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Originally Posted by BigChiefFan (Post 5421908)

Bob Moore, a spokesman for the team, said the Chiefs didn't have a timeline for replacing Edwards.

Shit... Rufus Dawes still has a job?

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Originally Posted by orange (Post 5421458)

I understand that exactly. You don't seem to. Let's spell it out:

- Shanahan does nothing - collects $7 million.
- Shanahan signs to coach Chiefs for $3.5 million - collects $7 million (Bowlen makes up the difference and their friendship is ruined)
- Shanahan signs to coach Chiefs for $7.5 million - collects $7.5 million (all from the Hunts, Bowlen grins and bears it)

Now, what's in it for Shanahan to take the second option?

Dude, you're way off base...if he wants to coach the Chiefs, he's not going to get $7.5M...he's not going to do any favors for Bowlen...he'll take a fair salary and the guy that fired him will be on hook for the rest.

Get over it. You're wrong.

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Originally Posted by Bowser (Post 5421885)

I hate my hours. Working through the afternoon/evening has cost me the pleasure of viewing some of the best pure joy/meltdown moments in ChiefsPlanet history.

Obviously, I have my priorities all muddled up.

No, the best is yet to come.

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Originally Posted by orange (Post 5421498)

Again, I'm not saying that. I'm saying giving the Chiefs a DISCOUNT while sticking Bowlen for the rest of the $7 million will end their friendship. Don't you think so? You would be happy to pay someone to go work for your competitor?

If Shanahan coaches the Chiefs, the Denver Broncos will no longer be one of his interests...if Bowlen wants to end their friendship because Shanahan took a coaching job for a rival and agreed to a fair coaching salary, then Bowlen is an idiot...he fired him, Mike doesn't owe that guy shit.

Chris Mortinson said the Chiefs have not contacted MS and are looking elsewhere.

He said Clark Hunt is interested in Shanahan.

Oh jesus. Another interfering owner?

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Originally Posted by googlegoogle (Post 5421920)

Chris Mortinson said the Chiefs have not contacted MS and are looking elsewhere.

He said Clark Hunt is interested in Shanahan.

Oh jesus. Another interfering owner?

Nope. At "worst" an owner, who realized...."oh, sheesh, we gotta interview a black guy before we hire Shanny/Cowher!" Rooney-rule and all, you know.

:rolleyes:

Can I get a rundown of this thread

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Originally Posted by smittysbar (Post 5421943)

Can I get a rundown of this thread

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Originally Posted by Claythan (Post 5421952)

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You're still claiming it's a lock?

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58 (Post 5420505)

Supposedly in their private forum.

I will say that 3 weeks ago, Clayton sent me a PM saying that Nick was told that Shanahan had a conversation or two with the Chiefs.

Clayton also PM'd me several weeks before the story broke, what was going on with LJ. He hit the nail on the head.

So, give them some credit, they've been right before.

And considering there has been some smoke from other sources, I'd say this thing has some legs.

Same thing here, he proved to me that he did have it, got to give him credit for that.

EDIT: For me it was the Pioli hiring....and he proved it. Right on the money

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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy (Post 5420604)

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You are right. Nick is still a ****ing reerun.

As bad as I don't want to admit it, he did, long before anyone else. Only thing I didn't understand was why the didn't let it out. Then I thought, if they let the cat out of the bag on SP, they would never seen a cat again.

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Originally Posted by DrRyan (Post 5421871)

That's an insulting low-ball offer for one of the best coaches in the league.

Exactly, try and keep up Frankie.[/QUOTE]

WTF?!!!

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

Shanahan will 'definitely' not coach Chiefs, or anyone else in 2009 Story Highlights
An NFL source close to Mike Shanahan said the fired coach will go to the Chiefs
A report surfaced that Shanahan was in talks to replace Herman Edwards in K.C.
With Shanahan out until 2010, the heat is turned up on coaches like Wade Phillips

By Peter King, SI.com

Despite a report, Mike Shanahan is not in talks to coach the Chiefs in 2009.
AP

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

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Originally Posted by talastan (Post 5422454)

BFW. This is a report based off Schefter's work. King doesn't know jack doo diddly squat.

Remember it was Mort who reported that a decision would be made on Herm by Friday... not Schefter or King... a report that Mort was ultimately right about.