My Coaching Wishlist
 

Since it looks like we are cleaning house, here is my list of coaches i hope we pursue. First off let me say the hell with Bill Cowher, we need someone that is a up and comer and totally is outsider from the chiefs organization.

1. Jim Schwartz - DC, Tennessee Titans
2. Josh McDaniels -OC for the patriots
3. Lane Kiffin
4. Ron Riveria -DC for the chargers
5. Rex Ryan -DC for the Ravens

No way on Rex Ryan. He will never be a good head coach. I would take him as DC.

Schwartz would be my pick.

Gross, gross, gross.

The league is evolving...it is a PASSING league. Look what Zorn has done for Washington...

Give me someone like Jason Garrett please.

I'd love to get Garrett, but I don't think he would take the Chiefs HC job over his current position.

Yea, hes not leaving dallas, because that job is his. Or else he would have prolly been number 1 on my list.

where is the Al Saunders option :jester:

I want someone like Sean Payton...that's all I'm saying.

I don't want another DC...I don't want another conservative coach. I guess out of that list, give me McDaniels.

I want a defensive minded guy who doesnt forget about offense. He knows to hire a bright OC guy to handle the O.

Let's give Gunther another shot.

Sounds like you want Mike Martz.

**** that he's a moron.

you think Herm's game management skills are bad.....Martz writes the book for foolishness on the sidelines.

Sure. **** it. At least we'd have a chance at developing a QB...

Scott Linehan is available....

There are strong rumors that Jerry Jones is going to reach out to Jimmy Johnson after this year to be the Cowboys HC again.

If that's the case, there is no way Garrett sticks around after he basically stayed to get the HC job eventually (hello Al Saunders).

He might be available to be had.

This team needs an offensive minded HC, and then a strong D coordinator.

I do not want McDaniels. Without Brady, the guy calls awful games.
Lane Kiffin is going back to college.
And the other 3 don't thrill me either.

LMAO, the only coach in the world that makes Herm look good

You know who could be a good hire?

Jeremy Bates from the Broncos.

Jimmy Johnson is not coming back. EVER.

Brian Billick would be my choice.

Reach out does not equal coming back.

I brought him up for OC this past offseason. He used to work with Hermie in New York.

Well, what the hell does it mean then?

Just give me a guy who understands the importance of having a balanced team.

Someone who can identify talent in both the Draft and Free Agency.

A Coach who is willing to delegate responsibility to his Coordinators and position coaches and not tamper.

Whoever that guy is.

I completely agree. He doesn't have much experience but, I like his play-calling.

It means he's trying to lure him back. It doesn't mean he's going to come back.

It could really piss off Garrett that he leaves though.

Zorn had no experience, but has the Redskins playing well.

The key getting someone like Bates is grabbing an experienced and successful DC to run the defense.

Oh, gotcha.

I still think Jim Schwartz would be our best choice. Young guy, been a cordinator for a while has developed young talent through a rebuild before.

ok you guys have convinced me, schwartz has moved on the top of my list

Let's settle for a reach around.

Al Saunders. :D

It will be great. We'll bring Trent, Eddie, and the gang back. Willie might reconsider. All the wrongs of the past 3 years will be righted.

Believe it...championship.

:clap::clap::clap: That's for just your comment about getting an outsider from the Chiefs organization.

I'm sorry, but I just don't see it with Jason Garrett. He reminds me of another Dallas coordinator on the other side of the ball--Dave Wannstedt.

He looked like great HC material when he had 5 pro bowlers on D and then couldn't field a team to save his life in Chicago or Miami.

Garrett has all the weapons in the world and no idea how to properly utilize them. He's focusing way too much on Owens, and not enough on Barber and Jones.

I don't care how bad Brad Johnson is, there's no excuse for that performance yesterday against that defense.

I'm ok with a defensive guy...as long as he understands you need to put up 24 points a game to consistently win in this league.

WTF?

I'd need a ton of proof that this is more than lip service since Herm says the same thing.

At least Lane Kiffin would reignite the Chiefs-Raiders rivalry....

I want someone who is an offensive guy, with knowledge of defense and is willing to hire a good DC and let him have a say in his staff.

I don't want another defensive head coach.

Bring me Lane at HC and Monte at DC!

May the Schwartz be with you.

What's Garrett done this season, with or without Tony Romo & all of their offensive weapons, to merit a head coaching job?

Same goes for McDaniels: Why not evaluate him WITHOUT Tom Brady before anointing him as some sort of offensive wizard.

You haven't seen much of Mr. Deer-in-the-Headlights that he's dealing with at QB now, have you.

Cassell just isn't a NFL-quality QB. He has all the tools, but he doesn't have it all put together as a package.

Can't blame McDaniels for it. That said, he's like 35 years old and likely not yet seasoned enough to be a HC.

Good thing I saw this post before suggesting Eric Price.

Because tht would be the smart way. The Chiefs organization has an allergy to the smart way.

This is the Chiefs we're talking about. They'll do something brilliant like promote Curtis Modkins.

No, it is not.

It's one thing to hire a guy like Sean Payton, who'd been a QB coach and an offensive coordinator for two teams (the Giants & the Cowboys) and has had success at both stops.

Garrett hasn't proven anything, other than his offensive juggernaut can collapse at any given moment.

And McDaniels has a LONG way to go and much to show before being a HC candidate.

