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.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan50/50

What is the track record for Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinators/defensive assistant coaches as head coaches?

Rex Ryan... good start to his career in NY although his team has underachieved this season.

Mike Nolan... bust. Fired by the 49ers.

Jack Del Rio... bust. Fired by the Jaguars.

Marvin Lewis... up and down career in Cincy. If you are going to call Jeff Fisher "mediocre", you'd have to call Marvin Lewis mediocre as well.

That isn't a great track record of Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinators/assistant defensive coaches as HC's.

Why would Pagano be different?

What was the track record of Jeff Tedford QBs before Aaron Rodgers?

Who gives a rat's ass on what others have done.

One guy is not the other guy.

[milkman]

But you go ahead and keep pimping the proven mediocre coach.

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Originally Posted by milkman

What was the track record of Jeff Tedford QBs before Aaron Rodgers?

Who gives a rat's ass on what others have done.

One guy is not the other guy.

YES THEY ARE!

See, since USC's last 3 or 4 NFL QB's haven't won a superbowl, that means Barkley has no chance to either. It's clear as day and a proven fact. amiright?

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by milkman

What was the track record of Jeff Tedford QBs before Aaron Rodgers?

Who gives a rat's ass on what others have done.

One guy is not the other guy.

Then why were you using examples of previous non-coordinators or coaches with limited experience as coordinators to HC (Andy Reid, John Harbaugh, etc.) as your basis for dismissing concerns about Pagano's limited experience?

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showp...9&postcount=98

And what was Mike Tomlin before he became the HC of the Steelers?

How about Andy Reid before he was hired by the Eagles.

And what about John Harbaugh?
Who was the last STs coach to get hired as a HC?

[Gonzo]

Originally Posted by milkman

But you go ahead and keep pimping the proven mediocre coach.

What's better Iyo?
Consistently going 10-6 or 11-5 and maybe having a shot at it every year, or going 2-14 or 5-11 with that occasional 14-2 record only to lose in the AFC champ game once every 5 years.

Pick your poison, really.
I guess what it all comes down to is, do you miss the ****ing Marty years or not? That's what we're looking at with Fisher and Crennel.
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[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by milkman

But you go ahead and keep pimping the proven mediocre coach.

Fisher vs a 51 year old "up and coming" assistant who took 20+ years to finally become an NFL coordinator.

That is your boy, "Mike" Pagano.

I'll go with Fisher.

[cdcox]

I'm going on record here as "NO" on Fisher on the off chance that we hire him and I need to say "I told you so" somewhere down the road. If he ever hoists a Lombardi for any team, feel free to bump this and rub my nose in it.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan50/50

Then why were you using examples of previous non-coordinators or coaches with limited experience as coordinators to HC (Andy Reid, John Harbaugh, etc.) as your basis for dismissing concerns about Pagano's limited experience?

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showp...9&postcount=98

I listed those guys to illustrate the point that one doesn't have even be a coordinator to succeed, not to prove that Pagano will succeed.

Your list was compiled to try to prove there's no chance that Pagano can succeed.

There's a subltle difference.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

What's better Iyo?
Consistently going 10-6 or 11-5 and maybe having a shot at it every year, or going 2-14 or 5-11 with that occasional 14-2 record only to lose in the AFC champ game once every 5 years.

Pick your poison, really.
I guess what it all comes down to is, do you miss the ****ing Marty years or not? That's what we're looking at with Fisher and Crennel.
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Why does it have to be one or the other?

And if you look at Fisher's records, he wasn't nearly as consistent as Marty anyway.

[Gonzo]

Originally Posted by cdcox

I'm going on record here as "NO" on Fisher on the off chance that we hire him and I need to say "I told you so" somewhere down the road. If he ever hoists a Lombardi for any team, feel free to bump this and rub my nose in it.

Noted.
The only trophy I see Fisher hoisting over his head is the one he gets for worlds greatest mullet.

You know, watching the game tonight on NFLN about the chiefs/dolphins in 71 got me thinking.
Did you hear the fans going nuts? The coaches really getting into it and not going all x and o on the players. The players on the field trying to literally kill their counter-parts etc.
I miss it. There's a handfull of teams I've seen that play like that these days.
The Pats vs Rams played like that. The SB Ravens played like that and the SB Steelers with Bettis played like that too.
I would just like to see a chiefs team play like that. With fire and arrogance. Play like they're going to sit in old sparky if they lose.
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[ChiefsCountry]

Marty is way superior to Fisher as a coach. If Marty has an actual franchise QB, he would have been thought of in and different light.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Marty is way superior to Fisher as a coach. If Marty has an actual franchise QB, he would have been thought of in and different light.

Even though QB has always been the most important position on the field, Marty coached before the importance was magnified.

An elite QB might have overcome Marty's ultra conservative play not to lose mentality, but it would have have to been a Montana or Manning in his prime.

I've actually said a couple of times that Marty and Manning might have been the perfect marriage of coach and QB.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by milkman

Even though QB has always been the most important position on the field, Marty coached before the importance was magnified.

An elite QB might have overcome Marty's ultra conservative play not to lose mentality, but it would have have to been a Montana or Manning in his prime.

I've actually said a couple of times that Marty and Manning might have been the perfect marriage of coach and QB.

Marino would have been another one.

[FloridaMan88]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Marty is way superior to Fisher as a coach. If Marty has an actual franchise QB, he would have been thought of in and different light.

Marty had Drew Brees and Philip Rivers in San Diego and still couldn't win shit.

At least Fisher took a team to the Super Bowl.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by KCChiefsfan50/50

Marty had Drew Brees and Philip Rivers in San Diego and still couldn't win shit.

At least Fisher took a team to the Super Bowl.

Marty and Rivers lost to Brady and Bellichick. Brees was still young under Marty.