The 2008 Chiefs Offseason Moves - Coaches, Draft, FA, and Rumors Updates

[morphius]

I thought this was a great idea by ht last season, and since he is in lurker mode I figured I would go ahead and run in it. I'll try to update it as much as I can, and hopefully the other mods will keep it up to date as well.

This IS Not a discussion thread, but please post anything that seems to be missing and we will get it added, with sources!

Players:
Signings: FA Begins February 29
UDFA: (thanks jjchieffan)
DE Saint-Dic Jonal
DE Johnny Dingle
DL Jason Parker (Arizona)
DT Derek Lokey
DT James McClinton, Kansas (try out)
FB Mike Cox
K Connor Barth (UNC)
LB James Terry (Youngstown State)
LB Steve Octavien
LB SirDarean Adams (Michigan State)
OG Chris McDuffie
QB Ricky Santos
RB Kalvin McRae (Ohio)
S Ron Girault, Rutgers
S Pig Brown

SS Greg Hay, Toledo
WR Luke Swan (Wisconsin)
WR Sean Bailey (Georgia)
WR Brandon Breazell, U.C.L.A.
WR Jabari Arthur, Akron

FA:
T Wade Smith (NYJ)
FB John Paul Foschi (Raiders)
FB Manderino (Bengals) to a two-year deal
KR/PR B.J. Sams (Ravens)
WR Devard Darling (Ravens)
LB DeMorrio Williams (Falcons)
FB Oliver Hoyte (Cowboys) brought in off of Waivers
P Dustin Colquitt re-signed to a five-year deal
T Anthony Alabi (Dolphins) brought in off of Waivers
K Billy Cundiff 2/18/08
S Erick Harris 2/18/08
DT T.J. Jackson 2/18/08
CB Chad Johnson 2/18/08
T Joe Lobdell 2/18/08
K Nick Novak 2/18/08
G Rob Smith 2/18/08 - two-year contract

Trades:
Jared Allen traded to MN for a 1st round, 2 3rd round and a swap of the 6th round picks.

Cuts:
OL Chris Bober
OL John Welbourn
WR Eddie Kennison
CB Ty Law
LB Kendrell Bell
T James Reed
TE Jason Dunn

Chiefs 2008 FA's:
Boomer Grigsby - Signed with Miami
Will Svitek RFA
Samie Parker - Signed with Denver
Kris Wilson - Signed with the Eagles
Chris Terry
Kyle Turley
Casey Wiegmann - Signed with Denver
Jared Allen - Traded to MN
Jimmy Wilkerson - Signed with Tampa Bay
Keyaron Fox - Signed with Pittsburgh
Benny Sapp - Signed with MN
Eddie Drummond
John Carney

FA Visits/Rumors:
return man B.J. Sams

Rumor - New Orleans center Jeff Faine and Seattle kicker Josh Brown could come in tomorrow - Teicher 2/29
The Kansas City Chiefs have met with University of Kansas OT Anthony Collins.
Rumor - McNabb and Pennington to stay with their current teams - CBS Pregame show. discuss here
Rumor - Chiefs signed 2 kickers Billy Cundiff and Nick Novak - Nick "The Erroneous One" Athan (so a rumor until we get a trustworthy source)

Draft:
Round: 1
Glenn Dorsey, DT LSU
Branden Albert, G/T Virginia

Round: 2
Brandon Flowers, CB Virginia Tech

Round: 3
Jamaal Charles, RB Texas
Brad Cottam, TE Tennessee
DaJuan Morgan, S North Carolina State

Round: 4
Will Franklin, WR Missouri

Round: 5
Brandon Carr, CB Grand Valley State

Round: 6
Barry Richardson, OL Clemson
Kevin Robinson, WR Utah State

Round: 7
Brian Johnston, DE Gardner-Webb
Michael Merritt, TE Central Florida

Coaching/Front Office:
Hires:
Joe D'Alessandris to the staff as assistant offensive line coach
Texas-El Paso offensive coordinator Eric Price hired as WR Coach
Curtis Modkins hired as running backs
Chan Gailey Hired Teicher
Bob Bicknell hired as offensive-line coach, he was the Chiefs’ assistant offensive-line coach last season. Teicher
Gunther takes over duties as LB Coach along with his DC duties.

Fired:
Mike Solari (offensive coordinator) - Teicher KC Star
John Matsko (offensive line) - Teicher KC Star
Charlie Joiner (wide receivers) - Teicher KC Star
James Saxon (running backs) - Teicher KC Star

[blueballs]

Any one after So long Ari
ijs a improvement

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by bane_58

Wasnt Chan Gailey in Dallas before also,or am I thinking of someone else.

He's got the experience. From WIKIPEDIA

Troy State, Air Force, Troy
Gailey stayed with Florida as a graduate assistant for two years before taking his first actual coaching job as the secondary coach for Troy State University in Alabama. After two seasons there, he spent four seasons with the Air Force Academy, including two as defensive coordinator under head coach Ken Hatfield.[3] In 1983, he took over the head coaching duties at Troy, where he led the Trojans to a 12-1 record in 1984 en route to the Division II championship.

