Chiefs Chiefs fire Chan - Page 10

**chiefforlife** · 09:12 AM

Source: Chiefs chop Chan Gailey
Posted by Mike Florio on August 31, 2009 11:04 AM ET
A source within the otherwise impenetrable walls of One Arrowhead Drive advises that the Chiefs have fired this morning offensive coordinator Chan Gailey.

Gailey survived the initial purge of assistant coaches after Todd Haley was hired in February.

It's unclear what has changed between then and now.

More to come.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...p-chan-gailey/

Mr. Krab · 08-31-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Buzz

Maybe Chan wanted to pass too much leading to Cassel getting hurt?

What? He didn't pass much at all. We were almost running a martyball offense.

DaWolf · 08-31-2009, 10:02 AM

Gailey was acting as the QB coach to, so unless he's being reassigned full time to that role, we need someone to do two jobs now...

**BigMeatballDave** · 08-31-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MichaelH

Holy Crap! We go from a regime that won't fire or get rid of anyone to one that cans everything and anyone. I guess Haley wants to be the new Bill Parcells.

I like it! I was OK with Gailey as OC, but I'm glad we have people in there that don't **** around.

**Rain Man** · 08-31-2009, 10:03 AM

Now that I think about it, we should've known. Chan didn't have a Chiefs logo sticker on the side of his head.

**ChiTown** · 08-31-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

This beats punching him and slamming his head in the table

Why limit yourself to just one option? Surely he could have accomplished a physical beating and then presented Chan with his release form in the same meeting....

TEX · 08-31-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

WOW!

Just wow.

Gailey did offset some of Herm's sucktitude, but I don't think he was a miracle worker.

I do think that Chan is superior to Haley doing both and Carthon doing...anything. We'll see.

I'm not too high on the move. If there were irreconcilable differences, they should have been addressed earlier.

Minus a broken jaw (the Faid still crack me up!), I don't really see anything that they couldn't have found earlier.
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This.

Mr_Tomahawk · 08-31-2009, 10:03 AM

...maybe averaging one TD a game wasn't enough?

soundmind · 08-31-2009, 10:04 AM

Well, I was a bit surprised by this one. I thought they were just going to weather the season with staff as-is....but I have to admit, this is kind of awesome. I'm actually impressed that they have the mind to change what isn't working. Is it Chan's fault necessarily? No. Could he possibly help this team more from another position right now? Maybe. But 33 points in 3 games isn't the reason this happened, it's the preseason and the OLine sucks. My guess is they realized that the offense was worse than they thought (specifically the line). And instead of letting it fester, they made a broad stroke move.....I like it.

**BigRedChief** · 08-31-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

RE-POST, BITCH!

Can't be a re-post. That only applies to thread starters. Read the planet by laws.

**Dave Lane** · 08-31-2009, 10:05 AM

I'll bet he said see we don't need Cassel we have Capt Thigpen and if you'll just let me put in the pistol we can win!!

Jerm · 08-31-2009, 10:05 AM

Too bad we couldn't pull Chucky out of the MNF booth to be OC.

Damn Haley is one cold blooded mofo and personally, I love it.
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Sweet Daddy Hate · 08-31-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JD10367

Maybe it went something like this.

Chan: "Hey, you know, I think Thigpen gives us the best chance to win in week one."

Haley: "F**k you, clean out your desk."

That's the best part of this whole affair; it clearly spells the end of the Hobbit.

DaWolf · 08-31-2009, 10:06 AM

Well I guess if you are telling the players that they better perform or else, then you have to hold your coaching staff to the same standards...

Mr_Tomahawk · 08-31-2009, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave Lane

I'll bet he said see we don't need Cassel we have Capt Thigpen and if you'll just let me put in the pistol we can win!!

Chiefnj2 · 08-31-2009, 10:06 AM

Firing your OC two weeks before the start of the season when the two apparent candidates for playcalling are Carthon and a rookie head coach, doesn't seem to be the wisest move.

08-31-2009, 09:11 AM
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soundmind EB:29 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Casino cash: $10004900	Well, I was a bit surprised by this one. I thought they were just going to weather the season with staff as-is....but I have to admit, this is kind of awesome. I'm actually impressed that they have the mind to change what isn't working. Is it Chan's fault necessarily? No. Could he possibly help this team more from another position right now? Maybe. But 33 points in 3 games isn't the reason this happened, it's the preseason and the OLine sucks. My guess is they realized that the offense was worse than they thought (specifically the line). And instead of letting it fester, they made a broad stroke move.....I like it.
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