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Report: Romeo Crennel To Be Chiefs Head Coach

It appears we may have a decision on the Kansas City Chiefs head coach. At least according to ESPN. Adam Schefter is reporting that the Chiefs plan to retain Romeo Crennel as the head coach and remove the interim tag title.

Some reports are saying the move could be made official early next week. We shall see.

This is the direction many of us thought the Chiefs would go. Some members of the coaching staff have publicly backed Crennel. Many of the players have as well. Crennel went 2-1 down the stretch and the team seemed to rally around him. I can see how this makes sense.

Crennel has previous experience as a head coach when he spend four seasons as the Cleveland Browns head coach going 24-40 in that span.

Crennel now enters the 2012 season without a defensive coordinator -- that's the position he held before getting the interim tag -- and potentially an opening at offensive coordinator depending on what Bill Muir's future is.

Early thoughts on the move?

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Any chance Philbin is hired as Assistant Head Coach/OC?

Perhaps Pioli can entice him to join the staff, where he can actually call the plays. And since RAC is unlikely to coach for an extended period of time, Philbin would then be the Head Coach in waiting.

Why would Philbin leave Green Bay for anything less than a Head Coaching gig?

Im not even sure you are allowed to talk to a team for a coach for a lateral move without the teams permission, and I doubt Green Bay would give said permission.

He would add

full gameplanning and playcalling. Right now he is just part of a whole… I agree that he wont leave GB for anything else but a HC job but there would be positives for him to get out of GB as far as actually getting a HC job over just being an interview.

he doesn't even do the playcalling now ar GB

and if GB continues to roll, wouldn’t be available for over a month …

That was my point

If he did go somewhere else as an OC he would get his first shot at full gameplanning and playcalling. Right now he does the same thing as Carmichael and many other OC in the NFL with a HC that calls the plays.

SO he can call plays on offense?

And get closer to his head coaching gig..

Because here hes has an opportunity to be HC within a couple of years.
Doesn't he have the opportunity to be a HC now?
If that doesn't pan out.

Just mean he has a better chance of becoming one here then in GB if nothing else materializes elsewhere.

I don't agree with that at all...

He will likely have more opportunities next year if he stays in Green Bay… As long as they have Aaron Rodgers their coaching staff will continue to get more credit than they deserve.

Im not a big Philbin fan anyway.

Clements and McCarthy are the brain trust over there. Much rather see Clements come here because it’s at least a promotion for him.

That could happen too.
Doubt he would leave too

However, in Kansas City he could run his own offense. At Green Bay he is only offensive coordinator by name, the true brains behind the Packers’ offense is Mike McCarthy.

An interesting possibility. Matt Flynn isn't going to get much playing time in GB, so I'd sure

like to see the Chief’s take a close look at him. Philbin and Flynn might be a great combination.

Haley and Leinhart might be a great combination ...

oh wait … never mind :-)

Enough of back ups from good teams

Deberg, Bono, grbac, Collins, & cassel. Only joe & Trent panned out. Draft a qb or start stanzi

Love it!

Schefter also reported McDaniels is headed back to NE as an assistant and will coach in the playoffs, and take the role of OC next season.

saw the Crennel news in last post ... comment by Ramx21

H/T to Ram

Alright. HC down.

Coordinators to go.

Let’s do this.

RAC him!

definitely the right guy for this team….wish he wasn’t already 64 years old.

I think we have the DC on the staff

My vote is for Emmitt Thomas to be the DC he has been assistant head couch in Atlanta for 5 years and was the interim head couch. We go out and get an OC and let him be assistant head couch. I like the Packers OC for that spot. This way we will keep everyone on the D-staff and just have to add a couch or two. I think about half of the O-staff will be new people.

Coach

lol

I'm down for some new couches.

Ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With West Virginia headed to the Big 12, we’ll all need as many couches as we can get.

Are those toilets or speakers?

Or both? Speakers that play the brown note?

Or is it the couch you need

when you shit yourselves when Cassel leads us to a Superbowl?

I'm good with promoting from within for the DC.

Gibbs or Thomas. Keeps consistency on that side of the ball. And we all know Romeo is still going to have a huge influence there anyway.

Why Mel Tucker?

Guy has worked under him at Cleveland and now has head coaching experience.

about time.

was the best option for us give the candidates. now to find good OC/DC one of which could assume HC role later down the road after Crennel retires.

I like it

I’ll wait until it’s official to be too happy about it though.

I have no problem with it.

I wouldn’t mind if Zorn is given a shot at OC, and DC I have no opinion on, I don’t know who is available, or who would be a good candidate.

If we do that, I hope we get a new dedicated QB coach then.

My biggest original gripe w/ Haley was not getting one sooner. If there’s one position group I think should always have a dedicated coach, it’s QB.

I agree with all that
fair enough...

I don’t think there has been a coach to get dicked around like Zorn though. I’d like to see him finally get the shot he deserved, and Im not talking about that SNAFU that Washington did to him.

Right. I'm not by any means suggesting that Zorn be held back.

Just that the QB’s coach position doesn’t get left empty if he does.

Of all teams who can’t afford to neglect any facet of the QB position, we’re among the top of the list.

Agreed

Especially for that expensive Cassel guy :-)

Lol - I <3 me some falcon.
Is Sirianni still on the staff?
last i checked he was
Emmitt Thomas, perhaps?
Should RAC still call defensive plays?
I saw yes. Our D was awesome the last 3 games of the year.
He did the final 3 games...

Didnt seem like it changed anything on the D side and he was still able to do the HC stuff.

I agree

He should continue to call plays for the defense

OC

Todd Haley?

:)

there ya go ...

… for Arizona

I thought it was odd

We heard rumors all week long about coaches being interviewed all over the league but we never heard one rumor of anyone wanting to talk to Romeo. I thought that was strange or everyone already knew he was staying

This was a no brainer

Good decision Pioli. The more important decision is OC.

Would you be down for Philbin being named OC/Assistant HC and bring Flynn with him?
Yes but no Flynn...

Flynn had one good game, and the Chiefs have seen what happens when you take a backup QB(Cassel) and make him a starter just because he has one good season let alone one game.

He played well last year at NE as well
so did Cassel.
Cassel played for GB?
What are we saying? We want to bring a B in that has one good game a season
But also we could bring Flynn in to compete with Cassel or Orton and Stanzi. Best man wins.

