According to early reports out of Bristol, Charlie Weis may be joining former and fellow coordinator Romeo Crennel, recently hired as a Defensive Coordinator, as an Offensive Coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs Prior to the 2009 season, Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli was allowed to interview with several other NFL organizations before finally signing on as General Manager with the Chiefs. Together with Weis and Crennel, the Chiefs will have 3/4 of the Patriots brain trust that put together 3 Super Bowl championships in a span of four years.
And according to Adam Schefter, Bob Kraft is now actually considering a merger with the struggling Kansas City franchise, seeking a return to pass fortunes. Roger Goodell would of course need to sign off on the deal, considering that this would, in essence, represent contraction. And even though the Patriots are one of the most profitable teams in the league, recently opening a start-of-the-art mall surrounding Gillette Stadium, league sources are suggesting that due to financial difficulties across the league, that Goodell is open to the idea.
Fans across the league are experiencing mixed feelings regarding the merger. While many fans truly despise the Patriots and would love to see nothing more than to see the team dissolved, they also realize that while the corporeal Patriots would disappear, their ghost would linger simply in Native American rather than Invading American form. Especially when considering that Matt Cassel would once again become Tom Brady's backup, and Mike Vrabel would once again be a linebacker in one of Belichick's defensive schemes.
Plenty of details need to be ironed out, but this deal would certainly represent a very important, if only symbolic, improvement in relations between the US and the natives of North America. And for Patriots fans, while surely upsetting, it would merely represent a new opportunity for them to fully support a contender from another city, and this time, it would actually be acceptable on some level.
More information to follow as details emerge.
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