"There is precious little of immediate consequence still to come from this Chiefs season. This is one of the league's worst rosters, playing with wounded self-esteem against some of the NFL's best teams.

The Chiefs need to make evaluations about who and what will be back for 2012, and that's important in a vague and forward-thinking way, but for now the biggest question around (and inside) the team is the future of coach Todd Haley and why he is apparently unaware that Tyler Palko is an awful NFL quarterback.

This is one of the more secretive franchises in professional sports, and even private conversations often come with hidden agendas, so in this case it's important to keep in mind that everything you hear is only a theory.

The theories are complicated, and in nearly all ways illustrative of where this team is at this very moment.

The one gaining the most momentum is that Haley has lost all concern for what anyone — including his bosses — thinks and is now coaching as if he assumes he won't be back next year.

The one that makes more sense is that this is what it looks like when a promising coach begins to self-destruct.

What happens between the Chiefs and Bears today at Soldier Field may go a long way in determining how this season ends and whether Haley is around when the next one begins.

Injuries have exposed a roster woefully lacking in depth (the general manager's fault) that have muddied an already complicated picture of whether Haley is the right guy."