Scott Pioli

via Kansas City Star   There was never really a question in my mind but plenty of reports and/or speculation have arisen with a four win team that Todd Haley could be one-and-done with the Kansas City Chiefs . Not so, says GM Scott Pioli. "Todd made tremendous progress this year," Pioli said to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star. "Our whole team made progress this year. Todd coached well under some difficult circumstances." Those difficult circumstances include firing an offensive coordinator (Chan Gailey) and hiring an offensive coordinator (himself) before the season started.  Pioli says that while Haley's current roles as coach, ... Read Full Story

More photos » by Orlin Wagner - AP Browse more photos » Over the past few weeks, I talked about some of the things the Chiefs need to do in regard to coaching and personnel. I'm going to summarize those discussions in one single piece. If I were to write a letter to the Chiefs' Front Office, it would go something like this: Dear Mr. Pioli: When you accepted the job as General Manager of the Chiefs, I'm sure you knew what you were getting yourself into. You inherited a team in a state of repair. You also knew that the Chiefs have one of the ... Read Full Story

More photos » by Orlin Wagner - AP Browse more photos » Tootie once told me: "You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life." And it's true, this season has some good (which the Kool-Aid passers around here often flaunt), a lot of the bad (which comes with a 3-win season) and we have to take them both. In the midst of high levels of emotion surrounding the recent embarrassment known as Sunday's effort, I thought I'd at least help us state a few Chiefs -centered Facts of Life to give some ... Read Full Story

More photos » by Orlin Wagner - AP (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) Browse more photos » Within the last few weeks there have been some reports floating around that Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli and head coach Todd Haley haven't been seeing eye to eye.  Specifically, FOX Sports ' Jay Glazer said on WFAN several weeks ago that he has heard the two weren't on the same page. Not so, says Scott Pioli. In a spot with Kevin Kietzmann of 810 WHB , Pioli said that, while he's been disappointed at times this season, he's seen plenty of encouragement and improvement from not only ... Read Full Story

Scott Pioli stuck Haley with a craptastic roster. The stupidity of playing all season with special-team players masquerading as starting linebackers and safeties has caught up with the Chiefs the last month. And so has playing musical waiver wire at receiver. Jason Whitlock - Kansas City Star Read Full Story