Scott Pioli In Talks With The Texans?

[houstonwhodat]

WTF?


After a disastrous 2-14 season the Texans fired Gary Kubiak and hired Penn State coach Bill O'Brien. There has been much talk as to why everyone got a pink slip but GM Rick Smith. Rick Smith was not involved in O'Brien's hiring process.

Now there is speculation around Houston that Bob McNair is entertaining the notion of Scott Pioli becoming the new GM replacing Rick Smith.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/24414020/more-front-office-changes-could-be-in-store-for-the-houston-texans

"McNair used an outside firm to lead his coaching search, not GM Rick Smith, who is very well regarded and who has had a very strong relationship with ownership.

Some have speculated that former Chiefs GM Scott Pioli, who worked with O'Brien in New England (the two also share an agent), could eventually join that franchise in some capacity as well."

Must suck to be a Texans fan.

Poor JJ Watt & Andre Johnson.

Their careers are ****ed.

[The Franchise]

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[Mr_Tomahawk]

OH.

MY.

GOD.

I am soo so sorry Houston.

[Pablo]

Haha.

Fuck you Houston. I hope this happens to another franchise.

[ptlyon]

I am soo so sorry Houston.

Fuck Houston

[Direckshun]

I think Pioli could potentially do well.

His biggest issues here were (a.) his megalomania and micromanaging, and (b.) his way-too-cheap behavior in the offseason.

His drafts were pretty good during his time here, and the salary floor demands he goes out and gets bigger acquisitions with a better hit rate. As for the megalomania and micromanaging, well, nothing like getting fired humbles you.

[Donger]

Houston, you have a problem.

[Predarat]

Yeahh get him off the fucking TV and then maybe the Titans could start beating the Texans again.

[siberian khatru]

Trade for Ryan Mallett to complete the circle.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

Trade for Cassel to complete the circle.

FYP

[Direckshun]

Trade for Ryan Mallett to complete the circle.

Ha!

[Direckshun]

I swear to god, Cassel may end up a Texan this offseason.

[RealSNR]

I think Pioli could potentially do well.

His biggest issues here were (a.) his megalomania and micromanaging, and (b.) his way-too-cheap behavior in the offseason.

His drafts were pretty good during his time here, and the salary floor demands he goes out and gets bigger acquisitions with a better hit rate. As for the megalomania and micromanaging, well, nothing like getting fired humbles you.

He's also going to have to learn to think outside the Brotherhood of Parcells.

He better hope and pray that Bill O'Brien is a great coach. If he has to hire another one, the Texans are going to get fucked hard. Just like we were.

Also, Pioli's drafts AT BEST were average. 2009 and 2010 were abortions (no, he does NOT get credit for picking Berry). 2011 averages out solely because of Houston. 2012, a draft a lot of people hated, may wind up being his best one.

All in all, a pretty fucking meh record.

[redfan]

Wow, this just keeps getting better and better!
And by better, I mean shittier.

[RealSNR]

If the Texans don't pick Bridgewater, we'll know that Pioli didn't learn his lesson.

[The Franchise]

If the Texans don't pick a QB, we'll know that Pioli didn't learn his lesson.

FYP

[rico]

I speculate an epic battle of the Matty-Melts.

[Dayze]

I can't wait to watch this trainwreck

[RealSNR]

I speculate an epic battle of the Matty-Melts.

Schaub and Cassel.

The biggest assembly of giant wet fart QBs since Cassel and Quinn.

[Mr_Tomahawk]

And with the #1 Overal Pick...ah hell, ain't like we did much better.

[The Franchise]

And with the #1 Overal Pick...ah hell, ain't like we did much better.

He'll take Clowney. Then he'll say that Tyson Jackson just didn't pan out like he thought he would.

[BlackHelicopters]

Poor Houston fans.

[Rudy tossed tigger's salad]

Never ever hire one of these stupid Pats fucks.

