Seriously. If is the direction, we should have done it in time to land Dorsey. He is a proven commodity. I don't want to hope Elliot is ready. I'm gonna guess its Russ Ball that lands the gig.
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Seriously. If is the direction, we should have done it in time to land Dorsey. He is a proven commodity. I don't want to hope Elliot is ready. I'm gonna guess its Russ Ball that lands the gig.
I 100% agree with you and am left wondering WTF actually happened here. Dorsey is the obvious candidate - yet they didn't go that route when he was available. He put together some very talented rosters in KC, and by all accounts would have liked to come back.
It's not like Dorsey wouldn't want to take over a team led by ARod instead of the hot mess that is Cleveland. So, overall, it's just very strange.
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Originally Posted by call_me_ishmael
Observing TT for the past two years informed me they had ample opportunity to get it close to the BEST right.
TT was done...and certainly appearing burnt out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Gutekunst
Brian Gutekunst - Director of College Scouting of the Green Bay Packers
http://www.packers.com/team/staff/br...0-84a5095551dd
" Promoted to director of player personnel March 21, 2016, Brian Gutekunst enters his 19th season with the Green Bay Packers’ player personnel department.
He spent his first 13 seasons with the club as a college scout, serving as an East Coast regional scout for his first two years (1999-2000), before switching to the Southeast region (2001-11) and most recently serving as director of college scouting (2012-15). "
http://www.packers.com/team/staff/ru...-7567ed7712e0/
" Russ Ball, entering his 29th season in the NFL, begins his 10th season in Green Bay as the organization’s vice president of football administration/player finance.
Named to the position on Feb. 13, 2008. "
http://www.packers.com/team/staff/el...5-11e979ac48b3
" Eliot Wolf enters his 14th season with the Packers and second as the director-football operations after being promoted on March 21, 2016.
Prior ...Wolf spent the 2015 season as the team’s 'director of player personnel' after spending the previous three seasons as the team’s 'director of pro personnel'.
In 2011, he was 'the assistant director of player personnel' after working as 'the team’s assistant director of pro personnel' the previous three seasons (2008-10).
Originally hired as 'a pro personnel assistant' on Feb. 26, 2004, by then-General Manager/Head Coach Mike Sherman, Wolf spent four seasons in that position. "
I think this is a good point, also raised in another thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by bobblehead
My guess is that someone is taking a run at multiple members of the Packers front office and Dorsey is one less available candidate.
Dorsey did a good job in talent acquisition but he did have his critics. Namely in the area of managing the salary cap. If he was in high demand, I wonder if he would have jumped at the Cleveland job.
http://www.packers.com/team/staff/al...8-fb475ac6328c
" An NFL player for six seasons, Alonzo Highsmith enters his 19th year with the Green Bay Packers’ personnel department. He was promoted to senior personnel executive in May 2012 after 13 years on the Packers’ college scouting staff, where he maintained primary responsibility for the Southwest region.
This is the guy I'm betting is our next GM.Quote:
Originally Posted by woodbuck27
And he was unemployed for a while there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Joemailman
Highsmith moving to the Browns to work with Dorsey.Quote:
Originally Posted by woodbuck27