It's Schefter...so take it for what it's worth.
 

Pioli’s hiring could lead to changes in Kansas City
Posted: January 13th, 2009 | Adam Schefter | Tags: Herman Edwards, Kansas City Chiefs, Scott Pioli

Now that the Chiefs have hired Scott Pioli, sweeping changes are expected to follow him to Kansas City.

The biggest is expected to be at head coach. There is a widespread feeling around the NFL that Pioli will not retain Chiefs coach Herman Edwards and instead will look to bring in his own coach.

If and when that happens — and it is considered a formality — one of Pioli’s leading candidates for his coach is expected to be Tennessee defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, who spent Monday interviewing with the Detroit Lions for a second time.

Schwartz and Pioli spent two years working together in 1995 and 1996 — one in Cleveland, one in Baltimore. Schwartz has the type of mind and work ethic that would appeal greatly to Pioli.
Had Josh McDaniels not agreed to become the Broncos head coach, there are many people who believe he would have been Pioli’s top choice to become Kansas City’s coach. But Denver hired McDaniels and now it’s possible that Schwartz could wind up in Kansas City.

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Schwartz also worked with Jeremy Bates with the Titans.

I'll be thrilled with Schwartz or Spags.

Just sign one of the ASAP and let's start building the rest of the coaching staff.

My dream scenario!

Pioli/Schwartz

With either of these HC options, it will be very interesting to see whom they would select as their OC.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...=137892&spln=1

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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD bgColor=#ce0226 colSpan=3>Chiefs Defense - TM - KC - Jan. 13 - 6:42 pm et </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>One of new GM Scott Pioli's "leading candidates" to be the Chiefs' next head coach is expected to be Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.
If the Lions want Schwartz, they'll have to act fast. Pioli worked with him in Cleveland in the mid-90s and Schwartz probably can teach either the 3-4 or the 4-3 defense. Pioli will presumably want a 3-4 installed in Kansas City.
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THIS :thumb:

I wouldn't mind them keeping Gailey, with the creativness he showed this year.

since this whole thread is speculation... what do you guys think Chan's chances are of staying on as OC? Obviously, it depends on the HC. But if it's Schwartz, or Spag, or Hillary Swank big changes are coming. Does Chan stand a chance of surviving the over-haul? Does anyone want him to? Just curious what people are thinking...

http://www.freep.com/article/2009011...ane+of+the+NFL


N.Y. Times: Lions candidate Jim Schwartz is the Billy Beane of the NFL

FREE PRESS STAFF REPORTS

With the Lions' coaching buzz Monday surrounding Titans defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, we decided to dig up the profile the New York Times did of him in November.

Here's a snippet of Judy Battista's story:

Schwartz, now the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans, (has) an economics degree from Georgetown University, an abiding fascination with statistics and a preference for watching game film over television. That made him a kindred spirit with his first N.F.L. boss, Bill Belichick. But when Schwartz told Belichick his findings from an early N.F.L. research project almost 15 years ago, Belichick said he did not believe him.

“Fumbles are a random occurrence,” Schwartz said he told Belichick. “Being able to get interceptions or not throw interceptions has a high correlation with good teams. But over the course of a year, good teams don’t fumble any more or less than bad teams. Bill didn’t agree. He said, ‘No, good teams don’t fumble the ball.’ But actually, they fumble just as often as bad teams.” ...

Unorthodox thinking like that has earned Schwartz, 42, a reputation as one of the N.F.L.’s leading practitioners of statistical analysis — “Moneyball” for the shoulder-pad set. ... Belichick regards Schwartz as one of the smartest coaches he has been around. ...

But being known as a “stats guy” is not necessarily a compliment, because statistics do not hold the romantic place in football that they do in baseball. Although every coach uses plenty of data — the Titans’ Jeff Fisher tracks how long his team takes to break the huddle — football is unlikely to bestow statistics-driven celebrity on anyone the way the baseball book “Moneyball” did on Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics.

**** me. I hope we don't go to a 3-4.

The odds of a new coach keeping anyone from this current staff is gonna be slim to none...especially after that 2-14.

Gailey definitely demonstrated that he can make some chicken salad, and there's no question that he's a high-quality coach, but I thinks it's very unlikely that this won't be a complete house cleaning.

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf...se_for_li.html

Jim Schwartz makes case for Lions' coaching job

by Tom Kowalski Monday January 12, 2009, 11:30 PM


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Jim Schwartz


ALLEN PARK -- After making his case to the media to be the Detroit Lions' next coach, Jim Schwartz needed to convince an audience of one: Lions owner William Clay Ford.

Schwartz, who is the first candidate to take part in a second interview with the Lions, said he was scheduled to meet with Ford after his news conference Monday at the team's practice facility.

According to an NFL.com report, Detroit is expected to interview San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera on Tuesday and also might hold second interviews with New York Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and Miami Dolphins assistant head coach Todd Bowles, who also serves as the Dolphins' secondary coach.

Schwartz, 42, has spent 16 years in the NFL, the past eight years as Tennessee's defensive coordinator. He stressed his experience in working under such head coaches as Bill Belichick and Jeff Fisher.

"When you build a team in the NFC North, you've got to be built for January football, for December football," Schwartz said. "You've got to be big and strong and be able to run and stop the run. You're going to play an important game in Green Bay in December, or you're going to play an important game in Chicago in January, or in the Meadowlands. I think you need to be built that way."

Schwartz was with the Titans when Tennessee beat the Lions 47-7 on Thanksgiving Day. When asked what he thought about the Lions' roster, he said: "Obviously, some holes in the roster."

The Lions, who were 0-16 last season, have the first overall pick in the draft.

"The most important position on the team is quarterback, and it's probably time to find a replacement for Bobby Layne," said Schwartz, referring to Detroit's Hall of Fame quarterback from the 1950s. "Quarterback is the trump card of all positions in the NFL. If you've got a great quarterback, you can cover up a lot of other areas on your team. If you don't have a great quarterback, you've got to be really good in a lot of other areas."

Schwartz said if the Lions select a quarterback with that first overall pick -- or any player -- there would be no timetable on when that player might become a starter.
Schwartz's Titans have endured a quarterback controversy with young quarterback Vince Young having his struggles on and off the field and eventually being replaced by veteran Kerry Collins.

"It's hard to be a rookie and start at quarterback in the NFL," Schwartz said. "The biggest thing is that no two quarterbacks are alike. There are some who are ready to play right away and others that aren't. People always ask, when there's a young quarterback, do you play him right away or do you sit him on the bench. The answer is, it depends."

Two NFL teams, the Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins, made drastic turnarounds after dismal seasons last year. Schwartz was careful not to predict too much of a rebound from the Lions' 0-16 season.

"You can't look too far ahead with that," he said. "The message to my team every year when we start training camp is that we have to get better every single day.

The most important thing is this next practice, the most important thing is this next meeting. Every year, we see quotes coming from other teams about the Super Bowl and it's training camp. The way you take care of that is get better in training camp and keep your eye on that. The end will take care of itself.

"The same thing applies if you talk about a quick turnaround, it's probably not going to happen. If you talk about getting better every single day, then you have a chance to be there."

John Clayton on ESPN news said that Pioli's first likely coaching candidate would be Ferentz and if HE decides to stay where he's at then Spag's/Schwartz would be the next obvious choices for the same reasons others posted.