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10-Pack: Jump on the NFL coaching carousel (SportingNews.com)
This week, instead of taking a look at 10 story lines regarding the games that were played over the weekend,...
Chiefs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
<p><p>It was supposed to be a typical coach's season wrap-up press conference. It felt more like a coach wrapping up his three-year tenure with the team.</p> <p>Chiefs coach Herm Edwards did his best not to sound like a lame duck as he summed up his third year, a 2-14 season that probably will not merit a fourth go-round in Kansas City after a 4-12 campaign the previous year.</p> <p>Even Edwards had to acknowledge there was little beyond player evaluations he could do while awaiting the hiring of a new general manager.</p> <p>Whoever team chairman Clark Hunt hires—and that hire will come from outside the current organization—will have to make a decision, with Hunt having final approval, on Edwards' status.</p> <p>The Chiefs reportedly met with the Patriots' Scott Pioli about...
Chiefs talking with Pioli for GM job (AP)
Scott Pioli, who helped build the New England Patriots' dynasty, may have a second suitor among teams looking for general managers. Pioli, 43, was scheduled to meet with Kansas City Chiefs owner and board chairman Clark Hunt, possibly Monday, persons with knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press.
Chiefs' Johnson should become available (Yahoo! Sports)
Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson went public last week with his desire to be traded, so his...
Browns may have to pick between Mangini, Pioli (Yahoo! Sports)
The Cleveland Browns ' strong interest in fired New York Jets coach Eric Mangini could impact their search for...
Back to the basics: Ravens get shun the spread, play physical offensive football (SportingNews.com)
In a time when spread offenses are all the rage, the Ravens get back to the basics of physical, smashmouth football.
Report: Pats' Pioli 'very interested' in Cleveland GM job (Yahoo! Sports)
Scott Pioli, New England Patriots vice president of player personnel, is believed to be very interested in the...
Chiefs' Edwards not worried about his future (PA SportsTicker)
On a day when three of his peers were fired, Kansas City Chiefs coach Herman Edwards said Monday he would not lobby to retain his job.
Winners and losers: McNabb, Reid stay alive (Yahoo! Sports)
Written off after a blowout loss to the Ravens, Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid aren't quite done in Philly.
Chiefs RB Larry Johnson wants out of Kansas City (PA SportsTicker)
There figures to be plenty of personnel changes for the Kansas City Chiefs following the worst season in franchise history.
Bengals beat Chiefs 16-6 for third straight win (AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=11t7fbvnh/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20081228004&prov=ap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081228/thumb.172ee55126fc4812b5804015eecb9297.chiefs_bengals_football_pbs113.jpg" width="88" height="130" alt="Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson (32) leaves the field after they defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 16-6 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in Cincinnati. Benson ran for 111 yards and one touchdown in the game. " align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>While Herm Edwards talked like he'll be back as the Kansas City Chiefs' coach for at least one more year, running back Larry Johnson began trying to talk his way out of town. Pacing the sideline in a bright red jacket and cap, Edwards watched the Chiefs' season -- and, perhaps, his days in charge of them -- end with another dismal showing.</p><br clear="all" />
Ocho Cinco inactive for second game (AP)
Receiver Chad Ocho Cinco was inactive for the Cincinnati Bengals' final game Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs because of a hamstring injury. The Bengals also were missing receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, who had a bad back. The Bengals' offense was missing six starters from their opening game roster.
For Chiefs and Bengals: It's finally over! (AP)
Halfway through the season, the beaten-down Bengals and Chiefs started looking forward to this one. On Sunday, Cincinnati and Kansas City will share misery and empathy as they end their woeful seasons together. At least one of them will get a win -- or, maybe, they'll play to a tie that would be a perfectly fitting finale.
Intrigue, relevance stick through final weekend (Yahoo! Sports)
From the Lions trying to avoid history to several teams hoping to make the playoffs, the league keeps fans engaged.
Week 17 NFL picks: Watch out for reenergized Chargers (SportingNews.com)
The San Diego Chargers have proved they have an electric offense, led by quarterback Philip Rivers.
Coaching hot seat: Haslett done, Turner back? (Yahoo! Sports)
Jim Haslett and Norv Turner are among the coaches who soon should learn of their fate.
