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Originally Posted by BossChief
I think it's pretty clear that Pioli did get an extension and Clark is trying to get him to quit by neutering him and embarrassing him while he lets other teams make their decisions on their GMs.
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Only other possibilities are:
1. Clark is going to hire a big time Coach like Cowher and the GM (whether it be Pioli or someone else) will be nothing but a foot shuffling porter to the coach
2. He's going to keep Pioli and hire one of cronies (unlikely given today's interviews)
3. There is something in Pioli's contract about responsibilities like hiring coaches that could be contested in court and a settlement is being worked out
4. He's already got a wink-wink deal with someone like Polian so focusing on the HC is more important (the tin foil hat theory)
My guess is it's number 1 or 3