It is sad to see important organizational moves made solely on the level one is liked. It is apparent that Scott Pioli, general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs, has something against former Chiefs head coach, Todd Haley.

What other reason can Pioli have for firing Haley this morning after he lead the Chiefs, who had not been relevant since Priest Holmes was running in red and yellow, to an AFC West division championship last season. 

In three seasons, Haley lead the Chiefs to a 19-27 record, which does not look good, but they were 15-33 the three seasons before under Herm Edwards. Haley has built a strong nucleus of talent, as the Chiefs have an elite running back in Jamal Charles, have a respectable wide receiver core with Dwayne Bowe, Steve Breaston, and the emerging rookie, Jon Baldwin. They also have a very good, young defense, with the likes of Eric Berry, Derrick Johnson, and Brandon Flowers.

To all of you Haley nay-sayers who point to the Chiefs 5-8 record and say, "see, look at how bad their record is," I would condescendingly laugh in your face. Let's review how many injuries this team has dealt with.

They lost starting linebacker, Brandon Siler and starting tight end, Tyler Moeaki in camp, Eric Berry in the first game, Jamal Charles in the second game, and to top it off, they lost Matt Cassel in week 10. All of these players were lost for the season. That is extremely significant.

Haley should be applauded for leading the Chiefs to a 5-8 record under those circumstances. I would like to see the Packers win if they lost Charles Woodson, Aaron Rodgers and Greg Jennings. It would not happen.

I understand they have been blown out pretty badly this season and that that 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Haley on Sunday did not help his cause, but with the team he is working with, how could he not be frustrated?

This move was made because Scott Pioli wants someone at the helm whom he can trust. It does not matter what kind of job Haley has done in the last three years because Pioli was going to find a way to let him go. The injuries were the exact scapegoat he needed for the reasoning of the firing.

Pioli will most likely make the new head coach of the Chiefs someone he has worked with like Josh McDaniels or interim head coach, Romeo Crennel.

This job will be the best open head coaching position this offseason because it has all the pieces. Pioli will look good in the end because this is a playoff team with or without Haley. It is just too bad he is getting punished for his work instead of praised.

This move proves that the coaching carousal functions on the power of a popularity contest. Whomever people like the most, will get the job. There is a reason Eric Mangini is not on the sideline anymore.