Derrick Thomas inducted into Hall of Fame
Derrick Thomas is finally in the Hall of Fame!
One of the greatest Chiefs ever, DT, is now where he belongs in Canton in the HOF. Congrats DT!
More on this shortly but here is a DT highlight videa. If this doesn’t get to you then you aren’t a Chiefs fan.
RIP DT
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Herm heading to TV: ESPN signs Herm Edwards
Looks like most of us were right in saying Herm would probably go to TV.
ESPN signs Herm Edwards - Kansas City Star.
Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herm Edwards is joining ESPN as a NFL studio analyst, the network announced today.
Edwards will appear on NFL Live, SportsCenter, ESPNEWS and other programs throughout the year in addition to contributing analysis on ESPN Radio and other platforms. He is scheduled to start in mid February.
I think it will be interesitng hearing Herm opinions now that he isn’t involved with an NFL team. He should be able to bring in some pretty good insight. I also have to say that I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if Herm gets back into coaching within the next couple of years.
Congrats Herm.
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Shanahan laughs off coaching rumors
So it looks like Adam Schefter was right… Well, he is at least confirming his side of the story. Seems pretty convincing to me.
NFL.com Blogs » Blog Archive Shanahan laughs off coaching rumors «.
Late Friday afternoon, when multiple reports surfaced that the Kansas City Chiefs and Mike Shanahan were close to a deal that would make him the team’s next head coach, the former Denver Broncos coach couldn’t be found. He was missing for a brief time, his cell phone going directly to voice mail.
Shanahan quickly found out the fuss he indirectly and unknowingly had created. When he walked off the golf course and into the clubhouse after playing 18 holes, multiple golfers asked Shanahan if it was true that he was closing in on a deal with the Chiefs.
Shanahan laughed. He had heard the rumors since Thursday morning, when members of his former coaching staff began calling to ask him if it were true that he was going to Kansas City.
Also, it looks like Shanahan doesn’t have much interesting in coming to the Chiefs either:
As Shanahan told the people in the golf clubhouse, there was nothing new Friday that hadn’t been true on Thursday. He hadn’t had any contact with the Chiefs, didn’t plan to have any contact with the Chiefs and wouldn’t be coaching the Chiefs.
Well, I must admit that while I am going to accept whoever Pioli hires (as stated when we hired Pioli I am going to trust him until he proves otherwise) I am not upset at all over this. Shanahan is a good coach, but over the last 10 years he has one playoff victory and I expect more than that from a ‘great coach’.
If there is some 180 degree turnaround and the Chiefs do end up hiring Shanahan I will be okay with it, but at the moment I am fine with this.
Also,Chris Mortensen lost a lot credibility regarding the Chiefs and the NFL as far as I am concerned.
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- ESPN News reporting Herm Edwards is fired and Mike Shanahan is near a deal to become the next head coach in KC. #
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Chiefs fire Herm Edwards: Mike Shanahan near a deal to become Chiefs head coach
Chiefs fire Edwards; Shanahan next
Well, it is looking like that report that came out Wednesday could be right afterall.
Herm has been fired and it looks like the next head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs could be Mike Shanahan.
The Chiefs have been in negotiations to land Shanahan as their next coach and a deal is near, league sources told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen.
That is all they are saying at the moment about Shanahan and the Chiefs and I will let you guys know the second I hear a deal has been struck (if one is struck).
In the mean time here is a little more on the Herm Edwards firing:
“On behalf of my family, I want to thank Herm for his service to the Chiefs,” Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a team statement. “After careful deliberation over the last week, Scott and I decided that it was in the best interests of the Chiefs to move forward in a different direction.
“This was not an easy decision. Herm is an outstanding football coach and a man of integrity. We appreciate his leadership over the past three seasons, and we wish him all the best in the future.”
This pretty much sums up Herm’s time in KC.
