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These guys are more transparent than Saran Wrap, man...

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“I have a deep appreciation for the vision that Clark Hunt has and his commitment to building a championship-caliber team.”

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In the #Chiefs official statement about Romeo being hired, here's Romeo's first quote..

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You think those reports that Fisher wasn't interested in KC b/c of concerns about Clark's commitment to winning bothered him? Check this out

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But #Chiefs fans should be happy today. I believe KC got the best coach possible given this ownership group...

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Reason there's reports that KC has no clue on who next OC will be is because all plans were for McDaniels.Pats job coming open was curveball

I actually am hopeful and like the hire. Lets hope he finds a good OC.

Given Haley's off-season bungling, the OC cluster-fuk, and the injuries of this year...seven wins this past year suggests we should be back in the playoffs next year with Romeo.

Crennel's staff, resolving the QB quandry, and keeping/adding key FAs, will determine just how far they can go. I'm cautiously optimistic.

from the Opponents 30, anything's possible.

This guy needs to stop coming to CP for his material.

Apparently you missed the whole Jim Zorn bit.

SI_PeterKingPeter King

MMQB is up, as am I: http://bit.ly/wedm6T ... I would expect Cassel to be back with Chiefs. Now the question is: Who will be his OC?

I'm not cautiously optimistic.

Zorn will get promoted to OC. Someone from the defensive staff will be the "DC" but Romeo will call the plays.

Cassel and Orton will battle it out in TC next year. We'll win 8-10 games (due to our schedule) and back into the playoffs. We'll get blown out in the 1st round.....again.

Same shit....different coach.

ROFL

Bottom line is:

Get rid of Cassel. It's all that ****ing matters. Get a real ****ing QB back there.

It's sad that the best thing to say about this franchise is the storied history (the AFL days), and the passionate fans.

Why do you think there is a chance that Orton will be here? I think EVERYTHING has pointed to him not being here, what did I miss?

Even though he is not the answer, he is less ****ed than Cassel.

Wait?

Orton and Cassel are supposed to battle it out in Training camp...

It will be like the royal rumble of failure...

and tailgating...don't forget the tailgating!!

My guess is it will be Cassel and Orton will be released...

After the Palko fiasco.....I think they sign Orton so that no matter who wins the job....they have a capable backup QB.

I don't see Orton coming back. I think he understands that we are going to coddle our Franchise QuarterTard

yup. that's what I'm fully anticipating.

I think this hire was pretty much our best option.

You're not going to bring in any premier coach when that coach has no power over personnel acquisition. Pioli has all the cards, and premier coaches want that ability themselves.

Under the Chiefs' current arrangement, you're really only going to get the coaching version of a game manager. Much like a baseball manager.

Crennel is really the only serious coaching option on the horizon who is comfortable with that arrangement. All others will want to sculpt the team in their image. Pioli in this regards is the anti-Carl.

It has its positives and detriments. A positive is that your team isn't starting over from ridiculous extremes every few years or so when a new coach comes in, leaving your team mired in constant transition.

The detriment is that these are the kind of hires you're going to get. Less cerebral coaches who aren't gurus, just effective managers of provided talent.

that pioli thinks cassel has any business on our roster is proof we're ****ed no matter what happens...

Pioli, apparently, watches the nfl and thinks Cassel is a good QB, which means he is a drooling ****ing idiot....

Pretty much. Even though this offense CLEARLY ran better under the mediocrity of Kyle Orton, I'm sure he'll be released and there will be no competition for Cassel. Their reasoning?

Haley MUST'VE been hampering Cassel's development. That late offense surge must've had more to do with the firing of the HC rather than the change at QB.

Yeah, that's it! Cassel will lead us to the SB under Romeo!

we should probably download our app before the presser at 1pm.

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I hate these guys... I really do.

LMAO

There is NO WAY Orton does not beat out Cassel in a fair competition.

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I agree it will be Cassel, but I don't think they will have to release Orton, will they? Isn't he just a free agent?

Our only real hope is that Romeo hates Cassel

You think he's going to have a choice?

What's up, Brad Essex

Assuming he is given a contract and then cut after TC

I've seen a lot of fans elsewhere say the part I bolded. Instead of Orton making the O-line better, they simply played harder for RAC. I think Pioli could get away with saying what you said.

LOL

:evil:

If they give him a contract, that would be about as good as us poor bastards could hope for.
But I don't think that is happening, and by the sound of Orton after his last game, he knew it.
He said this is Cassel's team. :banghead: He seemed pretty sad about it, but convinced.

Yes. Crennel will have every resource available...

:)

Even the most casual observer could only draw a one conclusion.

Orton doesn't wet himself under pressure like Cassel does. Orton can hit a screen pass without throwing an interception.

