How about this scenario?

by mooseface79 on Jan 15, 2009 4:35 PM CST Comment 24 comments

Pioli keeps Herm for the rest of his contract... then hires his father-in-law Bill Parcells as Head Coach next season. Parcells, who in my opinion is not done with coaching yet, would be exactly what we need. The downside... we would be stuck with Herm for another disappointing season. I know, that's a pretty big downside, but think of the good things that could come of this: young QB development, a coach with an uderstanding of offense and defense, discipline, and well pretty much everything we want in a Head Coach that we don't have now. Hell , think of how much more exciting the press confrences would be.

This is just something that popped in my head today, and I wanted to throw it out there for discussion. I have been visiting this site for over a year now, but this is my first post... so please be kind.

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Arrowhead Pride's writers or editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of Arrowhead Pride writers or editors.

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seems possible

with parcells being piolis father in law. i dont know if parcells will want to coach next year or not but it is definately possible. nice thought

by chiefs8288 on Jan 15, 2009 4:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

wow....sounds good

by woodman212 on Jan 15, 2009 4:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Do not forget

Parcells has an exit clause in his contract, why wait a year?

Welcome to KC Scott Pioli, home of the most rabid football fans in the NFL!

by Eric Allen on Jan 15, 2009 4:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Forgot all about that.

by mooseface79 on Jan 15, 2009 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly, if that's Parcells intention it can happen now...

“… sooner’s better than later …”

by KCFanatic on Jan 15, 2009 4:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I just don't get the whole

Let’s keep herm another year then dump him..What if we go 9-7 next year…Are you just supposed to sack him after we kept him as coach in a 2-14 season…I think Pioli is going to grab the man he wants now as opposed to later..Despite what everyone may believe their is plenty head coaching talent out there right now. Pioli could possibly even talk parcells in to coming on board now, or shanahan, or spagnuolo, marty, possibly even cowher (maybe not likely but with pioli who knows), or another d coordinator in the league…

Regardless, I just don’t buy that they will wait a year to find the coach for the future..These guys work hard and they also want to work smart…Wasting a year on someone you don’t believe in (which is how you positioned this article) makes no sense..So if they stay with Herm it’s because their willing to see if he is the man of the future, and if they play well this next year, then he will have him self another contract and will be here long term..Yeah I don’t like that scenario but Pioli isn’t going to put hours upon hours into a job where he doesn’t 100% back the head coach in place

by CALIFAN1986 on Jan 15, 2009 5:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Agree that you should never retain a coach for "one more year"

But I can’t see this happening, ever.

"Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football"
- John Heisman

by Maddogmag on Jan 15, 2009 5:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Marty

Marty got canned after going 14-2!

by Nelly on Jan 15, 2009 5:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Didn't Parcells say

He wouldn’t go anywhere his son-in-law got hired? I thought I read that somewhere.

by Buck'O on Jan 15, 2009 6:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No to Parcells.

He didn’t do much in Dallas. He’s done. Might as well re-hire Marty (which actually wouldn’t be the worst thing ever).

by DonnyDonovan on Jan 15, 2009 5:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

What?

All of the young talent on that team was drafted by Parcells.

by mooseface79 on Jan 15, 2009 5:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Marty!!!!!!!!

Marty Marty Marty Marty. Oh sorry. Im just remembering the good ole days, and the fact that everywhere he goes the team seems to turn around on a dime. Even Shanny would works. NO MORE EDWARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is a waist of time. All of you out there know that either one of those people would be a far better coach then what we have now. Pull the trigger Pioli!!!!!

Toby J. Neal

by chiefs24 on Jan 15, 2009 6:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

thats the spirit chiefs24

It’s like everyone has already forgotten that marty is perhaps the greatest regular season coach of all time..He has never taken a head coaching job that wasn’t a rebuilding process and he has converted all into successful teams..And every team goes down hill after he leaves..Funny huh

But everyone seems so bent on hiring spagnuolo who has what like 2 seasons of experience at the coordinator position..That makes NO sense to me…

Marty or Shanny or Cowher…Any of those coaches please..If not then we didn’t hire the best coaches available..Mark my words, these coaches will lead teams back to the playoffs numerous times.

by CALIFAN1986 on Jan 15, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I haven't forgotten.

marty is perhaps the greatest regular season coach of all time..

I’m going to re-watch that Pioli press conference. I must have missed the part were he said that the goal set forth to him by Hunt was to have the greatest regular season record every single season, and never win a playoff game, and never compete for a championship.

Marty was fired after a 14-2 season for a reason. It only took one playoff game to figure out that he is still cursed. He can turn around almost any program in any state of distress; as long as you don’t want to win a playoff game.

The Powers Of Astute Observation Are Often Mistaken As Cynacism By Those That Do Not Posses Them -- G.B. Shaw

by Texas Chief on Jan 15, 2009 11:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No way this happens

Some of the toughest people to do business with…that is successfully…..IS FAMILY!! My goodness~

by ColoradoChief on Jan 15, 2009 7:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I doubt it,

But a very intriguing possibility. Nice post.

by ryan_andersen98 on Jan 15, 2009 7:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Who knows...

As good as Clark was about not leaking anything to the media on Pioli, they may already have a head coach lined up and we just don’t know it yet.

by Sparbs on Jan 15, 2009 8:40 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

True

I think your more right then we know Sparbs.

Toby J. Neal

by chiefs24 on Jan 15, 2009 8:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Why do many people assume that if Herm stays, nothing will change and we will suck again next year?

The downside… we would be stuck with Herm for another disappointing season.

For a city that hated Peterson so much, we sure are ignoring the possibility that the recent suckitude had a lot to do with his poor personnel decisions.

I see no reason why a team led by Pioli and Herm next year couldn’t improve.

by PVChiefsfan on Jan 16, 2009 8:08 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Because this wasn't Herm's first job

so blaming it solely on the king doesn’t make sense. We don’t think he’ll go out and get “Coaching for dummies” and be a face on the sidelines that all of a sudden has a look of knowing whats going on.

Bill Parcell’s: "You are what your record says you are."

Thigpen WILL NOT be the Chiefs starting QB next year IMO. He can compete for the job and should be 2nd or 3rd string.

by THE_TRUTH on Jan 16, 2009 8:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs