Former Kansas City Chiefs head coach Todd Haley has now been unemployed for well over a month. The Chiefs fired him on Dec. 13 and Haley has been connected to a few jobs since then.
If you're curious what the former head coach has been up to, here's a run down of where we've seen his name mentioned recently?
Arizona Cardinals: The very first Haley rumor connected him to his former team, the Cardinals. Ken Whisenhunt is still the head coach and it was believed that there was some interest on both sides to get something done but Arizona area reporters (like Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic) are now saying that's unlikely to happen. The Cards only opening may be at quarterbacks coach, which would be a step back in Haley's career right now.
New York Jets: Tony Sparano was hired as the offensive coordinator in New York and at one point people thought Haley and Sparano would be a package deal. Haley interviewed with the Jets but New York area reporters (like Manish Mehta of the NY Daily News) have since said that Haley's not expected to join the staff.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Nope, he's not interviewing in Pittsburgh or anything but Bruce Arians, the Steelers offensive coordinator, may not return in 2012. If he doesn't, you have to wonder if Haley would be a candidate. Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (via Arrowheadlines) dropped Haley's name in a column about potential offensive coordinators if Arians is indeed gone.
That's about it right now. The Cards and the Jets are the only two rumors that had some legs while the Steelers thing is just throwing out names at this point.
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tracking Todd Haley?
a ha! Pioli implanted a tracking device in Haley’s arm and … aaarrrrgggg!
upamtn - January 20, 2012
beat me to it
reedeasy - January 20, 2012 via Android app
Haha, I didn't even realize that
Pun not intended on my headline.
Joel Thorman - January 20, 2012
Its not paranoia if they are tracking you...
nateforchiefs - January 20, 2012 via mobile
I bear no ill will towards Haley.
That being said…I don’t really give a shit where, when, or if he gets another job.
Scott B. - January 20, 2012
And yet here you are in this thread.
Tarkus - January 20, 2012
I'm free to comment, Tarkus...same as everyone else.
Scott B. - January 20, 2012
Haley shot himself in the foot with his behavior as the Chiefs Head Coach.
The temper tantrums, the not working well with OC’s and other coaches, the determination to be defiant toward the GM bu continuing to play Palko, the unkempt appearance….yeah, I don’t think Haley was putting his best foot forward for continued employment in the NFL. Mind Boggling.
swmochiefan - January 20, 2012
... and the team never showed the decency to give him Charlie Weis' golfcart!
upamtn - January 20, 2012
The man is a cancer.
chai1836 - January 20, 2012
Can't imagine it's easy explaining in interviews why he thought he was being bugged & followed
jmcgoblue - January 20, 2012
I wish things had gone differently with Haley
but near the end, his behavior and stubbornness was costing us wins. The insistence on playing Palko, the crappy play calling process, the sideline behavior, the behavior toward our players, it was all destroying the team and ruined our playoff chances. That makes me mad, and honestly shows that he shouldn’t be an NFL coach.
bossmanham - January 20, 2012
I would love to hear him explain why he did all of these things in his interviews
You know the main question will be why would he not bench Palko
KingChief - January 20, 2012
Agreed. That is where Haley lost me.
Our offense was broken and he did not take steps to correct the situation. When I look back and see that we wasted four starts on Tyler “f-ing” Palko I just want to pull my hair out.
G.L. - January 20, 2012
"Well I just didn't think Stanzi was ready for it."
Well you MAY have thought that, but it was 100% clear that Palko DEFINITELY wasn’t ready for it.
bossmanham - January 20, 2012
I have said many times that Palko did not deserve to
be on any NFL roster let alone being the number 2 quarterback of the Chiefs. Stanzi could not have been any worse than Palko even if he was an unprepared rookie. Palko has seen his last down as an NFL player.
G.L. - January 20, 2012
I think he'd probably be a great coach,
just didn’t seem to have the physical tools to make it.
bossmanham - January 20, 2012
"Cocaine's a helluva drug"
Tomahawk29 - January 20, 2012
I'm literally tracking him right now!
njchiefs - January 20, 2012 via Android app
Stick to golf
This way the only thing you can go nuts on is your golf club.no nfl teams wants a ego mania jerk on their roster.
chiefsfool - January 20, 2012
must be why so many fans were wanting Randy Moss and Terrell Owens and ...
upamtn - January 20, 2012
Hey, Terrell Owens is playing with
an Indoor Football League team in Texas.
G.L. - January 20, 2012
Blame Pioli
Pioli is to blame for this lousy pick of a head coach in Todd Haley,it makes you wonder about Piolis decision making also. Look out Scott you could be next to exit arrowhead stadium.this year will be crucial in your draft and free agent signings.by sticking with cassel and not bringing in any competition will be the end of the patriot way.
chiefsfool - January 20, 2012
Yes. Just blame him for everything.
bossmanham - January 20, 2012
Get this man a job!
TheScootness - January 20, 2012
I don’t know why he hasn’t been hired. Oh, maybe because he started to look like he was homeless and was wearing tin foil under that nasty hat?
wildcatmo - January 20, 2012
You've been sitting on that headline
for a minute haven’t you Joel? Well done like a K.C. strip
KansasCityShuffle - January 20, 2012
Probably a step back for the Cards too.
Tarkus - January 20, 2012
yeah that makes absolutely zero sense, lets hire the guy who had admitted that qb's are not his strong point
then there is also the whole putting palko on roster, then at the 2, then playing him thing
SDChief - January 20, 2012
I tend to believe that the toxicity between Haley & Pioli had to have worked both ways...and
Haley wasn’t prepared to handle the way it went.
That said, a good manager should be able to guide their employee appropriately – so apparently Pioli wasn’t prepared to handle the situation either.
I hope Haley gets an opp somewhere, even if it’s a demotion (like so many get). He has the ability, just needs to mature in how to work with others – employers & employees alike.
I also hope the crap with Pioli isn’t blacklisting Haley…
WorL4Chiefs - January 20, 2012
agreed
groundedchevy - January 20, 2012 via mobile
What a difference a season makes!
Haley was named Coach of the Year, by some media outlets, or organizations, and was mentioned by many to be a candidate for the real Coach of the Year (whoever it is who determines that, I can’t keep up with all of the awards, and which ones hold any credence). By his own behaviors, he is now seen by many as an out of control, paranoid lunatic. It’s sad actually. He does have a family, who are hearing all of the “crazy” reports about him, and it likely is a factor in him not yet being hired by anyone. I hold no ill will towards the guy as a person, but I am angered by how he appeared to allow his personal feelings and ego, effect his coaching. I’m sure that Pioli and Hunt are also guilty, in some aspects, and there are always 2 sides of a story, which we may never hear. I thnk the employees speaking out show that there are likely issues with how the organization is run, which falls on the management and owner, not Haley.
Racyman - January 20, 2012
i believe he earned a coach of the year...and if raheem was in kc he would have got it, but thats another argument.
im not sure who is at fault here
but i dont believe haley being crazy explains everything….to me…pioli is just as much at fault
of course if romeo succeeds, it wont matter, but i really thought they had something going, and if they had a full offseason instead of the lockout, the guys would have been in shape, houston would have contributed earlier, etc
SDChief - January 20, 2012
Other teams are afraid of the bug!
LadyChief - January 20, 2012
its funny to see people on other sites speculate about haley
pft actually thought that haley wouldnt take a qb coach job because its such a step down from head coach….
no….haley wont take a qb coach job because he had admitted that hes not good with qb’s, or something to that effect, and really that would make zero sense. might as well have todd run special teams if you want him to be the qb coach
SDChief - January 20, 2012
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