broncofan7
12-30-2008, 03:33 PM
IT was noted by Pat Bowlen that he was good friends with BOTH Ted and Mike.
Per Mike Florio and his sportingnews ten pack:
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=501521
9. Could Pioli factor force Bowlen's hand?
It seems that every offseason, a guy presumed to be safe finds himself fired.
This year, it very well could happen in Denver. --SINCE no one ELSE, mort, shefter, Glazer etc saw this on their radar yet Florio writes this ARTICLE and TEDDY boy works for Florio--perhaps Ted knew something?
The Broncos have completed one of the most dramatic collapses in league history, blowing a three-game lead over the Chargers with only three games to play.
The general consensus in league circles is that owner Pat Bowlen isn't ready to dump head coach Mike Shanahan, even as the 10-year anniversary of the team's last Super Bowl appearance approaches.
But with Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli apparently in play for the GM position in Kansas City, wouldn't it make sense for Bowlen to at least consider the possibility of cleaning house and handing the keys to Pioli?
It's a common dynamic in the AFC West, where a team like the Chargers made a waivers claim on a running back they didn't want or need (Michael Bennett) in order to keep him out of a rival's reach.
The process could get dicey. Surely, Bowlen wouldn't want to fire Shanahan until he knows he can get Pioli. But once Bowlen seeks and receives permission from the Patriots to interview Pioli for a job that would entail final say over personnel, the chances of someone flapping their yap about the situation would increase significantly.
Then again, if someone leaks that Bowlen is chasing Pioli, the Broncos owner needs to explain only that his team's GM position currently is vacant, and that he's merely doing his due diligence.
Regardless, Bowlen would be wise to take a very close look at his team's performance since winning its second of two Super Bowl titles, and then consider what could happen if Pioli were to set up shop with a division foe and commence building the same kind of powerhouse that he has helped construct in New England
Per Mike Florio and his sportingnews ten pack:
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=501521
9. Could Pioli factor force Bowlen's hand?
It seems that every offseason, a guy presumed to be safe finds himself fired.
This year, it very well could happen in Denver. --SINCE no one ELSE, mort, shefter, Glazer etc saw this on their radar yet Florio writes this ARTICLE and TEDDY boy works for Florio--perhaps Ted knew something?
The Broncos have completed one of the most dramatic collapses in league history, blowing a three-game lead over the Chargers with only three games to play.
The general consensus in league circles is that owner Pat Bowlen isn't ready to dump head coach Mike Shanahan, even as the 10-year anniversary of the team's last Super Bowl appearance approaches.
But with Patriots vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli apparently in play for the GM position in Kansas City, wouldn't it make sense for Bowlen to at least consider the possibility of cleaning house and handing the keys to Pioli?
It's a common dynamic in the AFC West, where a team like the Chargers made a waivers claim on a running back they didn't want or need (Michael Bennett) in order to keep him out of a rival's reach.
The process could get dicey. Surely, Bowlen wouldn't want to fire Shanahan until he knows he can get Pioli. But once Bowlen seeks and receives permission from the Patriots to interview Pioli for a job that would entail final say over personnel, the chances of someone flapping their yap about the situation would increase significantly.
Then again, if someone leaks that Bowlen is chasing Pioli, the Broncos owner needs to explain only that his team's GM position currently is vacant, and that he's merely doing his due diligence.
Regardless, Bowlen would be wise to take a very close look at his team's performance since winning its second of two Super Bowl titles, and then consider what could happen if Pioli were to set up shop with a division foe and commence building the same kind of powerhouse that he has helped construct in New England