Teicher: Chiefs’ Haley puts together coaching staff
 

Chiefs’ Haley puts together coaching staff
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star

The Chiefs now have a staff of assistants to work with new head coach Todd Haley. In keeping with their new policy of hiding as much information as possible, the Chiefs wouldn’t disclose the duties of their assistant coaches.

But they retained Chan Gailey, who presumably will continue as offensive coordinator, and three other assistants from the staff of former coach Herm Edwards: Bob Bicknell, Joe D’Alessandris and Tim Krumrie.

Haley also hired seven new assistant coaches, including Gary Gibbs, the likely defensive coordinator. Gibbs, 56, spent the last three seasons as the defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints.

The head coach at Oklahoma during 1989-94, Gibbs has also served as linebacker coach for the Dallas Cowboys.

The other new assistants:

•Joel Collier, who has 17 seasons of NFL coaching experience. Collier most recently was the secondary coach for New England during 2005-07.

•Steve Hoffman, a 19-year NFL coaching veteran. Hoffman spent 16 seasons as the kicking coach for the Cowboys before moving on to special teams duties with Miami and Atlanta.

•Bill Muir, a 31-year NFL coaching veteran. Muir most recently spent seven seasons as Tampa Bay’s offensive coordinator and line coach, though he didn’t call the plays.

•Clancy Pendergast, who was the defensive coordinator for the Arizona Cardinals for the last five years.

•Pat Perles, who has spent most of his coaching career in college other than two seasons with the Rams in the early 1990s. Perles spent the last four seasons as the offensive coordinator at North Dakota State and recently was hired as offensive line coach at Ball State.

•Dedric Ward, who played wide receiver for eight NFL seasons. He started his coaching career at Missouri State in 2006 and was an offensive assistant for the Cardinals for the last two years.

Judging from the backgrounds of the new coaches, one likely offensive scenario has Gailey joined on offense by Ward (wide receivers) and Bicknell (tight ends). Muir, Perles and D’Alessandris have backgrounds coaching the offensive line, so it’s unclear what their duties will be.

On defense, both Gibbs and Pendergast have been coordinators and coached linebackers. Krumrie will likely remain as the line coach while Collier could coach the secondary.

Hoffman would be the special teams coach.

Brent Salazar and Cedric Smith were also retained from Edwards’ former staff as strength and conditioning coaches.

Through the Chiefs, Haley refused an interview request to explain his decisions.

Haley’s staff
The returnees: Bob Bicknell, Joe D’Alessandris, Chan Gailey, Tim Krumrie.

The newcomers: Joel Collier, Gary Gibbs, Steve Hoffman, Bill Muir, Clancy Pendergast, Pat Perles, Dedric Ward.

If my initials were PP I don't think I'd be very happy.

I can't believe Krumrie still has a job.

I told you man, he threatened to slap them.

Looks pretty impressive on paper

Krumrie can go **** a splintered piece of balsa wood. The rest I don't have a problem with.

I guess we will see what Gary Gibbs can do with our (worse) group of defensive players here then he had in Nu Awlins. I certainly wouldn't mind an explanation from Haley/Pioli as to how they see Gibbs fits better here and also why the hell Krummie still has a job at 1 Arrowhead Drive and its not that of a parking attendant.

Nude photos of Pioli. This is the only explanation.

I really don't get all the secretive bullshit. You hired a staff. Explain the decisions already.

Nope, Krumrie outyelled Haley in the interview, and that's never happened before so Haley hired him.

Yea, I'm not too keen on that either.

It's like they are assembling the Super Friends and don't us to know where their secret layer is.

This would be an amazing feat.

Imagine if Mike Gundy and Todd Haley got pissed at each other

It would be epic.

Oh no oh no they haven't hired a staff yet they haven't hired a staff yet don't they know the draft is coming up? Don't they know a draft is coming up? What's pioli doing? What's pioli doing? Oh no oh no oh no

This about sums up chiefs planet the last two weeks

Relax, Francis
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You're full of shit.

posted with my middle finger extended

STFU n00b

:clap:

Its like a bunch of women critiquing an episode of Desperate housewives

All the panicking about when a coaching staff will be hired. If pioli and haley were reading this crap they'd be laughing their asses off
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Show me a single post in this thread that expresses panic and/or concern over when a coaching staff will be hired.

:spock:

Just going through every thread trying to instigate aren't we?

Oh ok the individual threads live all by themselves. What are you an attorney?? Its the general cp panic. I've never heard fans of any team wailing and gnashing their teeth over low level assitant coaching hires. Even coordinator

The team went 2-14. They just hired the guy the rest of the league coveted to be GM. They just hired a hot offensive minded coach. The draft is coming. Just relax will ya?!
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So there's no evidence of said 'panic' in this thread, yet your moronic self felt the need to bring up and complain about something that isn't present.