Sadsack Chiefs aim to avoid ignominous NFL record (AP)
A good title for a movie about the 2008 Chiefs might be "Sackless in Kansas City." In addition to having the worst record in team history, the young Chiefs (2-13) go into Sunday's finale at Cincinnati in jeopardy of entering the record book as the worst pass-rushing team in the history of the league.
'Boys, Bolts can still make good in spite of, um, hiccups (SportingNews.com)
The NFL's darlings of late summer, still as talented as ever, somehow have their heads above water after treading it most of the season, says Albert Breer.
Edwards: Chiefs will compete in '09 (AP)
Whether he's their head coach or not, Herm Edwards sees a contender taking shape in Kansas City in the very near future. "I see them competing next year," the embattled coach of the 2-13 Chiefs said in what may be his last regular-season Tuesday news conference. "I think this is going to be a good football team next year.
Titans help prove draft grades are bogus (Yahoo! Sports)
Players who got low grades by "sudden" college football experts in April are turning heads in Tennessee.
Edwards says Chiefs are well-coached (AP)
Even knowing now that Kansas City's rebuilding program may cost him his job, Herm Edwards insists he would do it again. "Because it was the right thing to do for the organization," Edwards said Monday, one week after his future was thrown into doubt by the abrupt resignation of president and general manager Carl Peterson.
Edwards says he's still launch youth program (AP)
Even knowing the rebuilding program may wind up costing him his job, Kansas City Chiefs coach Herm Edwards insists he would make the same decisions again. Edwards said Monday that stripping the Chiefs of most of their aging veterans and going with so many young people was the right thing to do, even though it's led to this year's 2-13 record.
Pennington throws for 3 TDs, Dolphins beat Chiefs (AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/nfl/SIG=11t5q0tl8/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20081221012&prov=ap"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081221/thumb.c67b59d9af1a420984d2da8aa1bbb336.dolphins_chiefs_football_mocr118.jpg" width="130" height="81" alt="Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington walks to the sideline during a time out in the second quarter of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, in Kansas City, Mo. The Dolphins won 38-31. " align="left" border="0"></a></p><p>The coldest conditions any Miami team has played in couldn't stop these history-making Dolphins. Thriving in mind-numbing frigidity, Chad Pennington threw three touchdown passes Sunday in a 38-31 victory over Kansas City that continued one of the most remarkable comeback seasons in NFL history. A year after going 1-15, the Dolphins can clinch the AFC East next weekend by beating the New York Jets,...</p><br clear="all" />
Winners and losers: Faltering Favre arrives (Yahoo! Sports)
The Jets are getting a good look at the late-season Brett Favre collapse that became routine in Green Bay.
Cry, Whine and Moan in the penultimate week (Yahoo! Sports)
License to complain annoyingly is hereby granted to fans of the following teams this week: Veterans of the Cry,...
Dolphins' leading tackler out for Chiefs game (AP)
Linebacker Channing Crowder, the Miami Dolphins' leading tackler, was inactive for Sunday's frigid game against Kansas City. Crowder, who recorded 105 tackles in the first 14 games of the Dolphins' turnaround season, has a sore left knee. With temperatures at kickoff expected in single digits, the Chiefs had several key players inactive, including cornerback Maurice Leggett, wide receiver Jeff Webb...
Chiefs sign DT Lokey (PA SportsTicker)
The Kansas City Chiefs on Friday signed defensive tackle Derek Lokey to a three-year contract.
Ocho Cinco wants Houshmandzadeh back in Cincy (Yahoo! Sports)
As the Cincinncati Bengals prepared for Sunday's Dec. 21 collision in Cleveland, Chad Ocho Cinco crooned a...
Dimitroff's rise as unlikely as Falcons' ascent (Yahoo! Sports)
Thomas Dimitroff toiled in Canada and Japan before finally getting entrenched in NFL scouting circles.
