Chiefs Pioli doesn’t know why Manning spurned Chiefs BY ADAM TEICHER - Page 4

Mr_Tomahawk · 03-20-2012, 12:58 PM

Pioli doesn’t know why Manning spurned Chiefs
BY ADAM TEICHER

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/20...#storylink=cpy

Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli said today he wasn’t aware why quarterback Peyton Manning spurned the Chiefs, and Pioli never asked him why.

“When this whole process started, after he was released, he and I were in communication with one another, as I was with his agent,’’ Pioli said on the same day that the division-rival Broncos announced they had signed Manning. “He had a plan, and he let me know that. He didn’t get into the details. He was up front about what he was doing and some of the visits he wanted to take and that we weren’t initially going to be a part of that, and I respected that.

“He had a plan and he executed it. He didn’t explain to me nor did I ask . . . I don’t think it was my place to do that. Those private conversations with a guy like Peyton, I don’t think it’s my place to divulge what he and I talked about or communicated about.’’

Manning wound up meeting with the Broncos, Cardinals, Titans and Dolphins. Other interested teams, including the Chiefs, couldn’t get an audience with him.

“That doesn’t necessarily mean the other teams he wasn’t going to talk to, that there was anything wrong with those places,’’ Pioli said. “He just had favorites and places he wanted to pursue for his reasons. I don’t think it would be fair for me to characterize why those teams and why not other teams. It’s not really my place to do that.’’

Asked why he didn’t press Manning on the issue, Pioli said, “If you spend time and energy and emotion fretting over things you can’t control, that’s time and energy we would have wasted not getting Eric Winston done, not getting Kevin Boss done and not getting the other players done.’’

Pioli said the Chiefs notified starting quarterback Matt Cassel that they would be attempting to contact Manning.

“He was aware of it before, during and after,” Pioli said. “Matt is aware there’s going to be competition. There’s nothing to hide from him. Peyton was available, we were interested and Matt knew about that.’’

Instead of Manning, the Chiefs signed Brady Quinn, who joins Cassel and Ricky Stanzi at quarterback. Quinn said Monday he was told Cassel would be the starting quarterback.

The Chiefs had earlier indicated they would bring in someone to challenge Cassel for the starting spot.

“It’s something we were very clear with Brady about and something that’s abundantly clear to Matt and Ricky: The best players that give us the best chance to win on Sunday are going to be the ones to play,’’ Pioli said. “I think we have three quarterbacks on our roster that certainly have the potential and the ability to be starting quarterbacks in the NFL. So there is competition here. Brady has started and played in the National Football League. Ricky hasn’t done that yet, but I also think Ricky has some upside.’’

The Chiefs claimed Kyle Orton off waivers from Denver late last season, and he ended up starting three games for them. But the Chiefs were unable to re-sign him, and he instead joined the Cowboys as Tony Romo’s backup.

Pioli suggested that Orton’s contract with the Cowboys became too rich for the Chiefs.

“I know it was one heck of a contract he received,’’ Pioli said. “A very, very generous contract.’’

Posted on Tue, Mar. 20, 2012 01:45 PM

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/20...#storylink=cpy

okcchief · 03-20-2012, 01:31 PM

I wanted Peyton but I really don't think he's worth that contract at this point. I don't care why we didn't get him anymore. Let's move on and put his dick in the dirt!

suds79 · 03-20-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplicity

Peyton Hillis, Kevin Boss, Stanford Routt, Eric Winston >>>>>>>>>>>>> Aged and injured Peyton Manning...

You ****ing choose.

Spin, spin, spin.

It's the 90s all over again.

Great running team with D vs the team with the HOF QB.

Don't get me wrong. Scott has done very good this offseason but lets quit being such blind homers and acting like Peyton going to Denver is no big deal. It is.

Fish · 03-20-2012, 01:33 PM

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Quinn said Monday he was told Cassel would be the starting quarterback.

**** you Fat Scott. **** you hard........

kcpasco · 03-20-2012, 01:33 PM

KC wasn't the only team to get snubbed.

Paul Allen got told to stick it also.

BigCatDaddy · 03-20-2012, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Laz

"If you have two starting Quarterback, you don't have one."

