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Since the announcement yesterday, I've thought that Herm will be gone. It just makes sense. But I just watched the Holthus interview with Clark Hunt on the KCChiefs.com website and it surprised me. When Mitch asked him about Herm - Clark said that the final decision on Herm is his, but that the GM will have input. That's what he said at the press conference too. But then he followed that quickly with saying "I hope Herm will be back in 2009". Exact words.
Can a new employee (the new GM) really ask his boss (Clark) to do something he hopes he doesn't have to do to on his first month on the job? I think Clark is kind of saying he's not imposing Herm on the new GM, but that the implication is that the new GM is more likely to be philosophically compatible with Clark if he endorses keeping Herm on. I know if I watched that interview and then interviewed for the job, I'd say keep Herm because that's what I think the guy interviewing me wants to hear.
Also listening to Herm's PC today you get the sense that he thinks he's staying. That could just be his weird personality though. I think it will hit him hard if he's fired. He thought he was trading Jared Allen and not signing free agents so that he could be set up to win in 2009 and 2010. Also said he knew Carl was resigning well before Monday.
This morning I said less than 5% chance he stays. After listening to this stuff though I'd probably upgrade that to 1/3rd chance he stays. People should check out that interview - I'm curious if other people hear the same thing.
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