This is an option vs. drafting a QB. Not saying Flynn is amazing or anything. Just another route to take.

Agreed

Considering there will be no worthwhile QBs in the draft at 11 or 12 and to be honest I don’t want RG3, I am not a big fan of the QB option run type offense. As long as he goes to the NFC I could care less.

Philbin for OC yes

I’m not sure about Matt Flynn, it’s too Matt Cassel like. Don’t want to go down that road again.

Matt Flynn is not Cassel-like. Look at Flynn's college bio. No Comparison. Cassel never even

started. Flynn was the most valuable player of the Championship Game.

compare the college stats of Manning and Harrington ... both were AWESOME
Leaf kicked SO MUCH ASS!
and Russell!
And that Tebow guy
Would you guys rather have ....

Cassel/Orton, Stanzi, Palko or Draft Pick as our QB’s

or

Orton, Flynn and Stanzi?

Depends on if we'd be able to draft RG3 / Luck in some crazy trade up or not.
My scenario is no RG3 or Luck
Given that context - definitely Orton, Flynn, Stanzi
So was Tebow

just saying…

see? we coulda had Tebow!

if only we’d had McHoodie in charge of getting players … see what we missed out on?

Heck yeah

and we wouldnt have all this “Are we going to sign Bowe?” because McFail would have traded him to SF for a 3rd rounder…
TEBOW!!! GREATEST QB EVER

McHoodie! Greatest ...

oh … never mind

This is NOT happening.

He’s not leaving GB without a HC job. Makes no sense. Yeah yeah he’d be an assistant head coach and coach in waiting or whatever. There’s a good chance he gets a HC job this season.

FANTASTIC!!!

Romeo Crennel should be the head coach, the players love playing for him and I think with the right coordinators behind him he could be the one to take us to the promise land.

Now we need an OC that isn't..........

OFFENSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree....

I don’t even know what OCs are out there right now. I am afraid of yet another offensive system changes slowing us down.

Yeah

I’m really concerned with slowing our offense down.

any slower it'd be in reverse
We saw some of that this year.
Well with an offense as high powered as ours

A little slow down is inevitable.

I mean, we can’t just keep up this break-neck pace forever can we?

well since Marty wasn't coming back

and we didn’t hire McDumass, I will renew my season tickets.

Now spend some of my money Clark/Scott on Carr

Carr for President, we better sign him long term....tomorrow
nah ... Secretary of Defense

Everyone knows a Carr isn't a good investment

but i guess technically it’s a used Carr.

But in this case the used Carr will cost A LOT more than it did when it was new. ;-)
Hopefully this is the start of a good decision making offseason

Next resign Carr and Bowe.

Re-sign Carr.

Franchise Bowe.

I wonder what Crennel will have to say about QB?

If the reports are true that McD is going to NE, it takes away another “I would like Cassel.” voice out of the equation.

in our never-ending quest to better our team, we are exploring all options and our goal is to provide the best value for the dollar and have the players that give us the best chance to win
Is that a quote

right from Pioli’s mouth? :)
You SO forgot the right 53…

who do you think writes all the press releases for those guys?
Saweeeet!!!!

Best option by far!!!!

Safest hire
We should have hired Chip Kelly.
Still need an OC
It would be sweet to see how that fast up tempo offense worked in the NFL.
seemed to work in 2003
We have the type of o-lineman the Ducks use

You give Chip Kelly JC and DexMex we’re putting up more than 7 points on Denver

Starting to warm up to Dex?
Guy had a real good game against Denver

Well maybe a really good first half. Still taken way too early

first quarter was awesome all the way around ... then Bowe got hurt and ...

it was fun while it lasted!

Which may have showed Bowe's importance to our team
I just can't get hung up on someone's draft status

Probably puts me in the minority. But if they play well and are an asset to the team, I don’t care if they come #1 overall or are Mr. Irrelevant.

I like Kendrick Lewis. I’ll like him a lot more if he shows more solid tackling like he did in the last game or two of the season, instead of being the liability he was while tackling earlier in the season. His draft status means nothing to me. “Value for a 5th” is nice, but if we find a better FS to start in his place – good. If he develops and becomes the all around FS we need and a general feel-good story – good.

I just want guys on the field that can get the job done. Regardless of what round (or no round) they were drafted in.

Exactly, once the contract is signed draft status is irrelevant.

On one hand its a sunk cost but its hard to not think of the other guys on the board

Could we have gotten him in the next rd?

That’s the tough part of the equation. You got a guy that you want for a specific reason, but you have to assume other teams want him for the same reason.

Needed and still need more top of the draft beef
I can't disagree.

I don’t hate the Dex pick. But I’d like to see us much stronger in the trenches than we are.

Work in progress I guess.

I can't beat myself up over the shoulda/woulda/coulda.

There’s always someone else who was left on the board that hindsight turns out to show you should have taken instead, years later.

It’s not worth it.

Just replying on Lewis

He was our playmaker at safety, considering the progression he has made from last year to this year, I believe he was a remarkable pick up. And he finishing his second season. I loves me some Chiefs secondary.

He's good in coverage.

But until the last quarter of this season, he was a liability with his poor tackling. People remember the INT’s but forget the costly missed tackles that he was prone to.

The last probably two games or so, he showed much better form tackling and wasn’t doing that god awful high arm tackle stuff that any decent runner just shrugged off like a cheap sweater earlier in the year.

If he continues that improved tackling form and stays healthy, I’m plenty happy with him. But so far, he has a larger body of work of being a bad tackler. So hopefully this most recent bout is a trend and not an anomaly.

So

Where the SS at? He’s supposed take care of running backs, not your deep half FS.

Lewis isn’t the greatest tackler, but it’s not like he whiffed on many tackles. His instincts are phenomenal so he’d at least get a hand on the guy to slow him down. I don’t remember many TDs actually allowed by Lewis because he’doss a tackle.

Your FS is your last line of defense before the long TD and the big play.

You want him to make the tackle. He doesn’t have be a hard hitter / fumble forcing maniac. He has to just show good form and bring the guy down.

Lewis was pretty bad at that several times last year and most of this year. Only in recent weeks did he show consistency.

Not sure why people think a FS shouldn’t have to know how to tackle. He’s one of the most vital people on the field who needs to make a high % of his tackles. They don’t have to be fancy earth shattering world splitting tackles that kill the ball carrier. But he has to bring them down.

