean that would be like working on a huge project for weeks for a huge potential client or something at work and the project due date is only a couple days away and your project mngr comes in and just shoves everything off of the table and says "let's do this instead". If shit like that pisses you off how do you think the players felt? This is the part where the HC has to be competent enough to be able to drive the ship. Have consistency in the locker rooms, film rooms, being on the same page etc.


He couldn't handle having someone else coach the offense. HE had to do it, because he thinks the Arizona Cardinals got to the SB because of him. The passing game under his era didn't do ****ing dick in Kansas City and as much as I can't stand the fact that Cassel is our QB and wish for something better, I also can't sit here and say that it's entirely his fault. Haley didn't think much of Cassel. The proof was there in his face on the sidelines. Haley's father even talked about how he thought Cassel was just average at best and it would be a safe bet to assume that Todd Haley and Dick Haley have had conversations about that. You tend to adopt what your parents believe and Todd's father was his door into the NFL world. If Dick thought Cassel was average wouldn't you think Todd thought that as well?

We all know that Matt Cassel was a Pioli decision and Haley was forced fed Cassel. What else is Haley going to do? Quit? It's his first NFL head coaching gig, he was a ****ing hand puppet. Haley probably had little to no faith in Cassel from the get go and combine that with Haley's temper you get a horrible coaching environment. Combine that with the whole Chan Gailey situation, Larry Johnson, horrible Oline and WR talent or lack thereof and well you have a complete cluster**** mess on offense. The only thing good at all that season was Jamaal Charles.

In 2010 when Charlie Weis came to KC, the offense became much better. Another Pioli move, Weis was a proven name, a OC players could respect We ran the ball like hell and Cassel didn't turn over the ball. He wasn't great by any means, and the true fans love the get off to his TD/INT ratio, but that didn't tell the entire story on Cassel's season that year. He still threw shitty underthrown high school girl passes, had shitty completion%, barley threw for 3,000 yards and his yards per completion was just sub average at best (ranked 18th in NFL). Over half of his TD's were to Bowe. We are all aware of Cassel's inability to read defenses and progress through his WR options. He locks on for too long, holds onto the ball for too long and gets sacked a lot. Cassel loves getting sacked, in fact he's good at doing it. Here's where he's ranked in the NFL:

2008: 1st
2009: 4th
2010: 18th (not bad, but not great either. And then you have to consider how much we ran the ball).
2011: 5th (projected)
- Cassel played in 9 games and was sacked 22 times, averaging 2.4 sacks a game. Over a 16-game period that gives a total of 39.1 (or 39) sacks for a full season, which would have ranked Cassel 5th in the NFL.

But the most important thing about Cassel that season was that he rarely turned the ball over, which was huge and a reason why we won 10 games that year. If you win the turnover battle you win games, it's as simple as that. With a proven OC it at least gave Cassel a better coaching environment to work within. Give him a couple receiving options and a strong running game and you can have success in this league with a good defense on the other side creating turnovers and scores. It's been done before. It's not what I'd prefer. I'd prefer to have an elite QB for 10yrs and consistently be a playoff contender and SB threat like the Colts, Patriots and now Giants and Packers. This is now a QB-driven league. When you want to win the Matt Cassel game manager's way, you need more pieces to fall in place and you need to have a little more luck. Elite QB's make other players around them better. Matt Cassel has to have the players around him, make him better. Elite QB's are the ones that thrive while under pressure and have the ability to lead drives to TD's, put points on the board when needed to win games. Cassel can't do that. You could count the number of times he's single handedly drove the offense down field, coming from behind to set up for a winning score (TD or FG) and still have enough fingers to smoke a j.

