Pioli's hiring strategy is genius
by Idahochief on Feb 18, 2009 2:22 PM CST
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PrintLets face it, no one team can have the most capable person filling every position in an organization. We all want the league leading offense’s OC. We all want the league leading defense’s DC. We want the league leading passer’s QB coach, etc. etc. Those guys are not available so you have to look else where. What better strategy than to look to those coaches and coordinators that have fallen victim to the “Peter Principle”. Most coaches in the NFL are promoted to higher positions because of the excellence they have demonstrated at lower positions. Problem is that they were promoted out of their element and became under achieving in their new position. They didn’t just all of a sudden become incapable at any capacity.
People wonder why Pioli hires all these new people and won’t even clue us in to which position they were hired to fill. Many of these guys have suffered through the humiliation of having their termination announced on ESPN. Why add insult to injury by letting the media announce their perceived demotion as well. Hell he may never identify coaches by anything other than being part of the chief’s staff. Pioli is trying to assemble a coaching staff that is a team. One that operates under state of synergy rather than discrete divisions of duty that some how needs to mesh together seamlessly when brought together. I like what Pioli is doing and I believe it is the right thing to do. I also believe that Pioli’s ability to shrewdly evaluate talent goes beyond the players and extends to the sidelines and practice facility. It also won’t surprise me to see him make changes to this coaching team at any time during the season or off season if he feels that he has made an error in judgment.
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i agree and if you recall
Mr. Pioli stated at his press conference when he was hired that he wasnt big on titles. I think it would be great instead of naming the coaches like OC and DC, he would name them all assistant coaches and be done with it.
great post
reason amid chaos
current Chiefs roster + 1 premiere LB FA + Crabtree + defensive draft = CONTENDAHS
"at least we don't need a punter"
Curious
With all of the coaches holding the assistant coach title would that mean that the only job that they could interview for is the head coach position?
what about asst asst head coaches?
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
Hey NESilver
My buddy here from Boston said that this kind of thing went down with the Patriots one year where nobody knew who the hell was the OC until a few weeks into the season when they started to identify this McDaniel’s guy as the OC. Does that sound right to you? If it does, could you share some of the details?
It’s just so friggin’ weird I can hardly stand it, but if there’s some historical precedence, I think it might help to un-rattle some of us.
Vae Victis!
Nope
Josh McDaniels was named offensive coordinator on January 20th.
Good thought though. Might be something to look into.
by Joel Thorman on Feb 18, 2009 7:26 PM CST up reply actions
maybe that was just for tax purposes?
We need a future defensive leader, his name is James Laurinaitis and he can be selected in round 1 of the upcoming Draft.
"But what do I know, I’m like an empty room with a large ECHO"
I know what you're talking about, Buck'O.
Josh McDaniels was the quarterbacks coach in 2005. In New England, that was our first year after Charlie Weis had left, so we had no true offensive coordinator. That year, Bill Belichick took on a lot of the play-calling duties, but you would occasionally see Josh McDaniels right there with him. Basically, it was obvious that McDaniels was being groomed for the job, even if he didn’t have the official title to go with it.
Hope that helps.
Where is that rule?
How many undeclared coaches can you have? Is there a limit to how many coaches you can dress during the game or go into the regular season with? I am not familiar with these rules since I have never seen a coaching staff cut down to NFL limits. Pioli is assembling a think tank. The group is responsible for the success and failures. No finger pointing.
All losses in the 2009 season will be Herm and Carls fault.
by Idahochief on Feb 18, 2009 9:14 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I like it
with two different coaches who could run an NFL offense (Haley Gailey) and two different coaches that could run an NFL defense (Pendergast Gibbs) no team can start gameplanning against us until week 2. They also can’t counter draft us too. Say we trade down to 9 and were siiting pretty behind Jacksonville and they want an offensive tackle. But San Fran right behind us really wants Rajii at #10. They aren’t sure if were going to take him at #9 because they’re unsure of what D were running and whether or not we need a NT. So they trade up to #8 and lose a whole bunch of picks and lose their minds about it! When we were plannig to draft a linebacker all along because were still running a 4-3. It’s like playing poker
by 808NaNz808 on Feb 18, 2009 8:51 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
That it is
Why give the AFC west our plans? So they can get an early start on countering them?
All losses in the 2009 season will be Herm and Carls fault.
That sounds great except
if we trade back to #9 then that means Green Bay traded up to get Raji, so that ruins your plan.
But we would be able to ruin Denver’s plan of landing Maualuga! :)
by JZChiefsfan on Feb 19, 2009 12:08 AM CST up reply actions
just an example
to make a theory theres no way we’d trade down to 9 that trade is almost meaningless
Pioli seems a bit paranoid if you ask me
I am a big Pioli fan and think he is the real deal, but man he likes keeping secrets. I heard a journalist from the KC Star went to Pioli’s hometown in CT to write a story about his past. Once Pioli heard someone was coming, he called all his friends and family and told them not to say anything. That seem a bit odd to me.
With that said, he is all about doing everything possible to give his team an advantage over their opponents. I think that’s what he is trying to do here by not naming positions. I think there are some things to be secretive about (say possible free agents) and some things it’s okay to talk about (like coaching positions).
pioli might be paranoid
but I can’t blame a guy for not wanting to lose control over his life to the media.
current Chiefs roster + 1 premiere LB FA + Crabtree + defensive draft = CONTENDAHS
"at least we don't need a punter"
If this is the strategy.......
….it makes sense. If we need to make changes on the defensive staff (cough Crennel *cough*) it helps if nobody is solidly a DC, it makes that much easier to replace them if they don’t produce (worst/best case senario)……save the titles for when your staff is rock-solid (and maybe even then keep the titles….)
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