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Most media outlets share the same list of candidates for the GM openings around the league. Just like coaching candidates, its the name that is next in line under a successful organization over the past year, or someone that has washed out previously with another team. (ie: Scott Pioli or Thomas Dimitroff ) I have been trying to think outside of the box as I believe that is what the Wilfs are doing. I don't see them sending Rick off (who they really liked) only to grab the next Assistant GM from the Patriots, Bills, Packers, or whoever it is...just because they are behind "the guy" that is currently successful in that teams ranks. Year after year, teams throw spaghetti at the wall for their GM and at the coaching openings using this method, and more often than not, it does not work out.
I really like what some teams have done. One example that I can think of that was a hire that surprised me at the time, was John Lynch in San Francisco. I was laughing a little inside thinking...what are they thinking?....what qualifies THAT guy for THAT role? But the more I think about it, John Elway in Denver is the same kind of hire. People would argue Elway has not done well lately, but hiring Elway netted Denver a Superbowl. Nothing lasts forever, and when they needed a change, they hired George Payton, but kept on Elway in a supporting role. So, I got to thinking...who knows football players better than football players?
Both Elway and Lynch have done well, and I am not saying that I know the first thing about what makes a good GM, but how would fans here feel if we followed that formula with a guy like Matt Birk? Matt is part of the leadership within the players union currently as the NFL director of football development. Matt also is a Harvard grad, was a hall of fame player at an important position in the NFL, played for the Vikings, won a Superbowl with the Ravens etc. He should know a thing or two about QB play which is important in today's game. The list goes on and on. To me, this would be the kind of hire that would bring a fresh perspective and should be able to construct a coaching staff and roster that could compete at a high level.
Not that it matters much what we think, but would you guys be on board with a hire like this? To me, it excites me more than some guy that I have never hard of that has been burried in someone else's front office ranks. Who else would/could fit as a candidate with a previous connection to the team and have the pedigree to be our GM? Discuss away on this happy day!!
@"minny65" said: From Daily Norsemen:Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that the Vikings have requested permission to interview Ryan Poles for their GM opening. Poles currently serves as the Executive Director of Player Personnel for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Poles has been with the Chiefs’ organization since 2009, and despite all of those years of experience is still just 36 years old. Our friends over at Arrowhead Pride inform us that he started out as a scouting assistant, and has since ascended to the roles of College Scouting Coordinator (for six years), Director of College Scouting (two years), and Assistant Director of Player Personnel (three years) before assuming his current role in the Kansas City front office.
In what was a bit of a surprise, at least to Chiefs fans, Poles was one of the four finalists for the Carolina Panthers’ GM job last offseason, a job that ultimately went to Scott Fitterer, who was then the Seattle Seahawks’ Vice President of Football Operations.
With this addition, the list of GM candidates for the Vikings now numbers half a dozen.
- Kwesi Adofo-Mensah
- Brandon Brown
- Glenn Cook
- Ryan Poles
- John Spytek
- Eliot Wolf
Thats a high pedigree interview....
Poles has moved up the ladder to Chiefs Exec Director of Player Personnel and he's just 36?
Dayum impressive
@"JR44" said: I want an experienced GM, but just for fun if we are throwing out ex Viking alumni, how about Corey Chavous who eats, drinks and sleeps the draftWell....'cept that Corey wasn't very good at evaluating talent. He had a history of really bizarre rankings, which is fine if you're right. But he seldom was.
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