Hypothetical question - If KAM is CANned...

[Vanguard83]

Who are the best available targets for GM?

I haven't a clue

[badgervike]

Starter list:

Jon-Eric Sullivan, Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel
Sullivan had interviews with the Titans and Jets last year, advancing the final stages of the process in Tennessee. He’s the top scout behind Brian Gutekunst in an organization that has been highly successful at building through the draft.

George Kokinis, Baltimore Ravens vice president of player personnel
The Ravens are one of the most respected franchises in football, and Kokinis has an important scouting role.

Catherine Hickman, Cleveland Browns vice president of football operations/assistant GM
Catherine has worked in the NFL and CFL for a long time on the managerial side, and could become the first woman to become a GM in the league.

Andy Weidl, Pittsburgh Steelers assistant GM
Weidl has decades of experience on the scouting side. Before working on the Steelers, he spent six years with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Ed Dodds, Indianapolis Colts assistant GM
Dodds has been a hot candidate for several years. However, now that the Colts have been extremely successful, his name tends to appear more frequently.

Brian Xanders, Jacksonville Jaguars senior advisor to the GM/personnel strategist
Xanders has GM experience with the Denver Broncos between 2009 and 2012, helping to build the team that reached two Super Bowls in the 2010s. He’s spent a lot of time with the Los Angeles Rams before following James Gladstone to Jacksonville.

Chad Alexander, Los Angeles Chargers assistant GM
He spent 20 years with the Ravens and recently moved to the Jets and Chargers to gain more experience elsewhere.

Alec Halaby, Philadelphia Eagles assistant GM
A rising youngster, Halaby started his NFL journey in 2007 as an intern and climbed the ladder under Howie Roseman. He’s a good name if the team looks for a strategist.

Will McClay, Dallas Cowboys vice president of player personnel
It’s hard to imagine McClay leaving Dallas, where he’s almost a regular GM. But if he wants the chance to call the shots, multiple teams would be interested.

Brandon Brown, New York Giants assistant GM
Another name that rose with the Eagles, but he has been with the Giants since 2022.

Ian Cunningham, Chicago Bears assistant GM
Cunningham has also been a GM candidate for a long time, with multiple interviews in his résumé. He has experience with the Ravens and Eagles, two of the best organizations in football, and has been the Bears’ assistant GM since 2022.

Ray Agnew, Detroit Lions assistant GM
Agnew is older (57) than you could expect, but he’s a former NFL player and has been working as an executive since 2017. First, as a director of pro personnel for the Rams, and then following Brad Holmes to Detroit.

Mike Greenberg, Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant GM
Jason Licht has been one of the most stable GMs in football, and Greenberg has been with the Bucs for almost two full decades.

John McKay, Los Angeles Rams assistant GM
The Rams have been a real school of executive and coaching talent, and McKay has been with the Rams for 10 years — an important name behind Les Snead.

Champ Kelly, Miami Dolphins interim GM
Kelly took over the Dolphins after the team parted ways with Chris Grier. He was also the interim GM for the Raiders a few years ago. It’s difficult to impress under these circumstances, but he has to be mentioned.

[JR44]

I would take anyone from the Ravens, Eagles or Rams personnel teams.

[Vanguard83]

Great post Badger - thanks for putting that together

[supafreak84]

I was looking at this a while back and I really like McKay. How can you argue with how the Rams have drafted and he's learned from one of the best GM's in the league in Les Snead.

I'll throw another name out there that wasn't on Badgers list, Seattle assistant GM Nolan Teasley;

"Nolan Teasley begins his 12th season with the Seahawks, second as assistant general manager, following five seasons as director of pro personnel (2018-22), one season as assistant director of pro personnel (2017) and three seasons as a pro personnel scout (2014-16). He originally joined the Seahawks in 2013 as an intern in the team's scouting department."

He's another one where it's hard to argue with how Seattle has rebuilt that roster and also has been schooled by one of the best GM's in the league in John Schneider.

[MaroonBells]

I think there's probably about a 30% chance Kwesi is fired. I think there's probably a 50% chance they restructure their scouting staff.

[comet52]

They'd promote Ryan Grigson.   Rinse repeat.

[purplefaithful]

I think there's probably about a 30% chance Kwesi is fired. I think there's probably a 50% chance they restructure their scouting staff.

Yah, my spidey senses aren't tingling about KAM being gone...I dont know how much is tied to the team performance the remaining 4 games or not?

[FLVike]

If we just let Mel Kiper make our picks we will be better off than if KAM and KOC make them.

[MaroonBells]

Yah, my spidey senses aren't tingling about KAM being gone...I dont know how much is tied to the team performance the remaining 4 games or not?

Honestly, I think very little. The team is going to want to see this through, and I think that means seeing what McCarthy does in his 2nd year before making any kind of wholesale changes to leadership, whose contracts have ink that isn't even dry yet.