I don' wan him because he has been nothing more than an average coach since horseface retired.

If you can find one that shows that coaches' salaries haven't gone up in six years, that would be pretty astounding. I'd have to question their methodology, myself - maybe a letter to the editor. :rolleyes:

With Nick Saban earning more than $4 million at Alabama and Urban Meyer in the $5 million dollar range, I find it difficult to believe that NFL coaches are earning less than their college counterparts.

I find it interesting that most Broncos fans approved of Bowlen' decision to let Shanahan go. Did the fans question why Shanahan was fired abruptly? Do you think Shanahan was asked to give up GM duties? When he refused, Bowlen let him go?

TIA

Is anyone else buying the Chiefs official's claim to Mort tonight that there is essentially no chance Shanahan ends up in KC?

I'm not buying this at all, especially given the fact, per Mort's earlier reporting that an NFL official has claimed Clark has been targeting Shanahan for a few weeks now.

The denial from the Chiefs official sounds like a last ditch smokescreen.

It's a poor smokescreen IMO, and I expect Shanny will be named no later than Monday.

I think it was time for a change. After the three-game collapse and all.

I was personally surprised by the firing - only because I expected Shanahan to resign.

And... there has been a constant drumbeat on local radio/media for making Shanahan give up personnel control for years. The failure of Moss and Crowder this year brought it to a crescendo.

I doubt that, next week is super bowl week

Just got back, can someone tell me the latest? Is he in the plans or not?

This is how crazy it is (from ESPN.com's wire services):

ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen reports the Chiefs have targeted former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan to replace Edwards as their next coach, according to league sources.

One source claims there have been negotiations with Shanahan and that a deal was near but another said Chiefs owner Hunt has targeted Shanahan without a clear-cut result.

Shanahan could not be reached for comment and has not responded to text message inquiries. A Chiefs spokesman had no comment.

An NBC-TV affiliate in Kansas City reported Shanahan as a possibility at midweek but a team source and a source close to Shanahan either denied or downplayed the story. A Chiefs official told Mortensen on Friday night that he did not believe Shanahan would be the team's next coach. The official fell short of entirely ruling it out.

Adam Schefter of the NFL Network, who once covered the Broncos and co-authored a book with Shanahan, is reporting that there is no chance he will be the next Chiefs coach.

A league official noted that there was "no way" the Chiefs could be negotiating or near a deal with Shanahan because the team must comply with the Rooney Rule that requires interviewing minority candidates. The source said Hunt would be the last owner not to comply.

However, a league source said that Hunt has focused on Shanahan after hiring Scott Pioli as the team's general manager. The source said Hunt did research on the last 19 coaches who have been hired in the NFL and determined their average salary to range between $2 million and $3 million, which would be an acceptable proposal by the NFL Management Council. Broncos owner Pat Bowlen would be obligated to pay the balance of Shanahan's three-year contract at approximately $6.5 million per year.

You know as much as anyone not named Clark, Scott, or Ratface.

Hey, what the hell ... how did my sig change? Where did that come from?

Believe the league sources and not the Chiefs' team source

Damn! WTF?!

Here's a list of NFL Coaches Salaries:

http://www.coacheshotseat.com/SalariesNFLCoaches.htm