They have.
1st round 09 DE Tyson Jackson is a JAG
A 34, two gapping DE is not going to have flashy stats. But he's been improving every year and has 165 tackles throughout his career.
1st round 11 WR Jon Baldwin is invisible,
Baldwin has been disappointing, but you also have to look at what he's working with in the backfield. Cassel has completely lost his confidence and KC doesn't have much else other than that.
1st round 12 NT Dontarie Poe is a member of the 27th ranked run D in the NFL.
For one, Gregg is KC's premiere NT for the time being. For another, run defense is more than just one guy. Either way, this point doesn't make sense.
The best players on the team Pioli didnt draft - Jamal Charles, Dwayne Bowe, Derrick Johnson, Tamba Hali, Brandon Flowers.
Those players, save for Charles and Johnson, have been underperforming this year compared to what they had been doing previously. That's actually been part of the problem in Kansas City.
Another pre Pioli pick Brandon Carr, Pioli let walk and brought in Stanford Routt who was cut weeks ago because hes a Bust.
So you're faulting him for not completely hamstringing the salary cap for two CB's? Flowers already got the contract.
Pioli shipped out Tony Gonzalez. Who needs a good TE anyway? Pioli shipped off Brian Waters last season when the KC OL was in shambles and has been ever since he arrived.
For Gonzalez, Pioli was rebuilding a team. For one, Gonzalez ASKED to be traded to a contending team. For another, Pioli had an aging pass catching TE (a position which, at the time, wasn't a high priority to Pioli) coming off a good season to use as a bargaining chip to further speed up the rebuilding process. He got a second round pick for him, which was pretty good considering Gonzalez's age.
As for Waters, he was being a PITA, as we've seen with his tenure with the Patriots.
The Pats drafts have gotten better since Pioli left and I wouldnt let him pick my fantasy team.
Belichick has always had final say in each draft with this team, first of all.
The Pats also collected draft picks since Pioli left and used them to rebuild the roster. They had considerably more to work with than at any point Pioli was here.