Lifer

forgive me if this has been posted before. I heard Peter King say last week that there will soon be an issue about one team trying to keep another team from tampering with its GM. Scott Pioli has long been rumored to someday want to take on a GM role by himself. If he gets his 4th title here, after a 19-0 season, could the lure from Father-In-Law Parcells interest him enough for him to jump to Miami?

Talk about continuing the Parcells/Belichick soap opera in the AFC East?

personally, I dread the day Pioli leaves. Along with Belichick and Brady, he is one of the 3 indispensible parts of this dynasty. A 4th round pick in his hands is worth more than a 1st with most teams.

patsgo

would you work for your father in law???? a little to close for comfort if you ask me hes not going anywhere

holyredeemer

Since I am not a member of that family, I am going to try very hard to not speak as though I am, but I have read several times that those two have not always been on good terms. However, it does seem like Parcells has been rehashing up old friendships and making wrong, right lately.

Me personally? I would hate to work for my in-laws, and they are wonderful ppl. But work mixed with personal life, too much and too often, will suck you dry. With the best hopes of a great Pioloi future in mind, I hope he doesnt even consider it.

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PatsDeb

All I can remember is when the Pats played Dallas a few years back. Pioli & his wife Dallas (Parcells' daughter) had had their first child about 9 mos. before. Not only had Parcells never seen the kid, but he wasn't sure if he would have enough time to see her when he was in town for the game. That was all I needed to know about how close these folks were.

This anecdote, plus Pioli's and BB's own prior personal experiences tell me this is a "no go" , merely an unsubstantiated rumor drummed up by the media, based on the "family" connection and nothing more.

Why would Scott Pioli, who bolted NY with BB in order to avoid "working for" Parcells in his ivory tower, now go to Miami to do the very same thing? Doesn't make any sense.

i support BB

I don't think Pioli would go to Miami. I mean you would think that he would maybe want a change after being here so long and being so sucessful, but I hope that day doesnt come. It would be hard to imagine life without Scott, many people dont realize what he does for us.

patsfan209

I cannot see Pioli working under his father-in-law again. Remember they had worked with each other when both were with the Jets, so they know what experience that relationship would be like.

Besides, joining Parcells again (and going to a division rival to boot) means Scott is stabbing BB in the back IMO. For sure he doesn't want to do that.

fnordcircle

Why would Pioli pass on opportunities to be GM of better teams in previous seasons, as he was rumored, to go try to be GM of a team with an aging defense, nothing but Ronnie Brown on offense and be every bit if not moreso in the shadow of Parcells than he is here working with Belichick?

Maybe Pioli takes a job somewhere this year but the Dolphins? No way.

patchick

I think it would be flat-out bizarre for Pioli to go to Miami.

But if you want bizarre father in law relationships, how about Coughlin-Snee?

NE39

I'm curious where this rumor might have come from. The only thing I've ever heard Pioli say is that he wants to stay here long-term because he thinks they are building something special. He has turned down high-dollar offers from other teams in the past (Seattle) and said he wants to stay here.

Pioli's legacy is pretty comfortable in NE. He is still a young guy, and will probably remain in NE when Belichick retires some day. I'm not sure why people wonder why he doesn't want to leave.

PatsFanSince74

leaving aside the family dynamics, which we just don't know anything about, why would any truly successful nfl gm/personnel director with his own track record want to work under the thumb of Bill Parcells?

pioli, acting with belichick, is essentially his own man and i get the impression the they both accord each other a lot of respect in the personnel decision process. why in the world would he give that up to work at the direction of bill parcells who clearly has an idea of what he wants to do and a track record that justifies his control?

i think parcells will bring in a scout or assistant gm-type with whom he has experience as the new dolphins gm (i.e., someone he knows he can work with and he knows he will be able to control).

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