Didn't the Cowboys sign him to a long term contract last year and promise him the HC gig when they can Phillips. Which will probably be shortly. :D

I was agreeing with your point. Maybe I mis-worded it.

how about Wade Phillips for DC? would he be any good?

Doesn't he bear some responsibility to help coach Cassell into his tools?

Suggestions?

Bob Stoops

How about Dan Reeves? Slightly said in jest, but he can build an offense and develop a QB. I'm not sure his hard ass mentality would be welcomed by today's players though.

If the Rams don't keep him I like Jim Hasslet. I know I'm going to get bashed on this one, but he's defensive minded and knows the importance of offense. He's currently 2-0 as the Rams HC.

If the Rams continue to play well I don't think he'll be an option.
They'll give him the job.

We'll lose all our big games.

How many QBs has Reeves developed? Elway was a freak coming out of college... Reeves managed not to ruin him; I don't give him credit for "developing" him.

Can we make a sticky of all coaches who are likely to get axed this year? Especially HC's that could be taken off the throne and put back onto the coordinator stool?

Examples:
Marvin Lewis as a DC. Does he still have it in him?

Wade Phillips as DC. Runs a 3-4, probably not for us with current players, but that is up to a new GM/HC to decide.

Norv Turner as OC. Could help mentor and prepare a rookie QB for the NFL.

Rod Marinelli as DC or D-line coach. Steer clear of him though; comes from the Dungy Bucs line....we know what fruits fall off that tree.

I have to run, but I am curious to see how big the list is and how useless most of them might be. Also, other than the bengels and lions, what teams are going to clean house like we should? Rams?

cute....
spaceballs. ref.

Assistant coaches and coordinators seem to be a lot of luck and a big roll of the dice.

For example, last year Chris Palmer came in as QB coach of the Giants and Eli emerged. Before that he helped develop Romo in Dallas. You'd say wow, the guy is great. But his two stops prior as OC/QB coach he "developed" Carr and Couch. I'm not sure I would have ever given him the shot that Dallas and the NYG's did, but I bet they are glad.

I would say Reeves coached that team well and certainly helped develop Elway along the way. He also turned Chris Chandler into a SB QB, no small feat. He's coached in FOUR Super Bowls. Not only does he specialize in offense, but he also knows the importance of defense in that he's drafted players such as Keith Brooking, Patrick Kearney, Karl Mecklenburg, Tyrone Braxton, and Steve Atwater to name a few.

Reeves actually PLAYED QB in college and then became a quality HB for the Dallas Cowboys for eight years time. He then went on to serve under Tom Landry as an assistant. Reeves, might not be the perfect candidate, but he certainly identifies talent well and can develop them in the process. He might be a good fit, to at least get us turned into the semblence of an NFL team, while developing our players for the long haul. Reeves is a good foundation coach.

It's already been worked into his contract.

If the Rams play .500 ball under Haslett (already 2-0) he gets the job.

Give Bill Cowher a blank check and let's move forward.

Sean Payton??? the guy calls the dumbest ****ing plays. has probably cost his team 2 wins this year. too reckless with the playcalling IMO. won't run the ball, and tries too hard to FORCE big plays(instead of letting them come naturally), which causes turnovers. didnt we have that already with vermeil?

I agree.

This needs team needs discipline like a rapper needs tattoos.
Talent evaluation, drafting, and quarterback development is also seriously lacking.
Cowher is the one guy who can instill discipline and motivation while have the cache of bringing in a solid QB coach and assistants. This team makes the Raider gig look easy.
A no-name coach with a bunch weak-ass assistants will keep this vicious cycle-of-sucking going.

Steve Spagnuolo is the cat I want

yeah, garrett is the most over rated person - player or coach - in the nfl....

i'd rather have Spags from the Giants, if we're taking a shot at a coordinator....

I was thinking the other day that I can't believe someone hasn't brought his name up yet.

Not a bad overall record and can win in the playoffs. Baltimore/old Cleveland was pretty bad before he got there. He did get things turned around and delivered a SB trophy in his second year. And, he's an offensive coach that also fielded a fair D as well.

The guy's had a year off to recoup. Might be worth a look.

Jim Schwartz from Tennessee is my choice, here is why:

1) Tennessee went through a complete rebuild just like the Chiefs have done, they gutted that team and went with youth
2) Haynesworth has become the best DT under his watch (Dorsey)
3) Has worked under Bill Belicheck and Jeff Fisher
4) Big in statistical analysts for you baseball fans think Billy Beane's Moneyball
5) Has been a coordiantor, position coach, pro and college scout, and quality control. Basically he has been all the positons on a staff

Just read up on him, you get more and more impressed the more you read into him.

But really if we hired this guy we'll be taking it in the Schwartz every week.

Too bad Wisenhunt is taken. That description fits him to a T.

He was the OC for the Steelers not the DC.

I like Spagnuolo, but I don't want him starting a rebuilding project.

How about this? While it may be a challenge, how about finding an assistant coach, perferrably a OC or a DC, who during his time, took over an average or a bad team, and transformed that particitular unit into above average to very solid unit? And not only made the transformation, but was consistent with it.

For example, when I was discussing with Mecca, about the Smith character for the Falcons, he was hired as a DC for Jacksonville and the unit improved during his time there.

Now that he's gone, Jax's D isn't exactly top notch as it used to be.