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The more patient amongst the Kansas City Chiefs faithful will tell you that we are overreacting to the teams performance under Todd Haley.  After all, he is in just his first year as head coach of the Chiefs.  He did inherit a roster full of holes from the previous regime.  He did take over a team that only won two games last year and only four the year before.

However, none of those excuses are going to save Todd Haley's job if the poor performances of this team continue, and don't fool yourself, Scott Pioli IS going to be holding Haley's feet to the fire.  Pioli has built up a fantastic reputation for himself in New England and he is not going to blow that on a rookie head coach.  The tree that both Pioli and Haley come from is results oriented and if you are not producing results, you aren't going to be a round long.

So Todd, here is some friendly advice on what you need to do if you want to keep your new job as head coach of the Chiefs and fulfill the sincere hopes of every Chiefs fan that you can turn this team into a winner:

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- Why did Haley give up on the running game before the game even started?  Larry Johnson gets 20 carries a game to run up Niswangers butt for 2.7 yds a carry, but he only gives Jamaal Charles 6 carries (for 6 yds a carry), Kolby Smith 4 carries (for 4.3 yds a carry).  Maybe if he had committed to the run with RBs who actually gained yardage we could have stayed on the field for more than 3 downs at a time.

- Chiefs offense only converted 31% of their 3rd downs.  The defense allowed Jacksonville to convert 56% of theirs.

- Anyone else noticed how much Cassel double clutches the ball before he passes?

- Tyson Jackson had 2 solo tackles and 3 assists going into todays game.  Today he had 7 solo tackles.

- Mike Brown had 3 tackles today and blew coverage on a Jaguars TD.  Bernard Pollard had 12 combined Tackles (9 solo), 2 interceptions and 3 passes defended for the Texans against the Colts.

- Maurice Jones-Drew was held to 2.7 yds per carry.  The other two Jaguars RBs had a combined 23 yds per carry.

- The Jaguars defense had 5 sacks in seven games.  Today the Chiefs gave up 3 (plus 8 QB hurries).

- Haley decided to try to kick a 56 yard field goal into winds gusting up to 30 mph at the end of the half that would have been returned for a TD if the holder (Dustin Colquitt) had not tripped the returner up out of bounds.

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2 months ago: Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley, center, argues a call during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the New York Giants Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. The Giants won the game 27-16. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Lots of head coaches in the NFL have talked tough over the years.  You frequently hear new coaches talk about how they are going to have tough, disciplined teams. 

How they are going to have open competitions and that the best performer, not the biggest contract, will be playing on Sundays.  How they want the "right 53" players who will work with the coaches and do what it takes to make the team better.

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