Lewis showed a very bad tendency to try to arm tackle, and tackle too high – and he got shrugged off a lot by any ball carriers (RB’s and WR’s) who were worth a shit. It was a very bad habit of his.

He’s showing progress though, and that’s good.

Not sure why people think a FS shouldn’t have to know how to tackle.

As far as I’m concerned, every single defensive player should know how to tackle. I understand people are going to miss from time to time, but how many times have we watched the defense be in position to make the tackle only to miss?

Every single player period

offense and defense

Oh it infuriates me, man.

I’m a big defense guy. Love it. Favorite aspect of the game. And few things piss me off (as far as football goes, anyway) more than shoddy tackling.

Or TJ and Battle
You give Chip Kelly JC and DexMex we’re putting up more than 7 points on Denver
Both should be done in KC
We definitely need to get a draft or acquire a good powe back

During the off season. But it might be a good idea to keep Battle. He’s decent on ST and is a good backup power RB.

"You give Chip Kelly JC and DexMex we’re putting up more than 7 points on Denver"

Has the bar REALLY been set this low?

Wouldn't be surprised if OC/DC are both in-house promotions.

Gary Gibbs and Jim Zorn wouldn’t be terrible options and keeps some continuity going for the team.

Emmit and Zorn if I had to choose with a little help on the Defensive side from ROmeo
Emmit wouldn't be a bad choice.

But, in RAC’s defense, it’s all about the LBs and that’s what Gibbs does. Keeps the system a little more in tact.

Romeo will definitely keep whomever it is on a short leash with the defense though.

I'm not a fan of Gibbs...

Though I believe that if he doesn’t get promoted he will end up getting a promotion on someone else’s team next season.

Zorn taking over at OC seems like a no brainer to me. This would most likely mean Muir retires… I’d like to see a young up and comer take over at Oline, and QB coach… I just don’t know whom those would be, thought I think that those are going to be important hires.

I think Gibbs gets it just because he's the LB coach.

And Romeo is going to retain control over the defense anyways. He’ll try and bring Gibbs along a little more by giving him some more responsibility. He won’t really be a DC, but he’ll be one in training.

Well Gibbs is starting to grow upon me after reading on...

Everyone deserves a second chance… This gives someone a chance to come in and learn from Gibbs on ways to get LBers up to par. So this could potential be a pretty good move…

Joel ... H/T Ram who posted in comment on the last thread :-)
Meh..

Not unhappy with it but I was hoping to keep him as DC and hire a guy like philbin. I mean cmon he’s gna come out in a walker next season!

Absurd and should be removed for general negativity, Romeo is the right choice for us
CENSOR DISSENTING OPINIONS!!!!
I would like a promotion from my current rank of Colnel.

To GENERAL NEGATIVITY!

Does that come with an increased pay grade?

maybe General Relativity

just a theory

Oh man, the punnery knows no bounds today.
Yea, as usual.
From the future??

Romeos a heck of a DC and I would have loved him to keep his focus on just the defense. Ah well, he’ll still run the defense. What oc’s are out there that are available, other than McDaniels?

To me the coaching staff will be as follows

Romeo-HC
Emmitt Thomas-DC
Joe Philben-OC

At any rate, any OC not named Muir will be an upgrade

I don't think there's any way Philbin comes here now.
Agreed, no way he leaves the packers just to be another OC with the Chiefs, or anyone else for that matter
yes very good point

well im stumped on who our OC will be. doubt it’s in house. can’t imagine Romeo going with Carthon again.

I'm willing to bet it's going to be Jim Zorn.
God I hope not

Don’t get all the Zorn love. Dude hasn’t done much of anything since hanging the cleats up

I dunno.

Joe Flacco certainly didn’t look as good without him.

Didn't look good with him either
But he was sad when he left

so people interpet that as success…

Observer 1, “Wow, that average Quarterback is mad that Jim Zorn got fired and can no longer help him create so much average play.”

Observer 2, “Jim Zorn must be an incredible coach.”

The legend continues…

Had a lot to do with helping Matt Hasselbeck along in Seattle too.
coaching up a QB and being OC are a bit different

not saying he couldn’t or wouldn’t be any good … just saying he’s unproven at it as of now

would he be the WORST choice? not at all … would he be the BEST choice? who knows … I rather imagine Crennel will consider him and talk to Pioli about it, if that’s who he wants or thinks he wants

Yes, but he helped run the Seattle offense.

And did it well enough to get an OC job in Washington. Kinda got screwed by getting promoted though. He shouldn’t have been made HC right away like that.

Also, he did a lot with our offense this year. For the sake of continuity, I imagine that OC will be an in-house promotion. Zorn helped run the offense, so he’s likely to be the hire.

BTW, I’m not saying it’s who I want. Just saying that’s who I’m thinking it will be.

guess we'll find out soon ... eventually ... someday ... maybe ...

probably by summer

at least by first game of 2012, right?

Pioli always hires an OC before the first game of the season...

until he doesn’t.

Why

do we need continuity in our offense?

Thomas Jones needs the money?
Because it started to show some life at the end of the season.

Orton looks to have a pretty good relationship with Bowe and that’s something to build on, IMO.

We weren’t putting up a ton of points, but we were starting to move the ball. That’s a step in the right direction.

Except Orton isn't on the team.
So give up on that and just go back to Cassel?

Don’t try to re-sign him and try to build on what was working?

I hope we re-sign him.

Not counting on it.

They only way I think we can lure Philbin from GB

Is that he would have almost complete control over the offense and would call the plays. He has neither in GB.

Over a Miami, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, or Jacksonville HC job?

Or even replacing Brian Schottenheimer in New York?

Great job, hope we get a good OC now

My money is on Maurice CArthon as OC….and i wouldnt mind seein Raheem morris as DC….great young coach …..

RAWKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jesus

If Maurice Carthon runs this offense, I’m going to call for Crennel to be fired. He’s been horrible as an OC everywhere he’s ever done it. Crennel fired him in Cleveland because he was so terrible.

fun fact I wasn't aware of

He has been solid as a posotion coach here and played a big role in the change in offensive strategy over the last 3 games

Good For Him

He can stay a position coach for all I care. He’s proven himself to be a horrible OC.

Position coach is where it's at for Mo.

The man’s play calls included pass-protection line calls for a run play. From his own mouth.