[gblowfish]

Didn't they just hire Romeo as their DC? I guess Haley will be the OC next...

[houstonwhodat]

Houston, you have a problem.


hahahahahahahahahaha

[BlackHelicopters]

I can't wait to watch this trainwreck

You want to look away, but can't

[ptlyon]

You want to look away, but can't

Just purchased 5,000 shares of Johnson & Johnson on my etrade app

[GordonGekko]

Houston better get ready to lock in some 5-11 seasons with a random 9-7 where they might make the playoffs.

[The Franchise]

You want to look away, but can't

Who wants to look away? I want to see what it's like from the outside.

[houstonwhodat]

Houston better get ready to lock in some 5-11 seasons with a random 9-7 where they might make the playoffs.


Andrew Luck is gonna squash that shit.

[Direckshun]

Also, Pioli's drafts AT BEST were average. 2009 and 2010 were abortions (no, he does NOT get credit for picking Berry). 2011 averages out solely because of Houston.

I agree -- if you remove all his good picks, all his picks are average at best!

[Dayze]

I would like to log on to their board and warn them, but screw 'em.

[RealSNR]

I agree -- if you remove all his good picks, all his picks are average at best!

"All" his good picks.

Berry and Houston.

He just had sooooo many good picks.

[Kman34]

Candy Bar sales Just came to a screeching halt in Houston

[Dayze]

LMAO

[Bowser]

Who wants to look away? I want to see what it's like from the outside.

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[Just Passin' By]

This thread is hysterical. Keep up the good work/insanity! :thumb:

[rico]

I would like to log on to their board and warn them, but screw 'em.

Log on to the infamous Texans Planet? You may have some trolls there to contend with who will be adamantly instilling false hopes amongat the Texans fan base.

[rico]

"All" his good picks.

Berry and Houston.

He just had sooooo many good picks.

And to go along with it, didn't Haley basically have to impose his will to get Berry?

[Big Poppa Payne]

Knowing our luck they will win 2 Super Bowls in the next 4 years.

[Omaha]

This makes sense. They needed a change because they went 2-14. So... they bring in the guy who turned the Chiefs into a 2-14 team. OK, nevermind.

[GordonGekko]

Candy Bar sales Just came to a screeching halt in Houston

ROFL

[dtebbe]

If the turd is swirling, why not go ahead and hold the handle? :shake:

DT

[Easy 6]

Houston, Houston means that Scotties one day closer to you, aw honey Houston, Houston means that he's one day closer to you...

[Tribal Warfare]

FYP

Trade for AIDS and antifreeze to complete the circle.


FYP

[GoChargers]

I feel so bad for Texans fans seeing their team hire a bunch of frauds who are nothing without their illegal spy tapes.

[warrior]

Who wants to look away? I want to see what it's like from the outside.





LMAO------------Me too

[GordonGekko]

I feel so bad for Texans fans seeing their team hire a bunch of frauds who are nothing without their illegal spy tapes.

Oh man you are so going to regret this when Amnorix gets here... Any minute now.

[taterhog]

Its not a matter of why would they, but why WOULDN'T they angle for Pioli?

Hell, I'm sure their new shiny DC put in a good word for him lol

[BlackHelicopters]

Its not a matter of why would they, but why WOULDN'T they angle for Pioli?

Hell, I'm sure their new shiny DC put in a good word for him lol

Crennell. And Pioli have been in the trenches together. Makes perfect sense.

[DaWolf]

If anyone is going to hire Pioli, the only way it has a chance of doing anything would be to ensure he has no power, lock him in a room, and make him watch film and scout. Sort of like Lombardi in Cleveland. The coach would also need to be a genius, have the authority to tell him to STFU, and make sure he lucks into a franchise QB...

[Hoover]

I've dealt with McNair, he's a real ass. Perfect fit if you ask me.

[Phobia]

This virtually guarantees murder suicides late in the season down in Houston. What a shame.

