"Ramifications of this hire:

Clark Hunt repeatedly made the point that the new Chiefs GM will be a large part of the decision on whether or not to retain Herm Edwards as head coach. More than likely, Herm will not return as head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009. Pioli will almost assuredly want to work from a clean slate.

Keeping with the head coach thoughts, Pioli was also rumored to be interested in bringing either Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz or Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels with him as the new head coach. McDaniels was recently hired by the Denver Broncos.

We’ll have full coverage of the Chiefs’ head coach search as well, should it come to that.

I think you can expect a good portion, if not all, of the Chiefs’ coaching staff to leave the team at some point."

He Sees All

Good call shake. Almost as good as StoopsMyAss calling the exact final score of the Iowa usc Outback Bowl game on the usc blog in the first quarter

I will be more concerned if Herm stays for year. While KF can obviously leave whenever he wanted, it seems that ship has come and gone for anything to happen this year. However, if Herm stays for a year, it would give Pioli a year to get comfortable and begin to stock the shelves. Assuming we don’t regress next year, KF’s stock will have risen more and he would be taking over a team that (presumably) had begun to narrow its talent gap.

Let’s be clear about the ruthless business (as it has become) of coaching and hiring coaches. KF will of course receive a phone call, perhaps an overture, mabe even an official offer. Until he is on TV saying he is NOT taking the job, it would be foolish to act as though it is too late or that this thing is in any way over.

I repeat, everyone says this will be one of, if not the best, job opening this year in the NFL.

I just don’t think its this year. It seems by leaving now, he would be
(a) jeoparodizing the employment status of his trusted friends KOK and Norm (albiet to a lesser degree, depending on the new coach) at a time when most comparable positions have been filed. Further, I would imagine both would have trouble getting jobs. At his best, KOK’s philosophies are slightly outdated and although Norm obviously knows his shit, I think he has admitted he only wants to coach another couple of years, which doesn’t exactly make him a likely candidate.

(b) completely gutting Iowa’s recruiting this year, with respectable, very Iowa-like class coming signed-on. Granted this true whenever he chooses to leave, but this late in the recruitting process, it would seem especially damaging as there is no way a new coach could be put in place prior to signing day.

This maybe misguided on several levels and giving way to much credit to KF the person. Nonetheless, I just don’t see him screwing his friends or the program he helped rebuild.

The only reason I would think that Kirk would go there is for change of pace and to try his hand at coaching the best players in the world. I don’t think the rewards though, in the NFL, last as long, are felt as deeply, and are as far reacching. But, we’ll see how it goes.

That the current threat level is Elevated

I hear that after Scott Pioli makes a change at head coach and Herm "Lets Build Something Together" Edwards is let go, he will have a tough time convincing Kirk Frentz to leave Iowa. Frentz seems content to stay where he is right now.

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/01/notes-from-lombardi-5/

I made a fanshot of this, but thought I should also toss it into this discussion.

Report: K.C. Chiefs To Retain Edwards As Coach

Herm Edwards is likely to stay on to finish the final year of his contract as Kansas City coach, sources close to the Chiefs told a major media outlet Wednesday.

The 54-year-old Edwards is more likely to be retained under the new leadership of general manager Scott Pioli, instead of being ditched out of Arrowhead Stadium for next season, according to sources by ESPN.com.