Google it—it might take you a page or page and a half to get there.

Carthon did the single worst job of calling a game I ever saw

I was at a Browns game against Detroit (emotional – the return of Jeff Garcia after the Browns cut him) and was amazed to learn the Carthon had never heard of the Play action pass. Browns dominated on the ground in the first half, but never once did Carthon take advantage of it by calling a play action pass, despite the fact that receiving corp was one of the teams strengths. It let Detroit stay in the game and ultimately win it. RAC kept Carthon on board FAR too long.

Jimmy Raye would like a word with you.
Know Why Detroit Knew He'd Screw Up

Because he was their OC before they fired him and hired Mike Martz (who did a much better job with pretty much the same players).

RAWKC! WHERE YOU BEEN, MAN???????

Slappin hollywood bouncers and kissin video vixens….you know regular shit….

RAWKC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm available :-)
Imagine that...
you're supposed to be HELPING me!
while i love your presence on AP RAWKC

This is a dumb comment. Romeo and Carthon have already been together as HC/OC in Cleveland. It failed. Lets try something different

True but i can see pioli and hunt wanting to make a really smooth transistion….it would be a big mistake 2 bring in another attitude and personality when the team is a family…..one bad apple does spoil a bunch in the nfl….

Solid Hire

I half suspect that Pioli only interviewed Fisher and Del Rio to show us just how unimpressive the other options were. Ad, mark my words, I think that Fisher is going to be very underwhelming wherever he ends up. I predict he will make it to exactly zero Super Bowls with whatever team hires him. And if he’s given control over personnel, I predict he will struggle to make the playoffs.

Saying a coach will have zero Super Bowls isn't exactly the most bold statement...

But I think any owner/GM should do their due diligence by at least talking to other candidates… Or did they have to interview a white guy?

I believe it's required by what is known as The Kraft Rule ;-)
did they have to interview a white guy?
Actually, It's A Trend

In the history of the NFL, there have been zero coaches who have won a Super Bowl with two teams.

Zero head coaches that is.
That's All I Care About

And the best they can hope for is that Fisher pulls a Vermeil…gets to a Super Bowl (and loses) with the Eagles then wins one later with the Rams. Judging Fisher by the mediocrity he pumped out for a decade-plus after his Super Bowl appearance, though, he’s no Dick Vermeil. He’s a coach who players like who doesn’t get them to do better than about .500.

I know this...

And it was the case in the college ranks too… Until Saban did it.

But if I had to vote on every coach hire if he was going to win a SB or not, I’d almost always vote no, because its so hard to do. Even the good coaches don’t all win one

RAC as HC, promote Gibbs to DC, RAC still calls plays on Sunday and bring in a top notch OC who sees an opportunity to be HC when RAC retires.
Billick?

long shot but it gives him a chance to work his way back into the NFL. before his next HC opportunity

I think Billick

could walk right into a HC job if the right spot came along. He would have much more to lose if he became an OC and failed compared to what he would gain if he was successful. I would think that would be the case but you never know…

Billick has been out of coaching for a while

It’s been long enough that I think GMs will be hesitant to straight up hand the team over to him. KC could be be appealing on offense. I know we finished 2nd last, but we get a half decent QB and JC and ToMo back and offense looks a lot better.

That is true about the time frame

but I think SB winning coaches that have retired can be out a long time as long as they have stayed around the game and get hired. Gruden, Cowher etc…

but neither Gruden or Cowher haven't been hired
True, they haven't not been hired yet.
Gruden Is Going Nowhere

Jon Gruden anyway. He shot down the rumors about returning to the coaching ranks immediately. Why would he ever want to leave MNF anyway? There’s a good paycheck, no pressure, and he works regular days instead of 16-20 hour days.

He keeps getting mentioned because he’s relatively young and because he’s a name. I think he never coaches another game again…the guy looked burned out at the end in Tampa, he was coaching in the NFL for a long time, and I think he realizes he’s in a much better situation.

Emmit thomas has no desire to be a dc…he was on the verge of retiring when pioli and hunt got him to come over from Atl…..i say Morris….or maybe Greg manusky from SD…

We have Gibbs on staff who has experience coordinating and is familliar with the offense.

Leave the play calling to RAC though.

Baby got rac

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Damn!!!!

Now what do we have around here i can throw on the grill??!!!…..

Rec'd for everything about it!

bbq ref, rac ref, song ref, pun, picture….niiiiiiiiiiiiiice!

I kind of hope the Jets let go of Brian Schottenheimer

I know he’s got a couple of HC interviews, but if he doesn’t get hired for that then bring him in. And for DC I would have to say Manusky would be my hope. That would be a decent looking staff to me.

Why would we want manusky? Wasnt he the guy who got shitcanned in SD for sucking it up after one year?
One bad year in a new place with no chance to develop your own personel does not make a coach

He was the scapegoat for the bad season, but to say it was his fault that the talent he had wasn’t what it needed to be to succeed is kind of unfair.

Any former Pats cronies that would make a good DC?
Mangini

would never happen though

Mangini would be atrocious
Im not surprised he hasn't gotten a head coaching gig...

But I am surprised his name has never been mentioned.

Pioli is not a fan.

According to the story “War Room,” part of his rationale in coming here instead of Cleveland was Randy Lerner’s desire to pair him with Mangini.

There’s a guy who needs to rehab his reputation…somehow he is still persona non grata in the only coaching tree that he knows his way around. Poor bastard, I’d feel for him if he wasn’t a professional ass-hat (according to NY and CLE fans and press).

not just here though... Anywhere.
*the story IN "War Room." Sorry.
TEDDY BRUSCHI!!!
One of my Bear Down brothers
rather have Vrabel
Rather have neither
Not even Vrabes as coach?
Hey at least there'd be beer to go around.
And the price is right, too.
Pepper Johnson

Played LB as a pro, has been on Belicheck’s staff for 12 years. I’m sure Romeo’s familiar with him, but would he live NE? Why hasn’t he been made DC in NE already after 12 years?

Because he and Matt Patricia share coaching playcalls, I believe.

Where one ends the other begins.

Raiders new GM is considering firing Hue

hahahaha

I imagine a guy from Green Bay and Hue probably go about business differently.
I would too

with the way he was trying to pull a power trip and not just throwing his players under the bus but hopping in it and tripple stamping them…

no way? whatta maroon ...

seriously, the LAST thing that organization needs is another change

That's exactly the change they needed to make.

