Is Scott Pioli step 1 of Bill Parcells master plan? There is a lot of speculation that Belicheat will walk away from the Patriots if they win the Super Bowl, which may loosen up the Patriots hold on Pioli a bit....add that to the fact that Pioli is married to Bill Parcells daughter and I think you could classify him as a Parcells guy....I like Mueller a lot, but Pioli is a proven evaluator and I like him better....
It'll be interesting to see what happens. I think this is the same position that Marino had for 3 weeks a few ago. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3162909
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef @ Dec 21 2007, 05:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Is Scott Pioli step 1 of Bill Parcells master plan? There is a lot of speculation that Belicheat will walk away from the Patriots if they win the Super Bowl, which may loosen up the Patriots hold on Pioli a bit....add that to the fact that Pioli is married to Bill Parcells daughter and I think you could classify him as a Parcells guy....I like Mueller a lot, but Pioli is a proven evaluator and I like him better....</div> If the idea is for Pioli to be in charge when Parcells retires, then this may be the deal sweet enough for Pioli to leave regardless of Belicheat. I hope your on to something, Beef.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing @ Dec 21 2007, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why would Belichick walk away?</div> If the patsies remain undefeated and its Feb then like the Seinfeld episode advises, "Leave on a high note"
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chutney @ Dec 21 2007, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Do you think Kraft would prevent him from leaving? I know he and Parcells detest each other.</div> I tried to google up some info on Pioli and found out that he signed a contract extention with the Patriots back in 05. Every article says that the details were not disclosed.
There is a lot of speculation that Belicheat is so pissed about Spygate that he wants to stick it to the league by going undefeated and then he will give them all a collective "fuck off" and ride off into the sunset....hes not a young guy, hes got plenty of money, hes got several teenage boys he doesnt get to see a lot....Do you have any idea how hard it is on someone to be the face of evil to millions of people? No matter how egotistical you are, it does take a toll eventually....
That's all just speculation by people. Belichick had a yr left on his deal and then signed an extension through 2013 right after the whole spygate stuff. I don't think he would have done that if he were planning on leaving.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (TheBeef @ Dec 21 2007, 07:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Do you have any idea how hard it is on someone to be the face of evil to millions of people? No matter how egotistical you are, it does take a toll eventually....</div> Without getting too political, There are a few politicians & related figureheads that I'm sure could let us know.