Brilliant!

I think you need to relax and STFU n00b.

I'll relax the moment you go **** yourself to death.

Then I won't have to read these stupid mother****ing posts.

Awesome.

ROFL

God we are getting some of the worst noobs this year.

That aint no shit... Where are these tools coming from?

It's been a terrible n00b season. I think it's fair to designate this entire class a bust and cut 'em all.

new crop of noobs = Dick Curl

All the good ones signed up early (ahem). Now we're just trolling the internet picking up the culls. :D

Really. I hope Pioli wins games because he has taken the fun out of following the Chiefs.

I'd think that an explanation will be forthcoming. I think that because most fanbases could give two shits about any coaches except maybe the OC and DC (besides the HC obviously) it's probably not a big priority anywhere else. Pioli will probably figure this out...of course he probably doesn't give a shit either. And for my part, I really don't care about the lower level assistents (though I share the "Krumrie?? WTF???" sentiment). When they hire a DC they'll have the whole staff together.

I do find it amusing that the KC media is pissing itself cuz there's nothing to write about.

Well in fairness this not even announcing what they were hired to do is kind of stupid.

That is what appears to be happening big-time.

I find this offensive. Please, don't lump me in with the unedumacated n00b folk that reek of true fandom.

Is Pioli just trying to establish he's got the big dick in town and the media is going to be his lapdog and like it? This veil of secrecy has gotten old in less than 2 months.

even after this announcement there is nothing to write about.
Pendegrast and Gibbs? talk about wtf?

I can't believe that we are going to employ the DC of the Saints.

In Scott I trust untill proven different.

with some of the crap he is hiring, you would want it kept secret too.

I just think that when we hire the coordinators (OC, DC and ST) then they will roll out everything at once regarding who is doing what. Imagine if they lay all those cards out before the whole picture is painted with all the coordinators in place, the second guessing that would be going on.

I guess I'm in a different boat. I don't really give two rat's asses who our assistant coaches are :shrug:

If they work I'm fine with them, if not I'm not going to be happy. I do kind of like the fact they're not just throwing out news conference after news conference just to be in the news.

We're going to have to get used to the different mentality at Arrowhead 1 I think. I don't give a crap if we don't have much to talk about leading up to major events like the draft, training camp and the regular season. I just want to see this damn team win some games, and that means playoff games. They haven't been doing it in the past, so I don't give a damn how they change this team and what they do differently. For me, all these guys have the benefit of the doubt until they give me reason to believe otherwise.

Now with all that said, from this article we have a Tight End coach, Linebackers Coach, Running Backs Coach, Quality Controla and Wide Receivers coach. Seems to me the 7 they hired would be competent enough to fill at least these roles :shrug:

Exactly. The reason Haley "through the Chiefs" declined comment on the hirings is because Bill Clinton on his best day couldn't make you feel good about the Pendergast/Gibbs hirings...and if you've seen Haley in front of the camera, he's not exactly comfortable.

...what the hell are they gonna say..."well, he was available (er, recently fired for spearheading the 26th ranked defense), and our kids have soccer together."

I don't really give a shit if they put Krusty the ****ing Klown on the side lines with a head set. We got rid of Herm and Gunther, it's bound to be an upgrade. No more "In Tampa this, In Tampa that". No more cover who and no more flustration. I can't say it will be good but it's got to be better.

WHY?

Pioli's job is to turn the team into a champion. He doesn't have to explain shit. You want a GM to worry about what you think then go get carl peterson back. In New England they don't explain anything either and the media and fans understand it. Its about the product. If making you feel dandy about their decisions produced wins they'd do it. But Pioli knows it doesn't mean crap what internet posters think
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we NEED Gunther Cunningham.

Kansas City needs Gunther Cunningham.

Gunther Cunningham needs Kansas City

JFC, will you just shut the hell up already.

We get it.

You're the Stepford fan and are happy with everything that Scott Pioli does.

We also get that we aren't going to be informed of the decisions that are being made.

But that doesn't mean we don't have the right to wonder and speculate in a public forum.

So go fist yourself until you bleed your life out through your ass, you dumbass.

This.

No Dick Curl = 2 more wins per season.

Krumrine,

Get off the internet. Quit using the patty cake method to select defensive linemen, and start earning your paycheck.

Sure you have a right to whine and complain and I have a right to explain why you are ignorant for doing so

You want to be catered to then go get peterson back. I'd rather have a winner
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You haven't died in a fire yet?

I agree completely as those two hires bring up many questions. Im already tired of all this "cloak and dagger secret shit" about everything. There's a time and place for all that, but IMHO this is not it.

You do realize you are being a jackass to folks who have been Chiefs fans for in the ballpark of 40 years don't you? We have pretty much seen it all. We stuck it out when times were really bad... bad like you pretty much can't imagine.

