The Pioli Watch Thread

[cardken]

I'm hijacking the thread starter to use for an "updates" area. Sorry cardken. Here are a few recent updates:

Last updated 1/13/09 2:30pm CDT (final update)

Originally Posted by Basileus777

New England Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli has agreed to become head of football operations for the Kansas City Chiefs, two NFL sources confirmed to ESPN's Michael Smith.
The vice president for player personnel at New England, Pioli, 43, is close to Patriots coach Bill Belichick and has been with the Patriots for nine years. Pioli would find a warm welcome in Kansas City. At the last Chiefs' home game, shortly after the embattled Carl Peterson resigned after 20 years as president, general manager and CEO, several signs were spotted in the crowd proclaiming, "We want Pioli." Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3830515

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by bowener

Man, I've seen 3 people in my life that have done this. I am either really lucky or unlucky to have seen this because it cant happen all that often. I am only 24.

Either shoot threw the mouth and destroy the spinal cord, or eat pills.

One of my good friends had his best friend do that shit in his living room with a shotgun while he was out. Can you imagine coming home to that?
**** that; I'd fly to NYC, get a high dollar hooker, and then take an opiate nose-dive for the ages.

Always leave a nice corpse.

But if you truly want to do that kind of ****ed up shit; break in to the house of someone you absolutely can not stand while they're gone, and **** their world up in the bargain.
Now that's justice, baby!

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

On a more positive note, Waters is in the running for this:

A nine-year NFL veteran, Waters initial forte into the NFL came as a rookie-free agent TE with the Dallas Cowboys in 1999. Released prior to the start of that season, Waters signed on the next year with the Chiefs, switching to the offensive line. The former North Texas standout became a starter for the Red and Gold in 2001 and is now recognized as one of the best at his trade. During his time with Kansas City, he has appeared in 132 games making 118 starts. A four-time Pro Bowl performer, Waters has become a team leader on and off the field. He also currently serves as the team’s NFLPA representative.
The prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year award is unique among NFL honors. It is the only NFL acknowledgment that recognizes a player for his community service activities as well as his excellence on the field. The Award has been given annually since 1970 and no franchise has garnered more honorees than the Chiefs. Members of the Red and Gold who have taken home the Gladiator Statue, which is given to the winner, include such current and future members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame as LB Willie Lanier (1972), QB Len Dawson (1973), LB Derrick Thomas (1993) and G Will Shields (2003).

This is the kind of thing I would hope is continued under the new GM. With a few notable exceptions, Carl did a good job keeping these guys involved in something positive.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Everybody CHILL: Uncle Jed has it under control.

Another signing from the Studebaker Hall Of "Ruh"???


http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2009/01...b_jed_collins/

We on FIRE now, baby!

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Claythan

Pioli update:

so this cop buddy comes home. tells me a story. this guy tried to commit suicide by blowing off his head with a shotgun. sounds reasonable. put it under his head and pulled the trigger. problem was that he didn't have the angle right, and he basically blew his face off the front of his skull. hes in there, kicking and trying to scream, but cant. so the cops arrive, then paramedics, this takes 15-20 minutes. guys still thrashing around, gurgling. so the strap him to a board, try shoving a tube in the hole that was his face, sort of just his throat - hes still got a chunk of dangley thing. they get him to the hospital, where they stabilize him. sort of. anyway he was alive for days. guess the moral of the story here is make sure you're actually going to die, you REALLY don't want to **** this one up.

I would like to point out that aside from my spur of the moment dive in to my collection of quality Joy Division songs; this was all Claythan's fault.

Word.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

GIMME' SOME OF THAT BASS RIGHT HERE!

A-BUUURRRREEEE BUUURRRREEEEP
A-BUUURRRREEEE BUUURRRREEEEP

AW YEEAH!

[Fritz88]

very vital piece of info.

Read carefully

Okay gang, as many of you know I still have friends at the highest level in the Chiefs organization and have this info to share with full confidence: Scott Pioli is the new GM. His announcement will come Thursday or Friday at the latest. Clark and Scott are working out the finer points of his contract tonight (money & control), but the deal is sealed. Also, Clark informed Herm Edwards and his coaching staff that they will be released. All assistants can reapply through Scott.

I only share this information because I'm no longer with the team and it's fun to share that a new day is dawning at Arrowhead. Scott Pioli will quickly move to clean out the front office and hire a new coach.

The only info I have on the new coach is it will not be Kirk Ferentz from the Iowa Hawkeyes. Kirk coaches his son at Iowa and does not want to leave until his son graduates.

Mike Shanahan has contacted Pioli, but I don't know any info beyond that.

[Fritz88]

Dear Abby: Pioli Problems!

http://oak.scout.com/a.z?s=66&p=2&c=828894

By Nick Athan
Warpaint Illustrated Publisher
Posted Jan 10, 2009


It's been days now, and there's no end in sight to the Chiefs' negotiations with New England Patriots VP of Player Personnel, Scott Pioli. Warpaint Illustrated Publisher Nick Athan is at a loss for words. It's time to seek some advice!

Dear Abby,

I write this letter because as a Kansas City Chiefs fan, I’ve reached my breaking point. With the Carl Peterson reign ending, I need your advice because I can’t take any more misinformation about Scott Pioli, the man who must be hired to take Peterson’s place. I don’t know Pioli personally, but my flock at WarpaintIllustrated.com is about to jump out of the nest! I have to give them words of encouragement.

