Chiefs GM Scott Pioli: The Guru Morphs Into the Enigma

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Published: April 25, 2009

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... over what kind of draft magic our new GM Scott Pioli will conjure for us. He's got quite the reputation of being a draft-day wheeler-and-dealer, and has seemed to have a knack for getting the most out of his teams.

I thought it was a well-deserved and accurate reputation, but at the end of the first day, he's made one pick and no trades (that we know of).

To say he's left all of us nonplussed and still holding our breath would be a bit of an understatement. 

Before you fly off the handle and start throwing cow-pies at Arrowhead HQ, remember one of the things Pioli has said since he came to KC:

"Sometimes the best trade is the one you don't make."

I believe he's been working the phones every bit as hard today as he ever has. Just because we didn't see a trade go down doesn't mean there were none to be had; it could be that nobody wanted the third overall pick, or it could be none of the offers were right for the Chiefs.

As we...

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