Packers hire Brian Gutekunst as GM

[Joemailman]

I will be interested to see if Ball and the Wolf pup stick around. If they do, color me optimistic.

Is this the phone call from Murphy? Only Gute is smiling.

I think Ball will stay. Wolf might have more opportunities elsewhere.

[pbmax]

Wasn't SF close to hiring Guts until he backed out?

Yes. Speculation is that he wasn't going to get to name the first coach, ironically enough.

[Carolina_Packer]

The hiring makes sense. It's the devil you know. I am with the camp that wishes they could have gotten more outside candidates lined up, and in at least one case was blocked. As for the quote from the article, that sounds like editorializing. The line between reporting and editorializing has long since been blurred. OK, we get it. You want a GM who is more active in veteran free agency.

As for Russ Ball, I don't think anyone is going to come calling for him as a GM candidate. He may be too specialized as a cap/finance guy, and he's only a few years behind TT, which is less of a factor than talent and experience, but his seems to be very specialized. For all those reasons, I see him riding it out in Green Bay, and that's good for the team.

I wish BG well, and count me among those who are hopeful he will use reasonable veteran free agency to fill talent gaps, when it makes more sense than waiting for the development of a younger, less experienced player.

[Smidgeon]

I think this is a great hire. I wonder, did the Packers fulfill the Rooney Rule during their GM candidate search?

Doug Whaley

[pbmax]

Tom Silverstein @TomSilverstein
According to a source, Murphy and Gutekunst want Eliot Wolf to stay and will try to convince him not to leave for another job. They will have their hands full convincing him after that decision.

Just let the Son of Wolf go.

[esoxx]

"In Brian We Trust" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

What should it be?

In Brian We Believe, Brian Bring It, The Life Of Brian, Fresh Start with Bart?

This isn't easy.

[mraynrand]

"In Brian We Trust" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

What should it be?

In Brian We Believe, Brian Bring It, The Life Of Brian, Fresh Start with Bart?

This isn't easy.

instead of the BrainTrust it's the BrianTrust.

[Pugger]

http://packerrats.com/showthread.php...be-the-next-GM

CaptainD, Carolina_Packer, esoxx, Fritz, Pugger, and swede got their man.

[George Cumby]

"In Brian We Trust" just doesn't have the same ring to it.

What should it be?

In Brian We Believe, Brian Bring It, The Life Of Brian, Fresh Start with Bart?

This isn't easy.

No Gutes, No Glory.

[pbmax]

Guteus Maximus

[woodbuck27]

http://fox6now.com/2018/01/07/report...nst-as-new-gm/

Rastak !

You scooped all the Packer fans.

Impressive !

** I went to bed last night and thinking of what I've learned observing Accountants. (** see bottom of this Post)

Before retiring I was thinking if Mark Murphy went with Russ Ball we risked 'no real change' after TT. It has come out that Russ Ball actually held the Green Bay Packer Purse Strings. Russ Ball made the financial or CAP Management and Contract decisions.

Now hopefully with the Personnel Guy; we get our Roster upgraded not with advice to an Accountant; but with front line decision making.

Brian Gutekunst was likely going to be a more popular choice than Russ Ball overall and the Green Bay Packers Organization and in Packer Nation.

(YES !) Packerrats, the Packer fans do count. We might even hang onto Russ Ball; and most likely now lose Eliot Wolf. With the Russ Ball hire; we might have lost both Eliot Wolf and Gutekunst.

Rastak:

** Have you ever attended a Social Function with a bunch of Accountants present? It's difficult for an all round Guy as I am; to drink socially in the same room as them. There are some accountants that are regular fellas but put 4-6 of them together and Moses !

These Accounting Guy's actually drink with their bottled Beer and glass's, and Cocktails held against their Upper torsos their, so fricken Anal. Gert one or two with a regular bunch of Lad's and I suppose they can act like 'just one of 'the Boys'!?

As Aaron Rodgers would likely say: Just R. E. L. A. X.

Congratulations Packer GM Brian Guteckunst.

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Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky
Before hiring Brian Gutekunst as GM, the Packers also interviewed Eliot Wolf, Russ Ball and Doug Whaley. There may have been others, but those are the known interviews for sure.


Perfunctory is the word that comes to mind. And Mike Sherman's promotion to GM is the closest parallel.

[Bretsky]

Shall we call him Gut or Gute?

Gooter has a nice ring; we need a nickname !!

[Bretsky]

Like it.

I'm ok with it but I have to wonder. Is he the best personnel guy we had available ? Maybe the answer is yes; but did we even interview anybody form the outside and do our due diliegence ?

GOTTA SAY THOUGH

GOOTER IS WAY BETTER THAN CAPPIE GUY

[mraynrand]

We had a nickname for coach Gutekunst at MN, but it's totally inappropriate - even here.