Listen, I’ve been to enough shrinks in my life so I know the drill. Abby, I don’t want to hear about patience or dealing with disappointment and unrealistic expectations and I don’t want you to question my faith.

My congregation has been praying. They’re dreaming of the Lombardi trophies that Pioli will hoist in the air as part of a ticker tape parade running from Union Station to the Power and Light District in Kansas City. These fans are so obsessed with this fantasy that some have vowed, under penalty of life banishment from our website, to line up at ticket offices outside Arrowhead Stadium in the cold with cash in hand to buy out every home game during the 2009 season. But only if Clark Hunt hires Scott Pioli.

Should this really be so difficult? There hasn’t been another General Manager candidate in recent memory that has the hardware, respect and intelligence to lead the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl.

I was nine years old when the Chiefs last won it all. I’m sure you remember that game, but if not, let me put it in perspective – some fans in my congregation can recite every single snap, and some have named their offspring “64 Toss Power Trap” in honor of their late hero, former Chiefs coach Hank Stram.

In fact, one of the Trap family members is on our board right now. He’s taken an oath to go unshaven, unshowered and to leave his house in a state of filth until Pioli is hired. I hear the smell is becoming upsetting.

Do you see what’s happening here? I’m running out of ways to keep my congregation in check. I know the Lord preaches patience but after 38 years with only one shot at getting back to the Super Bowl, my flock is fed up.

I’ve told my congregation that Pioli would love the Midwest lifestyle, the easy nature of the press, the fact that the Chiefs have over $30 million in cap space to buy some high profile free agents, and a rabid fan base that lives and breathes Chiefs football. I assured them that Clark Hunt will spend the money to hire the best candidate possible.

I’ve told them Hunt is an honorable man who will leave Pioli alone and let him run football operations. There’s no reason Pioli shouldn’t fall in love with Kansas City. The schools are good, the city has the best barbecue on earth, and we have more fountains than Paris.

So Abby, what do I do? How do I convince my congregation that Pioli will leave New England for Kansas City? I’m at a loss for words. I need your guidance.

Nick
Overland Park, KS


Dear Nick,

First let me say that I read the passion in your words. As the pastor of your congregation your job is to deliver the facts and give promise, but you can never lie to those who believe in you. There is no doubt from your words that you speak the truth. That you are under extreme pressure to deliver to them what they want to hear versus what might be the truth is obvious.

I have little doubt that your congregation is safe, however. No one is going to jump off a bridge. I admit I don’t follow football at all, but I know that the Chiefs play football in Kansas City and that they’ve been there a long time.

But I can understand your team’s championship drought. I can understand that because, well, I had dreams, too. I wanted to play violin with the Boston Pops. It was my dream to be one of the first-chair players. Unfortunately I was unceremoniously dumped from my high school orchestra because they said my fingers were too small.

However, that led me to fighting for the world’s little engines that could, and I vowed to help those who dreamed big. So I will help your congregation. If you tell them what I’m about to tell you, then maybe that will be the guiding light and Pioli will indeed come to Kansas City.

Every single Chiefs fan must go to sleep tonight and pray to the Lord. Honestly, there is nothing like the Lord’s Prayer. He does listen. Then, when they wake up in the morning, they have to visualize Pioli on a plane to Kansas City next week. You must reach out to everyone in your congregation by phone, e-mail or Western Union telegram.

But it won’t work unless you believe it, too, Nick. It can’t happen if you have any doubt whatsoever. Everyone must believe.

You cannot go to sleep. You have to be at your computer 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I know you were at your computer 23 hours a day this past week tracking down Pioli news, but that’s just not good enough. If you don’t sacrifice, who will lead your flock until Pioli arrives in Kansas City? I know you think that your congregation is small but it represents the heart and soul of every single Chiefs fan around the world.

In my final words to you Nick, truly there is no way that you or anyone can determine where Pioli will end up. Nobody knows that answer. But as trying as this time is for your faithful, tell them to never stop believing that one day this week, they might wake up, turn on their computers and read your triumphant headline – “Pioli Deal Done.”

As their pastor, that’s all you can do. God be with you and your congregation at this time of extreme turmoil. May your flock sleep tonight with a dream that somewhere in the new offices at Arrowhead Stadium this year, a sign on a door will read: Scott Pioli, General Manager, Kansas City Chiefs.

Sincerely,
Abby

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

Get 'em BIZ!!!!!!



OH BABY YOUUUUUUUUU!!!
YOU GOT WHAT I NEEEEEEEEEEEEED

Biz Markie has a regular segment called "Biz's beat of the day" on the show Yo Gabba gabba.


I love that show.

It has another regular segment called "Mark's Magic Pictures" where Mark Mothersbaugh (of Devo) teaches kids how to draw an object or animal.

[Fritz88]

What ****ing pisses me off is if this were another team. Peter ****ing King would be yapping about it all day in his ****ed up stinky mail bag. But since it's the Chiefs, he would not care.

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by CMNERR

What ****ing pisses me off is if this were another team. Peter ****ing King would be yapping about it all day in his ****ed up stinky mail bag. But since it's the Chiefs, he would not care.

Why do you care?

[Fat Elvis]

[Fat Elvis]

[Fritz88]

Originally Posted by penguinz

Why do you care?

get a decent update in the issue instead of refreshing this page 234234 times per day!!!

[Fritz88]

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis

dude you are ****ing out of your element

[Fritz88]

This was before last year's playoffs game between NYG and Dallas Cowboys. I don't know if he's doing a comedy piece or if he's serious. Watch and judge. at 2:14, it is priceless.