The Kansas City Chiefs made Scott Pioli's hiring official about an hour ago -- before Pioli (pictured hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy) could change his mind -- in a news release. Team owner Clark Hunt was clearly ecstatic. "We are very excited to welcome Scott to the Chiefs," Hunt said in the official release. "With his proven tack record of success, Scott is the finest player personnel executive in the NFL, and we look forward to his leadership in building a championship organization."
Scott Pioli, the Chiefs' new barrel-chested general manager, promises change as he takes control of football operations Carl Peterson had run for 20 long years.Pioli said today that he wanted to build a big, strong, fast, smart, tough, disciplined football team. "It sounds very simple, and, hopefully, in certain ways, it will be," he said. Pioli joins the Chiefs after working as a personnel executive with the New England Patriots, a team that won three Super Bowls and went 16-0 in the 2007 regul
Mark Mangino: On his way to being just another fat guy?So it looks like the University of Kansas is going to be in the market for a new football coach. It's not easy to identify a good person to lead a high-profile sports program. Good recruiters, good talent evaluators, good X-and-O guys -- they aren't too hard to find. But a good person? Good luck.Mark Mangino is a bully. Quin Snyder was a con man. Frank Martin cheated. Carl Peterson: unlikeable bureaucrat who knew how to manage his boss.Bi
Romeo Crennel (left) is still looking for a defense to run; Charlie Weis is Kansas City bound.It's official: Ex-Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis is coming to KC to run the Chiefs' offense. Weis joins Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli as part of a New England Patriots reunion. Weis ran the New England Patriots Super Bowl champion offense
while Pioli was vice president of player personnel with the Pats. During Weis' tenure with New England, the Patriots won three of four Super Bowls. We're expect
