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Originally Posted by Manila-Chief
Exactly! And, remember that Pioli only controls the football side of things. The President will be the one to raise ticket prices. He doesn't care about ticket prices.
Those saying keep Herm to wait for Cowher is just dumb. Pioli is going to go with his man and he will announce his decision in the next couple of weeks. If he keeps Herm he will give him a new contract. He has to ... can't build a team with a lame duck coach. They must start from day one working together building this team.
If he keeps Herm I'll be greatly disappointed, but will continue to support him ... meaning I'll not gripe for a while. But, I'll lose a little respect coz I'll question his decision making ability if he keeps a coach who is a loser and can't coach.
I really like Pioli ... he is doing things the right way not just for for the media. Yes, it's painful ... yes, I'd like to know what he is thinking, what's happening, etc. but, knowing he is turning over every stone before making a decision ... is reassuring. Decisions may not work, but at least we will know the Chiefs brain trust did their best. I can live with that ... after years of Carl doing things because they were the cheapest thing to do.
In short, Pioli will make the decison regarding the coach. At this point I trust him to make the correct decision. If he fires Herm he will then begin the search for a new coach. Yes, he has an idea of who to interview, but I, seriously, doubt he already knows who it will be. I think he believes there is a coach out there for the Chiefs, even at this late date. The important thing is that the coach, GM, and Owner all work together to build this team. That gives me hope.
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Here is the thing. He is clearly open to the idea of Herm returning. Otherwise Herm would be fired. Now, he may plan to hire someone else. He may have someone in mind that he wants to bring in.
But, he has not committed to hiring a different head coach. If so, Herm would be gone.
Right now, he is hedging his bets at the very least.
I am sure that if there was someone that Pioli really liked, he would hire him. But, what if Pioli doesn't see someone on the market right now that he really likes.
Should he hire a coach, just to make a change? Or would it be better to wait a year and hire the right coach?