Despite the additions of Gary Gibbs and Clancy Pendergast to their coaching staff, ESPN's John Clayton suggests that the Chiefs could still hire Romeo Crennel to coordinate their defense.

Crennel known GM Scott Pioli well and would bring a strict 3-4 defense to Kansas City. It's uncertain if the 61-year-old wants the job, however.
Source: ESPN Insider

Good players make DCs look good
repeat it three times and throw salt over your left shoulder
Pioli you're up at bat

I wanted Rex too, but I don't hate the hiring of Haley just yet, I love Ryan in the HC job, he'll do extremely well I think. Just to hear him talk about it, it's as though he's made for it.

I have serious doubts about Rex Ryan as a head coach. I think he is a loudmouth and also was more a product of what giving a coach great players can do than anything. That's how Nolan and Lewis landed HC jobs as well, and neither of them turned into a great head coach...

This is a mother****in train wreck.

I'm holding out hope this is why no positions have been announced yet.

We're just waiting to get Crennel and slot the two retread failures into their rightful role as position coaches. No sense in announcing either one as DC only to 'demote' them after you snag Crennel.

I'm also hoping that Thigpen grows 5 inches in the offseason and realizes that he can throw far more accurately with his left arm than his right.

I think both scenarios are equally likely.

Agreed. There are a lot of people who feel that way too. The only guy that I regret not hiring is Spagnuolo. But I have no problem with Haley.

I love all the speculation about our conversion to a 3-4. Didn't both of these coaches field a 4-3 last year? Which one of the defensive assistants that we hired has fielded a 3-4?

For the record, wikipedia also says "Pendergast was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs possibly as defensive coordinator"

Comparing the defense that both Gibbs and Pendergast fielded over the last few years, based on total yards:
NO finished 23rd in 2008, 26 in 2007 and 11 in 2006
Arizona finished 19 in 08, 17 in 07 and 29 in 06.

Pendergast has clearly fielded a better defense.
How a head coach could give the DC job to the one with a worse record is beyond me.

I'm not overly excited about either of these guys as coordinators too, but you have to wonder if this might just be Pioli's way of saying 'we'll wait until next year and grab the cream of the crop and have an experienced playcaller to call plays for 2009 as a stopgap.' "

If we want to use the overused cliche of "the Patriot Way", recall that a few years ago the Pats ran an offense without having a true offensive coordinator.

ESPN Insider thumbing their nose at the grammar police again.

Good to see.

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How does Glenn Dorsey fit into a 3-4? Or is he not a big deal?

I found it interesting that in Adam Teicher's interview, Haley said Dorsey has talent and could play either 3-4 or 4-3.

I've just logged on and know it has already been discussed but I found it funny that Haley has not decided who will be DC. Could go either way and may depend upon the talent. So, much for that Adam S. guy's intell!!!!

Is he the one with the big teeth that sings the "ha ha ha ha stayin alive" part, or the little guy with the friar tuch hair that nobody knows?

what you wrote is the only thing that matters.

better get used to it for atleast the next 3 years.