Whitlock - The person Hunt hires gets the best job in football

[Bob's your Information Minister]

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/col...ry/963879.html

Clark Hunt is interviewing candidates for what could be the best job in football.

Maybe that explains his deliberate approach to finding and securing Kansas City’s next general manager.

If a qualified man wants to be an NFL GM, running the Kansas City Chiefs should be his dream job. Scott Pioli, Kevin Colbert and Chris Polian — the most qualified and coveted future GMs — have more reason to pursue Clark Hunt than Hunt has to pursue them.

Why?

•The Hunt family employed Carl Peterson for 20 years, demonstrating a level of loyalty and patience that is pretty much nonexistent in professional sports.

•The Hunts gave Peterson a degree of autonomy that is pretty much nonexistent in professional sports.

•The Chiefs are more than $30 million below the salary cap and are in position to unload a few more unproductive, expensive veterans this offseason.

•The Chiefs are one season away from playing in a fancy, exciting renovated Arrowhead Stadium.

•There’s no one within the football side of the organization that a new GM has to show any loyalty. He can clean out the scouting department and coaching staff.

•Expectations are low.

My initial instinct in writing this column was to criticize Clark Hunt for appearing to go about fixing his broken franchise without a concrete plan. Things aren’t going the way I anticipated.

When Hunt fired Peterson with two weeks left in the regular season, I assumed Hunt had identified his next general manager. I thought within days of the season’s end, Hunt would lock up New England’s Pioli or Pittsburgh’s Colbert or Indy’s Polian.

Instead of a new football king to trumpet, we were treated last week to our departing King (Carl) granting an exclusive Internet podcast interview to his last loyal subject, Bob Gretz. Peterson doesn’t have the good sense to be embarrassed by his cowardice. But agreeing to a final, 7-minute Bob Gretz tongue bath further diminishes Peterson’s legacy.

Peterson has refused to discuss his dismissal with legitimate members of the media for three weeks. At this point what Peterson has to say about his tenure is irrelevant.

Like most Chiefs fans, I’m ready to move on.

And that includes moving on from Peterson’s last significant action — hiring Herm Edwards.

In fairness, Herm might just be collateral damage from the ugly end of Peterson’s era. But the Chiefs ended the 2008 season in poor fashion, including a gutless performance at Cincinnati.

Why hasn’t Hunt disposed of Edwards and his coaching staff? They’re unsalvageable. Why leave an unpleasant task to a GM who had nothing to do with the team’s 6-26 record the last two years?

And if Hunt would like to see a new GM retain Edwards, I don’t see how leaving Edwards publicly twisting for days (and potentially weeks) enhances his locker-room credibility. Herm is damaged goods.

But, after thinking everything through, I decided emotion was overruling sound judgment. None of my gripes (or yours) really matter.

Hunt has the job. He can afford to sit back a little and let candidates woo him.

He needs to hear from Pioli, Colbert and Polian what they’re going to do for the Kansas City Chiefs. What the Hunts will do for a general manager is a matter of record. Peterson, Jack Steadman and Hank Stram were all allowed to stay beyond their usefulness. Gunther Cunningham is the only head coach to be fired by the Chiefs during the last 20 years. Over the same time frame, the Browns, another team looking for new leadership, have canned coaches Bud Carson, Jim Shofner (interim), Bill Belichick, Chris Palmer, Butch Davis, Terry Robiskie (interim) and Romeo Crennel.

There’s no reason for desperation. The situation isn’t desperate.

If Hunt lands the right GM, the Chiefs can experience the kind of turnaround the Dolphins did this season. Bill Parcells and his coach, Tony Sparano, sparked a one-win-to-11-win turnaround in Miami.

I can’t imagine a scenario in which Hunt doesn’t land a top-flight general manager. I’m willing to wait.

[Rulon Velvet Jones]

I'll be the first to say-

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[Crushaholic]

Whitlock is hittin' the bong, again...

