NESO'S TAKE ON SPORTS

Scott Pioli is now a part of the Kansas City Chiefs organization, and Josh McDaniels is the head coach for the Denver Broncos. The Pats will obviously miss both of them. McDaniels was the offensive coordinator for the past two seasons, and was a large part of the offensive juggernaught the Patriots had in the ’07-’08 season. Pioli, however, has been managing drafts and player personnel for the past 9 years. So, this begs the question, who will the Pats miss more? Almost proven Josh McDaniels, or Scott Pioli, the man who brought in the talent Josh had to work with.

That, ladies and gentlemen, is why Pioli will be missed more than McDaniels. Bill Belichick can still call plays from the sideliens, however the insight Pioli had will be forever lost. McDaniels was good because of the players he had to work with, and while I certainly respected him, I don’t expect him to have too much more success than Shanahan did with Denver. Pioli, however, will do to the Chiefs what Bill Parcells did to the Dolphins. Clean out the old veteran players who aren’t future prospects, and have a good draft. The Pats will still have good drafts, and Nick Caserio (should he be named) will be a solid replacement, however Pioli will be sorely missed.

Overall, both’s absences will leave an impact, and the offense of the Pats may not be as good, but with a QB named Tom Brady and WR’s like Randy Moss and Wes Welker, the offense will not have a very noticeable drop off. And neither should player personnel. Caserio has been with Pioli for a while, and knows his style of drafting players and positioning them where they can succeed.