Anyone who heard Bill Maas on “Fescoe in the Morning” on 610 AM-KCSP on Monday felt the former Chiefs lineman had inside information that Chiefs’ General Manager Scott Pioli was going to be fired this week.
“I think you’re going to see unprecedented history happen this week in the NFL. I don’t think we’ve ever seen a GM fired in the middle of the season. It’s just become the logical thing to do.” Maas told Fescoe.
No one who heard the prediction live had any doubt that Maas had any reservations about his bold statement.
“Maas dropped this bombshell on Fescoe’s show and he did not do it casually,” noted Greg Hall on his popular sports blog GregHallKC.com.” He sounded extremely confident in what he was saying.”
Fescoe and his KCSP cohorts ran with the Maas prediction as if Maas was some sort of legitimate journalist with a breaking news story. Keep in mind that Maas has had some pretty bad personal issues over the years that should have hurt any credibility he might have had breaking any stories.
As the week comes to an end it is painfully obvious that Maas was completely wrong on his prediction. So wrong that it now appears Pioli might be in even better shape today despite the team’s horrendous 1-5 mark.
Instead of running into a corner and hiding, Pioli did a number of interviews this week and promptly bitch-slipped sports talk show hosts in Kansas City. Many have even admitted he took them to the woodshed. He has intimidated the Kansas City sports talking heads to the point of submission.
When Pioli grants an interview it is on his terms. That’s the real story and a sad one for journalism.
NEVER HEARD THE TERM…
“Bitch-slipped”? I hadn’t heard that one before. Let’s see, you’ve already spelled it for me and used it in a sentence, so could you please supply me with a good working definition of this expression? Thanks. Oh, never mind – I pretty much get the idea.
No, as you say, it’s a sad story when the city’s so-called TV and radio journalists – the talk jocks – simply cower in the corner at the mere presence of Mr. Pioli, having apparently tried to pick a fight with him over the airways because of the Chiefs’ poor start this year. Moreover, if I thought any of these talk show hosts had anything intelligent to say, I might listen to them on an occasional basis, but I don’t (and so I don’t). I’d much rather listen to the howl of the wind, with a cup of tea and a good book in hand and more fuel for the fire at the ready.
MAAS IS A HACK
It’s interesting to me that many anti 810 guys think Maas should get another shot at the drive time against KK.
This proves Maas is where he should be a segment guy.
Maas is a hack. The only thing he knows about is NFL Football and even that is spotty outside KC.
Baseball, he doesn’t even know how many strikes you can get before you’re out.
Big 12/SEC basketball…nothing…
Hell from listing to this guy on Crunch Time and 610 he doesn’t even know much about college football.
I think the last time he tuned into a college football game, was when he was in college.
Plus the only time Maas was entertaining is when he had enough drugs in his system to make a rock star blush.
Maas is a hack.
DON’T BET ON IT
LMAO. Proving my oft-repeated statement; if these so-called great experts ever bet their predictions, they’d be homeless living in a box under an Interstate bridge.