New GM, new direction, new coach. Jackson sucks.

meh ... I thought Jackson was ok
He said all the right things...

but they played exactly like the Raiders.

And somehow less disciplined

Which I didn’t think was possible.

Unfortunately that is probably the smart thing to do.
Does Mike Nolan become available after Miami hires a coach?
Maybe

He’s got too much ego to run RACs defense though.

I was thinking something along those lines as well

Nolan, Del Rio, etc…

Del Rio would be fantastic
Dude runs a 4-3 though, doesn't he?
yup

out of the 2 Nolan would be the better hire

Meh, coaches can adjust

Plus how many plays are we in a true base 3-4? 30-40% of the time?

And Del Rio's Jag defense used alot of 3-4 base D.
Didn't know that

Good info to have. Could mean he’s fine playing either.

A little less than half

So it could maybe work.

And Del Rio does manage to field decent D’s despite lousy players year in and year out…

However, I’m pretty sure us leaving the base D so much is a reflection of personnel weaknesses more than anything else. Dorsey can’t rush the passer, so he gets pulled. We’ve never had a NT that can rush either, so he gets pulled. T-Jax is better than the other two but still not very good at it. Throw in Belcher not being able to cover me in the flat and I think you see why we switch up defenses…

Agreed...

and how much 4-3 defense did we play against Denver? Seemed like most of the game was 4-3.

only problem

Del Rio has the work ethic and intellect of a toad

Id love to see Nolan.
I hope this is true because i hated the mcd idea.
This doesn't close the door on McD

If anything, it makes McD as OC more likely. A guy like Fisher or Del Rio or anyone from the outside wouldn’t sign up to being saddled with McD.

They all but confirmed he is heading back to NE
if Mchoodie is hired by Pats it does rather closer the door
ESPN Schefter has reported McD to Patriots is a done deal.
strike three ... he's outta there!
Dodged a bullet there.

Whew!

Thank God he's hired on elsewhere and not here!
Thank you Jesus!!!!!!

Romeo hc
Martz oc
Del rio dc

1 out of 3 ain't bad
martz oc

only if you want to kill the qb even more… would be terrible terrible decision

Did you know...

Mike Martz has never called a run play before..

wouldnt surprise me

even more terrible fit with JC. all kidding aside, im not kidding he’s terrible.

Cassell + Martz = Nightmare

Imagine all of the sacks.

Congrats to RAC if this is true.

I hope he does well and turns into an outstanding HC that is talked about for decades.

I am not really into the whole coach search. I will expect anyone who they choose as DC and OC will do well. The part of the staff that I have an opinion on is the strength and conditioning people. Except for the early freak lost knees, they’ve seemed to do a really good job. I’d like to keep them.

It's not a sexy hire, But the players will go to battle for Romeo! This is good news Chiefs fans
Raheem Morris as DC???

I know he failed spectacularly as HC in Tampa, but he is supposed to be good with DBs and that is our strength. He seem like a good fit with Romeo’s scheming ability.

Why hire a new DC? It is really too much to do both (just askin')
Even the coaches that playcall, tend to have an OC

It helps manage their time and responsibilities during the week and game.

Any way

we could lure in Bobby Petrino to be the OC?
That would be awesome

Interesting thought...
Pass

I’ll never forget what he did in Atlanta.

Why Would He Be An OC?

He’s got a good thing going in the SEC with Arkansas and he seemed to hate being an NFL coach (and wasn’t good at it…before he quit on his team).

I am totally for this.

Now that we have a semblance of continuity, let’s get some new coordinators in here and let’s rock this thing! Can’t wait for the draft!

I love me some Romeo.

That did got more hard play out of this squad as an interim than Haley did all year. Plus he’s a defensive genius
This team is fully behind him, and so am I.

Another good thing about this; one step closer to replacing Cassell. I’d even rather have Orton start. If Baldwin develops

no homo?
This team is fully behind him, and so am I.
Oops

I was saying…
If Baldwin develops into the player he looks capable of being, we have a serious deep threat to catch those long bombs from Orton, opening up the underneath.

Success?

Frank Gansz-8-22-1 and lasted two years. Gunther Cunningham-16-16 and was gone after two years. BOTH were fan and player favorites for the job. Only FIVE assistants took over their own team and won a SB since the merger. Those five former assistants were the Baltimore Colts’ Don McCafferty (1970), the Raiders’ John Madden (1976) and Tom Flores (1980, ’83), the Giants’ Bill Parcells (1986, ’90) and the 49ers’ George Seifert (1989, ’94). That works out to be LESS then an 8% success rate. If Romeo can join this short list of 5, I will be happy! If not, we will have this same discussion in here in less then 2 years! Sorry to be the wet blanket in the middle of everyone’s enthusiasm!

Damn you and your facts.
but you're saying theres a chance!
yeah, hell after last year

8% sounds pretty good

0% of those people have been named Romeo Crennell
What percentage of "new hires" have won the Super Bowl?

I bet it’s just as low.

But the guy in Cleveland that went 24-40 and had a lot of problems that were not getting

fixed was named Romeo Crennel.

That's a different argument

I don’t know enough about Crennel’s time in CLE to make a judgment about it.

They had a spectacular fail rate with drafts in Cleveland

and never had a good QB.
Recipe for disaster, can’t all be laid at Romeo’s feet.

I'm with you

I just posted some of the same info. But I don’t think Cunningham was really much of a “player’s coach”, and I don’t recall him being a popular choice for anyone except Peterson.

Eh, is that kind of a flawed stat, though?

There have been 45 super bowls.

28 head coaches have won a super bowl. That number is not 45 because some coaches have won multiples.

I don’t have the figures on hand right now, but if you can provide the number of total head coaches ever in the NFL since the merger, I’d almost wager that that 28 figure is around or even less than your calculated 8% figure. All it would take would be 280 total coaches to make that number 10%, which wouldn’t be much of a deviation from your 8% figure.

I did find this list of all NFL coaches ever, back it dates back to the 1920’s. And I’m not going to pick out just the coaches since the merger, as it’s close to lunch time and I’m starving. But that list has 448 different coaches since the 20’s.

It’s kind of a cherry-picked and out of context stat, I’d think.

