Chiefs Must Hire Jeff Fisher

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Chiefs Must Hire Jeff Fisher

With their Christmas Eve loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Kansas City Chiefs are on the clock for 2012. In two weeks we’ve seen what Romeo Crennel can do. Now it’s time to see what Jeff Fisher can do.

Had the Chiefs won on Saturday, coupled with losses by San Diego at Detroit and Denver at Buffalo, Kansas City had a chance to win their second consecutive AFC West title.

But that didn’t happen thanks to a horrific offensive game plan, Dwayne Bowe’s drop in the end zone in the first half and two long bombs that took advantage of KC’s pitiful deep secondary. So with the Chiefs out of the playoff chase, it’s time to get realistic about the future of this football team. That means Chairman Clark Hunt needs to hire Jeff Fisher as Kansas City’s next head coach.

I’ve seen all I need to see in regards to interim head coach Romeo Crennel. He’s a great defensive coordinator. He’s been the primary reason the Chiefs have six wins to this point in the season. But going forward, he’s not the right fit at head coach.

If you want to be the permanent head coach, you don’t allow your team to lose it’s fifth straight to Oakland at home. It’s harsh, but Crennel failed his audition to become the next head coach of the Chiefs.

Defensively, his talents are unprecedented. There isn’t a better coordinator at the NFL level than Crennel. As a head coach, he’s not as sharp. Granted, he’s inheriting the mess leftover by his predecessor, Todd Haley. But had he won on Saturday, I might have felt different.

With rumors already circulating that the Chiefs might have something in place with Jeff Fisher, it’s time to discuss his hire as a potential reality. In my view, other than Bill Cowher, who reportedly interviewed with the San Diego Chargers last week, Fisher is the only option for the Chiefs.

After continual run-ins with Titans owner Bud Adams, Fisher was let go a year ago. Ever since then, he’s kept an eye open for his next NFL gig.

Should the Chiefs hire him, Fisher will bring a coaching stability to the organization that hasn’t been present since Marty Schottenheimer. Before that, you’d have to go back to Hank Stram as a stabilizing force.

Fisher is in that class, and could spend the next 10 years at the helm of the Chiefs. I believe that’s what Clark Hunt is looking for as he takes a more hands-on role with his football team.

There’s been much said about his unwillingness to spend money, but that won’t be the case in his search for KC’s next head coach. He’s already paying general manager Scott Pioli a king’s ransom, so I can’t see why he would be stingy when it comes to grabbing one of the best coaches available.

Per our source, Hunt is prepared to pay whatever it takes to land one of the premier coaching candidates. That includes Fisher.

But does Fisher want to coach the Chiefs? He’d be a fool not to. Of all the coaching vacancies open now or in the near future, Kansas City is poised for long-standing success. With plenty of starters returning on both sides of the ball next year, a ton of cash to spend in free agency and quite likely a last place schedule in 2012, the Chiefs might even be favored to win the AFC West next year.

The rebuilding process in Kansas City is nearly over. Right now it’s a matter of Hunt, Pioli and, hopefully, Fisher, getting this team ready to take the next step. With the lockout behind us, they’ll enjoy a normal offseason.

The 2011 season should serve as a learning experience for Hunt, Pioli, the coaching staff and most of the players. There’s a fine line between the 32 teams in the NFL. On any given Sunday, any team can beat another.

In Kansas City next season, Fisher could make that dynamic work for the Chiefs and return the franchise to the playoffs.

The organization needs to seize this opportunity, learn from their previous mistakes and charge ahead. The Chiefs need to reward their enormous fan base for their long standing patience and support.

It’s time to bring in the right head coach. Someone with fresh ideas and no ties to anyone else within the organization. It’s time for a new direction.

That means it’s Fisher time in Kansas City.

[Gonzo]

Fisher is a huge "Meh" if hired but then again, so is Crennel.
If those are the options, I'd rather have a guy in there that the players are comfortable with. If the options are wide open, well...
I just don't ****ing care anymore. Whoever they hire will probably suck.
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[jspchief]

Can't believe the amount of play Fisher gets around here.

[BoneKrusher]

Originally Posted by jspchief

Can't believe the amount of play Fisher gets around here.

i don't see much difference in him and Crennel.

with either or, we would need an awesome OC.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by BoneKrusher

i don't see much difference in him and Crennel.

with either or, we would need an awesome OC.

