Before he was offensive coordinator in Arizona, Haley was a wide receivers coach in New York, Chicago and Dallas. Indeed, Haley was also the “passing game coordinator” with the Cowboys, so to associate him with the passing game is only natural.
That association has led quite a few people to the conclusion that the 2009 Chiefs will be a high-flying, explosive, pass-first offense. The 2008 Cardinals called more pass plays than any other team in the league last year, so why not this year’s Chiefs? They went out and traded for Matt Cassel and signed Bobby Engram, so Air Haley must be fueling up, right?
Mark May 22, 2009 as the date when we may have received an inkling that the Chiefs won’t be so pass happy after all, at least not this year. The clue came from Haley following the conclusion of Kansas City’s first week of OTAs.
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