I’ll gladly eat crow if the number of head coaches to win a super bowl is vastly more than 8% of all total head coaches to take the reins of a team.

I just don’t see the number in the context of total coaches to coach in the league vs those to win super bowls being all that far off, and kind of making this stat irrelevant.

fixed
and kind of making this stat totally irrelevant.
Was trying to be polite.
Well stop it already
Yeah, why completely change the very nature of my character I guess?
Good to keep in mind.
Gary Gibbs should be named DC

He has coached the linebackers the last several years and I think we can all agree that our linebackers have seen huge growth under him. Hali, Johnson, Houston and am improving Belcher.

Gibbs has prior DC experience and Romeo gave him credit the last 3 games for helping him with the game plan.

Let Gibbs put together the game plan during the week and Romeo call plays on Sunday.

As for the Offensive Coordinator I have know idea what direction to go. Hopefully Romeo and Pioli have someone in mind. But Gibbs should be the obvious choice for DC

Id be very very surprised if this doesn't happen.
Actually, just the opposite. If Romeo is HC, he really does not have time to call all the plays on

Sunday. He and Gibbs can game plan during the week but then it should be Gibbs that calls most of the plays. Romero will be busy monitering everything else. This is one of my reasons for fearing that the D could suffer with Romer as HC.

Why wouldn't he have time?

Sean Payton calls plays. Bill Bellichick calls plays. Mike McCarthy calls plays.

Agree. In fact that is why I like the HC to also call plays because it keeps him more

into the flow of the game. However, if he’s helping to call plays while the O is in, he doesn’t have time to be talking and caoching the D. And Crennel, is not one that I expect, nor should he, to be calling offensive plays. That means that the O has to be almost completely turned over to soemone else. Just hope we get the right people.

I wasn't aware anyone was talking about Romeo calling the plays on offense

Romeo and his defensive staff put together the gameplan during the week, Romeo calls the defensive plays. Whoever the OC is calls the offensive plays while Romeo’s doing his HC thing as well as seeing to the D when necessary.

I agree 100%...

I’ve said for awhile now that if RAC becomes the Head Coach that Gibbs needs to be promoted to DC. He has a lot of years of experience as not only a quality coach but years as a DC at the college and NFL level (New Orleans). If RAC wants consistency on that side of the ball, promoting Gibbs will do that.

Offensively I would like to see the Chiefs bring in Green Bay QB coach Tom Clements. I think he would be a great fit offensively.

I think this would be a huge mistake

Let’s take a look at how KC has done with “Player’s Coaches”. The first would be Frank Ganz. He was actually appointed HC after the players approached Steadman about how unhappy they were with Mackovic. Ganz went 8-22-1 in his two years. The next one was Herm Edwards, who led the Chiefs to a 15-33 record, with the team getting worse every season.

I was not impressed with RAC’s tenure in Cleveland (I lived here and got to experience it). The team had a lot of discipline issues and he made a lot of mistakes in his assistants. Most disappointing was that the defense didn’t play like a RAC defense that you see when he’s DC. I’d MUCH rather see him stay on as DC.

That said, I hope if Pioli makes this move that he’s right and I’m wrong.

They were pretty tight with Dickie V
I can't classify Vermeil as a players coach.

HIs training camp and practices were well known to be awfully tough.

I don't totally disagree Big Chief

But in fairness those teams in Cleveland were brutal talent-wise. Crennel had no chance with that team and GM/owner. With this team if he can just keep the train moving and hire a good OC we’ll be fine.

I agree too but then aren't you just talking about holding the line (mediocrity) and

not a major Super Bowl run? I just don’t see it. If this hire is true, I believe that we’ve just committed ourselves to some of the same o, same o for the next few years. It will not create or build a SB quality team and I thought at one time that that was the objective.

Prior to Crennel coming on, no team did worse in the draft than the Browns since they returned to the league in 99

But Phil Savage, who hired RAC, did a decent job in his drafts and the Browns talent pool increased dramatically while he was there. The bad thing is that the results on the field didn’t show that.

Savage's drafts decent?

I’m having a hard time believing that Big Chief.

My concern with RAC isn’t his ability to maximize talent, it’s his ability to keep the train running on time: Game management. Can he not only use his timeouts, but use them in a way that buys the team extra time in crunch situations? Can he manage clock-and-play-call, along with his staff, to keep the ball moving in rough situations?

but he was a players coach in kc, the vermeil you hear about, the tough vermeil, died in st louis

he was simply the grandfather role in kc

You sure?

That isn’t what I remember from the Vermeil days either, SD…He cried with his men but he ran them for hours on end and had no problem getting on their asses (well, on the offense’s ass) when he needed to.

I Never Heard Of Vermeil Being Soft In KC

When Willie Roaf was retiring, that was one of the ploys the Chiefs reportedly used to get him to come back…that Herm’s practices weren’t as rough as Vermeil’s. In fact, that was one of the knocks on Vermeil, that his practices were too hard on an aging team. He probably would have gotten much better results out of the younger players who filtered in during 2007 and 2008 (who Herm didn’t run nearly hard enough).

Me might've been forced to pick the lesser of two evils.

It’s very likely that promoting RAC was the only way to keep him and this defense in town. I think with the right assistants in place he can manage this. I’m still concerned about game management decisions but again hopefully the right coordinators in his ear will help him with that.

But yes, say goodbye to the vaunted offseason conidtioning program
It will be nice to actually have an offseason this year.
Agree HIV. Does a player's coach run a tough offseason program. Does he have good

disclipine? Does he make good game time changes and adjustments? How long does it last if he does? Just wondering.

remember when Bowe was benched the entire 1st q of the GB game for a team meeting protocol infraction?

the RAC cracks the whip. discipline won’t be a problem. The coach has to have the support of the players, or they quit & get blown out 5 times a season.

Having a disciplined team goes way beyond benching a player for a rules infraction

Sorry, that does absolutely nothing to relieve my concerns.

Haley's "disciplined" approach really worked out, didn't it?
Compared to his predecessor, YES!!

And I think if Pioli and Haley had been able to get along it would still be paying dividends.

I wonder about that too...Two men whose personalities (insecurities?) could have really set this team back.

I have to admit, if everything had been copacetic this year there would’ve been a couple more wins out of this deal and we STILL might have won the West.

7-9 works, it’s what I predicted from the beginning…

Still frustrating though.

you really think Pioli would make the most important hire of his career someone who was lax on team discipline?

i don’t.

