Meet the Gang, Part 3- Dave Culley

Boy, does Andy Reid love reunions or what? Yet again, the Chiefs make another hire that brings a former Eagles coach to Kansas City. I'm not complaining, though. Not yet. It's not as if trying to emulate a different franchise has ever bit this team in the ass before. Oh wait.

Yeah, sorry. I know it's all about hope and good vibes and cuddles right now, but do you remember all that talk about the Patriots of the Midwest? It all sounded great until Matt Cassel and Company proved it to be completely ignorant. Are you ready to aim towards being the Kansas City Eagles? So far, Andy Reid is following the same philosophy for hiring coaches that Scott Pioli used to screw this franchise up in the first place. Maybe I'm just paranoid. I hope I am. There's nothing to signify that these hires won't form the foundation of a perennial playoff contender. Until there's actual proof, though, I'll continue to chomp my fingernails into to a fine, bitter powder. Alas, there is hope to be found in every new member of this revamped Chiefs coaching staff, so let's get right into it. Without (too much) further paranoia, let's get to know Kansas City's new wide receivers coach- Dave Culley.

Culley brings over 30 years of coaching experience to this painfully unproductive offense. Dave began his career in 1978 as a running backs coach for Austin Peay. He then coached quarterbacks and wide receivers for numerous colleges until '94, when he joined the Buccaneers as their wide receivers coach. Culley spent two seasons in Tampa, then took a job at the same position in Pittsburgh. Under his supervision in '97, Yancey Thigpen gained the most single-season receiving yards in Steelers history.

Then, in 1999 Culley teamed up with Andy Reid in Philadelphia. Together, they ran one of the best offenses in recent history. With receivers like Terrell Owens, Desean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, the Eagles passing offense ranked in the top ten league-wide from 2004-2011. So, the statistics show that whenever Reid and Culley have talent to work with, they produce an elite passing offense. The Chiefs has several talented skill players for the coaches to utilize, but will it be enough? With Dwayne Bowe's future largely undecided, and nothing but question marks at the quarterback position, it is too early to say if Culley can make a noteworthy impact. It's not insane to envision an elite passing attack taking the field at Arrowhead next year. It's not skeptical to think about how all this could go wrong, either. As with many things regarding Chiefs football nowadays, fans are left in anticipation to see which decisions make the team stronger, and which decisions will threaten its promising future.