[houstonwhodat]

I've dealt with McNair, he's a real ass. Perfect fit if you ask me.

Oh shit tell me more.

All we hear down here is how great he is.

[Easy 6]

This thread is hysterical. Keep up the good work/insanity! :thumb:

I know right? Why should we have a such a low opinion of the guy?

[Easy 6]

I've dealt with McNair, he's a real ass. Perfect fit if you ask me.

I've often wondered if you werent a journalist or otherwise connected in some way.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

If the Texans don't pick Bridgewater, we'll know that Pioli didn't learn his lesson.

He might just pick Carr; after all, his college coach was a Parcells ass goblin.

[Just Passin' By]

I know right? Why should we have a such a low opinion of the guy?

No, go for it, by all means. I'm a little down about the Patriots loss, so I'm finding unthinking rage amusing right now.

[Phobia]

I've often wondered if you werent a journalist or otherwise connected in some way.

He's a professional political fundraiser. At least he was. It's not any huge secret. That's probably how he knows McNair.

[scho63]

STEP 1:

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STEP 2:

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[Bowser]

Ok, this just has to happen. I need to see the Patriot Way destroy yet another franchise and forever be scorned upon by fans, player and journalists with a modicum of common sense.

[Deberg_1990]

Seriously, what person looks at Pioli's RECENT resume and decides "Yep, hes the right man to turn my franchise around"


WTF???



Good grief, there are some not too bright people involved at the top levels of some NFL teams. Its amazing.

[Bowser]

Seriously, what person looks at Pioli's RECENT resume and decides "Yep, hes the right man to turn my franchise around"


WTF???



Good grief, there are some not too bright people involved at the top levels of some NFL teams. Its amazing.

It's insanity. Apparently these owners look no further than that these humps were once involved with the Patriots during their streak of Super Bowl victories and think they're going to bring that lightning in the bottle with them.

[Just Passin' By]

Seriously, what person looks at Pioli's RECENT resume and decides "Yep, hes the right man to turn my franchise around"


WTF???



Good grief, there are some not too bright people involved at the top levels of some NFL teams. Its amazing.

Not to destroy the direction of the thread, but....

Seriously, what person looks at <strike>Pioli's</strike> Reid's RECENT resume and decides "Yep, hes the right man to turn my franchise around"


WTF???



Good grief, there are some not too bright people involved at the top levels of some NFL teams. Its amazing.

[Deberg_1990]

Not to destroy the direction of the thread, but....

heh...good one.

[Easy 6]

heh...good one.

Not really, this guy is a Patriot Way apologist through and through.

Where O Where has the "Patriot Way" gotten anyone outside of Foxborough?... that group, that success will NEVER be recreated... the ONLY one who went on to anything was Dimitroff.

But even he was exposed without the expertise and help he had in building a defense... ATL is all offense, they've been a weak D since his arrival... its all chemistry and luck, no "Way" has the lock on the perfect formula and the sooner teams figure this out the better off they'll be.

Teams trying to recapture lightning in a bottle are DOOMED... if you dont have Tom Brady and a solid eye for defensive talent... the "Way" sucks, period.

[whoman69]

Bellichick ran the show in New England and Pioli got the rep. Pioli didn't really add to the talent while he was in KC. He did do a good job for the most part of keeping the talent that was here. You don't get bonus points for recognizing that you already have some talent. Biggest decision in KC was bringing in Matt Cassel, a huge mistake that cost us big in the cap for an unproven QB, locked up the position financially, and cost us draft picks. Cassel came along with Mike Vrabel, who was used up. Pioli also left us well under the cap every year despite the fact the team had no depth and obvious holes.

[Bowser]

Not to destroy the direction of the thread, but....

You might have been on to something if Pioli and Co. had won 11 games their first year and made the playoffs.

[Discuss Thrower]

Really Kansas City has no room to point fingers at any other franchise. 0 playoff wins in 20 years and how many losing seasons?

