The Facts:
As expected, the Kansas City Chiefs are firing HC Romeo Crennel but not firing GM Scott Pioli today.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The Chiefs will announce today that Crennel is out, but they won’t fire Pioli, at least not yet. ... According to PFT's Mike Florio, the fact that the Chiefs already have fired Crennel but not Pioli doesn’t mean that Pioli is safe. A league source tells Florio that Pioli has yet to hear from owner Clark Hunt regarding the GM's future. ...The Chiefs earned the first overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft with this year’s 2-14 record, so Crennel’s firing is no surprise. The big question facing Chiefs owner Clark Hunt is whether he wants to entrust Pioli with the decision of how to use that first overall pick, which will go a long way toward shaping the Chiefs’ rebuilding effort. As PFT's Michael David Smith notes, Crennel has had some success as an NFL defensive coordinator, but his head coaching record is 28-55. Smith added, at age 65, this was surely Crennel’s last chance to be a head coach in the NFL. The 47-year-old Pioli may not be done just yet.
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