We were seeing some success on offense thanks to the help of the shitty division that is the NFCWest. But when it came down to playoff time Haley had to intervene once again with his egotistical and maniac behavior and strip another highly regarded OC from his playcalling duties. This time it was during the Chiefs first home playoff games since 2003. The game wasn't a 24-7 halftime blowout, it was ****ing 10-7 and we were 100% in the game. Weis would then move on to the Univ. of Florida for the same position, stating that it was family reasons were the reason for the departure. Now, being that he's now moved back to the area coaching what has to be one of the worst football factories in the country, do yo honestly believe his statement? I sure as **** don't. He was probably tired of Haley's shit. There were reports during the season and in camp that these guys butted heads and one could see why. Weis and Haley worked together in the same office while w/ the NYJ. Weis went on to the Pats and won Superbowls and became a household name, and then went on to be the HC at one of college football's most prestigious programs, Notre Dame. I don't care what people say there is going to be natural headbutting just because of those 2 ego's and what they've been able to accomplish. It's not weird to assume that Weis probably felt like he was 10000% more qualified for the job than Haley was.

Again you have to ask yourself, why would a NFL coach do something like that? Stripping away playcalling duties from your highly regarded, resume-filled OC during the franchise's biggest playoff game in 7 years at halftime in a close game? The answer is because Todd Haley was (a) way in over his head in being a head coach in the NFL and (b) a Bill Parcels wanna-be egotistical control freak that couldn't handle someone else running the offense. When he was hired he was asked the question who's going to run the offense, and he gave some bullshit cliche' answer with a shit eating grin on his face, the kind of look that a little 9-yr old kid makes when you ask him/her who his school crush is. Then came the Bill Muir era, as Todd Haley needed a puppet of his own. I don't think anyone truly believed Muir was capable of orchestrating an entire offense alone. Haley called the shots, and Muir said **** it and took naps upstairs in the coordinators booth.


Point being this is going to be a much better season offensively for the Chiefs. Daboll isn't exactly great, but I also believe it's the players that make the plays and he has a lot to work with. There's more consistency with the coaching staff, a better environment. The players want to play for their coach which is always good. Haley's temper and attitude is what eventually got the best of him. I don't know what he said to Bowe that ultimately led to him getting canned but what I do know is that it had to be something bad enough to where Bowe would tell his agent about it and for Pioli to tell Haley to knock it off. And when you think about it that's completely acting like an immature goon and it's not acting like a professional NFL head coach or leader... and you don't think other players heard that? I bet that kinda shit went on all the time and there comes a time that it happens too much and players will develop the "tune-out switch". A player will have a hard time respecting a coach if the coach doesn't respect them.

Maybe Haley acts like he does because he lives in a house full of women. Doesn't he have like 4 daughters or something?

I know there are a lot of "IF's" but the Chiefs do have a chance to be a good sleeper's pick this season.

-Better Oline (hopefully) leads to better play/confidence in Cassel.
-Better consistency/chain of command in the lockeroom with coaching staff will probably lead to better game preparation.
-Better weapons on offense (assuming Bowe comes back and can hit the ground running)
-Being healthy is HUGE
-Potentially great defense

On a positive note, this team almost won the ****ing division last season considering everything the Chiefs had gone through. There are a lot more positives than there are negatives regarding this season's Chiefs team and that's something we haven't been able to say for a long time.

Peyton Manning makes things extremely challenging this season. But I don't think he'll be as good with Denver as he was the Indy. Not because of his neck but because of the unfamiliarity. He completely ran the show in Indy and did it repeatedly for a very long time. There will be an adjustment period and even though I don't think he neck will be an issue, that certainly doesn't mean that it won't be, he has yet to be blasted by Hali and Houston. But he is that damn good and I would never count him out.

But I think everyone should look on the bright side and that this team will be better simply due to the fact that we no longer have some egotistical nutcase driving the ship.

[Urc Burry]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Not really...Last year was **** up cause of lock out. Plus Pioli spent money and got Crennel real players this season. Name 1 year under Haley when he got players like Hillis, Winston, Boss, Elam,Quinn and Routt.

