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**DaFace** · 01-11-2019, 02:02 PM

Pretty interesting long-form article by Mellinger about the decision between Andy and Clark back in 2013. We knew a lot of this, but it's cool to think back about how pivotal the decision has been for the franchise. Probably not a lot to discuss, but I thought it was interesting.

The meeting that brought Andy Reid to Kansas City and changed the Chiefs’ fortunes

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nf...224241440.html

The week that changed the Kansas City Chiefs forever began with a Hail Mary phone call to Andy Reid’s cell phone six years ago this month. He’d just been fired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and was walking out of his going-away party when he saw a number he didn’t recognize.

Clark Hunt, the Chiefs’ billionaire chairman in need of a coach after firing Romeo Crennel, expected to leave a message.

“I didn’t expect you to answer,” Hunt told Reid, according to someone familiar with the conversation.

“This is the first call I’ve answered,” Reid replied.

The two had little relationship beyond seeing each other at an annual meeting between coaches and owners. But they did have a long-distance mutual admiration. Reid has always loved history and football, and few families are more entwined with the history of football than the Hunts. As the chairman of the family business, Clark had long craved stability for the Chiefs.

The pairing made sense, with a few contingencies.

Hunt needed to know if Reid wanted to work again. Reid had just gone through an unthinkably difficult year — his son Garrett died of an accidental overdose, and 14 seasons with the Eagles ended with a 4-12 record in 2012.

Reid needed to know if Hunt had a plan. The Chiefs had experienced their own tragedy wrapped in the worst year of their franchise history — a 2-14 season low-lighted by starting linebacker Jovan Belcher’s murder-suicide.

They met on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in a conference room at the Philadelphia airport. Within a few hours, a plane from the Cardinals landed to take Reid to an interview in Arizona. He never boarded. He also had an interview scheduled with the Chargers. He canceled it.

They ordered Chickie & Pete’s — an Eagles partner, and the host of his radio show with the Eagles — but Reid didn’t eat a bite. This was business. Before he left he made a decision that would change the league and set forth the path of one of the sport’s longest head-coaching careers.

In the following years, the Chiefs went from dysfunction to stability, from 2-14 to the AFC’s No. 1 seed with Reid. The coach went from fired to wanted, from a situation that had become unrepairable to a place so excited for his credibility that a news helicopter followed his first drive to the stadium.

Reid has bolstered a Hall of Fame case, and now holds the franchise’s best chance of reaching a Super Bowl in at least 15 years. All of it started in that conference room six years ago, a relationship forged over crab fries, the coach who had his pick of jobs choosing the Chiefs for reasons that ran from personal to professional.

Eight teams hired new coaches that cycle. The Chiefs moved first, and best. Reid is the only coach hired that offseason still with his team, and only the Patriots have won more games. Chiefs executives considered themselves lucky that Reid was available, the perfect man at the perfect time.

“Just how thorough Clark was,” Reid said this week when asked what he remembered about that meeting. “He wants to win a championship. That’s what he wants to do. He gave you every indicator that’s what he wanted. As a coach, that’s all you can ask for. Then he went into details from there.”

(more at the link)

Sassy Squatch · 01-11-2019, 06:02 PM

For some reason I remember us trying to go after Kirk Firentz

**HemiEd** · 01-11-2019, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I certainly won't be happy if we lose, but I'll wait to see if Sutton sticks around before getting too crazy. If Sutton is gone, that tells me Andy at least knows what needs to be done (even if he's slow to do it).

I think Andy has already put his foot down and that is why we saw the changes on D with Scandrik not playing the last two games, etc.

Maybe it is just me, but I think we saw some of the results against Oakland, and yeah I know they suck. But giving up 3 was a huge improvement.

Bewbies · 01-11-2019, 06:27 PM

Man, the football takes here have gone downhill like an avalanche.

Like 19/20 are dumb AF. Have to do a lot of digging anymore to learn anything.

FloridaMan88 · 01-11-2019, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Superturtle

For some reason I remember us trying to go after Kirk Firentz

He was rumored to be Fat Scott's first choice.

Thank God hiring Andy meant the shit canning of Fat Scott.

Deberg_1990 · 01-11-2019, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

He’s won 1 playoff game in 5 years here, and he’s made $35million. He better win tomorrow or his tenure has been a failure, full stop. That’ll make it 6 years 42M 1 playoff win. That is a terrible ROI.

Win tomorrow Fat Andy or don’t even head to the locker room after.

Maybe you would prefer an Adam Gase or Kliff Kingsbury?

Clark absolutely did the right thing by acting quickly and getting Reid in here.

This shouldnt even be an argument.

Deberg_1990 · 01-11-2019, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

He was rumored to be Fat Scott's first choice.

Thank God hiring Andy meant the shit canning of Fat Scott.

Its hilarious to me that Pioli had to go help hire the guy who would turn around and fire him.

FloridaMan88 · 01-11-2019, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Its hilarious to me that Pioli had to go help hire the guy who would turn around and fire him.

Fat Scott was just present to pick up the candy wrappers in the room after the marathon 9 hour meeting to interview/hire Andy.

**notorious** · 01-11-2019, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

If he loses tomorrow, you won’t find a shred of love for him here on CP. and I suspect you’ll be ripping him too, like you did in the Balt game thread (which you were spot-on, by the way)

If his team loses due to his flaws again you bet your ass I'm going to rip him without mercy.

bdj23 · 01-11-2019, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

He’s won 1 playoff game in 5 years here, and he’s made $35million. He better win tomorrow or his tenure has been a failure, full stop. That’ll make it 6 years 42M 1 playoff win. That is a terrible ROI.