[GreatBronco16]

Originally Posted by Rulon Velvet Jones

I'll be the first to say-

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I'll be the second.


Here's to the next 5 year plan put in place for the next 20 years.

[Bob's your Information Minister]

What job is more attractive?

[theAPAOps5]

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[orange crusher]

Fair article. Peterson wasn't able to do crap for 20 years and brought in some good dough. Maybe the title should have been "The person Hunt hires gets the best job in football, even if they are a failure".

[GreatBronco16]

Originally Posted by Bob's your Information Minister

What job is more attractive?

My wife giving me a hand job is more attractive than the vacant job at KC.

[theAPAOps5]

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[orange crusher]

Originally Posted by Bob's your Information Minister

What job is more attractive?

Did you hear there is an opening for a GM in Denver?

[LonghornBronco]

Had some wonderful green chili tonight. Tasted a hint of cilantro...

[DBroncos4life]

where else can you do so little and not get fired?

[theAPAOps5]

The fat self rightous prick, and I don't mean Bob this time, once again is overvaluing his worthless KC organization that he covers.

[BigPlayShay]

So basically Whitlock is saying that if there is a GM out there that is looking to coast and collect a paycheck, no job is better suited than the KC Chiefs. So, yeah, Best job in the NFL if you want to slack is the KC Chiefs.

[Popps]

"expectations are low"

Well, he got one thing right.

[Rulon Velvet Jones]

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[orange crusher]

Originally Posted by BigPlayShay

So basically Whitlock is saying that if there is a GM out there that is looking to coast and collect a paycheck, no job is better suited than the KC Chiefs. So, yeah, Best job in the NFL if you want to slack is the KC Chiefs.

Sounds like a great job for Millan.

[SoCalBronco]

It will all depend on the commitment that Clark Hunt makes financially. That means spending whatever is needed. Making everything first class in the organization. No cost is spared to make it a great experience for every player.

The Hunt family has WORLDS more money than Bowlen ever did, but it seems they haven't really put it into the team like Bowlen did, so it wasn't all Carl's fault.

[socalorado]

Originally Posted by Popps

"expectations are low"

Well, he got one thing right.

The one truth to the atricle!

[DBroncos4life]

Originally Posted by SoCalBronco

It will all depend on the commitment that Clark Hunt makes financially. That means spending whatever is needed. Making everything first class in the organization. No cost is spared to make it a great experience for every player.

The Hunt family has WORLDS more money than Bowlen ever did, but it seems they haven't really put it into the team like Bowlen did, so it wasn't all Carl's fault.

I doubt they look pimp in a fur coat though.

[theAPAOps5]

And Bowlen already has said that if you are worried about Money in the NFL you are in the wrong business. Heads and shoulders above most owners in the league, which is why I trust him with this move.

See Denver is the gem of the open coaching position teams. Seriously any top coach would easily choose Denver over scrubs like KC and Detroit because what they have in place.

[Bob's your Information Minister]

Originally Posted by SoCalBronco

It will all depend on the commitment that Clark Hunt makes financially. That means spending whatever is needed. Making everything first class in the organization. No cost is spared to make it a great experience for every player.

The Hunt family has WORLDS more money than Bowlen ever did, but it seems they haven't really put it into the team like Bowlen did, so it wasn't all Carl's fault.

Well the renovations are going to make everything a first-class facility.

[Bob's your Information Minister]

Originally Posted by ApaOps5

Seriously any top coach would easily choose Denver over scrubs like KC and Detroit because what they have in place.

I agree. But we're not talking about coaching.

[theAPAOps5]

Originally Posted by Bob's your Information Minister

Well the renovations are going to make everything a first-class facility.

There aren't enough improvements in the world to mask the **** in KC

[SoCalBronco]

Originally Posted by Bob's your Information Minister

Well the renovations are going to make everything a first-class facility.

What about spending up to the cap?

Why are you guys consistently like 20m below it?