Breaston, Gregg, McClain, and Gaither for starters. We had Carr last year who was better then Routt. And Elam and Quinn? Good joke. We lucked out Winston got cut, or we wouldn't of addressed RT until the draft.

The biggest difference from this year to last year is how quick we are getting the plays in. Jesus last year was embarrassing to watch. I don't know if we ever snapped it before :05 seconds left.

[Brock]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Not really...Last year was **** up cause of lock out. Plus Pioli spent money and got Crennel real players this season. Name 1 year under Haley when he got players like Hillis, Winston, Boss, Elam,Quinn and Routt.

Pioli was a bargain shopper, as always. Quit making excuses for the embarrassing, screaming baby.

[Messier]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Not really...Last year was **** up cause of lock out. Plus Pioli spent money and got Crennel real players this season. Name 1 year under Haley when he got players like Hillis, Winston, Boss, Elam,Quinn and Routt.

Never seen a team less prepared for a season than last years team. That is all on Haley.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by Laz

oh bullshit ... complete and utter bullshit

last year EVERY dam team had the exact same lockout issues. Many had worse issues because they were changing more personnel/coaches etc.

people bitch about not spending for Carr and now you are saying the spent for Routt etc? Hillis,Boss,Elam and Quinn are just medium level type guys.

Routt and Winston are the only significant money and you could say that Carr/Routt is a wash so Winston is the only real money spent.


You're so full of shit.


All the people who said the only problem with this team was Cassel were completely and utterly WRONG.

Like i said name 1 year under Haley when Pioli went out and got real upgrades.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Like i said name 1 year under Haley when Pioli went out and got real upgrades.

Steve Breaston wasn't a "real" upgrade?

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by Urc Burry

Breaston, Gregg, McClain, and Gaither for starters. We had Carr last year who was better then Routt. And Elam and Quinn? Good joke. We lucked out Winston got cut, or we wouldn't of addressed RT until the draft.

The biggest difference from this year to last year is how quick we are getting the plays in. Jesus last year was embarrassing to watch. I don't know if we ever snapped it before :05 seconds left.

I really hope you don't think those players are upgrades.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by Messier

Never seen a team less prepared for a season than last years team. That is all on Haley.

Yet week 8 Tied for first in the west without 3 studs then Pioli started his shit.

[Deberg_1990]

Heh, I look forward to all the Haley "love threads" this season everytime the Steelers score a TD.
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[Brock]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

I really hope you don't think those players are upgrades.

Gaither isn't an upgrade over Barry Richardson? Haley apparently didn't think so.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Steve Breaston wasn't a "real" upgrade?

Only came here cause of haley.

[Urc Burry]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

I really hope you don't think those players are upgrades.

They were supposed to be, but they didn't pan out. Who knows if Boss will? Which would leave us with one real upgrade in Winston. Just like last year when we had a significant offensive upgrade in Breaston for your little boy toy Haley

[Brock]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Only came here cause of haley.

How come we're paying him then?

[CoMoChief]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Like i said name 1 year under Haley when Pioli went out and got real upgrades.

First of all....Pioli resigned Charles, DJ, Hali, and Flowers (3/4 resignings IMO were bargain deals too). All of which are way more important than spending money on importing talent. And you can add talent to a roster through a draft, and the 2010 draft has so far been somewhat a success I would say, and can certainly improve as well which is a good thing.

Not everything has to be about Free Agency.


God I can't wait to see what this defense can do when healthy. I hope last night was a sign of good things to come.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Only came here cause of haley.

He signed with the Chiefs because they offered to pay him $5 million per year.

And apparently, I have my answer. Thanks for playing.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by ChiefsandO'sfan

Just like Crennel is doing with the D? Crennel has 6 First round picks and 2 2nd round picks. Haley Had Cassel.

Crenel also had a winning record vs. .500 or better teams with that same talent (actually, worse) when 2 of those 3 teams were fighting for a playoff spot.