Win tomorrow Fat Andy or don’t even head to the locker room after.

Typing "full stop" is for blue checkmark Twitter bundle of stickss

**SAUTO** · 01-11-2019, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Its hilarious to me that Pioli had to go help hire the guy who would turn around and fire him.

That was more or less pioli's interview for Reid. Like a try out and he was cut

Kman34 · 01-11-2019, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

He’s won 1 playoff game in 5 years here, and he’s made $35million. He better win tomorrow or his tenure has been a failure, full stop. That’ll make it 6 years 42M 1 playoff win. That is a terrible ROI.

Win tomorrow Fat Andy or don’t even head to the locker room after.

This is the stupidest thing I've read in a long time....

Pitt Gorilla · 01-11-2019, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Fat Scott was just present to pick up the candy wrappers in the room after the marathon 9 hour meeting to interview/hire Andy.

Cheeseburger wrappers.

comochiefsfan · 01-11-2019, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

He’s won 1 playoff game in 5 years here, and he’s made $35million. He better win tomorrow or his tenure has been a failure, full stop. That’ll make it 6 years 42M 1 playoff win. That is a terrible ROI.

Win tomorrow Fat Andy or don’t even head to the locker room after.

Man you guys forget Herm Edwards....and Todd Haley....and Romeo Crennel so quick.

Reid isn't perfect but he's a HELLUVA lot better than what we had for years.

Reerun_KC · 01-11-2019, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan

Man you guys forget Herm Edwards....and Todd Haley....and Romeo Crennel so quick.

Reid isn't perfect but he's a HELLUVA lot better than what we had for years.

Herm.

. Gonna fix that defense, not touch the offense. /CP

Herm being part of the Marty coaching bush had chiefs nation in an orgasmic tailspin.

Prison Bitch · 01-11-2019, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by comochiefsfan

Man you guys forget Herm Edwards....and Todd Haley....and Romeo Crennel so quick.

Those guys also had reeruns for GMs. Andy had a stud. That’s a huge diff. Andy wouldn’t win with the garbage Pioli acquired. Maybe Andy has a big parry in that, maybe none (truth prob somewhere in between). But damn did Dorsey rebuild this roster. And if Veach is solely responsible for Mahomes - or even majority so - that’s another massive difference

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Reid isn't perfect but he's a HELLUVA lot better than what we had for years.

His legacy will be determined tomorrow.

01-11-2019, 02:02 PM
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $2056899	The meeting that brought Andy Reid to Kansas City and changed the Chiefs’ fortunes Pretty interesting long-form article by Mellinger about the decision between Andy and Clark back in 2013. We knew a lot of this, but it's cool to think back about how pivotal the decision has been for the franchise. Probably not a lot to discuss, but I thought it was interesting. The meeting that brought Andy Reid to Kansas City and changed the Chiefs’ fortunes https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nf...224241440.html The week that changed the Kansas City Chiefs forever began with a Hail Mary phone call to Andy Reid’s cell phone six years ago this month. He’d just been fired as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and was walking out of his going-away party when he saw a number he didn’t recognize. Clark Hunt, the Chiefs’ billionaire chairman in need of a coach after firing Romeo Crennel, expected to leave a message. “I didn’t expect you to answer,” Hunt told Reid, according to someone familiar with the conversation. “This is the first call I’ve answered,” Reid replied. The two had little relationship beyond seeing each other at an annual meeting between coaches and owners. But they did have a long-distance mutual admiration. Reid has always loved history and football, and few families are more entwined with the history of football than the Hunts. As the chairman of the family business, Clark had long craved stability for the Chiefs. The pairing made sense, with a few contingencies. Hunt needed to know if Reid wanted to work again. Reid had just gone through an unthinkably difficult year — his son Garrett died of an accidental overdose, and 14 seasons with the Eagles ended with a 4-12 record in 2012. Reid needed to know if Hunt had a plan. The Chiefs had experienced their own tragedy wrapped in the worst year of their franchise history — a 2-14 season low-lighted by starting linebacker Jovan Belcher’s murder-suicide. They met on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, in a conference room at the Philadelphia airport. Within a few hours, a plane from the Cardinals landed to take Reid to an interview in Arizona. He never boarded. He also had an interview scheduled with the Chargers. He canceled it. They ordered Chickie & Pete’s — an Eagles partner, and the host of his radio show with the Eagles — but Reid didn’t eat a bite. This was business. Before he left he made a decision that would change the league and set forth the path of one of the sport’s longest head-coaching careers. In the following years, the Chiefs went from dysfunction to stability, from 2-14 to the AFC’s No. 1 seed with Reid. The coach went from fired to wanted, from a situation that had become unrepairable to a place so excited for his credibility that a news helicopter followed his first drive to the stadium. Reid has bolstered a Hall of Fame case, and now holds the franchise’s best chance of reaching a Super Bowl in at least 15 years. All of it started in that conference room six years ago, a relationship forged over crab fries, the coach who had his pick of jobs choosing the Chiefs for reasons that ran from personal to professional. Eight teams hired new coaches that cycle. The Chiefs moved first, and best. Reid is the only coach hired that offseason still with his team, and only the Patriots have won more games. Chiefs executives considered themselves lucky that Reid was available, the perfect man at the perfect time. “Just how thorough Clark was,” Reid said this week when asked what he remembered about that meeting. “He wants to win a championship. That’s what he wants to do. He gave you every indicator that’s what he wanted. As a coach, that’s all you can ask for. Then he went into details from there.” (more at the link)
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