We have earned the right to whine and complain a bit, but we most certainly are not ignorant.

You really are a dumbass, aren't you?

We know that we aren't going to be catered to, dumb****, so there's no reason for you to explain it to us, shit for brains.

Zombie, if you have absolute faith in Pioli and are getting mad at us for having opinions, just leave then. You have no reason to be here if you don't want to talk.

This :thumb:

Oh, and dumbass, you aren't explainiong why we are ignorant to complain.

You are only pointing out the obvious fact that we aren't going to be informed.

no matter how much you trust Pioli this has to scare you

Gibbs stayed for six years, leading the Sooners to a record of 44-23-2 in that time. While he succeeded in his primary task--cleaning up the program's image--he was perceived as a coach who couldn't win big games. He went 2-15-1 against Oklahoma's biggest rivals--Texas, Nebraska and Colorado--and never won more than five games in the Big 8 Conference. Moreover, the Sooners were hobbled by NCAA sanctions. During Gibbs' first two years, the Sooners were barred from bowl games, and were also banned from live television in his first year. More seriously, they were only allowed to give out 18 scholarships rather than 25. He wasn't able to field a team with a full complement of scholarships until 1994. Even so, discontent with his lackluster record in big games led Oklahoma to force his resignation after the season.

I can't imagine? Living in New England for 40 years? I've seen worse football than you'll ever know. If you folks can't see the gift you've been given this offseason I'm sorry for you

This is the good time people a dawning of a great age of chiefs football. So stop worrying about assistant coaches for cry eye
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Yeah the secretive bullshit accomplishes nothing. The staff is in place so lets here what they're going to do. I see no edge in keeping it a big secret. What do you tell players you interview at the combine when they ask what you do for the Chiefs? "Who knows, your guess is as good as mine, wouldn't I like to know, well I 'm shooting for the D-coordinator spot, but their still chewing on my qualifications. That has got to be confidence inspiring to potential free agants and draft picks. Starting to remind me of a bunch of high schoolers. "We know, but we aint telling." WTF

God damn you are the most clueless bastard alive.

he was perceived as a coach who couldn't win big games. He went 2-15-1 against Oklahoma's biggest rivals--Texas, Nebraska and Colorado--and never won more than five games in the Big 8 Conference

not best accolade

You like one way conversations. If you are going to talk shit on pioli moves then its ok for me to counter by saying why you are shitheads for getting on piolis case over crap like this when his track record has earned him some time to do things his way

When you get it back you whine that you are being told you can't say anything. Nothing of the sort. Fire away and have the balls to be fired back on

Jeeez. What a bunch of babies
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I'm pretty sure Gibbs is just our LB coach.

Pioli isn't perfect just like everyone else. Please shut the **** up now.

For Gibbs that has to suck. He used to be over Teddy Pendergrass and now he will be under him.

You're right... Now it's going to be "In New England this, In New England that."

Enjoy the change. ROFL

I have a comment and a question:

Comment- I'm not excited about the 'D' staff at all. Especially with Krummy retained.

Question- WHO IS THE F***** QB COACH and what is his credentials?

Yeah. The Patriot way sure failed in New England.
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4321 the Patriot Way!

It's frigging stupid to announce the hiring of new coaches but not announce what position they will coach. It's not hard to understand. It has nothing to do with what Pioli did or did not accomplish in NE. Until Pioli proves he can do it on his own, I happen to think that Belichick is the primary reason for NE's success. Has he earned the right to pick coaches and have fans give them time to prove themselves, sure. But it doesn't mean it isn't stupid to keep their job duties secret. It accomplishes nothing except try to prove to the media and fans that he is top dog and nobody is going to think about pissing on his tree.

I heard one rumor that they are waiting to announce postions until they figure it out. they got the people they want now just have to figure out where it is best to put them.

Hell I don't know....damn rumors

After the peterson era that may not be such a bad reason. And just because he hasn't announced it you why are you so sure he hasn't told anyone who NEEDS TO KNOW?
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That is exactly what I think is happening. It's not secrecy, it's just chaos.

Oh no its just chaos its just chaos.

What a dumbass comment
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Blindly following and blithely accepting is one sure measure of ignorance.

when you google Gibbs, it indicates that he is the DC and Pendegrast role is undetermined.

No, it's fine to counter what people are saying. But being a fucking jackass while doing it is quite another thing. If you will notice, the people who aren't being said fucking jackass, are being respected back. Talking to people who have been Chiefs fans for years and know their shit like an asshole, won't score too many points.


Now, quiet down junior. The adults are talking

It will be "In Arizona" instead, that is if they even speak to the media.

If it was chaos, why announce anything at all? They could have just waited to sort everything out.

I'm just shocked that a rival fan would think this was chaos. Just shocked.