Glad he got the job.
Now it's vital that he hire strong coordinators.

Then they will have two capable backup QBs.

If Cassel is named the starter, I need to find a new team.

Start looking...

Crennel is probably the best the Chiefs could have gotten. I wouldn't want him as the HC of my team but it's a good choice for the Chiefs considering the circumstances.

I suggest the Denver Broncos.

:spock:

Fixed

I keep thinking about the Texans. They are basically local and hey, they can win a playoff game.

Dude seriously? Of course he will be the starter. How could you think otherwise?

And I'm sure that's what Pioli's reasoning is. It COULDN'T be that Cassel sucks, It's gotta be all Haley's fault.

Can we get a collection going on a billboard near Arrowhead informing Pioli Cassel sucks?

Good thing you have an entire offseason to research the history and become familiar with your new team.

Silly me for having hope :)

I think that is being pretty generous with Cassel. We are back to our only hope of Stanzi being the second coming, that Pioli has been looking for.

I'm getting really depressed reading this thread. :sulk:

Pretty much my only hope is that Stanzi, with a full offseason, lights it up in TC and the Preseason and Cassel gets injured and lands on the IR. Stanzi leads this team to a 11-12 win season and a playoff win. Pioli would have NO CHOICE but to hand over the starting QB position to Stanzi after that.

No Carlton dance for you, RAC.

I'm okay with the hire, but the team is on a short leash, IMO, including the head coach.

We're Chiefs fans. We don't get that lucky.

Furthermore, I don't think Stanzi ever had a chance this last season, it was predetermined that he was not going to play this year. (Billay, that is why he couldn't beat out Palko)

That little sample we saw in TC, Stanzi showed excellent pocket presence to me, which is Cassel's biggest weakness IMO.

Like Hamas said, this team is good enough, if the QB could just play.

It will depend a lot on who the third QB is. If Orton is re-signed, Stanzi probably won't see the field (again). I really can't see the Chiefs going into next season with Cassel, Stanzi and a drafted QB. I think Pioli will get an experienced (and blah) back up QB for Cassel and make Stanzi #3.

I at least hope to hear, "We'll play the best quarterback we have." or some shit like that because that would mean they don't trust Cassel anymore.

But if they do confirm Cassel is the starter, the raising money for a billboard idea wouldn't be too bad.

Orton isn't coming back to be the back up QB.

He isn't coming back to be in a QB competition.

If he's the guy then I'm behind him 100% in 2012.

But we need at least three more moves: relegate Cassel to back-up where he belongs, and resign Bowe/Carr.

Bring back a healthy Charles, Moeaki, and Berry, add a RT and a couple free agents on the D-Line and we're good to go!

Zorn as OC = **** everyone and everything about this franchise.

You have a strong team with powerful potential and you hand OC duties to Zorn.

If they re-sign Orton, Cassel will be the #2 and Stanzi will still be #3.

I don't think Orton will be back unless they cut Cassel (*snort*) and promise Orton the #1. At that point, the Chiefs still won't have an experienced #2, so will probably sign some McNown type BU (Kyle Boller :) ).

Hey man, RAC already has more signature wins than Haley did.

Matt Cassel - QB - Chiefs
SI's Peter King expects Matt Cassel to return to the Chiefs in 2012.

Cassel is owed $5.25 million in base salary in 2012. Before landing on injured reserve with a hand injury following Week 10, he was a below-average NFL quarterback. Cassel posted a 10:9 TD-to-INT ratio and averaged just 190.3 passing yards per game. After new coach Romeo Crennel finds an offensive coordinator, he should turn his attention to finding competition for Cassel.

Pretty much this.

If the Chiefs don't make the playoffs and win at least one playoff game next season, Romeo and Fat Scott should be fired.

Does Pioli ever leave his house to go anywhere but to work? Cause I don't see how he can walk around KC and not have 1000s of people telling him that Cassel sucks every day.

I said I'd only be on board with this hire if Cassel was jettisoned and if we found a great OC to partner with Romeo...Zorn as OC is beyond an epic fail and if Cassel is coming back, **** this shit.

We are a minority. I guarantee you that there are thousands out there rooting for Cassel because he's "our" QB.

It's either Cassel or Orton.

Not both

Just saw this on the Chiefs' Facebook page.


LMAO

That can't be real, can it?

they are Cassel, Palko, Magraw, and Piscatelli

Shit....go on FB to "The Uncensored Chiefs Nation" page.

****ing homers that blindly follow anything.

Pioli should be as well.

Lots of OL homers.

No, lots of "He's the starting QB....so I must blindly follow him" homers. They're the same way with Pioli as well.

Barry Peraino is their douchebag leader.

Awful hire.

Barry Parino is a douchebag junky. **** him.