Offensive Coordinator Talent from South Beach?

The Twitter world is abuzz tonight with inclinations that the Chiefs new offensive coordinator is close to being had. This very well may be true, since head coach Romeo Crennel had been conducting interviews all this week while at the Senior Bowl. “This is a great venue for that because there are so many coaches here” Crennel said in an interview with Josh Looney of kcchiefs.com. "It gives you an opportunity to do a good, thorough job of trying to finding the best guy that will fit the situation that we’re in.”

And, if the increase in tweets regarding a certain person count for anything, they would lead you to believe that person is Brian Daboll.

I mentioned Daboll in an article of potential candidates last week. This mention of his name wasn't the first time Daboll's name has been tossed around as a candidate. His four years of experience with Crennel and GM Scott Pioli dating back to New England is all the connection some need to assume the Chiefs might be interested.

Well, since his name is now "hot" on Twitter to take over the offensive play calling helm, let's examine how effective he's been while being an offensive coordinator:

2009 - Cleveland Browns Offensive Coordinator

• 32nd in total offense (260.2 ypg), 29th in points per game (15.3), -12 turnover differential, 23rd in Time of Possession per game (28:54)
• Leading Passer: Brady Quinn - 136/256 (53.1%) 1,339 yards, 8 TDs, 7 INTs
• Leading Rusher: Jerome Harrison - 194 carries, 862 yards (4.4 ypc), 5 TDs
• Leading Receiver: Mohamed Massaquoi - 34 catches, 624 yards, 3 TDs

2010 - Cleveland Browns Offensive Coordinator

• 29th in total offense (289.7 ypg), 31st in points per game (16.9), -1 turnover differential, 27th in Time of Possession per game (28:21)
• Leading Passer: Colt McCoy - 135/222 (60.8%) 1,576 yards, 6 TDs, 9 INTs
• Leading Rusher: Peyton Hillis - 270 carries, 1,177 yards (4.4 ypc), 11 TDs
• Leading Receiver: Benjamin Watson - 68 catches, 763 yards, 3 TDs

2011 - Miami Dolphins Offensive Coordinator

• 22nd in total offense (317.4 ypg), 20th in points per game (20.6), -6 turnover differential, 10th in Time of Possession per game (30:37)
• Leading Passer: Matt Moore - 210/347 (60.5%) 2,497 yards, 16 TDs, 9 INTs
• Leading Rusher: Reggie Bush - 216 carries, 1,086 yards (5.0 ypc), 6 TDs
• Leading Receiver: Brandon Marshall - 81 catches, 1,214 yards, 6 TDs

These numbers aren't very encouraging if the Chiefs want a big-time offensive coordinator that can turn around a dismal 2011 offense. One could argue that Daboll has had to coordinate some bad offenses in his three seasons, and the stats of the teams he's been apart of have improved, but even the positive signs don't shine much optimism on his potential hire.

But let's remember, this is all hypothetical. It's not guarantee that Daboll is the guy or is even a favorite in the Chiefs camp for the position. “We’re still in that process and things are going good,” Crennel said Tuesday evening. “We will continue to go through this process and when we get it all finalized, then we’ll let everyone know.”

I don't care how long it takes, as long as the right decision is made.