LOTD: Kansas City Chiefs GM the Best Job In Football Says Jason Whitlock

It has been an interesting day in the NFL today. The wild card round of the playoffs has wrapped up with a Philadelphia win, coming on the heels of the Ravens trashing the Dolphins earlier today. Additionally, there has been a plethora of new stories that have emerged regarding the job openings in Cleveland and Kansas City, among others.

The most interesting story of the day, at least from my perspective, is one written by Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star.

Whitlock says that the person hired by Clark Hunt to be the next Chiefs GM will be getting the best job in football. As to who might get that job, Whitlock cites Kevin Colbert, Chris Polian, and Randy Lerner’s reported favorite for the Browns GM job: Scott Pioli.

What is Whitlock’s reasoning for why each of these men has “more reason to pursue Clark Hunt than Hunt has to pursue them”?

The Hunt family employed Carl Peterson for 20 years, demonstrating a level of loyalty and patience that is pretty much nonexistent in professional sports.

The Hunts gave Peterson a degree of autonomy that is pretty much nonexistent in professional sports.

The Chiefs are more than $30 million below the salary cap and are in position to unload a few more unproductive, expensive veterans this offseason.

The Chiefs are one season away from playing in a fancy, exciting, renovated Arrowhead Stadium.

There’s no one within the football side of the organization that a new GM has to show any loyalty. He can clean out the scouting department and coaching staff.

Expectations are low.

I have to say that Whitlock’s reasoning is rather convincing. The Chiefs GM job certainly is not the best for a GM looking to win next year, although the Dolphins and Falcons proved this year that miraculous one-year turnarounds are possible; however, from a long-term standpoint, it is hard to argue that any GM would be getting a sweet gig in K.C.

As always, don’t just take my word for it. Be sure to visit the LOTD:

Chiefs GM Job is the Best Job in Football Says Jason Whitlock – (Kansas City Star)

I would obviously love to argue with Whitlock, and say that the Browns GM job would be better than Kansas City. Considering the troubles the Browns have experienced since coming back into the NFL, however, it is very hard to posit such an argument. And considering that Randy Lerner appears to now be seriously considering a new regime that would include a former Ravens personnel guy as GM and a former Patriots assistant as coach, I have to wonder exactly what the thought process is at the top of the Browns organization.

Remember, I said a new regime. If this article in the Plain-Dealer sounds familiar with you, it’s because the Savage-Crennel combo came to the Browns with pretty much the same background as the potential Mangini-Kokinis regime that Lerner seems excited about, save for Eric Mangini’s three years of head coaching experience that Crennel never had.

I still want to see Scott Pioli become the next Browns GM, but the way the things have dragged out, as well as his impending interview with Kansas City, has tempered by excitement somewhat this Pioli-to-the-Browns can become a reality. We’ll see.

Also, to update Midnight Writer’s earlier post from today that Bill Parcells-to-the-Browns could be a realistic possibility, the Miami-Herald posted an item earlier today suggesting that Parcells has already made assurances that he will stay in Miami. Obviously, the thought of Bill Parcells taking control of the Browns is exciting, and the Miami-Herald item would seem to kill the excitement. Luckily, Mike Florio over at Pro Football Talk keeps the dream alive by questioning just how much this story should be believed. His rationale seems reasonable to me. Of course, I may not be the most rational judge of the issue, as my wishful thinking could be clouding objectivity.

That’s it for now. Have a great Sunday night.

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