Originally Posted by philfree (Post 9276452)

ESPN insider: Cardinals just 'got beat' by Chiefs By Adam Green/Arizona Sports
Published: January 03, 2013 @ 3:51pm
For a brief moment in time it appeared Andy Reid was going to be the next head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.
Then Reid interviewed with the Kansas City Chiefs, and that idea flew out the window.

Word leaked early Thursday that Reid to the Chiefs was 'imminent', and that the Cardinals were in turn setting their sights on other options.

Given that it appears Arizona may have been used as leverage, people are wondering if the Cardinals "got played" by the Reid camp.

"I think they just got beat, more than anything else," ESPN NFL insider John Clayton told Arizona Sports 620's Doug and Wolf Thursday, noting a deal is not officially done yet. "I think you can see where structure wasn't going to work."

Clayton said Reid will have more freedom in Kansas City than he would have in Arizona, as Cardinals president Michael Bidwill is also searching for a new general manager as well as a coach. It's been reported that Reid would like to bring his own general manager along, and that may not have jived with what Arizona wanted to do.

But still, Reid had every intention of chatting with the Cardinals.

"Now, he planned to come out (to Arizona)," Clayton added. "Went nine hours [Wednesday], it went well.

John Clayton, ESPN NFL insider


"Then they get up this morning and they start hashing things out and according to a source, when Andy started going over what they talked about he said 'that sounds good to me.'"
Clayton said Reid and the Chiefs are now in the stage of working out contract numbers, figuring the coach will make around $7.5 to $8 million along with having plenty of control over personnel, which is a number the Cardinals may not have wanted any part of.
"That's why he called and cancelled the flights, and he still left it open for if things fall apart that he can go there, but he's going to end up in Kansas City."


Big buck$

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts (Post 9276154)

http://www.kcchiefs.com/team/front-o...and-staff.html

The whole staff is still employed. Fitting if Daboll and Pioli are fired on the same day.

Originally Posted by htismaqe (Post 9276482)

So much for the idea that Clark is cheap.

Holy shit.

Originally Posted by Red And Yellow (Post 9276506)

won't let me post link, but this is on espn rumors-

UPDATE: Nothing official yet as of Thursday afternoon, but the Reid-Chiefs pairing remains on the verge of happening. There is an update on the men he'll bring along as co-workers however: ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports that Reid is not demanding that Tom Heckert come along as his GM, via sources. Those sources also indicate that Green Bay's director of operations, John Dorsey, is also on Reid's wish list for GM in K.C.

Until Reid is officially announced as HC, we're still in the fuzzy speculative phase here, but the dominoes appear ready to begin falling soon.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 9276514)

Refreshing, brand new, news.

Originally Posted by BossChief (Post 9276532)

The coolest part of all of this?

THIS BOARD is fully responsible for it because if we never banded together to form SOC, Pioli would have been able to hire another coach and waste more of our time.

Originally Posted by jd1020 (Post 9276501)

Thats about what it costs for a big name HC these days.

Carroll, Shanahan, and Fischer make 7.

Belichick makes 7.5.

Payton just signed for 8.

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP (Post 9276539)

Are you going to stop spazzing out now or is it a permanent character flaw?

Originally Posted by Terribilis (Post 9276476)

Not to nerd out but.....


Pioli is better represented as:


"Roose Bolton is the head of House Bolton and Lord of the Dreadfort. Though mild-mannered, he is cold, calculating, and capable of great cruelty. He speaks softly, never raising his voice, forcing those who listen to do so intently.<sup id="cite_ref-Rasos3_1-0" class="reference">[2]</sup> He receives regular leechings, which he believes to improve his health, prompting some to call him "The Leech Lord".