Scratch Cowher off the list as well...
 

Source says Cowher to Chiefs 'not going to happen'

So maybe the Chiefs have moved past their love affair with former Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher. Or maybe they haven't.

Cowher's an appealing candidate to replace Herm Edwards, after all. He won a Super Bowl four years ago with the Steelers and still is young enough that he could coach another team for a decade and still retire at 61.

Here's the problem, according to a source close to Cowher: "It's not going to happen."

The source said Cowher has reiterated to friends and colleagues over the past few months that he has no desire to coach in 2009. He hasn't spoken with any NFL team about a vacancy this offseason, and the source said even the Chiefs couldn't pry Cowher out of the CBS broadcasting booth.

"He's said no," the source said. "I just don’t see it."

The source did say Cowher hasn't ruled out a return in 2010, but that won't do the Chiefs much good, will it?

http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/644

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So a piece written by some blogger who was told this information by some nebulous source = Cowher isn't coming? Got it.

BTW, a source close to Pioli told me that he isn't even going to bother hiring any coaches this season - especially a head coach. He is just going to let Gailey run the Offense and he will do the D and ST. It must be true.

but wait... he bought a house in Leawood....

This strengthens Shanahan IMO

If nothing happens in the first 2-3 days of this coming week, then it's clear that Pioli is waiting on Haley.

That's not clear at all.

The NFL doesn't permit coaching hires during Super Bowl week, or at least they discourage them.

I'm pretty sure the NFL puts a moratorium on news like this during SB week.

We won't hear anything until February 2, at earliest.

Sure, they discourage them, but in the world we live in, news would certainly break of an impending hire of a coach that was available.

But only if the Chiefs chose to hire a coach during Super Bow week.

Doubtful they would do that.

why are there always so many sources who don't have names?

Why does it matter?

Why? They haven't been able to break shit yet.

No shit.

1 Arrowhead Drive is locked up like Fort ****ing Knox.

And Teicher, Whitlock and JoPo hate the hell out of it.

They don't have to actually hold the damn press conference this week, but that doesn't mean that they can't unofficially have their guy in place, and if they did word of it would leak.

If we don't hear some similar reports on who the coach will be within the first couple days of this week, then I'm convinced Pioli is planning to have Haley be the next HC.

I thought that was just for the coaches of the two Super Bowl teams?

OK, well I can see that.

Your post said "if something happens," though. You made it sound like unless a hire was officially announced...

I agree that we'll likely hear some rumors at the very least that a deal is near.

There hasn't been one surprise decision yet. Pioli was the #1 candidate all along, and the only delay was the announcement. Herm was going to be fired all along, and again, the only delay was the announcement.

Does anybody really think this was in serious consideration. I'll put this alongside the Kirk Ferentz rumors that come every year. Was never really going to happen.

A source told me that we're hiring Haley, and he's bringing Kurt Warner.:D

Time to sell that house I just bought next to Cowher's I guess.

I personally hope that Cower nore the rat is the short list.

Yeah, what sense does it make to have Super Bowl winning coaches at the helm...

Would be my guess to--for what its worth.

Because it might be Nick Athan instead of somebody credible?

So what's the latest on the coaching search? I was puking my guts out last night thanks to food poisoning.

I was puking my guts out thanks to ESPN and their "DEAL IS IMMINENT!!!!!!" garbage reporting.

ps: "Targeting" is what we meant!

I dont think it was the chiefs love affair w/cowher as much as it was the media...........

sorry Clayton but im throwing the challenge flag on the shanahan rumors.


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Mike wont come here. it will end up being Haley or Todd Bowles. just my honest opinion. :shrug:

You probably should have gotten someone else to throw that flag for you, Herm doesn't have a whole lot of luck with it.

Wow, Herm and Dick Curl really are attached at the hip....

LMAO, then it would have little to no comic value :p

Where would this franchise have been for the last three years without comic value.

Dickie V. was a Super Bowl winning coach too...

Cower teams play hard make the playoffs. But sumthing reminds me of Marty Ball.

The Ratt is the Ratt... Nuff said.

Well...there's the fact that no coach has ever won a SB with two different teams...

It took Cowher how many years to win it though? I donno the guy doesn't impress me. He reminds me of a Shottenheimer/Parcels cross.

If the jinx wasn't in before...

Eh, I'm not the first person to bring that up. It won't be my fault. :D