[Easy 6]

Really Kansas City has no room to point fingers at any other franchise. 0 playoff wins in 20 years and how many losing seasons?

Our suffering has led to no small amount of wisdom when it comes to bullshit regimes... they would do well to listen.

[Deberg_1990]

Whats interesting is that the Patriots won all their titles when they basically had a bunch of no names on offense except for Brady.

It feels like their defense hasnt been truly dominating for at least 8 years or so, or whenever they won that last Super Bowl.


But whatever...as long as Brady can play at a high level, they will be a threat.

[RealSNR]

Nice troll job, Just Passin' By. You've been taking lessons from Clay, haven't you? Brilliant work, dude. Just brilliant.

[Deberg_1990]

Really Kansas City has no room to point fingers at any other franchise. 0 playoff wins in 20 years and how many losing seasons?

true....but we know bad, and Pioli was a large part of that awfulness.

[RealSNR]

Really Kansas City has no room to point fingers at any other franchise. 0 playoff wins in 20 years and how many losing seasons?

What? No. They're copying the Chiefs loser blueprint to a tee. We have all the room in the world to point fingers at them and laugh. They're doing it wrong.

Hitting on a QB is the only thing that can save them now.

[TEX]

WTF?


After a disastrous 2-14 season the Texans fired Gary Kubiak and hired Penn State coach Bill O'Brien. There has been much talk as to why everyone got a pink slip but GM Rick Smith. Rick Smith was not involved in O'Brien's hiring process.

Now there is speculation around Houston that Bob McNair is entertaining the notion of Scott Pioli becoming the new GM replacing Rick Smith.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/jason-la-canfora/24414020/more-front-office-changes-could-be-in-store-for-the-houston-texans

"McNair used an outside firm to lead his coaching search, not GM Rick Smith, who is very well regarded and who has had a very strong relationship with ownership.

Some have speculated that former Chiefs GM Scott Pioli, who worked with O'Brien in New England (the two also share an agent), could eventually join that franchise in some capacity as well."

Must suck to be a Texans fan.

Poor JJ Watt & Andre Johnson.

Their careers are ****ed.

You live in Houston too. The media will spin this as a good thing just like they've done with Crennel. ROFL
610AM is the worst - Polillo on 950 will tell it more like it is but no doubt there is a Patriot Way SUCK FEST going on in the Houston media.

[TEX]

What? No. They're copying the Chiefs loser blueprint to a tee. We have all the room in the world to point fingers at them and laugh. They're doing it wrong.

Hitting on a QB is the only thing that can save them now.

They will trade for Mallet. There is talk of it here in town. They have an early # 2 to deal. Just sit back and watch the show...:popcorn: We know all to well how this ends...LMAO!

[mcaj22]

Scooter just spent the last year sitting on his high horse on NFL Network and NBC saying how hindsight is 20/20 and he shouldn't have passed over Dalton, Kapernick, Wilson and scouted them all blah blah

would be hilarious if he gets hired and passes over a QB again

[TEX]

Really Kansas City has no room to point fingers at any other franchise. 0 playoff wins in 20 years and how many losing seasons?

Sure we can - if its in the same city where KC last won a playoff game. ;) Plus, WE KNOW SUCK when we see it. They need to heed the warning...

[TEX]

Scooter just spent the last year sitting on his high horse on NFL Network and NBC saying how hindsight is 20/20 and he shouldn't have passed over Dalton, Kapernick, Wilson and scouted them all blah blah

would be hilarious if he gets hired and passes over a QB again

I'm telling you the Texans are going to make a play for Mallet. They're going defense with 1.1. Trade 2.1 for Mallet. Watch....

http://www.faniq.com/blog/Ryan-Mallett-to-the-Houston-Texans-Blog-74652

In any case they're already talking about it on the radio here in town. O'brein really likes Mallet.

[TribalElder]

Charlie weis to Houston as OC?

