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Kansas City Chiefs 2012 Season Preview

- Will the real Kansas City Chiefs kindly stand up?Are the tenants of Arrowhead Stadium the same moribund franchise that won just 10 times in three seasons from 2007-09, the resurgent juggernaut that made the playoffs with 10 wins under wunderkind Todd Haley in 2010...or the middling bunch that sank back to 7-9 and sent Haley packing last year?They showed signs of a pulse under AARP-eligible successor Romeo Crennel in the season's final three games, knocking off the 13-0 Green Bay Packers and the eventual AFC West champion Denver Broncos to give the faithful something to look forward to...maybe, in 2012.Now 65 years old, Crennel put in his time as an assistant with the Giants, Patriots, Jets and Browns before getting a head coaching shot with Cleveland in 2005. He lasted four seasons and produced a 10-win campaign in 2007, but was let go when things slid back to 4-12 a year later.He was the Chiefs' defensive coordinator for 29 games from 2010-11 before taking over the team after Haley'...

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