Why Steelers’ Search Should Concern Chiefs, Andy Reid

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The past clip nan Pittsburgh Steelers had to hunt for a caput coach, nary 1 had an iPhone, not to mention nan expertise to behaviour a virtual question and reply connected a computer.

But nan Steelers are disconnected and running, little than 24 hours aft Mike Tomlin stepped down and made Andy Reid nan league’s longest tenured caput coach. And their first reported question and reply petition should interest Kansas City.

Perfect fresh for Chiefs

Nate Scheelhaase is simply a cleanable fresh for nan Chiefs, and Kansas City’s offensive-coordinator domiciled is simply a perfect fresh for Scheelhaase. The Rams’ walk crippled coordinator, however, was nan first sanction Art Rooney II and nan Steelers connected Wednesday requested to question and reply for their head-coach vacancy.

Scheelhaase, 35, is simply a Kansas City product, a four-year starting backmost successful assemblage and a branch disconnected nan Sean McVay character – each aureate reasons why Reid should beryllium blowing up his phone.

But while nan Chiefs salary their coaches amended than immoderate squad successful nan NFL, nan champion Kansas City tin connection Scheelhaase is an offensive-coordinator role. In summation to Pittsburgh, Scheelhaase besides reportedly has received head-coach question and reply requests from Cleveland and Las Vegas, successful summation to Pittsburgh.

Steelers person a type

And nan Steelers intelligibly person a type. Their past 3 head-coach hires were Tomlin astatine property 34 successful 2007, Bill Cowher astatine property 34 successful 1992 and Chuck Noll astatine property 37 successful 1969. Scheelhaase turned 35 successful November.

Because nan Rams are playing successful nan divisional information astatine Chicago connected Sunday, Scheelhaase can’t question and reply until Monday astatine nan earliest if nan Rams lose, aliases Jan. 26 if they hit nan Bears. A Rams win, successful different words, would bargain Reid and nan Chiefs immoderate time.

Could Reid person already started interviewing?

Reid and nan Chiefs aren’t nan type of squad that announces interviews, truthful Reid whitethorn person already interviewed candidates for his violative coordinator role. But arsenic Reid has said himself, location are nary longer immoderate secrets successful nan NFL, truthful it’s apt that he hasn’t started.

He could beryllium waiting connected Matt Nagy’s quest to gain his ain head-coach role. Nagy has conducted first interviews pinch nan Cardinals, Raiders, Ravens and Titans. Tennessee and erstwhile Chiefs executive Mike Borgonzi are considered nan astir apt landing spot for Nagy, though nan Titans reportedly person requested interviews pinch 19 full candidates arsenic of Wednesday afternoon, including Chiefs protect coordinator Matt Nagy.

Another imaginable Chiefs violative coordinator who’s besides been requested for head-coach interviews is Mike McDaniel. In summation to his reported interviews pinch Atlanta, Baltimore, Cleveland and Tennessee, nan erstwhile Dolphins caput coach besides has scheduled an offensive-coordinator question and reply pinch Dan Campbell and nan Lions.

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