Signed - Steve Young & Joe Montana / Brett Favre & Aaron Rogers

Okie_Apparition · 03-20-2012, 01:35 PM

Haley wondering outloud if his phone was bugged killed any chance
I hope they wouldn't have paid the price Manning got
They'll have to spend that money anyway, but not there

**Bowser** · 03-20-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Fish

**** you Fat Scott. **** you hard........

chiefzilla1501 · 03-20-2012, 01:37 PM

I'm reaching for good news. The good news for me is that in he past, pioli would never talks like this. Methinks he knows the fans are pissed. And I hope that means he knows fans aren't happy with cassel either. Its not often you see pioli playing defense like this.

Hoover · 03-20-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Simplicity

Wow... I didn't know Piloi could control where Peyton wanted to play... Since when can another human make one other do something? He wanted to play in Denver... Reason, I don't know. We were not going to get Peyton anyways. So why would we waste time and energy doing something that we knew we were going to lose?
Hop off of the Pioli Bash Wagon... **** off.

THIS

All you can do is make the call.

People act like Manning and his agent went off or something.

Here is how things went down in the minds of CP members.

SP: Hey Peyton, it's Scott Pioli with the Kansas City Chiefs.

PM: Who?

SP: Scott Pioli

PM: Listen up you fat fu@k candy wrapper littering fool, I don't want anything to do with your shit ass KC Chiefs. You know why? Its because you suck Scott. You're a fu@king dickhead, and I don't want any part of it. Would I like to play with Jamal Charles, D Bowe, and that awesome Defense of yours, yeah because I'd win three Super Bowls, but I don't want to do that because it would mean you win too, and I don't want to be part of that.

SP: OK

PM: I'm not done Scott. Listen, I'm going to fly to Denver. Hang out there for a few days. Then go to Arizona. WHY? Because I can. I'm not going to KC because I want to make you look like the a$$hole you really are. Got it? Then Bud Adams is going to offer me a ton of money, and people are going to say, "whoa, I knew it, Manning is going home to Tenn." Yeah, not so fast fu@kers. Then San Fran is going to get into the action, which will create a shit storm for Alex Smith, and then I'm going to sign with the Broncos. WHY? So I can beat your ass twice a year Scott.

PM: You suck Pioli, and now your fans know how much you are hurting their team by still being alive. Just wait until I put Eric Decker on my back and make him a pro bowler. it's going to be just like when Jesus made water into wine.

Have a nice life, Scott. fu@king dumbass.

SP: Hey Peyton, can we keep this just between us? Could I just say that you had a plan, and I didn't really know what the plan was, but we talked?

PM: Eat shit and die Scott.

NJChiefsFan · 03-20-2012, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I'm reaching for good news. The good news for me is that in he past, pioli would never talks like this. Methinks he knows the fans are pissed. And I hope that means he knows fans aren't happy with cassel either. Its not often you see pioli playing defense like this.

I am a little shocked that he even addressed it.

**HemiEd** · 03-20-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

@ this organization.

I am coming over to that side. In 8 years, from total homer to just **** them.

Quote:

Quinn said Monday he was told Cassel would be the starting quarterback.

The Chiefs had earlier indicated they would bring in someone to challenge Cassel for the starting spot.

Lots of my money and time freed up for this coming season. I guess even Romeo has been put in his place by Pioli in regards to Cassel.

Dayze · 03-20-2012, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Wow... I didn't know Piloi could control where Peyton wanted to play... Since when can another human make one other do something? He wanted to play in Denver... Reason, I don't know. We were not going to get Peyton anyways. So why would we waste time and energy doing something that we knew we were going to lose?
Hop off of the Pioli Bash Wagon... **** off.

the point of the article isn't whether or not Pioli could control where Manning wanted to sign.

the point of it was Pioli didn't know "why". Which is BS IMO.

Bump · 03-20-2012, 01:42 PM

I've always sort of had that respect but I hate relationship with Peyton Manning, pretty similiar to the way I felt about Elway, only Elway was a Bronco, so naturally I hated him a lot more. But I don't think we've ever beaten Peyton and they've always beat us in the playoffs, so i guess it's back to hating him.

Marcellus · 03-20-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayze

Besides the title of the article?

Pioli wrote the title of the article? Odd.

