Football The Pioli Watch Thread - Page 208

cardken · 02:26 PM

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)

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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

eazyb81 · 01-12-2009, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRock

What if the GM ends up being DeCosta from the Ravens? Or someone high up with the Steelers? One of those teams will be in the Super Bowl, which means it'll be weeks before they get hired. In the meantime, other teams are going to hire head coaches, shrinking the pool of available candidates.

Would you rather have one of those guys or Pioli running the team, or should Clark have gone out right after the season and hired whatever old GM was available (Charlie Casserly, Floyd Reese, etc.) so they could have all the available coaching candidates to choose from?

Obviously the former, but that doesn't mean I or anyone else cannot be disappointed when a head coach candidate that was high on our personal list goes to another team.

I really like Schwartz and hope he's our head coach, period. If I get upset when he is hired by Detroit or another team, that doesn't mean I don't care about the GM, or want us to follow the Cleveland plan, or anything else.

**The Bad Guy** · 01-12-2009, 08:13 PM

I don't get what waiting until after the SB has to do with anything.

Clark can interview these guys if he wants (he might have already done so).

Pioli has to be the guy. This team needs instant credibility in the front office after years of being run by a clown.

beach tribe · 01-12-2009, 08:16 PM

PIOLI PLEASE!!

Anybody else would be a let down to me.

This guy is just an absolute dream. It's the equivalent to signing a 25 yr old Lawrence Taylor in my mind.

**SAUTO** · 01-12-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe

PIOLI PLEASE!!

Anybody else would be a let down to me.

This guy is just an absolute dream. It's the equivalent to signing a 25 yr old Lawrence Taylor in my mind.

or drafting DT????

beach tribe · 01-12-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JASONSAUTO

or drafting DT????

Works for me.

**DaFace** · 01-12-2009, 08:34 PM

I really hope we get the guy, but I'm honestly getting really tired hearing the name "Pioli." It's just being drawn out way too long for me to keep interesting.

I oughtta set up a filter to change the name Pioli to something else.

FloridaMan88 · 01-12-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Amnorix

Boston sports media are usually pretty damn good.

That is true... but it is not hard to look good compared with the KC sports media.

**KcMizzou** · 01-12-2009, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DaFace

I really hope we get the guy, but I'm honestly getting really tired hearing the name "Pioli." It's just being drawn out way too long for me to keep interesting.

I oughtta set up a filter to change the name Pioli to something else.

"Football Jesus"?

Nah... personally, I wouldn't screw with it.

It's been 20 years. It's a pretty big deal.

ArrowheadHawk · 01-12-2009, 08:53 PM

Can we get a MFing decision already?

shaneo69 · 01-12-2009, 08:54 PM

So who's to say Bowlen won't go after Pioli now to be the Broncos GM, after he just hired one of Pioli's possible choices of head coach?

If the Chiefs were going to hire Pioli, today should've been the day. What the hell could be drawing this out? This is just like the Browns flirtation with him in that just when you thought he would be named GM, all of sudden, things go quiet and the Browns are suddenly looking in other directions.

I fully expect that when I get on the internet tomorrow morning, there will suddenly be an announcement that the Chiefs will be having a press conference later tomorrow to name Mark Domenick as GM.

ArrowheadHawk · 01-12-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by shaneo69

So who's to say Bowlen won't go after Pioli now to be the Broncos GM, after he just hired one of Pioli's possible choices of head coach?

If the Chiefs were going to hire Pioli, today should've been the day. What the hell could be drawing this out? This is just like the Browns flirtation with him in that just when you thought he would be named GM, all of sudden, things go quiet and the Browns are suddenly looking in other directions.

I fully expect that when I get on the internet tomorrow morning, there will suddenly be an announcement that the Chiefs will be having a press conference later tomorrow to name Mark Domenick as GM.

At this point I just want Clark to make a hire. I would love to have Pioli but for ****s sake hire somebody.

ILChief · 01-12-2009, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ArrowheadHawk

Can we get a MFing decision already?

amen

Delano · 01-12-2009, 09:03 PM

Fans that want a thorough search for GM are in the minority?

Huh, big surprise.

This is a twenty year decision, if the past is any indication. Clark must get this right.

**KcMizzou** · 01-12-2009, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Delano

Fans that want a thorough search for GM are in the minority?

Huh, big surprise.

This is a twenty year decision, if the past is any indication. Clark must get this right.

Agreed.

Just just get it right. I'm in no big hurry.

**DaFace** · 01-12-2009, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Delano

Fans that want a thorough search for GM are in the minority?

Huh, big surprise.

This is a twenty year decision, if the past is any indication. Clark must get this right.

I'm not in a hurry for the search overall. I'm in a hurry to get the "Pioli" portion of the search done with, one way or another.

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shaneo69 Smug Weasel Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bleachers at Busch Casino cash: $10004900	So who's to say Bowlen won't go after Pioli now to be the Broncos GM, after he just hired one of Pioli's possible choices of head coach? If the Chiefs were going to hire Pioli, today should've been the day. What the hell could be drawing this out? This is just like the Browns flirtation with him in that just when you thought he would be named GM, all of sudden, things go quiet and the Browns are suddenly looking in other directions. I fully expect that when I get on the internet tomorrow morning, there will suddenly be an announcement that the Chiefs will be having a press conference later tomorrow to name Mark Domenick as GM. __________________ "I like Chiefs president Carl Peterson. I respect his business savvy. I envy his management skills and his penchant never to be driven by the whims of popularity. I admire his willingness to take responsibility for decisions that don’t work out the way he would have wanted." - Rufus, from KCChiefs.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Delano [b]Supporter[/b] Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A Hypnagogic Landscape Casino cash: $7725015	Fans that want a thorough search for GM are in the minority? Huh, big surprise. This is a twenty year decision, if the past is any indication. Clark must get this right. __________________ A million CPilgrims face Mecca. Think of the power behind that fact. All logging in now. And bending. And praying. ChiefsPlanet is the angle at which realities meet. - Don DeLillo
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