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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
It would've been strange if he wasn't, to be honest.
Even if he has no authority at this point, he was responsible for virtually all Football opps for the last 4 years. If Andy Reid has a question relating to Opps, Pioli would've been the person to answer it.
Honestly, Pioli had to be in that room. Hunt could've gotten cornered and turned into a yammering buffoon had the wrong question been asked and he had no answer for it. With Pioli in the room, he can gracefully toss the question to the person that was responsible for the day to day operations. If Pioli isn't there, the conversation essentially halts on the subject and you have the interview equivalent of an awkward silence.
If Pioli is still in this organization, he has to be in that room. Period. Should Hunt have fired him outright and given those questions to Farmer? Perhaps, but that's not what happened.
If this is how Clark wants to do this, then Pioli has to be there to keep the interview going smoothly. The worst thing that could happen would be an awkward interview that causes them to lose Reid's interest and gets him on a plane to AZ without an offer.
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You're far overstating Pioli's role, and I realize that your post is going to inspire a lot of "This's's's!!!" because it quells fears.
Pioli was in charge of football operations. No doubt. But he didn't hold the golden key to this super-secret, ultra-elaborate operation that only he could understand, despite the fact that he tried to run things like this was the case.
If he's not there and a person like Farmer is, the interview goes just as smoothly as any interview for an organization trying to find a GM.