Dayze · 03-20-2012, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcellus

Pioli wrote the title of the article? Odd.

it's just my assumption

I assume eating a turd on a popsicle stick is nasty. I don't need someone to specically say "eating a turd on a popsicle is nasty" for me to assume that.

03-20-2012, 12:58 PM
Mr_Tomahawk Prestige Worldwide Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Spring Hill, KS Casino cash: $-49474	Pioli doesn’t know why Manning spurned Chiefs BY ADAM TEICHER Pioli doesn’t know why Manning spurned Chiefs BY ADAM TEICHER Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/20...#storylink=cpy Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli said today he wasn’t aware why quarterback Peyton Manning spurned the Chiefs, and Pioli never asked him why. “When this whole process started, after he was released, he and I were in communication with one another, as I was with his agent,’’ Pioli said on the same day that the division-rival Broncos announced they had signed Manning. “He had a plan, and he let me know that. He didn’t get into the details. He was up front about what he was doing and some of the visits he wanted to take and that we weren’t initially going to be a part of that, and I respected that. “He had a plan and he executed it. He didn’t explain to me nor did I ask . . . I don’t think it was my place to do that. Those private conversations with a guy like Peyton, I don’t think it’s my place to divulge what he and I talked about or communicated about.’’ Manning wound up meeting with the Broncos, Cardinals, Titans and Dolphins. Other interested teams, including the Chiefs, couldn’t get an audience with him. “That doesn’t necessarily mean the other teams he wasn’t going to talk to, that there was anything wrong with those places,’’ Pioli said. “He just had favorites and places he wanted to pursue for his reasons. I don’t think it would be fair for me to characterize why those teams and why not other teams. It’s not really my place to do that.’’ Asked why he didn’t press Manning on the issue, Pioli said, “If you spend time and energy and emotion fretting over things you can’t control, that’s time and energy we would have wasted not getting Eric Winston done, not getting Kevin Boss done and not getting the other players done.’’ Pioli said the Chiefs notified starting quarterback Matt Cassel that they would be attempting to contact Manning. “He was aware of it before, during and after,” Pioli said. “Matt is aware there’s going to be competition. There’s nothing to hide from him. Peyton was available, we were interested and Matt knew about that.’’ Instead of Manning, the Chiefs signed Brady Quinn, who joins Cassel and Ricky Stanzi at quarterback. Quinn said Monday he was told Cassel would be the starting quarterback. The Chiefs had earlier indicated they would bring in someone to challenge Cassel for the starting spot. “It’s something we were very clear with Brady about and something that’s abundantly clear to Matt and Ricky: The best players that give us the best chance to win on Sunday are going to be the ones to play,’’ Pioli said. “I think we have three quarterbacks on our roster that certainly have the potential and the ability to be starting quarterbacks in the NFL. So there is competition here. Brady has started and played in the National Football League. Ricky hasn’t done that yet, but I also think Ricky has some upside.’’ The Chiefs claimed Kyle Orton off waivers from Denver late last season, and he ended up starting three games for them. But the Chiefs were unable to re-sign him, and he instead joined the Cowboys as Tony Romo’s backup. Pioli suggested that Orton’s contract with the Cowboys became too rich for the Chiefs. “I know it was one heck of a contract he received,’’ Pioli said. “A very, very generous contract.’’ Posted on Tue, Mar. 20, 2012 01:45 PM Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/20...#storylink=cpy
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Okie_Apparition Banned Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: floatin cobwebs n the sky Casino cash: $10004900	Haley wondering outloud if his phone was bugged killed any chance I hope they wouldn't have paid the price Manning got They'll have to spend that money anyway, but not there
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chiefzilla1501 In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2008 Casino cash: $-1615503	I'm reaching for good news. The good news for me is that in he past, pioli would never talks like this. Methinks he knows the fans are pissed. And I hope that means he knows fans aren't happy with cassel either. Its not often you see pioli playing defense like this.
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Bump YOU take YOUR seat Join Date: Nov 2007 Casino cash: $-1514895	I've always sort of had that respect but I hate relationship with Peyton Manning, pretty similiar to the way I felt about Elway, only Elway was a Bronco, so naturally I hated him a lot more. But I don't think we've ever beaten Peyton and they've always beat us in the playoffs, so i guess it's back to hating him.
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