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Cardinals offensive coordinator Todd Haley is this year's Jason Garrett. After playing a key role in the Cowboys' 13-win season in 2007, Garrett was a popular head-coaching candidate last offseason. Ultimately, he decided to return to Dallas, which, as it turns out, was possibly the worst decision he could've made. Jerry Jones doesn't disagree.I'm pretty sure Haley won't be making that mistake. Two weeks ago, NBC's Cris Collinsworth predicted that the Chiefs would hire Haley, and Tuesday, the team got permission to interview him.
The Kansas City Star's Adam Teicher writes that the Chiefs were planning to announce Herm Edwards' successor later this week. And as far as I know, Haley's the only post-Super Bowl candidate being interviewed, so you have to like his chances. There's also this: "Haley and [new general manager Scott] Pioli worked together from 1997 through 1999 with the New York Jets, Pioli as the director of pro personnel and Haley as an assistant coach."
Pioli came to Kansas City from New England, and that segues nicely into the speculation that the Chiefs might be interested in Matt Cassel. Via the Boston Herald: "I'd really look at Pioli down there in Kansas City. Why wouldn't he want him?" Sirius NFL radio analyst Jim Miller said. "He knows what the kid is capable of doing. So I think he'd be on their radar."
One reason Pioli might not want Cassel -- he wouldn't come cheap. And if the Chiefs are going to invest a nontrivial part of their salary cap in a franchise quarterback, it should probably be someone who is clearly better than incumbent Tyler Thigpen.
While I think Cassel would beat out Thigpen for the starting gig, that doesn't mean he should get paid $4-6 million a year for it. Compounding matters: this year's quarterback draft class is decidedly weak so it's not like Pioli has a lot of options. One scenario (and there's virtually no chance it happens because, well, Peter King says so): Haley convinces Kurt Warner to follow him to Kansas City.
This assumes, of course, that Haley gets the job, the Patriots don't franchise Cassel, and the Chiefs don't give serious consideration to taking Matt Stafford if he's still on the board come draft day.
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