welcome to CP.
where patience is a vitue does NOT apply.

Clark has interim GM in Thum if needed and when it all shakes out, will have a new one before Draft day.

Pioli will interview with Cleveland and Kansas City(according to this report). Since the Lions already have their GM I sure hope this report is true and Clark is on top of this.

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/inde...o_be_very.html

Scott Pioli, Patriots vice president of player personnel, is believed to be very interested in the Browns' general manager job and is expected to interview for the position soon, multiple league sources told The Plain Dealer on Monday.

The Browns have been granted permission by the Patriots to interview Pioli and could talk to him as soon as today. Pioli also has been contacted by either the Kansas City Chiefs or Detroit Lions and will interview for one of those jobs as well, a source said.

The interviews will be the first Pioli has accepted since he joined the Patriots in 2000. He was granted permission to interview with two other teams, but he declined both. In 2005, the Seattle Seahawks, despite not formally interviewing Pioli, offered him a five-year, $15 million deal, which he turned down. He also declined a request to be interviewed by the New York Giants in January 2007.

If Pioli takes the Browns job, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, a Canton native, could be near the top of his list of coaching candidates. Pioli hired McDaniels, 32, in 2001 to be a personnel and coaching assistant for the Patriots. The two remain close. Browns owner Randy Lerner confirmed Monday that McDaniels is on his short list. The Lions already have asked for permission to interview McDaniels, the Boston Herald reported Monday night.

Pioli began his NFL career in Cleveland under Bill Belichick in 1992 and has told associates over the years that the Browns job would be intriguing to him and one of the only ones that would be compelling enough to pry him away from Belichick and the Patriots.

Pioli, who was a pro personnel assistant for Cleveland from 1992 to 1995, loved the city and the team. He also formed close relationships with people such as Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro and would love to help rebuild the Browns the same way Shapiro has done with the Tribe and Danny Ferry the Cavs, sources said.

Pioli, 43, was with the Browns when they went 11-5 in 1994 under Belichick, and everyone on that staff felt the team was on its way to glory before the team moved to Baltimore in 1995. If Pioli takes the Browns job, he would have the final say on the 53-man roster that Belichick had in New England.

During Pioli's nine years with the Patriots, the team won four conference titles, three Super Bowls and he was twice named Sporting News NFL Executive of Year, as voted on by his peers.

Browns owner Randy Lerner, who has a good relationship with Pioli, is expected to go hard after him and give him a chance to write his own job description. Pioli also would weigh heavily in the hiring of the new coach.
If Pioli does hire McDaniels, he most likely would hope to pair him with at least one experienced coordinator.

"He's got a lot of qualities," Lerner said of Pioli. "He's very well-trained. I think he's got a very attractive demeanor, football demeanor. It's the right time of life for him. I think he's a fundamentally good guy."
If Pioli turns down the job, there's a chance Lerner could turn to Bill Parcells, who's Pioli's father-in-law. Parcells can become a free agent as soon as next month if the Dolphins are sold.

"I've been following that story," Lerner said. "[Sure] I would talk to him."

No shit. What the hell is he doing? Are there any interviews coming up or anything?

He needs to get a move on.

Welllll according to the article that I posted in front of your post he has got Pioli to come in for an interview. You really think Clark will let anything leak out? That the KC Star will actually try to investigate whats going on over at One Arrowhead drive?

Tuesday Morning Cup O’Chiefs
December 30, 2008 - Bob Gretz


Monday was a very active day around the National Football League.

And the guy who got busy the fastest was Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner.

On Sunday, Lerner fired his GM Phil Savage. On Monday, he relieved Romeo Crennel of his coaching duties. On Saturday night, Lerner met with Bill Cowher in New York to see if he wanted to coach the Browns. Cowher turned him down. On Tuesday, Lerner is reportedly going to meet with Scott Pioli, the VP of Player Personnel for the Patriots and the No. 1 GM candidate in the league right now.

The Chiefs have also received permission from the Patriots to speak with Pioli, but the details of a meeting are unknown.
http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-football/tu...9chiefs-14.html

Exactly. The KC media is lazy. If we are just now getting specifics of the convos with Marty, we probably won't know our new GM was interviewed until he is about to sign his contract.

I think Clark is going to be careful and meticulous in who he interviews and hires, and I think that's the way you have to be if you want to make a long term (if all goes well) hire that you are going to turn the football operations over to. As we've talked about on this board, Pioli is the big name, but that doesn't mean he's the best candidate out there. And he seems pretty interested in going to Cleveland since that's where he got his start, so I wouldn't start thinking Pioli is our guy...