Teicher: Chiefs’ Haley puts together coaching staff

[Tribal Warfare]

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.

[kcsam07]

although im not quite sure about some of these hires im taking the wait and see approach

[Hydrae]

It is the offseason.

There is little to nothing of any substance coming out about the team that brings us all together here.

Some n00b comes around and is getting pissed that we are latching onto something to talk about during the slowest time of the year for football.

I think said n00b should either or leave if he doesn't appreciate the heat.

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

You guys don't deserve the great team the Chiefs are going to be
Posted via Mobile Device

For wanting a question or two answered?

[FAX]

Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

You guys don't deserve the great team the Chiefs are going to be
Posted via Muscular Auto Reflex While Brain Was Asleep

That's for sure. We've been bad, bad fans ... some of us for over 30 years.

FAX

[DeezNutz]

That's a long time to be living in your mom's basement, FAX ol' buddy.

I'd suggest lobbying for the ability to move upstairs soon. Without proper heating instrumentation, basements can be cold. And who really wants the sniffles?

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by FAX

That's for sure. We've been bad, bad fans ... some of us for over 30 years.

FAX

touche FAX! touche!

[ChiefsGirl]

Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

You guys don't deserve the great team the Chiefs are going to be
Posted via Mobile Device

Daddy, is that you?

[PhillyChiefFan]

Originally Posted by Coogs

For wanting a question or two answered?

Of course!

b/c I haven't been a diehard Chiefs fan since I knew what football was.

And if anyone would have doubts in their mind about anything ever with their favorite football team, they should and STFD...Papa Pioli will handle it and he doesn't need our sh*t nor our ignorant questions.

For shame that we should discuss the Chiefs coaching changes. For shame.

Perhaps he missed the celebration on CP when Pioli was hired, Mr. Coogs??

[FAX]

Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

Calling morons here out for obsessing and nitpicking about things you know less about than the people in place to make the right decision

Posted via Lobotomy Recovery Wing Patient Computer

So, what should we talk about? How about the economy and how the cost of paying geriatric, wheelchair-bound, homeless men to engage in oral sex with you has gone up from 1 bottle of Boone's Farm Apple Wine to 2?

FAX

[PhillyChiefFan]

Originally Posted by FAX

So, what should we talk about? How about the economy and how the cost of paying geriatric, wheelchair-bound, homeless men to engage in oral sex with you has gone up from 1 bottle of Boone's Farm Apple Wine to 2?

FAX

What about Politics Mr. FAX??

Wait that would violate Mr. Pioli Zombie's rules, we might question the way our government is being run. Obviously the government knows more than we, therefore that is out of bounds to discuss, I suppose.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

That's a long time to be living in your mom's basement, FAX ol' buddy.

I'd suggest lobbying for the ability to move upstairs soon. Without proper heating instrumentation, basements can be cold. And who really wants the sniffles?

It's all good, Mr. DeezNutz. She gave me a space heater for Christmas. It's the rats that are the real problem. Well, that and the fact that they're sliding dinner through the slot in the door only once every two or three days, now.

FAX

[PhillyChiefFan]

Originally Posted by FAX

It's all good, Mr. DeezNutz. She gave me a space heater for Christmas. It's the rats that are the real problem. Well, that and the fact that they're sliding dinner through the slot in the door only once every two or three days, now.

FAX

Times are tough, Mr. FAX.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by FAX

It's all good, Mr. DeezNutz. She gave me a space heater for Christmas. It's the rats that are the real problem. Well, that and the fact that they're sliding dinner through the slot in the door only once every two or three days, now.

FAX

Good news on the space heater.

I'll continue to fight for your increased rations. Perhaps this is one of my character flaws, but I always worry too much about fellow, unsuccessful basement dwellers.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by FAX

So, what should we talk about? How about the economy and how the cost of paying geriatric, wheelchair-bound, homeless men to engage in oral sex with you has gone up from 1 bottle of Boone's Farm Apple Wine to 2?

FAX

WHOA, when did that happen? I was paying 1 bottle as late as last Thursday. Is this a late breaking development or just something from your area Mr FAX?

[FAX]

Originally Posted by raybec 4

WHOA, when did that happen? I was paying 1 bottle as late as last Thursday. Is this a late breaking development or just something from your area Mr FAX?

Well, to be perfectly honest, it's just something I read about in the latest issue of "Geriatric Homeless Wheelchair Bound Lovers Quarterly", Mr. raybec 4.

FAX