Well, There's Discipline

And then there’s just being an asshole.

Not To Mention

That Haley made a couple of really stupid strategic moves in his offseasons. Fired an offensive coordinator two weeks before the season started and scrapped the entire offense? That wasted the entire 2009 preseason. Decided to use the 2011 preseason to run laps rather than work on the new offense? That paid dividends on the field.

It’s not really tough to tell players to run laps or to yell at them because they make you look bad. It’s a little tougher to help create schemes they can execute and put them in a position to execute those schemes successfully while holding them accountable. The latter is an example of a coach that emphasizes discipline, the former is an example of an insecure bully.

Agree. This is definately my concern and we'll be back wanting a new HC in 3-4 years.
I think Gibbs is the way to go as well. He has great coaching experience and knows his players

The defense ain’t broke…so let’s not try to fix it. Stay the course with Gibbs.

This offseason needs to be about finding fixes at QB, OC, and OL. I don’t care if we lose D-Bowe…I don’t, but we MUST resign Brandon Carr!

RAC

He’ll do great next year. he’ll have returning talent and much more talent than he had with the browns. Now, we need to figure out what to do with the QB situation.

Don't forget Mel Tucker, interim HC in Jacksonville

He was Romeo’s DC in Cleveland in 2008. A little more Wikipedia digging reminds us that Mo Carthon resigned during RAC’s 2006 campaign as OC due to terrible playcalling!

Exactly.

I could see RAC bringing Mel in, and maybe the secondary coach (as he’d coached with RAC and Tucker in Cleveland).

Part of me wonders if that wasn’t the idea behind the Del Rio interview…intel on Mel. Could mean that Tucker is seen as a future head coaching candidate too…

If this happens, I’ll go on record as saying, I have my serious doubts.

As Jason Drue Keith so well pointed out above, the success rate for assistants isn’t all that great and I’m also quite leery about so called "players coaches", like maybe Herm and others. However, as a 40+ year Chief fan I will support Romeo and wish for the best. He’s a great guy but my concerns are over his abilities to oversea the entire teams and all activities and show the necessary leadership. It’s big job. At the same time, I see him as being Pioli’s "yes" man and I actually do have concerns about the D declining if he’s got many other worries. Anyway, if it happens, I hope for the best and I do feel that a good OC and QB are even more important to the future of the Chief’s. My first "wish" at this point would be Philbin as OC and assistant HC, they may be a real sleeper combination and we sure need to take some chances if we’re ever going to get an elite QB; my second choice would be RGIII but I don’t think that that will happen and it does take too long for a rookie sometimes to adjust to the pro game (though I do think he could be the exception). My third choice, if healthy would be Manning and I doubt if this is going to happen but he could sure take this organization for a nice ride for a few years like Joe Montana did and last, if not other option, I’d go with Orton and get him all the support that we can. Either way, I see this team as winning ten games and the West next year but after that, then a tougher schedule and the newness of Crennel will be worn off and I would see problems down the line. I don’t think that he can build the team in the long run. Being a players coach only lasts for a short while and I think many are fooling themselves if the believe otherwise.

Like it

Being a coach and seeing situations where you remove a popular coach (regardless of their stature – DC, Assistant, Special Teams, etc.) there is typically a healing process with players which is not good. The Chiefs players seem to connect with Romeo better than any other coach.

I like the decision if this report is true.

I hope that they hire a solid OC and a solid DC that Romeo could help mentor.

I gotta think Crennel

Will go after a franchise NT without pussyfooting. Sione Pouha and Paul Soliai are both out there and I think he knows how this defense can become complete.

That would be... what's the word...

Awesome.

I would rather Poe in the 2nd round or trade back to late first.
Why take an unproven commodity

When we can get a proven one, and then use that draft pick to grab an O-lineman?

Because Poe would replace Dorsey

After all you just wrote this longgggggggggggggggg piece on how Dorsey needs replaced righttttt?

Or something

I could’ve SWORN that piece was about Dorsey being a very good run defender who is incredibly weak rushing the passer, and that Bailey has the potential to be good at both…

Dorsey doesn’t need replacing bad enough to use a high draft pick on him.

I read your piece as saying Dorsey needs to be moved to NT, and that Albert should take snaps at DE.

They say it’s his natural position.

I thought Dorsey was a Guard...
He's gonna be our next OC, actually
Run-Run-Run-Run.

Bust out that old Frank Solich, Cornhusker playbook?

Unless he’s also taking snaps, I don’t see Coordinator Branden Albert calling a pass play. Too messy, for one, and he’d have to send Mims out as a tackle-eligible too.

I thought Dorsey was the new OC

Albert then runs the wildcat offense as HIS natural position is RB

You're All Insane

Don’t you know that since 2006, it’s all been Damon Huard pulling the strings on everything that happens with this franchise? It’s Huard, I tell you…Huard. He’s the Dark Overlord of One Arrowhead Drive.

Fun Fact

Brodie took over, until he got a papercut and bled out in 2011.

That was college. Everybody tries out crazy shit in college, right?
Well there is BYU...
Trying out marrying TWO people before age 21, counts as college cray cray in Utah.

That’s what the internets tell me at least

Thought that was usual in Utah...
For the locals, yeah. But the out of state kids are like, what in THE HE--

At that point, some hot local girl throws themselves at them and resistance becomes futile.

Wait, what?

Why can't I be 20!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta rec that, lol
In Utah

chics are on their fourth kid by age 21….

So Utah is the same as China?
The chinese aren't allowed to have kids anymore

Especially girls, they sell em off like whale meat over there

You didn't say they keep them!
Do they taste like guinea pig?
Because I just don't think those guys are that good.
In that case it makes sense
Soliai would be pretty manly

Plug him in between TJax and Bailey.

Let’s see somebody shove that front off the line.

I think Soliai would be a great addition

But we still need to address QB. It needs to be either manning, Flynn, or Orton. With Soliai and any of these three QB’s, we are a 12-4 team next year

I think guinea pigs would be a great addition.

Roll them in a cornmeal batter and fry ’em up in shortening…

Guinea Pig is actually quite delicious
RAC the new head coach...

and McDouchebag going to New England? This is a good day.

O/T but Colts taking Luck with 1st pick.

RAC+Manning please.

I wouldn't complain.

