Worst Kept Secret In KC Comes True: Haley To Chiefs

Scott Pioli was looking for a partner to be his new head coach, and according to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star, Batman's new Robin is Todd Haley of the recently-tackle-football-title game-losing Arizona Cardinals.

Haley ((pictured, thanks Jamie Squire/KC Star)) proved that you could give the illusion of being somewhat one-dimensional until you needed to show your whole poker hand.

Now, if only he's gone hurry-up sooner against the Stillers...

The two first crossed paths in the Meadowlands when Pioli and Haley were with the Jets. Haley worked with the offense and Pioli was the director of player personnel.

From the Teicher piece:

"Details of Haley’s contract were unavailable. It was also unclear when the Chiefs would make the announcement. The Chiefs would not confirm Haley’s hiring.

While The Star learned this week that the Chiefs planned to speak with Haley, the other candidates they interviewed have not been publicly identified.

A representative with the Fritz Pollard Alliance, an organization that promotes NFL teams providing equal opportunities to minority candidates, said the Chiefs complied with the league’s Rooney Rule, which requires a team to interview at least one minority candidate for its head coaching vacancy."

The biggest hold over from Haley's tenure will be the sideline tete-a-tete he had with disgruntled WR Anquan Boldin, and if that same flaring of temper will be there as a head coach. We bet if Larry Johnson is let go and all-world TE Tony Gonzalez is shown the door as well, then the first-round QB from the 2009 draft ((are you listening Matthew Stafford...?)) will need to make sure his Medical is up-to-date...

Tyler Thigpen may be the luckiest man around...