I thought he was in demand...where's all these media giants at begging him to sign up? He's desperately trying to get back in the door of what success he had and sounding like a little bitch in the meantime.

He's in demand about as much as Herm Edwards.

Wow. ... Whitlock's behavior is shocking to say the least.

Scott Pioli has had many one-on-one interviews between sportscasters and sports reporters, led by sports section front of the Boston Globe.

There's no shortage of quality journalism -- Pioli has a keen appreciation with choosing journalists who have an intelligence of getting the very best out of people.

Thank you for your response

I dont understand why the thread went on after this post. Close thread, nothing more to say. Rep. :clap:

*edit couldnt rep had reped milkman to much*

Let me put this out there and I would love an answer, especially from Whitlock.

If Pioli has such a big ego, how come he was content to sit back all those years and let Bellichick take the credit, all the while never seeking the spotlight or running to the numerous big money offers that came his way to take over an organization? That really doesn't strike me as very egotistical...

We could do a whole string of those questions.

If Pioli has such a big ego, how come he is content to sit back and let Haley be the face of the team, all the while never seeking the spotlight? That really doesn't strike me as very egotistical...

non sequitur
non se·qui·tur
Pronunciation: \ˈnän-ˈse-kwə-tər also -ˌtu̇r\
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, it does not follow
Date: 1540

1 : an inference that does not follow from the premises.

Example: "Tuesday, as I listened to Haley discuss his QBs, I had to admit Billy Bob knew something." ~ Whitlock

Has anyone posted this here BTW? I thought it was an interesting read, but I'm sure it's made the rounds here before:

Management Secrets of the New England Patriots

Do the first few paragraphs on page 5 and 6 strike anyone as pretty deja vu?

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This. It seems like Carl was "the face" of the franchise. More than the HC or owner. "Jared Allen is a player at risk." "I guess I'm a tough son-of-a-bitch." yada yada yada Haven't seen ANY of this from Pioli. In my estimation, his comments have been appropriate for a GM and they were given at appropiate times.

I've listened to 2-3 Pioli interviews and I never do get the feeling he's trying to do anything more than build a winner here in Kansas City for years to come HIS way. That way never came off as "egotistical", but more like "I know what I want and how to do it" (whatever word you can sum that up in :) ).

Unlike Carl, I just don't think Pioli cares much what Whitlock or anyone else writes about him. Makes him a hard target for Whitlock, because Pioli won't publicly respond. Pioli probably cares just enough to freeze Whitlock out more than he already is. Actually, this seems like terrible strategy for Whitlock if he cares anything about access. Whitlock is effectively Nick Athan now, complete with lies and made-up conspiracy theories.

Whitlock has never cared about access. He's a columnist so his job is to speculate and stir the pot. His only sources on anything have always been disgruntled players...

Never seen this before. Thanks for posting. Eerily similar beginnings. Would love to have their story play out in our case...but think not convinced it will happen as quickly as it did for the Pats.

I wouldn't expect it to. New England had more talent to start with, and a lot of that talent was brought in by Parcells, so it had a mindset along the lines of what Belichick was looking for. The cupboard in K.C. was all but bare.

Only reason New England won bc Brady emerged as the next Joe Montana. Belicheck and Pioli should be sending Dick Rehbein a freaking royalty check every freaking day for what he gave them. Not to mention the all mighty Parcells has never won crap without Bellicheck at his side and not to mention all the others that have came out from the Belicheck tree havent either. Its Bill and Brady, thats the secert right there.

PS I will say that Brady is struggling right now is letting that knee injury get to him. He is thinking about it too much.

Whitlock's next column:

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