[Easy 6]

I'm telling you the Texans are going to make a play for Mallet. They're going defense with 1.1. Trade 2.1 for Mallet. Watch....

http://www.faniq.com/blog/Ryan-Mallett-to-the-Houston-Texans-Blog-74652

In any case they're already talking about it on the radio here in town. O'brein really likes Mallet.

I'd bet good money you're right.

[Deberg_1990]

Charlie weis to Houston as OC?

Bank on it sooner rather than later

[Deberg_1990]

Matt Cassel as QBs coach in 2016?

[TEX]

Charlie weis to Houston as OC?

I don't know. O'brein wants to call the plays. He needs a lesser ego at OC and I'm not sure Weis fits the bill there.. But you never know....Especially since the Texans are hell bent on doing things the "Patriot Way". :shake:

[TEX]

I'd bet good money you're right.

They tried the "Bronco Way" with Kubes and all the Denver cronies he brought with him and picked up over the years, so now they're on to the "Patriot Way." Deal is they didn't have an Elway and Mallet is no Brady. Just don't know why those "in the know" who copy that route can't see the main ingredient of said way...:shake:

[houstonwhodat]

You live in Houston too. The media will spin this as a good thing just like they've done with Crennel. ROFL
610AM is the worst - Polillo on 950 will tell it more like it is but no doubt there is a Patriot Way SUCK FEST going on in the Houston media.

Polilo is on 790.

790 won't patronize the Texans like 610 does.

Rich Lord is a suck up to the Texans. He horrible but Vanderass is the worst.

God I ****hing hate him with everything I got.

Nick Wright is from KC but I haven't heard him elaborate on it yet.

But I'm sure he will.

[cabletech94]

Polilo is on 790.

790 won't patronize the Texans like 610 does.

Rich Lord is a suck up to the Texans. He horrible but Vanderass is the worst.

God I ****hing hate him with everything I got.

Nick Wright is from KC but I haven't heard him elaborate on it yet.

But I'm sure he will.

i was just gonna add: THE CURSE OF NICK WRIGHT STRIKES AGAAAAAAIN!

[OrtonsPiercedTaint]

An ex-Texan lineman defened his pet's honor & now he must go and distroy the franchise from the inside out

[Eleazar]

What does "Some have speculated..." mean?

This writer and his dog, perhaps?

[mcaj22]

hahah Nick Wright has to re-live this media nightmare again?

hahahahhahahahahaha

[Psyko Tek]

Haha.

Fuck you Houston. I hope this happens to another franchise.

why can't this happen to the colts
or denver
or new england
houston I just feel sorry for

hell I can't even hate the raiders much anymore

just too pathetic

[Red Dawg]

Mallet? He must be still on the NE payroll to keep giving those assholes high drfat picks for players.

[notorious]

You can't see banners flying around from inside of Houston's stadium.

[Easy 6]

You can't see banners flying around from inside of Houston's stadium.

Drones.

[booger]

Drones.

ROFL

[notorious]

Drones.

If they are armed and seeking Failoli, count me in.

[Bewbies]

The last man on earth I'd want at GM is Pioli. Literally I'd take a 12 year old british chick who's never seen a football game over him...

Fuck the Texans are dumb.

[Hoover]

Oh shit tell me more.

All we hear down here is how great he is.
He's the money behind a political group. I supported the cause, we bent over backwards to help them. They succeeded big time. There was a cost to play at a number of events. They knew it. They agreed to it. Then they stiffed us when we tried to collect.

[RippedmyFlesh]

Pioli also left us well under the cap every year despite the fact the team had no depth and obvious holes.

While that sucks to you and me as fans I believe that would give some cheap owners a woody.

[ClevelandBronco]

Pioli might be a solid hire. He has direct experience in 2-14.

[REDHOTGTO]

i didnt see it on here, but pioli is going to the falcons as asst gm, sucks to be them

[confused]

i didnt see it on here, but pioli is going to the falcons as asst gm, sucks to be them
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