Edwards came to Kansas City from the Jets and made the playoffs in his first season, when the team was 9-7. But he was under fire after the team finished 4-12 in 2007. Team management gave him its support, but expected a run at the playoffs. Instead, the team went 2-14, leaving Edwards’ fate up in the air.
In Edwards’ three seasons in Kansas City, only 3 teams had worse records: Detroit, Oakland and St. Louis.
I really like Herm as a person I just feel it was the right time for a change to be made. I wish you all of the best Herm.
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Herm Edwards fired by Kansas City Chiefs
Source: Herm Edwards fired by Kansas City Chiefs - ESPN.
KANSAS CITY — Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards was fired Friday, a well-placed source told ESPN.
Edwards was 15-33 in three seasons with the Chiefs, including 2-14 this season.
He was 39-41 in five seasons as head coach of the New York Jets.
I will get more out on this as soon as I hear more.
Maybe this is the ‘coaching news’ that we were supposed to find out by Friday. And does this mean the Chiefs have someone else in mind and ready to hire?
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Mike Shanahan Next Chiefs Head Coach?
The rumor mill is spinning more than it has in a while her in KC and it is saying that Mike Shanahan could be the next head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Mike Shanahan Could be Next Chiefs Head Coach - NBC Action News KSHB-TV 41.
NBC Action Sports has learned that the Chiefs are getting very close to naming their new head coach.
While we can’t confirm it, we’re hearing that it sounds like Mike Shanahan could be the replacement for Herm Edwards. We should find out by Friday.
Jack Harry of NBC in Kansas City is the one that broke this story and coincidentally he is the same guy that said Mike Shanahan ‘reached out’ to the Chiefs back on Jan. 13. Like most others I wonder how he, of all people, has an insider at One Arrowhead Drive when everything has been kept so air-tight recently.
I’m not sure how I feel about this. Shanahan’s record speaks for itself without Elways (only one playoff victory in the last 10 years) but as I said before I will trust Pioli is making the right decision until it is otherwise shown.
Shany “The Rat” could be our next coach Chiefs fans, what do you think?
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WR Dwayne Bowe and CB Brandon Carr Named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team
Dwayne Bowe and Brandon Carr have been honored by being named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team. This award gets its name from former Chiefs DT Joe Phillips and honors “hard-working, overlooked, underappreciated player(s) who do the dirty work simply because that’s (their) lot in life.”
Kansas City Chiefs - WR Dwayne Bowe, CB Brandon Carr Named to USA Today’s All-Joe Team.
USA Today announced on Wednesday that Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe and CB Brandon Carr have been named to the All-Joe Team. Both Bowe and Carr are receiving the honor for the first time in their careers.
Here is a little more about Dwayne Bowe. He had a good year.
Bowe (6-2, 221) started all 16 games for the Chiefs in 2008 and totaled a career-high 86 catches for a career-best 1,022 yards (11.9 avg.) with seven TDs. He joined WR Otis Taylor as the second player in franchise history to register a 1,000-yard season in just his second pro campaign. Those 86 catches were the fifth-highest single-season total in Chiefs history. Bowe also led all NFL receivers with 15 broken tackles according to STATS, LLC.
Brandon Carr was very impressive as a rookie and I think he could start showing up on All-Pro list before long.
Carr (6-0, 207) was the first rookie cornerback to start all 16 games for the Chiefs since CB Kevin Ross in ‘84, opening 14 contests at left cornerback and two games as the club’s nickel cornerback. He finished his first professional season fifth on the squad with 77 tackles (71 solo), one tackle for loss, two INTs for 67 yards, six passes defensed and two fumble recoveries. Carr joined teammate CB Brandon Flowers, Washington S Chris Horton, Arizona CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Tampa Bay CB Aqib Talib as the only five rookies with four or more takeaways. In perhaps his finest performance of the season, Carr intercepted Denver QB Jay Cutler, recovered a WR Eddie Royal fumble, amassed three tackles and added a pass defensed in what fueled a 33-19 victory vs. the Broncos (9/28).
Great job guys!
Go Chiefs!
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