Weis agrees to become OC for KC

[Sure-Oz]

PER ESPNNEWS!


http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4802526 (credit dtrain for the link)
Sources: Weis accepts job with Chiefs
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By Chris Mortensen
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Charlie Weis has agreed to become the offensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, according to team and league sources.

Weis could be named to the position within the next 24 to 48 hours, the sources said.

Weis will be reunited with head coach Todd Haley, with whom he shared an office when both were young assistants with the New York Jets. Weis also will be reunited with Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who was the Patriots vice president of player personnel when Weis was the offensive coordinator for three Super Bowl championships before going to coach at Notre Dame.

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The Bears had also been in the mix to hire Weis as offensive coordinator but the Chiefs won out.

Haley ran the offense in his first year with the Chiefs after dismissing offensive coordinator Chan Gailey. Haley had expressed a desire to find a coordinator so he could better manage his head coaching responsibilities.

Weis was dismissed last fall with a 35-27 record in five seasons at Notre Dame.

"Charlie's a guy I have a great amount of respect for as a coach," Haley said Wednesday at his final news conference of the season. "He's a coach that system-wise, I would say we're as close as you can be. Charlie's a guy I consider a friend and I've talked to throughout the year, no different from some of the other guys I lean on for things and advice."

Haley has begun a staff evaluation and said he has already released offensive line coach Joe D'Allessandris and defensive line coach Tim Krumrie. Many fans also hope defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast will be replaced, possibly by former Cleveland coach Romeo Crennel.

Haley was noncommittal about Crennel and Pendergast.

"No conversations in that order to this point," he said.

The emergence of running back Jamaal Charles, voted the team's MVP, gives the offense something to build on next year.

"I really believe we were able to lay a foundation for the Kansas City Chiefs," Haley said. "We were able to set expectations for our players of what's expected of them both schematically and offseason, in season and practice -- the way we're going to do things as a team on a consistent basis. I believe that foundation was laid.

"It was a very difficult year, a year we were able to make progress, as evidenced by the way the season wound down."

The Chiefs are expected to be busy in the offseason trying to fill gaping needs, including defensive back, wide receiver, linebacker, defensive line and tight end.

They pick fifth in April's draft. The could have picked third, but instead ended Haley's rookie year on a rousing high by beating Denver 44-24 in the season finale.

Chris Mortensen is a senior NFL analyst for ESPN. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Where is the gif of making his goofy smile face like he had just jihp?

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by Laz

man, i just hope this means we can work on improving our techniques on offense.

cassel's footwork is crap,his play-action-pass fake is almost non-existent, the offensive line can't hide a screen worth a crap etc etc.

He stares down his primary receiver as well. Pretty ****ing basic flaw.

[-King-]

Off topic: I don't see how people still buy WPI subscriptions. When was the last thing they broke?

I don't know why I had that thought. Just thinking about how weird it would be to pay for something and they don't even break any news.
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['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

As I said... depends on how you look at the words. However, Belichick's first draft with the team was in 2001. Here are all the LB's drafted and the round taken, regardless of ILB or OLB projection:

2000: Casey Tisdale: round 7
2001: T.J. Turner: compensatory round 7
2003: Tully Banta-Cain: round 7
2005: Ryan Claridge: Round 5
2006: Jeremy Mincey: Round 6
2007: Justin Rogers: Round 6
2007: Oscar Lua: Round 7
2008: Jerod Mayo: Round 1
2008: Shawn Crable: Round 3
2008: Bo Ruud: Round 6
2009: Tyrone Mckenzie: Round 3


That's every linebacker drafted under Belichick. Only 3 were drafted in the 'first day', and 2 of them (Crable, McKenzie) have been held back by injury. Mayo, an ILB, was DPOY. McKenzie, projected to be an inside LB, got hurt even before getting to his first training camp. Crable was injured as a rookie, never really saw the field, and then got hurt again and ended up on IR. This year, he suffered another season ending injury, even before getting a chance to get into any game situation.

So, sure you can say that the team hasn't really drafted pass rushing OLBs if you ignore or minimize what Banta-Cain did this season, but it's not as if they've been repeatedly trying with top picks and completely failing.

JFC, you dumb mother****er, read my posts again.

