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Chiefs need to make fixes, but not at head coach

"They are chanting his name in the locker room, over and over and over, the second time in three weeks they've busted out in beautiful, spontaneous, united success for the man they overwhelmingly want to coach them next year.RAC! … RAC! … RAC! …Those Chiefs players will almost certainly get their wish, and very soon, as general manager Scott Pioli is expected to make interim coach Romeo Crennel the permanent leader of a roster already dedicated to him.Crennel deserves it. He's earned it, removing the most reasonable doubts by beating the Broncos 7-3 here on Sunday. That's wins over two playoff teams in three games for a man who embodies most of the characteristics the organization wants to project.Three respected Chiefs players — Tamba Hali, Steve Breaston and Le'Ron McClain — agreed that Crennel has "overwhelming" support from the players. So the Chiefs are best served with him as the head coach, but only under the following condition:They don't get fooled into believing the rest of the fixes from a disappointing season are in-house.Early indications are good. The coaching staff will undergo major changes, almost certainly with a new offensive coordinator and new special-teams coach.Crennel would have final say in hiring assistants, and that includes Josh McDaniels, with whom he worked four seasons in New England and will reportedly be fired as Rams offensive coordinator. Chiefs fans have spent a lot of time agonizing over McDaniels, but a Chiefs source said he was not and will not be interviewed for the head coaching job."


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