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Chiefs Hire Pioli as new GM 

Post#1 » by lpsevier » Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:17 pm

Is Herm on his way out?

More than likely.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=A ... &type=lgns

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Scott Pioli, who helped build and lead a dynasty in New England, is now in charge of a Kansas City franchise which hasn’t won a playoff game in 14 years.

The 43-year-old Pioli will be introduced on Wednesday as Chiefs general manager, replacing Carl Peterson.

“He will have complete charge of football operations,” Ryan Petkoff, a spokesman for Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt, told The Associated Press. “He will report only to Clark.”

The fate of coach Herm Edwards and his staff was not immediately known.

Pioli, who became vice president of player personnel for the Patriots in 2002 and spent nine years working with head coach Bill Belichick, also interviewed for the general manager vacancy in Cleveland.

He inherits a young team coming off a 2-14 season, but is stepping into a situation that seems ripe for a quick turnaround.
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Re: Chiefs Hire Pioli as new GM 

Post#2 » by lpsevier » Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:04 pm

Quotes from Pioli on Herm:

“We’re still talking to Herm,” said Pioli, who had his first meeting with Edwards upon arriving at the Chiefs’ new training complex Wednesday morning. “We’ll go through a process and see how that goes. It’s not fair to set a timetable, because this is not about timing. It’s about getting it right.

“This process will be very methodical. Not just in our coaching situation, but in our scouting and personnel situation. It’s a process that takes times, so I won’t put any time parameters on it.”


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