They haven't been able to draft any impact OLBs.

Is Jerod Mayo an OLB?

No. So shut the **** up about him.

Regardless of where they did or did not try to bring someone in, or if they were held back by injury or ****ing cat AIDS, no one who they've drafted as a pass rusher has been an impact player.

[loce1959]

Originally Posted by LaChapelle

They had to get him signed
before the cranes were done at Arrowhead



-Too soon?

[booger]

Since Dedric Ward was demoted and Richie Anderson took over coaching WR's i wonder if they will keep Ward in another capacity or what happens with that situation. Wouldn't be suprised to see DA/Quality control coach Pat Perles switch to be Muir's asst on the OL. He also was a DL coach and LB's as well, Perles that is.

Anthony Pleasant probably has a good shot to stay on as OLB/DL coach. Possibly the main DL coach if Crennel as DC comes and he has a solid backgroud with DL.

Then maybe guys like Otis Smith and Corwin Brown coached DB's and both have previous connections to Haley, Pioli, and even Weis.

[Red Dawg]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

The Patsification Continues...

Who gives a damn that he coached at NE. If it ends with 3 rings for us as well I doubt anyone would complain.

[Red Dawg]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

Word.

100% correct. Crennel has 5 SB rings as a DC. That's gotta be a record and he would be a massive upgrade.

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

JFC, you dumb mother****er, read my posts again.

They haven't been able to draft any impact OLBs.

Is Jerod Mayo an OLB?

No. So shut the **** up about him.

Regardless of where they did or did not try to bring someone in, or if they were held back by injury or ****ing cat AIDS, no one who they've drafted as a pass rusher has been an impact player.

You really do struggle with reading comprehension, don't you?

So, sure you can say that the team hasn't really drafted pass rushing OLBs if you ignore or minimize what Banta-Cain did this season, but it's not as if they've been repeatedly trying with top picks and completely failing.

Seriously, how ****ing tough a read is that sentence? Does the comma throw you off or something?

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

You really do struggle with reading comprehension, don't you?



Seriously, how ****ing tough a read is that sentence? Does the comma throw you off or something?

Show me where I've said they've spent a litany of top picks on them, ****tard.

Point it out. Once.

If not, then shut the **** up, and go back to Pats Planet where you can wow the throngs with stories of how it feels when Pioli's dick works your uvula like a ****ing speed bag.

[LaChapelle]

Originally Posted by Bill Lundberg

Hypothetical question for the experts -

What if Mangini gets canned by the Browns? Do you pursue him or Crennel for DC? I can't imagine anyone giving Mangini another HC job after what happened in Cleveland assuming he isn't retained.

As long as Al Davis breathes
Mangini has a 3rd shot

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Show me where I've said they've spent a litany of top picks on them, ****tard.

Point it out. Once.

If not, then shut the **** up, and go back to Pats Planet where you can wow the throngs with stories of how it feels when Pioli's dick works your uvula like a ****ing speed bag.

I never made the claim that you'd said anything like that, you idiot. I was pointing out that your "never drafted..." angle was only telling part of the story since the team hadn't really devoted the picks to draft such a player.

You know, if you actually thought before posting, and bothered to actually read the other people's posts, you might be able to give some insight worth reading. As it is, you basically post as if you're the biggest idiot on the site.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

I never made the claim that you'd said anything like that, you idiot. I was pointing out that your "never drafted..." angle was only telling part of the story since the team hadn't really devoted the picks to draft such a player.

You know, if you actually thought before posting, and bothered to actually read the other people's posts, you might be able to give some insight worth reading. As it is, you basically post as if you're the biggest idiot on the site.

Had they, or had they not drafted and developed pass rushers of their own?

Yes or no? It's that simple.

We know where they devote resources in the draft: Warren, Seymour, Wilfork.

Now it's Jackson and Magee.

So, please show me where I said anything else?

As it stands, you're basically the Hootie of the Patriots. A dumb **** who gets absolutely everything wrong who claims that he's right because he says so, evidence be damned.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Oh but Jerod Mayo was drafted by them and since he's a linebacker, that somehow ****ing matters, since he's the same position as a rush backer and all.

**** kill yourself, ****.

[gblowfish]

Good move. This is progress.