I can understand that. He is coaching for his job. for him it was not a meaningless game. Lilja has played pretty well in the last couple of games and truthfully Weigman's record doesn't allow him to sit his final game on the bench.

Clark is cheap. In that light if you are Pioli doesn't it look better for you having saved the owner all that money? I can't see how the Chiefs staff could be one of the highest paid staffs in football with what was a HC on his first contract, an OC that was promoted from position coach. Crennel was probably well paid as a DC.

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Teams that left the most Cap room on the table in 2011: Jax, TB and KC. Just don't tell Del Rio, Raheem and Haley that:)

Marty II, Marty II, Marty II!!!

Too bad he blew 40 million on 3 years of Cassel...

That's just the thing. There's very little evidence to suggest it's anything OTHER than a reaction to Haley. It could be any number of things other thant that, but the evidence doesn't point there. They all talk about how he's a father figure and a teddy bear and blah blah blah.

Just because a coach isn't a total prick doesn't necessarily mean that they can't motivate and lead a disciplined team. Dick Vermeil was known as a players coach yet the guys here at the time seemed to play hard for him. Vermeil had his own motivational style that worked for him. I'm not saying I think that hiring Crennel is a 100% certainty as far as success goes but IMO he has earned a shot at it anyway.

Imagine that, the amount of money you invest in the talent on the field having a direct correlation to wins.

Fat Scott? Clark? Your thoughts on this?

Worked for no playoff wins! :wayne:

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@ChiefsandOsFan Is Mcdaniels the next OC of chiefs?

I don’t think so, but I wouldn’t bet a lot of money on it. Wrote this in the column off the Denver game, but I was told in very clear and strong words that Josh McDaniels wasn’t and won’t be interviewed for the head coaching job.

Final say on the coordinators will go to the head coach — still think it’ll be Romeo, but messages are mudding up a bit — but if you read anything into the information about McDaniels, it’s not a good sign for his chances.



Sam is Backpeddling

Good.

No to McD. Seems like the FO is actually putting time into this decision and not going knee jerk and giving it to ROmeo.

If they go thru the process and he is the guy they like the most, fine. But don't just give it to him just because.

Romeo is the best candidate for the job.

I'm a season ticket holder, I DON't want Pioli gone. You don't build a winning football franchise by replacing GMs every 3rd season. Pioli has not done an amazing job, but he has not been nearly as bad as many on the Planet rant about.

Give him credit he canned a horrible hire in Haley in the middle of the season. Most would not make such a move. He had a solid drafts with the exception of his first, where he went to work very late in process. He has made some solid FA signings.....Breaston & Siler.
He has hired some good coaches (except Hali), Crennel DC, Weiss OC, Thomas DBs.


I really see 3 significant errors; 1. Hiring Haley. 2. Leting Haley go with Muir as defacto OC. 3. Jackson with his 1st pick, he was a huge reach.

Many would say Cassell is a huge mistake. I don't think so. Cassell looked like he might be a quality QB the season he played for the Partiots. He was acquired for the right price and it just did not pan out. It happens all the time in the NFL. The mistake will be if they bring him back.

I'm probably in the minority, but I think Pioli has done a solid job. Not a miracle worker, but a solid job. Give him a B. However, if he does not move on let the Cassel era end then he will quickly turn the B into an F.

This has likely been mentioned (I have not the time to read this whole, entire thread thing), but Crennel has a nice end-of-season press conference on the Chiefs site.

They cut him off at the end, though. It would be nice to hear the entire presser since he is asked about what "needs" he feels the Chiefs have at this time. He says, "I'll be general with you, but we need depth across the board." You get the feeling that he continues to expand on that response, but the bastards who run the Chiefs site go dark at that point.

If anyone has any ideas where a dude person can find the entire press conference, that would be pretty great.

FAX

Several of the vets complained about Vermeil the whole time he was here. Willie Roaf retired rather than deal with that training camp again.