Romeo Crennel Press Conference: Live Updates

Kent Babb is giving us live updates via Twitter of Romeo Crennels press conference as they are not airing it live on KC Chiefs.com. I will give you updates here live so be sure to refresh.

Update: The press conference is over. I will leave this info up until the recording is available on KC Chiefs.com.

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Haley on Crennel, a guy “I had great interest in adding to our staff.”

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Haley: “I jumped at the opportunity to make him a part of my staff.”

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Crennel: “I was able to take a breath last year. … (Haley) was willing to wait however long I needed (last year).”

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“I thought it would be a disservice to him to basically have him wait until June. … I decided that I would take that deep breath.”

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Crennel: “After sitting out that year … that breath has filled my lungs.” Said his hip is fine and is energized. half a minute ago from web

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Crennel: “I’m just excited to help him grow this.”

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Haley on Pendergast’s role: “Clancy is part of my staff. … I want Clancy to be part of this staff.”

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Clancy Pendergast will remain on chiefs staff…haley says there are moving parts but wants clancy on his staff

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Haley said he wants Pendergast to continue on the staff in some other role.

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To clarify, gary gibbs is staying. Clancy Pendergast remains as well for the time being.

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Crennel: “There’s a good young nucleus. We have to improve and add some players, and I think we’re going to start doing that.”

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Crennel said the Chiefs will be based in a 3-4 defense but “will not be limited.” Also: “We will mix things up as we need to.”

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Sounds like Crennel is ready to use multiple fronts on the line with a 3-4 base

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Crennel: “I was just waiting to see and hoping that I did have an opportunity. I did have it, and Kansas City was one of those.”

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Haley: “You need players to win the big game, and you need coaches. You can’t do it with just one or the other.”

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Haley said the Chiefs are in the process of working on identifying players for the team to pursue.

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Haley: “We’ve got a nice staff and one we’re going to continue to work on.”

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Haley said Clancy Pendergast will be coaching a position but wouldn’t specify which.

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Haley then indicated that Pendergast would likely remain as the defensive backs coach.

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Crennel on his defensive philosophy: “It’s going to be a combination of zone and man going in.”

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Crennel said he would “definitely be interested” in being a head coach again.

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Pendergast coached DBs last year, specifically the corners, which is where Haley believes Pendergast will coach in 2010

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Crennel on rejoining fmr Patriots coworkers: “All of that was really important in my decision to come here and try to build a program.”

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Crennel is in Kansas City now, talking with other coaches about players “so I can get a better feel” for the defense.

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Crennel: “I could stand to lose a couple pounds, but so could a few other coaches.”

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Haley said, maybe jokingly, that he would put his coaching staff on a fitness program, similar to the one the players are assigned to.

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That’s it, folks. That’s the end of the teleconference. Hope that was informative.