Recent quotes from Pioli on how he feels about other job opportunities and the challenge in New England:
Groundhog Day : Patriots Daily
In early 07, Pioli told WEEI:
“It comes down to quality of life and happiness. No disrespect to any other job opportunities that may have been out there or may come in the future, but you know what my dream job is? My dream job is being with people I care about, people that I want to work with, people that I enjoy coming to work with every day, whether it’s coaches or ownership or the players. We’ve built something here that is pretty special. Quality of life has more to do with being happy, coming to work every day, and winning. The other thing that’s paramount is we’re winning here. It’s a great situation, with a lot of great people, and I enjoy being here.”
At last year’s Super Bowl, reporters again asked Pioli about the challenge of running his own team: