Yesterday morning a buddy of mine called me up to tell me about a big fire out at a house in Loch Lloyd, which is just south of Kansas City, Mo. Loch Lloyd is a very, very nice area with very, very big houses. (As a blogger, I can obviously relate to this living in the lap of luxury.)

And he also told me that the rumor out that way is that Chiefs QB Matt Cassel, who lives in the area, saved the day by warning the neighbors and calling the police. I really wanted to blog about this story but unfortunately we don't (always) run this blog like the wild, wild west where anything and everything is posted.

So we didn't post it and now I wake up this morning to hear the real story, which is basically the one we heard yesterday.

KMBC 9 did the real reporting and multiple neighbors tell them Cassel saw his neighbor's house on fire, ran over there ringing the doorbell, banging on the door and circling the house to alert them until they came out. The neighbor realized what was up, exited the house and the emergency crews showed up.

Cassel, of course, didn't want any credit for his actions (though his neighbors say he should get some). A neighbor passed this along from Cassel to KMBC: "I wasn't heroic at all. I just ran up to the house and alerted them. The real heroes are the firefighters."

We'll complain about Cassel on the field but it's hard to find anyone in the community, especially in his own neighborhood after this incident, to say anything negative about the guy off the field.

Good morning! Happy Weekend. We have a good sized Arrowheadlines for you this morning. Keep reading for your Kansas City Chiefs news.

No matter the coordinator, Crennel said the Chiefs wouldn't change their offensive philosophy much from that of former head coach Todd Haley.

"Not tremendously," Crennel said. "Everybody talks about this offensive system or that offensive system, but generally everybody runs the ball and everybody throws the ball.

"In today's game you have to be able to do a little bit of everything because you have to be able to adjust your game plan to the strengths and weaknesses of whatever defense you're going against. If that means you need to go no-huddle, then you need to be able to go no-huddle. If that means playing three tight ends, then you go three tight ends. You need to have those kinds of capabilities offensively. ‘'

Crennel Still Exploring Options For Assistant Coaches from KC Star

"I'm not sure if he stated it publicly, but I get the sense Romeo wants to be the coordinator on defense," Pioli said while attending the Senior Bowl. "I don't know if he's made the absolute final decision, but I'm pretty sure that's the way he wants to go."

Chiefs defensive back coach Emmitt Thomas also will be returning to the staff, a source told FOXSports.com. Numerous media outlets reported Thomas had drawn interest from Oakland to join the staff of new Raiders head coach Dennis Allen, which was confirmed to FOXSports.com by two sources.

Chiefs Coach Likely To Run KC Defense from FOX Sports

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Good evening everyone. This is your Friday night open thread. Use it to talk about whatever you want.

Make sure you give us your victory of the week. Mine is an easy one - I turned 29-years old on Monday!

What's your victory of the week?

Ah, yes, an update on the Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator search...

The "hot" name right now -- and by "hot" I mean a bunch of people tweeting about it -- is Brian Daboll from the Miami Dolphins. He has the connection with the New England Patriots which means fans make the obvious connection and wonder if he's coming to KC. In addition, NFL Network's Jason La Canfora tweeted that he expects Daboll to have "every shot in the world" to become the next Chiefs offensive coordinator.

So now Adam Teicher of the KC Star, who spoke to Romeo Crennel this week, has a blog post with some quotes from the Chiefs coach, including why the search may take a while. Check that out.

What caught my eye is that, while Crennel indicated he hadn't talked to Daboll -- he's still under contract with the Dolphins -- he was quoted as saying he "might" talk to him moving forward.

Is Crennel just saying that? Or do the Chiefs have their eyes set on Daboll?

We'll see if the rumor mill is right on this one. Here's Teicher's complete story with Crennel quotes.

I didn't intend for this to turn into draft day around here but whatever. We talked about the latest 2012 NFL mock draftat SI.com which, like ESPN's Mel Kiper, has the Kansas City Chiefs selecting DT Devon Still. As I said in that post, I'm leaning towards an offensive lineman in this draft.

You have Matt Kalil out of USC, who should be one of the top few picks in the draft, as the No. 1 offensive tackle right now. Things can change as we hit the Combine, team workouts and all that but he's considered the top guy at this point and he likely won't be available when the Chiefs pick at 11 or 12.

So who's the second best offensive tackle?

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ESPN's Mel Kiper released one of his 2012 NFL mock drafts last week and had the Kansas City Chiefs selecting Penn State DT Devon Still. It would appear he's the early favorite in these mock drafts because Don Banks of SI.com has the same pick.

Here's what Banks said:

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Rob Gronkowski has an ankle injury and the Patriots never talk about injuries. So I wonder what Bill Belichick's reaction was when Gronkowski's dad told a news station that he had a high ankle sprain.

What's Bill Belichick saying to himself in the photo above?

USA Today released their All-Joe team, named after former Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Joe Phillips, which recognizes the guys who don't get a lot of recognition.

Landing on the list for the Chiefs is CB Brandon Flowers. USA Today writes: "With 70 pass break-ups and 13 picks in four seasons, he's also going places ... like Honolulu in the near future."

In 2008, Dwayne Bowe made the list as did Matt Cassel (when he was in New England). Also making the list that year was then-rookie Brandon Carr. Seems USA Today knows good football players when they see them.

In 2009, Tamba Hali made the list after his transition from 4-3 defensive end to 3-4 outside linebacker. Also on the list that year was Bernard Pollard, who was released by the Chiefs prior to that season.

In 2010, Ryan Lilja made the list as did former Chief Wade Smith (remember him?). Derrick Johnson also made the list that year.