"Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt expressed confidence in general manager Scott Pioli and coach Todd Haley on Thursday, saying the relationship between the two is strong enough to allow the Chiefs to compete for a Super Bowl championship.

"Absolutely," Hunt told The Kansas City Star during an interview. "There's no question about that."

Hunt indicated that if the Chiefs decided to replace Haley, it would not be because of any problems in his relationship with Pioli.

"Making a head coaching change," he said, "is not something we're contemplating.

"They have an excellent relationship. I understand there's been a lot of focus on that subject. But in the time I've been around them, they work very well together. They have a shared vision for the kind of football team they're trying to build.

"Most importantly, they approach the player personnel side very much from the same perspective. I rarely if ever have seen them disagree on a player, whether it's a draft choice or a free agent. It doesn't mean they don't have discussions where they share different viewpoints about players, but at the end of the day they reach an agreement and move forward with whatever the decision is on the player.""