Josh Looney leaving the Chiefs.
 

Josh Looney ‏@JoshLooney

It's w/ mixed emotions that I've decided to leave the #Chiefs after 7 seasons. Thank you #ChiefsFans - http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/article...a-3965ff190b64 via @kcchiefs

LMAO


reporters are dropping like flies!

what the market is like for franchise butlers...

Wonder if he is taking the open Star job? That would be interesting....

That's why they had that stupid YouTube contest. The girl on the sidelines tonight is replacing him!

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and no one cared...well maybe his mom does.

Well, bye

Hm interesting. I know Josh, but had no idea he was thinking about leaving.

This

Can he take cassel with him?

Gum wrappers are furious.

Damn I liked Josh.

The exodus from Chiefs media land is just crazy right now.

Some might even call it.... loony...

Leaving to take a job with the NCAA in Indianapolis

The role he filled with the Chiefs is an important one. I hope they get someone good to replace him. I thought Josh was really coming into his own.

Come on SNR... you're better than this.

Pioli must of been mean to him.

Rufus Dawes is looking for a job.

If you read his letter, he thanks basically everyone from the front office BUT Pioli, lol.

Don't blame him. If given the choice between actual sports media and just being a blogger/online reporter, I'll take the TV job every time.

Dude's definitely been improving on camera, you're right. I do hope stuff works out for him.

LMAO Pioli chasing off all the media out of town, even one of his own

Shitty. Josh is a cool dude IRL, and was a great employee for the Chiefs. Hate to see him go.

All I know is that Pioli would not want looney at the Star. He's been inside the organization. Also, the Star would probably give Looney a pretty good sized raise because of this.

that wood be good.

Wasn't that Carl Petersons' pen name? Or was it someone that he paid/authorized to write on his behalf?

Mitch Holthus will have to spend training camps talking to that hot chick now. Betcha he's disappointed about that.

He's going to Indianapolis (NCAA)

Bummer, I was hoping he would go to the Star.

Does that mean he's the new guy for the Hoosier football team?

Poor guy.

We're stuck with Gretz and Wright.



God awful

You have to be good at something :)

Pioli is an insane total control freak. Its just more proof that the RAC hire was about control and nothing else.

I used to think it was Bob Gretz, carrying Carl's water. Gretz loosened up after he left the team and Rufus disappeared as well IIRC

I agree about Pioli but, RAC earned the job last year. If there has ever been a intern coach who deserved the job, it is RAC.

Yeah three games was enough to prove his excellence.

Romeo was just the safe hire. We know he wouldn't hire anyone outside of the tree. I think Haley and Pioli's relationship deteriorated to the point where he had to can him midseason because Haley was tanking it, and Pioli didn't have a backup plan or any real "tree" candidates available

Someone post this on twitter.

That defense looks great btw. :rolleyes:

All he did was beat Green Bay. He basically got it on that basis IMO

And he's on the tree. Also, he won't argue with Cassel being the guy. That's it. There's nothing impressive about 26-41. JMO.

Ya he earned it by default. I don't know who else he would have picked but I think he played it safe to give it to Crennel. He also knew the team would support the hire so he didn't have much to sell to the team or the fans for that matter. Just played a safe hand and didn't go out of the box to find a coach.

Yeah totally. :rolleyes:

He won two games and scored like 15 points a game oh Hazzah!!

But the deciding factor was that RAC was a lackey. A lackey that wanted a head coaching gig and no one else in the NFL was gonna give that to him. He's a foot shuffling porter to Pioli and thats exactly what Pioli wants.

Maybe it will work but I'm really really doubtful.

He didn't hire RAC at midseason.

as the circle jerks ... duck if close by ....

:spock: How is Looney taking a promotion proof of anything other than he was good at what he did?
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Looney was ok. I can't say I'll miss him all that much though.

I've become quite familiar with Looney's work this off-season.
I've been a regular of Chiefs Live.

He won't be hard to replace.

Doesn't it automatically make language like that racist when you're talking about a black man? That's what I've heard around here in the past.

A big reaseon Romeo was hired as HC is that we are three years into building our 2 gap defense that Romeo runs. To go with a HC from outside might have meant scrapping that and that would have been foolish.

Looney himself just made the decision last week but Pioli's surveillance is so advanced he knew 6 weeks ago.

Looney himself just made the decision last week but Pioli's surveillance is so advanced he knew 6 weeks ago.

Being a reporter in KC with Scott Pioli is like being a Maytag repairman. He's not going to give you anything you can work with except fluff pieces. It hurts the fans more than it helps the Chiefs against other teams.

I haven't watched Chiefs Live in a while, but that Chiefs rap intro thing they did was atrocious.

Yeah he put in a lot of effort but his opinions weren't exactly groundbreaking. Although to his defense he was limited in what he could say since he worked for the Chiefs.

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The intro doesn't have any vocals. It's merely an instrumental.

Good, never liked him anyways.
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Did it used to? I remember something with vocals

These journalists are gonna regret it when we win the Super Bowl!

Or at least their grandkids will regret it...

Who is this guy again?

I'm not sure. I just started watching it about 2 months ago.

who did Looney block for in college again? Sproles? lol

Off topic, I think Merril Hoge just said shit on tv.

Bring back Gretz

Was Matt Cassel the topic?

As if Indy didn't have enough looneys. Or, this makes sense, because Indy is the looney capital of the world. Bwaaaaaa.

I like Josh. Sorry to see him go. Good luck.

Was he shittin' about his tie? The knot on that thing is bigger than his head.

Replacement officials. Same thing.

Looney's replacement:

http://www.kcchiefs.com/media-center...e-3f8d2d8eaf58

I'll call that an upgrade. :thumb:

In the looks department sure, but the way she's reading those cue cards makes be believe that she doesn't really know shit about football. We shall see.

Must be Pioli's daughter.

I thought Josh had a bright future with the Chiefs. I met him once a few months ago. He was one of the only guys in the media I could stand.

I'd hit it.

Looks like Josh jumped off the sinking ship just in time.

It would be nice to pick his brain on all of the bullshit that has gone on inside of Arrowhead during his time here. More ammo against Pioli.

He won't talk. His lips are sealed. He said that some people there were good to him and it isn't "in his interest" to torch the place.

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