Now that the Chiefs have let go of their GM, should they continue cleaning house and dispose of Herman Edwards as head coach?  This is the question that is on every Chiefs fans mind.

 In my very humble opinion (yeah right!), I think they should keep Edwards, at least one more season.  I have a few reasons for having this opinion.

 First, starting a rebuilding project and then axing the coach after only the first year of it makes no sense.  Not only did he have to deal with the rebuilding process, but he also had a lot to deal with in terms of injuries (Brodie Croyle, Damon Huard, Branden Albert for examples), and off the field issues (Larry Johnson, Tony Gonzalez).  If you think it was a trying year to be a Chiefs fan, what do you think it was like being the coach?

 Secondly, and this kind of goes along with the first one, is we have a lot of young guys who are going to be coming into their second or third year in the league.  Guys like Brandon Flowers, Branden Albert, Brandon Carr, Tyler Thigpen, Jamaal Charles, and Glenn Dorsey.  It doesn’t make sense to have that kind of nucleus of players and then change the head coach and offensive and defensive philosophies along with that. 

 Thirdly, we’re a little late getting into the game for a coach already.  By the time we hire a new GM, firing Edwards will make even less sense.  Before getting rid of a coach, GM, or any other position like that, you have to ask yourself whom you can get to replace him.  After the Broncos, Browns, Jets, Lions, and Ramshave all gone and snatched up the top available coaches, will there be anyone left who would be a better choice than Edwards would?  Doubtful. 

 And lastly, the Chiefs are set up right now to take a huge step forward next year.  Not only do we have the high draft pick, we are also $30 million plus under the salary cap.  Now that we have stocked our team with good young players, we can supplement them with good free agent talent and really take a big step forward.  Very few teams out there have the kind of cap space that Kansas City has, and therefore we will be able to offer free agents more money than anyone else will up front.  We can be the Yankees of football this offseason, snatching up the top available talent anywhere we see fit. 

 I also think it would be a severe injustice to Herman Edwards as a football coach and a man to ask him to lead this team through the start of a rebuilding project and not let him at least attempt to see it through.  I say give him at least one more season, and if he isn’t able to make a huge improvement next season, then get rid of him when you’ll have better options out there for a replacement.

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