Who should be the GM? Please post your response and why you voted this way.
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Who should be the GM? Please post your response and why you voted this way.
I would personally throw Seattle a R4, bring Schneider home and call it a day. I am a huge fan of what Dorsey and Schneider have done, but the advantage goes to Schneider in my opinion.
My first choice would be somebody not part of the organization now.
Observing the certain woes and the Seattle Seahawks and a decline this Season it seems a good time to bring John Schneider HOME to Green Bay.
Is the right hand man of Ozzie Newsmen still waiting for a job?
I would seriously consider that guy. Eric DeCosta.
wist wants a defense? That is your guy.
But I think this is internal and the Packers will interview Highsmith to satisfy the Rooney Rule and hire Russ Ball. Wolf and Gutenkist will get new titles and raises, possibly one will be in charge of draft.
I could live with the arrangement as long as Ball gets to hire and fire everyone.
http://www.packersnews.com/story/spo...son/994801001/
That link has been listed before but Silverstein has an interesting addition:
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NFL Network first reported that Thompson no longer would be the general manager and a replacement would be sought. Other reports suggested the Packers would establish new roles for existing members of the department in a job-sharing arrangement, but the source said that was inaccurate.
The Packers will conduct a full search for a new general manager.
The search will not be limited to just in-house candidates, of whom there are several, including director of football operations Eliot Wolf, director of player personnel Brian Gutekunst, senior personnel advistor Alonzo Highsmith and vice president of football administration/player finance Russ Ball.
If true, this is going to take time and the DC might have to wait.
Wow, this seems overstating it. At least one stays, and becomes the heir apparent with any ounce of good fortune:
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If Murphy chooses Ball, whose primary duties are negotiating contracts but who has been studying personnel evaluation under Thompson, he almost certainly would lose all three personnel men, a source familiar with the Packers' front office said.
His hiring would signal to them that they had no chance of becoming general manager in Green Bay and would be better off elsewhere.
The non puke on myself if they are hired options are John Dorsey, John Schnieder, and the guy who's been groomed for years to lead them team and take them to the next level. The son of the best GM I've seen in Green Bay. The guy who directed my first RatBowl Championship :)))
FYI- John Schneider won't get an interview in Green Bay unless Seattle gives permission for him to make a lateral move. His last deal eliminated his out clause to explore Green Bay
Is it remotely possible to hire John Dorsey since he just took a long term deal with Cleveland ?
They have been doing that and waiting in the wings. Wolf and Gunekunst are both at risk of leaving; to be honest if one is hired over the other the one not hired might leave. They both get interviews and looks each year.
I'm not sure anybody has ever looked at Highsmith though.
I'll take any outside Joe over Russ Ball. We've always had good capologists in Green Bay. There are plenty out there.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...eave-green-bay
Seahawks GM: New deal does not have out clause to leave for Packers
Seattle needs to make a lot of off Season decisions and given your point and John Schneider's last Contract. In fact he might not be realistically available.
I don't recall them telling him that but I think it was silently understood that was the plan
And it would not surprise me if somebody in GB was given that impression hoping they'd hang around.
Had anybody even interviewed Russ Ball for anything ? No reason to promise him a thing. The personnel guys are the worries.
Would not surprise me if MM wanted to move on this in fear he loses one of the two who keep getting interest.
" Seems like reporter hyperbole." pbmax
YUP. These are Green Bay Packer Career Guys.
If one is hired (internally) as the New Packer GM; and that might be the Legendary Packer GM Ron Wolfe's son Elliot Wolfe (?).
Why would the other three all of a sudden in concert get miffed and leave Green Bay?
Will one or more desire retirement?
Is there any real reason to covet Packer Personnel people given Green Bay's results since winning the last Super Bowl?
Nope !
It's my understanding that Schneider shares decision making responsibilities with Pete Carroll. Would that create an out in his contract if the Packers offered him full control of football operations?
Who in Blazes wants Ted Thompson? :whaa:
Hahahaha 'that's hilarious.
I went with Brian Gutekunst. Just a gut feeling.