We got our man

[War Wagon]

HELL YES!

And it's about damn time.

Time to clean house, starting with Herm.


Chiefs hire Pioli as new GM
By DOUG TUCKER, AP Sports Writer
19 minutes ago

AP - Jan 13, 5:52 pm EST 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 Petcoff, an assistant to 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 this month 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.

The fan base is loyal, though restive, and the team will be playing next year in a virtually new stadium. Arrowhead, which opened in 1972 and is notorious for being loud and rough on visiting teams, is undergoing a $325 million renovation, which includes new luxury boxes, wider concourses and enhanced amenities in addition to new practice facilities, an enlarged indoor field and a brand new state-of-the-art headquarters building.

In addition, the Chiefs are about $32 million under the salary cap, extra money that will come in handy because KC owns the overall No. 3 pick in the draft. Besides that, there are a number of promising young players who Edwards was counting on as the foundation of his rebuilding project.

[Tom In VA]

C'mon, you sure you don't REALLY, REALLY want Vinny C ?


What's with the dago GM's anyway :D

[poptart]

Looks to be a good hire.

Yep, I'd be jazzed if I was Chef fan.


Oakland's still got Al.

We'll get over.

[War Wagon]

I'm really torn on Herm, I have to admit.

Part of me says to run "you play not to lose" right outta' town.

The other part says he's been a good soldier who has just played the shit hand dealt him the best he could. Give him another year.

Draft a franchise QB with the 1st pick and see what happens.

[kcdave]

I was all fired up about this hiring until seeing Wags and Tart thought it was a good hire as well.

[Cueball]

Freeman's drinking the Kool-Aid too
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entr ... 3/12928454

[RadioFan]

Freeman's drinking the Kool-Aid too
http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entr ... 3/12928454

Oh, good lord.

I say ax Herm. Wipe the entire fucking slate clean.

[War Wagon]

A new and improved 5 year plan? Could be. The building blocks are already in place.

dave, what a sourpuss. You walk around all day, everyday, with a black cloud hanging over your head. You're a caricature of your own making.

Thanks for doing your ritualistic drive-bye.

Now get lost.

If I wanted negativity, I'd ask your wife how good her sex life is.

[poptart]

The building blocks are already in place

They are?

Players?

Coaches?


Myopic fans? Check

[indyfrisco]

If I wanted negativity, I'd ask your wife how good her sex life is.

Pretty damn good, I'd say.

Sin,
KC Mailman

[ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2]

Congrats, KC fan. Losing the man running the show behind the scenes is really going to hurt NE more than any of the previous departures over the years...

Expect Herm to be axed and replaced by someone a little more competent with the X's, O's, and in-game management. Herm's a great motivator, but you also need a great thinker as a head coach.

Oh yeah... rack this too:

If I wanted negativity, I'd ask your wife how good her sex life is.

Nice.