Kansas City Chiefs To Hire Weis As OC

NFL News - January 7th, 2010 - Written by John

ESPN's Chris Mortensen first broke the story, and said although a deal has not been finalized, an official announcement could be made by Friday.

He will have full control of the offense, although he will certainly have to answer to head coach Todd Haley, who was Arizona's OC during last year's Super Bowl run, from time-to-time.

"He's a coach that system-wise, I would say we're as close as you can be," Haley said. "Charlie's a guy I consider a friend and I've talked to throughout the year, no different from some of the other guys I lean on for things and advice."

Weis was recently head coach at Notre Dame, but was fired at the end of this season with a 6-6 record. He was 35-27 overall at the school, but never won any of his major games, and the Irish lost it's last four games to close out the the schedule.

He worked with Haley while with the Jets, and was the offensive coordinator for the Patriots early last decade. Suggested by ProFootballTalk, Kansas City may also be closing in on a deal to bring in Romeo Crennel, another Bill Belichick disciple, to the team to be the defensive coordinator.

"I really believe we were able to lay a foundation for the Kansas City Chiefs," Haley said. "We were able to set expectations for our players of what's expected of them both schematically and offseason, in season and practice -- the way we're going to do things as a team on a consistent basis. I believe that foundation was laid.

"It was a very difficult year, a year we were able to make progress, as evidenced by the way the season wound down."

Although the Chiefs finished the 2009 NFL Season as the 25th-ranked offense in the league, there were several bright spots, including the emergence of running back Jamaal Charles, who came out of nowhere to gain 1,120 yards. Kansas City will have the fifth pick in the upcoming draft, and may opt for an offensive lineman to give battered Cassel some more protection.