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The Power of Single Play
How many times have you heard it come out of the mouth of a coach or a player? One play at a time. It is one of the most used of football cliches. There's a reason for that. It's the truest. An average game in the NFL has
Columns of the Year
The 2008 Chiefs season has concluded and as one way to sum up the events of this past year we thought we'd offer what our fellow columnists thought were the best columns churned out on kcchiefs.com over these past 12 months. Each columnist was asked
Diminishing returns
As Don Shula's coaching career in Miami was winding down in the mid-1990s, I had a running debate with a friend over the coach's place in NFL history. I claimed he was the best pro head coach of all time, based on most wins ever, 347,
Turning the AFC West Upside Down
In the last 15 years or so there were three individuals who pretty much dominated the discussion when it came to the AFC West. One was Carl Peterson. Wednesday will be his last day as the president-general manager of the Chiefs. The second was
All New "Mic'd Up" Episode Online Now
MI Bank partnered with the Kansas City Chiefs to help put fans behind the scenes at One Arrowhead Drive all season long on kcchiefs.com. Mic'd Up gives fans an inside look behind the facemask of their favorite Chiefs players throughout each
Chiefs Agree to Terms with Four Reserve/Future Free Agents
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Tuesday that the club has agreed to terms with four Reserve/Future Free Agents. The list of players who agreed to terms of two-year contracts includes: G Brian De La Puente, G Edwin Harrison, DT T.J. Jackson and RB
Herm Edwards 2008 Season Wrap-Up
Highlights HERM EDWARDS: "To finalize our season, it was disappointing for us, our players, our fans and everybody involved in the Chiefs organization due to the fact that the win-loss record wasn't what we anticipated. "But I
TE Tony Gonzalez Voted Derrick Thomas Award Winner, CB Maurice Leggett Wins Mack Lee Hill Award
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Monday that TE Tony Gonzalez has been named the club's 2008 Derrick Thomas Award winner and CB Maurice Leggett earned the team's Mack Lee Hill Award. Both honors are voted on by Chiefs players and will be
Kansas City's Opponents Determined For 2009
The Chiefs 2009 regular season opponents were officially determined on Monday, as well as opponents for all 32 teams in the NFL. The complete 2009 NFL schedule including dates and times will be determined at a later date. The Chiefs will be celebrating
The toughest hire
It's amazing how quickly top coaching and front office jobs open and close this time of year. Three firings of head coaches were announced the morning after the regular season ended, and more no doubt are on the way. The general manager
Chiefs-Bengals Postgame Quotes
HERM EDWARDS Initial comments ... "I thought early in the football game we didn't have energy, and you have to play with energy. We generally play with a lot of energy, and we didn't have that in the first half. We struggled
Chiefs-Bengals Postgame Notes
The Carl Peterson Era: Sunday's game was the final game of Carl Peterson's 20-year tenure with the Chiefs franchise. During that span from '89-08, Kansas City amassed a 176-143-1 (.552) regular season record, made nine playoff
Chiefs Close Season with 16-6 Loss at Cincinnati
VIDEO: MI Bank Post Game Report with Mitch Holthus Game Log | Postgame Notes | Postgame Quotes | Photos | Gamebook (PDF) | Highlights | Watch Full Game by Bob Gretz Last week, the Chiefs racked up four TDs and 31 points against a Miami
A Sad Ending to a Sad Season
CINCINNATI -- The last 25 games have been tough ones for the Chiefs. Whether your last name is Hunt, or you are a fan who lives and dies with your red and gold, there hasn't been much good that's come from the 2008 season and the final
Chiefs-Bengals Game Log
by Josh Looney PRE-GAME, 10:45 AM (ET) This is it everyone...we've arrived at Paul Brown Stadium here in Cincinnati for the 2008 season finale. One could argue, however, that the season is actually just getting started with the many
Q&A with TYLER THIGPEN - 12/26
Q: Good week in practice this week? TYLER THIGPEN: "Yeah. I feel like, considering it's Christmas week, we've been really focused. Give the guys a lot of credit for not letting the outside distract them, with the holiday spirit and
Chiefs Promote LB Weston Dacus From Practice Squad
The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Friday that the club has signed LB Weston Dacus to a three-year contract from the club's practice squad. As per Chiefs policy, no other terms of the agreement were made available. Dacus (6-1, 232) originally
So Long to the 2008 Season
When the Chiefs walk off the playing field at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday afternoon, they will have brought closure to the 2008 season. It will however, not be the end of the ramifications from what has happened over the last six
Tony Gonzalez Plays Father Christmas
Undoubtedly the most familiar figure this time of year is Santa Claus. You know the jolly old guy in a red suite that doles out gifts to good girls and boys? Well, the Kansas City Chiefs have their own version of this popular holiday legend. He too has an
Hot hands for cold days
The Chiefs lost a game, yet busted a myth. They reminded us last weekend that on any day that the postman can still deliver the mail, NFL quarterbacks can still deliver the ball. For years and years, coaches have insisted that high-flying passing
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