Yes! Todd Haley and the Chiefs are on the verge of reaching an agreement that would make Haley the next Chiefs head coach. From Jay Glazer of FOX SPORTS:
FOXSports.com has learned that the Chiefs offered the position to Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley and he has accepted. They are now trying to work out terms of a contract agreement.
This offseason has been like Christmas for me.
Fire Carl Peterson? Check!
Fire Herm “Harm” Edwards? Check!
Hire Scott Pioli? Check!
Hire Todd Haley? Check!
Tomorrow, when the ink has dried and this thing is official, we will be the envy of the league. We now have the hottest young coordinator in the game as our head coach to go along with the hottest young executive, an estimated $40 million in cap room and the No. 3 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. Haley seems to be loved, respected and even feared by his players, and I think his football knowledge might even exceed his people skills. That was definitely not the case with one Herman Edwards.
Even if Chan Gailey is retained as offensive coordinator — and I don’t expect him to be — this is a clear message to the fans and the rest of the league. That message? That the Chiefs are only looking one way — forward.
Pro Football Talk discusses an interesting thought — Kurt Warner to the Chiefs?
If Haley ends up taking the job, it’ll be interesting to see whether the Chiefs make a play for Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent in three weeks.
I had previously speculated a trade for Matt Leinart, but obviously the folks over at PFT expect the Cards to keep Leinart and let Warner walk. Yes, even after taking them to their first ever Super Bowl. You didn’t think that one little Super Bowl would make Bill Bidwell stop being cheap, did you? For a minute there, yeah, I sort of did.
But it’s a thought. We sign Warner and draft a young quarterback. We let Warner play and tutor the young QB until he’s ready to go. He was a pretty good mentor for Eli Manning, and I’m sure he helped out Leinart quite a bit. With some other moves, the Chiefs would be AFC West contenders immediately. In part because the AFC West is that bad, but also because Warner would combine with Dwayne Bowe and Tony Gonzalez to form one of the most potent passing attacks in the NFL. And, remember, there’s always that Michael Crabtree guy, too.
We’ll keep an eye on Leinart and Warner, especially now that the Patriots have franchised Matt Cassel and are rumored to be asking for two firsts in exchange for him. Yikes!
As for Haley, this is the Chiefs big second step forward towards success. We know that he and Pioli work well together. We know that the Chiefs are going to have a potent offense soon — look what Haley built in the desert in a mere two years. What the Chiefs need to do now is bring in a good defensive coordinator and pounce on defensive free agents when the market opens. As an offensive guy, Haley will need a strong D coordinator and some more talent on that side of the ball. I don’t expect him or Pioli to neglect those needs.
This is a great day in Chiefs history, fellow Addicts. I think we got the best hungry, young coach out there, and I expect him to be a perfect match for our hungry, young front office and nucleaus. Welcome to Kansas City, Todd Haley. We’re thrilled to have you!
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good we got our coach!!!….i broke this news like 20 mins ago lol in the other comment section..lol\
GO CHIEFS!!
OMG! Is this real? Could it be? I feel like we’ve won something already! Talk about excited! This is the best news I’ve heard in such a long time. With the cap room, new badass GM, a young eager owner, N0. 3 pick, young players to groom, and a rabid, eager fan base, there are so many upsides for anyone to come here. And we got Haley!
Did Santa come around just once more?
Glad we finally have a coach. Now we can move forward with offseason plans. I wonder who he is going to bring in as DC? I hope Krumrie is canned. He has done nothing with the high draft picks that he has been given on the line.
I wouldn’t believe what PFT said about Warner. Everything I’ve read has him saying he is either going to retire or play for the Cards. That is it. Bidwell isn’t going to be cheap. The Cards supposedly are going to offer him a 2 year contract in the $18-20 million range.
I don’t necessarily believe the Warner possibility is one, but I certainly wouldn’t completely dismiss it either.
Sarge, it is Christmas. And apparently all I need to do is keep asking for stuff in my Blueprints and they will come into fruition. In that case…and a partridge in a Crabtree!
I would welcome it but I think people close to Warner have been saying it is Arizona or retirement…
I am stoked we got Haley…its gonna be great…we got a great coach.
Although i dont agree with this move, its still good to see action. Good things to come on offence. Just hope we get a great DC.
Im pretty sure this means we get crabtree at 3 if hes still there. Haley did well with bolden and fitzgerald and he wont pass up on a potential Bowe and Crabtree. This only means good for our offense, as he can just use the offence he did in Arizona. I also hope we go with thiggy. With Thiggy at the helm, I think our offense can really go places through the air.
Your Christmas Offseason Is Missing One Important Thing!
Fire Carl Peterson? Check!
Fire Herm “Harm” Edwards? Check!
Hire Scott Pioli? Check!
Induct Derrick Thomas Into The Hall Of Fame? Check!
Hire Todd Haley? Check!
Now Im Hoping For 2 More…
Sign Terrell Suggs? Hopeful Check!
Draft Michael Crabtree? Hopeful Check!
Oh USN…You And Your Capitalizing Every Letter.
haha…
We Do IT At Work On All Our Documents & Letters. Its Habit, LOL.
Oh Wow….I Like It Tho….Easy To Read.
Someone on AP pointed out that it would be great to get Anquan to come with him….we would not need Crabtree…
Are There Any Rumors Or Reports On Boldin Leaving The Cards? Last I Heard Fitz Said He Would Restructure His Contract So That Arizona Could Re-sign Him.
I’m cautiously optimistic about this. I won’t say it’s the next coming of Lombardi, or Herm Edwards. I think just as important as the Head Coach hiring, will be who he chooses for his DC. He should do fine with the O, but it’ll all be for nothing if we can’t stop anybody.
I’m actually more excited for free agency to start. We’re looking at about $37 million under right now, and with a few over priced vets possibly getting the boot, that could push us well over $40.
Oh, and put me down as one vote for Romeo Crennel for DC. He’ll bring in the 3-4, which is so much easier to fill personnel wise than the 4-3. College football does not put out many “hand in the dirt” DE’s anymore, guys that have the height, weight, speed combo to go from college DE, to NFL DE.
Most college DE’s end up making the transition to 3-4 OLB based on this fact, running 6-3, 6-4, 240-260 range. So not only can you look at REGULAR college LB’s to fill your spots, but this also opens up the door to look at DE’s as being able to switch to LB.
College DE’s who switched to NFL LB
Lamarr Woodley
Shawne Merriman
Terrell Suggs
Damarcus Ware
Adalius Thomas
Shaun Philips
Tend to agree with Hasty but lets not put the cart before the horse here on Romeo.
James Hasty,
I’m with you on the Romeo Crennel bandwagon. He is one of those guys that is a good coordinator, but doesn’t have what it takes to be the lead dog. He would be a perfect fit here as our DC.
As all of these offseason moves this offseason is it just me or has anyone else wished it would have happened last offseason? Had it happened last offseason we would probably still have Jared Allen.
We have made some bone head moves in the recent past i.e. getting rid of Allen, bringing in older vets looking for a short term band aid solution over a bleeding bullet wound.
thus far we seem to have things going in the right direction, should i be worried? can i get stitches for this bullet wound or just change gauze pads for another season.
so what do we do about LJ ( whom jersey i am about to burn ) and Tony G (whom jersey i may frame )?
DBK, I was sad to see Jared leave too, but do people sometimes forget that we got what could possibly be a 10 year left tackle in Albert? I’d still pull the trade to this day, better to have a franchise LT than DE in my opinion. And if Glenn turns it on, that much better. A franchise LT and DT for one DE, shiiiiiiiiit.
James Hasty,
We could have still taken a LT with the first round pick that we had. New Orleans wanted to trade up for Dorsey. We could have traded down with them and still picked up a guy like Clady. Would have had him and an All-Pro DE. Oh well, it doesn’t matter now. What is done is done.
Hopefully, whoever Haley and Pioli bring in on the defensive side of the ball can get those guys to reach their potential. I would have loved it if the Chiefs were in a position to bring in Rod Marinelli as defensive line coach. Surely, Krumrie will be gone. He has to be. He is awful.
Adam:
“it is Christmas. And apparently all I need to do is keep asking for stuff in my Blueprints and they will come into fruition.”
True, as you did get your head coach choice of McDaniel,no, Spags, no, Haley, yes. Another way of putting is it, keep changing your blueprint enough, one version is bound to hit. Bro, you can’t claim credit for Haley. He was your third choice!
I got so excited I just bought four season tickets instead of two. AA staff talk to me if you get to a game next year Ill fix you up.
WOODY ILL SET YOU UP
Merlin,
Haven’t you figured out yet that Adam comes from the “broken clock” school of being right? LOL.
As with all recent media certitudes concerning who will be the next Chiefs HC, I will only believe it when I hear it from the Chiefs front office. All signs seem to be pointing to this happening but one can never be totally certain nowadays.
If we “look [at] what Haley built in the desert in a mere two years” I guess that means we just need to overlook that the fact he oversaw the league’s worst running game. Are we looking at Air Coryell redux? I also have some pretty big concerns about his history/pattern of getting publicly confrontational with players and how that might play out here – especially with him as HC. Perhaps Pioli will be able to keep him in check?
Anyway, if Haley is indeed the choice, I highly doubt Chan Gailey will stick around as OC. I do however expect Chan to be somebody’s next HC and that he will lead that team to a Super Bowl victory.
DBK,
You’re right. I had read reports (May or may not have been true), that NO would have swapped 1st rounders, and sent us Jammal Brown with the pick. Not sure how true that is, that would have given us a top-10 pick, a Pro-Bowl LT, and we still keep Allen.
Maybe this is why Carl is out swapping bed sheets, “House Keeping, you want me stick finger in mouth?”
Randy- that’s the kind of fan support Mr. Pioli and Mr. Hunt want to see, I’ll be hittin you up for those tickets! Hopefully it won’t be 9 degrees with Carl’s goons harassing me!
Merlin and Double D,
I never said he was my first choice. Ah, you two.
But I was the first person on the Haley bandwagon. I can even pull up the time on a post that proves I beat Whitlock and everybody else to the punch. Not my first choice, but I was the first one to choose him.
Besides, I’m also the first to say when I’m wrong, a la Larry Johnson yesterday. So, I think mentioning when I’m right is fine. Unlike a lot of bloggers and sportswriters, I play it both ways.
Besides, I didn’t really want Haley until he stepped up in the playoffs, grabbed me by the collar and said I’m the guy. Plus, Herm was still our coach when McD and Spags got hired.
Like an architectural blueprint or a screenplay, my BPs here will always go through many drafts. Mostly because as time progresses we’re privy to new information. And yes, they basically are revised wishlists. Like if Toys R Us ran out of one toy what a kid would want instead.
It’s not about being right, or even first necessarily. It’s about getting what I want given the situation, which I did. In retrospect, I’m glad we didn’t get McD or Spags. I really am.
Anquan Boldin is not a free agent!
I’ve said that before, but…
From Wikipedia:
BOWE BOWE BOWE is going to get even better!!!!! Bowe has to be excited about this. Tony too.
Haley is the right choice becuase he is a hard worker, innovator, and out to prove to himself and to his father that he is “the man”
Time to sit down with Larry and explain to him that he will be toten the rock for KC whether he likes it or not!
I will plan on that looking forward to it Eric! Even got the red parking pass package!!!