Found February 08, 2012 on Rant Sports: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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The hire of Todd Haley to replace Bruce Arians as offensive coordinator is surely a sign that changes are coming to Pittsburgh. Haley, who was the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs for the past two seasons, will bring a run-oriented game plan to the Steelers offense. He went 19-26 with the Chiefs. Haley was a coordinator for 10 years before being hired as a head coach. He was the offensive coordinator of the Arizona Cardinals when they reached Super Bowl XLIII, ironically against Pittsburgh. The Steelers organization has ties with the Haley family in the past. Todd’s father, Dick, served as the director of team personnel from 1971-90. Todd said he is happy to be back in the city where he spent the majority of his childhood. “I am excited to come back home and work for a tremendous organization. It is an honor to work with the Rooney family and Coach Tomlin and continue the success that has become synonymous with the Steelers.” The hire of Haley is clearly a sign of drastic chan...
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  • I hate that you're with the Steelers cause I enjoyed you as our HC with the Chiefs but I do want to wish you the best of luck in all you do!! Congratulations Coach Haley, always will be a coach to me even though I'm just a fan.....
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