The difference is that the HC dictates offensive philosophy, regardless of which side of the ball is his specialty, and he will bring in an OC that shares his philosophy.

I will look forward with bated breath and unparalleled excitement to the next Jimmy Raye and Paul Hackett if Fisher is hired.

[Bane]

Why don't we just go out and get our own coach and turn him into a Jeff Fisher that doesn't suck?

I see some idiots here still love dumpster diving for other teams left overs.

[milkman]

And don't get me wrong.

Romeo Crennel may well be the same way, but I don't know.

But the thing is, I do know about Fisher.

[FloridaMan88]

The Chiefs need an established/veteran head coach who can stand up to Pioli and be a checks and balances to Pioli's decision making.

And for the pro-Romeo crowd who claim they can't see much of a difference between Romeo and Fisher... I present you the facts:

Jeff Fisher: 142-120, 5-6 in the playoffs and 0-1 in the Super Bowl
Romeo: 25-41 (including 1-1 as Chiefs interim HC), zero playoff or Super Bowl appearances as HC.

Probably the most impressive thing about Fisher is he lasted for 16 years and had a lot of success for a horrible owner like Bud Adams.

Bud Adams makes Clark Hunt look like Mark Cuban.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by milkman

The difference is that the HC dictates offensive philosophy, regardless of which side of the ball is his specialty, and he will bring in an OC that shares his philosophy.

I will look forward with bated breath and unparalleled excitement to the next Jimmy Raye and Paul Hackett if Fisher is hired.

Well if ya like those guys, yer gonna LOVE Norm Chow.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan50/50

The Chiefs need an established/veteran head coach who can stand up to Pioli and be a checks and balances to Pioli's decision making.

And for the pro-Romeo crowd who claim they can't see much of a difference between Romeo and Fisher... I present you the facts:

Jeff Fisher: 142-120, 5-6 in the playoffs and 0-1 in the Super Bowl
Romeo: 25-41 (including 1-1 as Chiefs interim HC), zero playoff or Super Bowl appearances as HC.

Probably the most impressive thing about Fisher is he lasted for 16 years and had a lot of success for a horrible owner like Bud Adams.

Bud Adams makes Clark Hunt look like Mark Cuban.

Yeah, 8 and a 1/2 wins a year, and a miracle SB appearence.

Jeff Fisher is the very definition of success.


Or mediocrity.

[RNR]

That would be a great hire...and I hope it does not happen~

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by milkman

Yeah, 8 and a 1/2 wins a year, and a miracle SB appearence.

Jeff Fisher is the very definition of success.


Or mediocrity.

And how would you define Romeo in Cleveland.

Oh that's right "you don't know" (as you posted earlier).

24-40 in Cleveland.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan50/50

And how would you define Romeo in Cleveland.

Oh that's right "you don't know" (as you posted earlier).

24-40 in Cleveland.

What I don't know is whether Crennel learned anything from his experience in Cleveland and can raise his level of ability as a HC with this team.

What I do know about Jeff Fisher is that he was the same mediocre coach after 16 years as he was after his first year.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by scott free

QB? Romeo got a pro bowl season out of Derrick ****ing Anderson, nuff said.

Romeo's "Pro Bowl season" with Anderson at QB was a 10-6 season against the same NFC West/last place gift schedule that Todd Haley got a Pro Bowl season out of Cassel with.

[milkman]

And the fact is, I don't want either.

But if you give me a choice, I'll take Crennel, because Jeff Fisher almost certainly assures us that we will be a mediocre team for the next decade or more, while Crennel either proves he learned something and brings more ot the table, or he continues to suck ass, and we then have a shot at moving on in 3 years or less.

At some point they'll get it right hopefully.

With Jeff Fisher, that point is too distant.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by milkman

What I don't know is whether Crennel learned anything from his experience in Cleveland and can raise his level of ability as a HC with this team.

What I do know about Jeff Fisher is that he was the same mediocre coach after 16 years as he was after his first year.

So basically there is a possibility of Crennel learning and improving from his first head coaching job, but zero possibility of Fisher learning and improving from his first coaching job.



You realize you are contradicting yourself in your own argument?

Of course you don't.

You are a dumbshit.