Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennell knows exactly what he's getting from his new offensive coordinator. After all, they've worked together before.
Brian Daboll, who worked alongside Crennell for four seasons and three Super Bowl victories on Bill Belichick's coaching staff in New England, was hired Monday as the Chiefs' new offensive coordinator. It will be his fourth season as an offensive coordinator, after he spent the 2011 campaign as offensive coordinator in Miami and the 2009 and 2010 seasons in Cleveland.
"Brian is a fine football coach and offensive mind," said Head Coach Romeo Crennel. "I worked with him when he was a young coach in New England and I am proud of the way his career has developed."
Crennel had previously stated that the new offensive coordinator would be major hire, as Crennel will focus his efforts primarily on the Chiefs' defense.
While in New England, Daboll spent three seasons working under the man he'll replace in Kansas City, new University of Kansas head coach Charlie Weis. Daboll started his tenure with the Patriots as a defensive assistant, but took over as wide receivers coach in 2002 when Ivan Fears took over as running backs coach. He's worked exclusively on the offensive side of the ball ever since, moving to the Jets as quarterbacks coach in 2007, then taking over as offensive coordinator in Cleveland in 2009.
Daboll inherits a Chiefs team that ranked 27th in the NFL in total offense in 2011 (310 yards per game), and next to last (13.2 points per game) in scoring offense. Kansas City was 25th in the league in passing offense (192.5 yards per game) and 15th in rushing offense (118.3 yards per game). Matt Cassel went 4-5 as the team's starter before giving way to Tyler Palko in Week 11, with Kyle Orton leading the Chiefs to wins over Green Bay and Denver in their last three games after being cut by the Broncos. Orton and Cassel are expected to compete for the starting job this fall.
Under Daboll's leadership, Miami was 22nd in the NFL in total offense in 2011 (317.4 yards per game) and 20th in scoring offense (20.6 points per game). The Dolphins were 23rd in the league in passing offense (29.3 yards per game) and 11th in the league on the ground (124.2 yards per game).
