After struggling through the first half of the season, I had given up, completely, totally frustrated with the entire organization. Coaching was miserable and players appeared to have no passion.

Thank God that Chan Gailey either grew a sack, or Herm removed the handcuffs for at least the first halves. It is quite obvious that we have an enormous talent on the offense. Even more encouraging to me is the development at quarterback. True Thigpen has had his struggles, but I have to remind myself that he is only a second year player. I have come to expect him to make plays, rather than hoping for a miracle. I am very confident that a complete offseason knowing that he is the quarterback will only fuel his fire to become great. The support he receives from the offense signifies their confidence in him as well.

The addition of Mark Bradley has been nearly as important as the promotion of Thigpen. His size, speed, and toughness are nearly identical to Bowe’s. That makes our receiving core one of the toughest in the league, when you add in our tight ends. The only thing missing is a small, shifty slot receiver, ala Wes Welker. In my opinion, we have more weapons on offense than we had during Vermeil’s years. What has hurt us is Herm’s predictability, which makes us easy to scout and gameplan against.

Defensively, we are a huge questionmark. I strongly believe in our secondary, even though they have had a tough season. The typical 3 second window a quarterback is usually given, has 5 or 6 against our Chiefs. Besides the defensive line, I’m not sure you can accurately grade the defense. We need better linebacker play, but that may have something to do with the calls. Oh, and special teams suck.

The need for a new coach is and has been apparent for some time. I do believe the change will happen fairly soon, although I believe Clark will give Herm time to resign, before making the decision himself. The departure of CP will usher in a fresh start for our beloved franchise. There are a number of coaching combinations that would make an immediate difference, too many to speculate. The best fit would be a tough, defense minded coach that isn’t afraid of letting his coordinators do their jobs. Chan Gailey has shown glimpses of his ability. Although, I cannot say the same for Gunther, I believe he is an asset and needs to be retained in some capacity.

Finally, I would like to thank the Chiefs players for continuing to play hard and giving us something to cheer for. And to the readers, contributors, and developers of this site, thank you for the perspective, insight, and entertainment you all provide. My check is in the mail.

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and look forward to continuing discussions into the playoffs next year.

Clark said that it will be up to the new GM whether Herm stays or not. I think there is a 90% chance Herm will be fired.

I want a new head coach too. But I am not convinced yet that Clark is going to fire Herm. I think he may be here one more year. Problem is, we’ve got a pretty tough schedule next year. We’re playing the NFC East, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. Whoever is the coach is, will have a tough year.

Here’s something I haven’t heard: Marty S. has a proven system to build a team. He did it in KC, Washington, and San Diego. Dick V. had a profile he used and our offense was proof of that profile. Neither of them took us to the big show granted but they implemented their plan and did what they always do with those plans.

Herm has never said he had a plan, only that we need to build through the draft. That is what all SCOUTS say and help teams do. Therefore, we will never have a team built or a profile show fruition with Herm. He is a SCOUT.

We need to get someone in here with a proven plan, profile, or system of building a winning franchise. That’s what Clark wants and everyone of us.

GM: Scott Pioli
Head Coach: Josh McDaniels (Patriots Off. Coord./Quarterbacks)
Off. Coord: Al Saunders (Rams/Redskins/Chiefs)
Quarterbacks: Eric Price (Current WR coach)
Wide Receivers: Bob Saunders (Rams/Redskins/Chiefs)
Off. Line: Frank Verducci (Browns/Buffalo/Dallas/Bengals)
Running Backs: Anthony Lynn (Browns/Dallas/Jaguars/Denver)
Tight Ends: John Embree (Current TE coach)
Def. Coord: Romeo Crennel (Browns/Patriots)
Linebackers: Mike Haluchak (Browns LB coach)
Def. Line: Randy Melvin (Browns/Patriots)
Def. Backs: Cory Undlin (Browns/Patriots)

As you can see there are a lot of connections to the Browns because of Romeo Crennel. Also some of the coaches have connections to the Patriots. Since Pioli and McDaniels will come from that organization it only makes sense and since Romeo came from the Patriots as well he will have some influence as to his coaching staff.

Al and Bob Saunders come back simply because they will help Josh put together an AWESOME offense that will lead the league in passing as well as rushing which we had when Vermeil was here. This will compliment the defense that Romeo will put together. 3 Superbowl rings have some clout.
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