Yeah keep accepting 25 years of mediocrity though and 14 years of no playoffs, make sure to buy those tickets now and buy into the hopium, run don't walk! I for one will not be giving Woody another dollar after he keeps repeating this shit over and over again, this story is already scripted and we know how it ends, there is no hoping and wishing and cinderalla story here to come.
I'm not a huge fan of Glenn but I'll feel much better if we sign Halaby as GM. Very interesting that Newmark hasn't signed yet. Glenn/Newmark was discussed as if it was a package deal given their history together. Maybe part of Glenn sleeping on our offer was because of us expressing that we aren't 100% sold on Newmark? Perhaps wishful thinking by me, but I could see it. Also interesting that we've apparently ditched the GM>HC hierarchy already. The reason I feel so strongly about Halaby is I think he'd be a great hedge on the Glenn hire. Anyone well-versed in analytics knows how important offense is. Glenn is saying the right things about being involved in the offense but there's a difference between knowing what to say and knowing what to do and Halaby would reassure me that we'll know what to do.
I probably lean towards Halaby but I think the talk of a package deal was the creation of someone's imagination here, not necessarily based on anything real. Hiring the GM first may have secured the GM>HC system but I don't know that getting Glenn first does not mean it is gone. You'd have to think that the coaching candidates were discussed with the GM candidates and vice versa - that should eliminate a mismatch.
Yeah, and not scheduling anyone else for the second round and the fact they had a strong connection from Detroit. There were certainly indications that's the tandem. However, if it is not and we get Halaby instead I would be very happy.
I’d also prefer Halaby just from resumes and experience but to be honest, I don’t know enough about either guy to really have a valid opinion…I haven’t heard either guy talk about how he would build a team, what he thinks of our roster, what he would do at QB, what kind of HC does he prefer, etc. So hard to really know anything…
Yes, they saved on airplane miles that way. We don't even know if they were in the building at the same time and that "package" talk had been going on for a few days before. I would like to have seen the GM question resolved weeks ago but admit I'd be guessing if I said I knew what was on the mind of those making the decisions. I don't even know who is involved in the interview process. Does anyone know if Tannenbaum and Spielman were there? Anybody else from their company? Was Phils Savage or Hymie Elhai? We don't even know how many Johnsons were involved.
I thought I saw someone say that the team was Woody, Hymie, and Chris Johnson in the room, but not sure if they were the only ones or if there were others as well, and honestly, not even sure if the source is legitimate, so really who knows? Maybe we’ll find out after the fact
Doesn't look like we have a 2nd round interview lined up with Halaby yet: https://x.com/uSTADIUM/status/1882183124324679796
Honestly, I just don't understand these GM selections. I mean Denver had 8 year play-off drought themselves just now, hired Hackett as HC, gave up a farm for Russ, and just now finally made play-offs and lost in the 1st round. And last 3 years when Brown worked for the Bengals they only made play offs once, and missed last two years, with top 5 QB in fold. There were some really good candidates there, but the finalists seem to really suck.
I don’t either but I don’t think we should pretend to know what these guys were doing as the Director of Pro Personnel or College Scouting Director or any of that. The final decisions of the organization did not come from them. Brandon Beane was apart of an up and down Panthers organization in his time there. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah spent most of his prime years in football working for the 49ers when they were dreadful. John Lynch was a broadcaster. Nick Caserio was apart of the Patriots organization that routinely gets bashed here for their drafting. I think coaching is a bit easier to predict success. I just hope Woody let’s whoever this schmuck is hire all his own staff and scouts and fire up an analytics department.
Joe Douglas got 6 years. What new GM wouldn't want to achieve 6 years? I don't know, just want someone that works in tandem with Glenn
lol - he was also there when they signed Peyton Manning, created the best offense in NFL history, and won a superbowl it’s almost like when you are at a place for a long time you see success and failure on the field and it helps you learn what works and what doesn’t
Agreed, we don't really know the detail. I am starting to warm up to the Denver guy. He was there for a while and saw both SB appearances, though as a junior. Then 8 year play-off drought and play-offs again. Two years around Payton. Hoping if he is the guy he learned something good. Yeah looking deeper, he is probably the best out of the three. I still think the intent was to hire Glenn and Newmark on Tuesday, but something was a miss with Newmark. Otherwise they would pick all GM finalists and not give him a 1st shot without naming others. Maybe he did not like the proposed structure or something that perhaps Glenn said about him or something else. You never know. But it might very well be Mougey or Brown now.
There is always the potential that the candidate got a chance to actually talk with Woody and crew face to face and said, yeah, fuck this clown show I’m out Wouldn’t shock me at all Honestly on the coaching front, I’m surprised any good candidate would even take the interview…I sure as shit wouldn’t make my debut as HC of this franchise…I get that teams looking for a coach are looking because they sucked, but this run under Woody has been beyond disgusting…this is no 4-5 year stretch…this is almost 20 years of stink. That doesn’t happen by accident. There’s a reason. And it’s name is Woody fucking Johnson.
