KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs have aggressively sought to improve their offense this offseason, signing running back Peyton Hillis, tight end Kevin Boss and right tackle Eric Winston.
When Pioli went to Kansas City, he had no qualms about bringing Cassel with him, but in the three years since he's been with the Chiefs, Cassel has been up and down. And aside from a solid 2010 season, Cassel has been down more often than not.
“Clearly he had a plan. He let me know that,” Pioli said. “He didn’t get into the details. He was up front about what he was doing, some of the visits he wanted to take, and we initially weren’t a part of that.”
Manning wound up agreeing a $96 million, five-year deal with AFC West rival Denver.
“I’ve spent a lot of time with him, around him, communicating with him, competing against his teams. He had a plan, he executed it and he never explained to me, nor did I ask,” Pioli said.
The Chiefs were among the teams rumored to be in the running for Manning after owner Clark Hunt expressed his admiration for him during a television interview. Pioli had also said that he wanted to create competition for Matt Cassel as the team’s starting quarterback.
Cassel will be returning from a season-ending injury to his throwing hand. The team recently signed former Broncos backup Brady Quinn to create some depth.
Pioli refused to get into details about his conversations with Manning and his agent, but he did say that Cassel was aware that discussions had taken place. Pioli also said he’s comfortable with the three quarterbacks currently on the roster — he drafted Ricky Stanzi in the fifth round last season — which makes it unlikely that the Chiefs will select another in the April draft.
When Pioli went to Kansas City, he had no qualms about bringing Cassel with him, but in the three years since he's been with the Chiefs, Cassel has been up and down. And aside from a solid 2010 season, Cassel has been down more often than not.
“Clearly he had a plan. He let me know that,” Pioli said. “He didn’t get into the details. He was up front about what he was doing, some of the visits he wanted to take, and we initially weren’t a part of that.”
Manning wound up agreeing a $96 million, five-year deal with AFC West rival Denver.
“I’ve spent a lot of time with him, around him, communicating with him, competing against his teams. He had a plan, he executed it and he never explained to me, nor did I ask,” Pioli said.
The Chiefs were among the teams rumored to be in the running for Manning after owner Clark Hunt expressed his admiration for him during a television interview. Pioli had also said that he wanted to create competition for Matt Cassel as the team’s starting quarterback.
Cassel will be returning from a season-ending injury to his throwing hand. The team recently signed former Broncos backup Brady Quinn to create some depth.
Pioli refused to get into details about his conversations with Manning and his agent, but he did say that Cassel was aware that discussions had taken place. Pioli also said he’s comfortable with the three quarterbacks currently on the roster — he drafted Ricky Stanzi in the fifth round last season — which makes it unlikely that the Chiefs will select another in the April draft.
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