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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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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