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Don Banks from SI on Chiefs Coaching/GM
• Kansas City -- The general consensus among the league sources I interviewed was that the high level of fan unrest in Kansas City would probably lead Chiefs owner Clark Hunt to make the personally difficult decision to replace general manager Scott Pioli, and not just head coach Romeo Crennel. Hunt and Pioli remain close, so there's a chance Pioli returns, especially if there's a head coach hire that Pioli can sell to Hunt as the potential difference maker. Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz is a name long linked to Pioli dating from their days together in Cleveland, and he always surfaces as a possible Pioli hire.
If Pioli isn't retained, he won't be out of work for long, because his personnel judgments are still widely respected throughout the league -- at least outside of Kansas City. It was thought the Chiefs might pursue Bill Polian as a GM candidate, but sources say there has not been contact between the two, even though Polian was thought to be willing to listen. Other potential GM hires by the Chiefs are plentiful, but they include San Francisco's Gamble, Green Bay director of football operations John Dorsey and Indianapolis vice president of football operations Tom Telesco. Dorsey is known for having a good eye for talent, and his college scouting background gives him a strong draft pedigree. He has worked under both Ted Thompson and Ron Wolf in Green Bay, two of the most respected personnel evaluators in recent NFL history, and sources say he's ready and willing to pursue all GM opportunities after turning down offers to interview last year. On the coaching side, Arians, who might win the NFL Coach of the Year award for the job he did as the Colts' interim, is a name that has surfaced in Kansas City. His track record for quarterback coaching is respected, and his résumé includes successful stints with the likes of Peyton Manning in Indy, Ben Roethlisberger in Pittsburgh and this year's impressive rookie season by the Colts' Andrew Luck. On the defensive side of the ball, Cincinnati defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has again done a superb job with the talent he has on hand, and his work has as much to do with the Bengals returning to the playoffs as any other factor. He has been long considered a quality head coaching candidate, and his son, Adam Zimmer, is currently a defensive assistant on Crennel's staff. Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl...#ixzz2GIFg6Ne3 |
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12-27-2012, 11:30 PM | #121 |
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Four complete seasons and the team does not have a QB; does not have a Head Coach; doesn't have an Offensive nor a Defensive Coordinator. It doesn't matter what the rest of the team looks like, without those pieces you have nothing. I think it is safe to say that Pioli has failed about as hard as one can fail.
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12-27-2012, 11:41 PM | #122 | |
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By the way, all these guys got far worse after RAC took over in 2013. The team was in peak physical condition. You had guys working their tail off in practice. And you had freelancers playing with discipline. Last year, we had people laughably claiming RAC deserved credit for that and Haley didn't. How well is that theory holding up now? It is completely exaggeration to say nobody got better. Apart from maybe McCluster, name another player on this team who didn't reach his potential? And Cassel doesn't count, because he didn't have talent. |
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12-27-2012, 11:42 PM | #123 | |
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Schneider did sign away Flynn, but considering his team's draft position in 2012, I wouldn't have been too optimistic about finding a franchise guy in the first round either, especially since Miami traded UP to go get Tannehill. I have to think that the team's willingness to go with Wilson once they discovered him on the team is indicative of the way they view acquiring talent. |
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12-27-2012, 11:43 PM | #124 |
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Are we still talking about Todd Haley on this forum?
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12-27-2012, 11:50 PM | #125 |
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Guess where most people will stop reading.
I know, I know. Haley, our last coaching messiah, broke Bowe down to build him back up into a 1000-yard receiver who still has lapses in concentration. And the team lost 467 pounds collectively! No sizzle! The right 53! Cassel was clearly the great albatross that doomed what would otherwise be the brilliant coaching career of the best golfer in the NFL. But I have this one lingering question: If Haley was building everyone up, and all the players were ascending under him, why did the team play so poorly in '11? Fresh off a promising playoff performance in '10, that team was poised for greatness. He was a piece of ****ing shit HC. This doesn't necessarily mean that everything he touched turned to ****--after all, the man isn't Pioli--but he wasn't anywhere close to being good. But we can continue to blame everyone else for Haley's failings. No way. No ****ing way was he really as bad as the results suggest. The stats lie. |
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12-27-2012, 11:53 PM | #126 |
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The Steelers offense certainly isn't better with Todd Haley.
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All of the evidence is wrong. Wrong I say. |
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12-28-2012, 12:02 AM | #128 | |
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Anyone praising Haley needs their head checked. Praise him, but knock Arians? GTFO.
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Which is exactly why you lose credibility. Three years ago, we were talking about drafting Russell Okung and moving Albert to Guard because he just wasn't good enough to play left tackle. Today, he's a top tier left tackle and people want to franchise tag him and are enraged at the thought that Pioli may choose to not re-sign him. He improved dramatically. It's ridiculous to suggest he's not significantly better than he was as a rookie.
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Haley called a Mike Cox FB pass to Matt Cassel in the last game of the 2009 season against Denver. Todd Haley, purported offensive genious (CP spelling) and quality HC, thought a Mike Cox to Matt Cassel pass was a good idea. That single fact completely negates any supposed positives that come with Todd Haley.
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12-28-2012, 12:33 AM | #132 |
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Shocker, Zilla thinks he'll do well if hired in Arizona with really no basis for such an opinion.
What coordinators are going to coach with him? Pioli is a smug one who sucks the penis who few want to work for, and Haley is in the same boat.
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Look at the final records in the AFCW last year and tell me Haley doesn't win the division a second year in a row with a healthy team and a ****ing horrid quarterback situation. |
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I know Wallace hates the offense. Big Ben does too. But you have to keep in mind that the Rooneys fired Arians because they were tired of seeing Big Ben freelance and get hit 10 times a game. The new offense has Big Ben getting rid of the ball faster and doing less freelancing, and that opens up less opportunity for Wallace. You can disagree with the philosophy if you want to, but that's coming from the Rooneys down. |
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