I think Shanahan is one of the best coaches in the league, and hope we get him. But if we don't, Carl, Herm, and Gun are gone, and Pioli is here. That itself seems too good to be true.

First of all it doesn't matter to me if the Chiefs hire the Rat or not.
But Taco putting this thread out there with a emphatic NO HE'S NOT COMING ACCORDING TO SHEFTER!! just looks to me like Taco exposing his ass to be kicked once again if indeed the Rat does get hired.

And we all know Taco's record of exposing his ass. ROFL

Peter King is reporting Shanahan won't coach the Chiefs as well:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...efs/index.html

Deposed Denver coach Mike Shanahan will "definitely'' not coach the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009 -- nor will he take a coaching job anywhere prior to the 2009 season, an NFL source close to Shanahan said late Friday night. The source said Shanahan was adamant that he was not coaching the Chiefs.

This confirms the NFL Network report by Adam Schefter from Friday evening that Shanahan would not take the Kansas City job, which was a response to an ESPN report that Shanahan and the Chiefs were in talks that could have had him replacing Herman Edwards, who was fired by new general manager Scott Pioli Friday.

The affirmation that Shanahan won't coach anywhere at the start of the 2009 season won't do anything to lessen the heat on coaches in tenuous positions to start next season, like Dallas coach Wade Phillips. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones admires both Shanahan and Mike Holmgren, the former Seattle coach who likely will return to football in 2010 as a coach or general manager or both.

Why did the Shanahan story gain so much momentum late in the week? Shanahan, shortly after he was fired Dec. 30, expressed admiration for Pioli to a friend and said anyone who would take a coaching job this off-season would love to be able to work with Pioli because he was the best personnel man in the business. Shanahan would want a strong personnel man to accompany him in whatever new coaching job he'd take, and Pioli, who was on the verge of firing Edwards, was exactly that man.

But there wasn't a compelling reason for Shanahan to take the Kansas City job. This is a good year for Shanahan to kick back. He's getting paid $7 million from Denver owner Pat Bowlen to not coach. His daughter is getting married this summer. He needs time to re-assemble a coaching staff. In the end, the Kansas City job might have made sense from the standpoint of a team in need with an owner, Clark Hunt, who would spend the money to win and a smart young GM. But it didn't make sense to Shanahan.

Peter King making sense
another amazing event

Damn Taco, isn't it painful knowing that the only reason your team got a SB ring is because of a cheating Raiders ex-coach? Isn't it even more painful that he is likely to come here and rub your teams noses in it twice a year?

shanahan is a used up old whore... he belongs in Dallas. I don't care who we hire at this point... I think it'll be Haley or Parcells... I just want to stomp the Donks twice next year.

King is an idiot, here's his quote..."nor will he take a coaching job anywhere prior to the 2009 season" Well how could he coach in 2008 for anybody besides the Broncos, Kingy?

King is just basing his report on AS's report. Lame ass attempt of being in the know.

Last century wasn't it?

Why would Shanahan even care to do that? He benefits from any intrigue that is generated by the possibility of him coaching. And plus, he has to appear to be pursuing job opportunities in order to collect his money.

It would be stupid to hire the guy a day before the first game.

Then why is his BFF wrecking that angle for him?ROFL

You lost me at hello.

Doesn't he have to make an attempt to find other employeement to get paid by Bowlen?