Professional leagues

He moved up to the NFL ranks the next year, when the Denver Broncos signed him as a defensive assistant and special teams coach. The team made three Super Bowl appearances during his six-year tenure. He then became the head coach of the Birmingham Fire of the World League of American Football, where the team made the playoffs both years he was coach. After a one-year stint as head coach at Samford University, he returned to the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He started off as coach for the wide receivers, then moved up to offensive coordinator for the 1996 and 1997 NFL seasons. Gailey was then hired to take over a struggling Dallas Cowboys squad, one that had faltered under Barry Switzer during his last year. Gailey's Cowboys won the NFC East in 1998, and made the playoffs under his two years at the reins, although they failed to win a playoff game. He then returned to the offensive coordinator role, this time with the Miami Dolphins.

Georgia Tech
Gailey was hired by the Yellow Jackets in 2002 to replace George O'Leary who left to become Head Coach at the University of Notre Dame, and was resigned in 2007.[6] In his first five years at Georgia Tech, he had compiled a 37-27 record. Georgia Tech went to bowl games each year under Gailey, and won two: the 2003 Humanitarian Bowl (a 52-10 win over the University of Tulsa), and the 2004 Champs Sports Bowl (a 51-14 victory over Syracuse University). However, in seven seasons at the helm, Gailey never defeated Tech's biggest rival, the University of Georgia, never won the ACC, never went to a BCS bowl, never lost fewer than 5 games, and never finished in the top 25. The 2006 season was his most successful at Georgia Tech winning the ACC Coastal Division, but losing to Wake Forest in the ACC championship game.

Gailey's name was mentioned for both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins head coaching jobs following the 2006 season, two teams for which he was offensive coordinator.[8] Gailey got neither job. On January 19, 2007 Gailey announced he would return to Georgia Tech.[9]
After a 7-5 2007 regular season and losing for the sixth straight year to the Georgia Bulldogs football team, it was announced on November 26, 2007 that Gailey has been dismissed and will have his $1 million/year contract bought out

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

He was a decent O coordinator in Pittsburgh. He made Kordell Stewert look decent back in his slash days.

He was "just OK" as a head coach in Dallas. They made the playoffs but didnt go anywhere.

But there are a lot of fantastic cordinators that suck at being head coaches but are very good cordinators.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

But there are a lot of fantastic cordinators that suck at being head coaches but are very good cordinators.

True

Ive got no problem with that hire.

[The Bad Guy]

Chan Gailey would be an excellent hire.

He's had success in the NFL, and likely won't surrender his beliefs to fit Herm.

This would be great with Gibbs.

[FringeNC]

Chan Gailey, along with Alex Gibbs, would be a pretty good pair. If we are going the WCO route, those two together would be about as good as we could hope for. Problem is, I am not real excited to be returning to the WCO. The NFL adapted to the innovations of the WCO, and now I think there is just too much speed on defenses for the WCO to be a championship-caliber offense.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by FringeNC

Chan Gailey, along with Alex Gibbs, would be a pretty good pair. If we are going the WCO route, those two together would be about as good as we could hope for. Problem is, I am not real excited to be returning to the WCO. The NFL adapted to the innovations of the WCO, and now I think there is just too much speed on defenses for the WCO to be a championship-caliber offense.

I dont think Gailey runs the WCO?? At least not a pure version of it.

[FringeNC]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

I dont think Gailey runs the WCO?? At least not a pure version of it.

I'm not sure, but I think he is -- especially given that he'd be working with Alex Gibbs, who is certainly a WCO guy. Can anyone clarify exactly what Gailey's offensive school is?

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by FringeNC

I'm not sure, but I think he is -- especially given that he'd be working with Alex Gibbs, who is certainly a WCO guy. Can anyone clarify exactly what Gailey's offensive school is?

Here's an article I found that talks about his philosophy. It's old, so I'm not sure if this is still completely accurate:

http://www.texnews.com/1998/1999/cowboys/off1024.html

[Marty Mac Ver 2.0]

I think Gaily and Gibbs worked together at some point...

[FringeNC]

Originally Posted by eazyb81

Here's an article I found that talks about his philosophy. It's old, so I'm not sure if this is still completely accurate:

http://www.texnews.com/1998/1999/cowboys/off1024.html

Good find. Gailey is probably the best we could hope for with Herm, especially if a proven mind like Gibbs is coming, too.

[blueballs]

holy cow Mike Tice is getting HC interviews
could get the Miami job if Sopanos(cowboys) doesn't
the NFL owners are scared to give new people a shot

[Sure-Oz]

if we got gailey and gibbs id be satisfied with that.

[eazyb81]

Originally Posted by blueballs

holy cow Mike Tice is getting HC interviews
could get the Miami job if Sopanos(cowboys) doesn't
the NFL owners are scared to give new people a shot

Nah, that's just Parcells. He's too insecure to hire people that don't bend over at his command, which is why he'll only hire "his guys".

[FringeNC]

Now if we could only get a legit WCO quarterback coach to go along with Gailey and Gibbs (if we do decide to go that direction). Paul Hackett? (Seriously!) The guy can coach QBs in West Coast offense.