Chiefs roster needs improving...
I've watched the Chiefs closely the past 20 years. I long for the Trent Green days where they scored 35 points and lost by 3. At least it was interesting.
I agree the Haley was not a very good coach, but that was not the problem. Bottom line is the Chiefs don't have very good football players and lack depth. This is evident everytime I watch other games where players can actually block, tackle, catch the ball, read the defense, or even read the block right in front of them.
In addition, Clark Hunt shows no interest in investing the money necessary to accumulate the right playing or coaching talent necessary to compete for championships. Chiefs are currently $30MM under the cap.
That said, KF would be a fool to put up with the BS of the NFL scene given his current situation. After all of his accomplishments, there is no way he will retire as a failed NFL coach. He has little chance of success in the KC mindset right now.
no doubt about that. They also were not very well coached this year. That's what got Haley fired, especially if he and Pioli were not seeing eye to eye on the future of the franchise.
Not sure that spending a lot more money in the off-season would have put the Chiefs in any better position. The Eagles scooped up every big name in sight, have a good coach in Reid, and they imploded. Redskins traditionally throw money around at big names and spent a boatload on Shanahan, and they are terrible.
Who should have the Chiefs thrown a bunch of money at that would have made this team markedly better? Cullen Jenkins? James Jones? In retrospect, the Chiefs probably should have bolstered depth around the roster by signing some veteran guys to low year, low-dollar salaries. It came back to bite them withe the injuries to Berry, Charles, Moeaki, Cassel.
Spending money in and of itself guarantees nothing. Teams need to be on the same page (from GM to coach) on how they approach acquiring and developing players. It's obvious the Chiefs were dysfunctional in this regard.
Whoever the new Chiefs coach is will have a better situation than most new coaches. The AFC West is terrible/mediocre, and the Chiefs have a solid nucleus with Bowe, Johnson, Charles, Berry, Hali and the two corners are above average. They need a lot of overhaul on the offensive line, and some on the defensive line. But it's not a hopeless situation.