2 years of Manning, 2 super bowls.

Then a fully operational death star developed Ricky Stanzi takes over and lights it up for a HOF career starting in 2014!

Disney would like to speak with you.
I'm not jumping for joy

But I’m not upset either. I’m going to take the wait and see approach. I believe Crennel will do better here than in CLE because he has talent now, but still the proof needs to be in the pudding.

Now get Del Rio as DC and Get Carmichael For OC!! That would be an awesome staff!
del rio and his 4-3 D? i dont think so

mel tucker makes more sense

According to AP Del Rio has used both defensive schemes 4-3/3-4
head coach expirience

im glad that we are getting a head coach with head coaching expirience. although Crennel didn’t have great results in clevland atleast there wont be any adjustment time from moving from a coordinator position to head coach.

carr

also good incentive for carr to resign with kc so we can tag bowe if need be.

really waiting to see the headline that carr signs long term....
i just heard clark hunt put a fresh book of checks in his check book

good sign, save one for peyton manning if healthy

its critical

that carr be that #2 cb otherwise the defense maybe set back for a while

del rio for DC
Anyone else think we need a new ST coach?
Everyone else thinks this.
yes, would be absolutely shocking if we dont get a new one

st coaches when they dont perform are discarded for some other guy who may not even be good with special teams….depends on the head coach and the value he places on it. look at vermeil, first ST coach ever, hence why he especially appreciates it, and found use for a sollid unit even with the greatest show on turf. Vermeil went and got not just a son, but his father’s advice as well, a 2 for 1 at ST coach

I would hope romeo knows someone who needs that chance

maybe if hue jackson gets fired in oaktown

we could land al saunders as oc

That would be a proven OC pick up
Different offensive scheme, though...would Pioli OK this?

RAC’s hired Air Coryell coordinators before…Chudzinski’s first run as OC was inder Crennel in Cleveland. He called the plays for Derek Anderson’s Pro Bowl year.

I wouldn’t mind this at all, if it clears the front office (as it all has to on One Arrowhead Drive).

Lombardi is saying we will hire "an accomplished offensive coordinator."

Who could that be??

Ken O'Keefe

dang, where's that sarcasm font again?

You bite your sarcastic little tongue, lol
Carmichael, Saints OC
we know this pretty much had to happen.

im ok with this because it keeps our imo top 5 defensive coaching staff…..thomas, gibbs….all at high value….

now go get an offensive staff, and make sure to find a st coach, and im content

I’m ok with this move, like to see us promote with in at DC perhaps Thomas he has done good with our d-line, Dont think I want Bibin as OC like to see us go back to run first then pass offense we will have JC back looks like Jones is gone or gonna retire so JC as our main back and like to see Orton given a shot with this offense wouldnt mind seeing Jay Gruden in as OC But I’m sure we wil have a suprise here next year as OC

Hue Jackson gets fired

Bring him in as OC? I know raiders were claiming he was some kind of offensive genius…

I wouldn't mind that
Hue Jackson gets fired

Bring him in as OC? I know raiders Fans were claiming he was some kind of offensive genius…

Get him a top 10 QB within 3 years

… and there is no reason we shouldn’t be contenders for the title. Stay with an average at best QB and Romeo will be a miracle worker if we get a playoff win.

I like this move

I think we should stay in house and make Zorn the next OC and give the DC spot to Eimmit Thomas. If he could make the secondary with sabby back there look decent, I say give him a shot with the whole defensive unit…

FOR THE RECORD...

i DO NOT HATE THIS HIRE!
Whereas I agree that the choices became limited QUICKLY, so did the rumors that it was a mere formality. I am just concerned that a DC turned HC will try and keep us a run always team! I have seen our team lead the NFL time after time with a superior running game. With that, GOOD teams shut down our running game in the playoffs and our team isn’t built to respond to it. This is my ONLY concern with Romeo! Will he find(and give control) to an OC that understands having a dynamic passing offense? We have NEVER learned this lesson! Will we now learn?

i think we learned that in the playoff game, and added Baldwin and Breaston to address it

Even with Orton or Cassel at QB, if you take this year’s team, add Charles, Berry, Moeaki, and shore up the trenches through the draft and free agency…that is a strong playoff contender.

i think we learned that in the playoff game, and added Baldwin and Breaston to address it

Even with Orton or Cassel at QB, if you take this year’s team, add Charles, Berry, Moeaki, and shore up the trenches through the draft and free agency…that is a strong playoff contender.

Sounds good

Romeo will still have a tight grip on coordination of the D. RAC must find a very solid OC to succeed.

I think this is a mistake

This is a lazy hire, who else did Pioli interview? Another bad decision by this organazation

Fisher, Philbin and Del Rio that we know of.
that isn't very many to be throwing in the towel already
that we know of.
wonder why nothing developed with fisher?

same reason we couldnt bring in a decent
OC under haley? hmm..

If we're going to get a defensive coach.

I’d much rather have RAC.

happy with RAC, for sure.

just wondering. more outside people not wanting anything to do with pioli, as was the case with haley.

jack harry reported....

Fisher didn’t want to come here because of the qb situation and because Hunt is cheap

i woulda guessed

it was more about the qb situation and pioli being a know it all who really doesnt know much at all.

Fisher, Philbin and Del Rio that we know of.

I know that Regis just retired from being a talk show host, but I say its still too soon to promote him to OC.

not so fast?

Chiefs on Facebook stated they have not Announced or made any decisions for the head coach and have no press conferences scheduled to announce any head coach actions. Yeah they aren’t going to say they have but the fact nothing is coming out and they have disputed any head coach signing and no press conference scheduled seams to speak that maybe someone thought or spoke too soon and they in fact have not made my decision

More mediocrity !!

I am done paying to watch the Chiefs play . I go to at least 1 or 2 games every year , this streak has ended . This goes to show that the KCM CHIEFS are just that Mediocre . They only care about filling the seats not winning championships. They should have done what ever it would have taken to get a proven big name coach. I will always support them but until they start caring about winning championships instead of just making it to the playoffs than i will not spend 27.00 for parking and the ticket prices. Well I am officially pissed off 24-40 if that does not SCREAM mediocre than i do not no what does . Ya who cares if it was with the browns . Crenel is a defensive coach not a head coach . THIS SUCKS

I assume you wanted Fisher

he’s the definition of mediocrity.

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