The Eight GM Candidates

Ryan Poles, Chiefs executive director of player personnel, age 36. Poles is finishing his 13th NFL season, all with the Chiefs, including six years as college scouting director. He played on the offensive line at Boston College and blocked for Matt Ryan. Poles interviewed twice with Carolina for the Panthers’ GM job in 2021.
Catherine Raîche, Eagles vice president of football operations, age 32. Raîche formerly was assistant GM for the Montreal Alouettes and has been with the Eagles since 2019, first as football operations coordinator. She holds a law degree from University of Sherbrooke.

Monti Ossenfort, Titans director of player personnel, age 43. A four-time Super Bowl winner with the Patriots, Ossenfort has spent the last two seasons with Tennessee after 15 in New England. Ossenfort interviewed for the Browns’ GM job in 2020 and the Panthers’ job in 2021. A quarterback at Minnesota Morris in the late 1990s, Ossenfort was the Patriots’ college scouting director under Nick Caserio and Bill Belichick.

John Spytek, vice president of player personnel, age 42. A former linebacker at Michigan under Lloyd Carr, Spytek worked in personnel for the Lions, Eagles, Browns and Broncos before joining the Buccaneers under GM Jason Licht in 2016. He won a Super Bowl with the Bucs last season.

Eliot Wolf, New England Patriots consultant, age 39. Wolf joined the Patriots in 2020 after two seasons as the Browns’ assistant GM. He spent the previous 14 seasons with the Packers, winning a Super Bowl as assistant director of pro personnel.

Glenn Cook, Cleveland Browns vice president of player personnel, age 37. Drafted by the Chicago Cubs as an outfielder in 2009, the former University of Miami linebacker joined the Browns in 2016 as assistant director of pro scouting. He previously worked for the Packers and Colts.

I'll take Mensah or Spytek.

Impossible to know who will be good or not. But we can still have some personal guesses obviously. For me, whomever they choose I will then rationalize why they'll be good for the franchise.  =)

@"StickyBun" said: Impossible to know who will be good or not. But we can still have some personal guesses obviously. For me, whomever they choose I will then rationalize why they'll be good for the franchise.  =)

I gotta say I'm intrigued with the Wolf pedigree and resume'

Spytek for me off that list

Take the one who drinks milk out of a bag off the list.

I hope Poles or Wolf for that GB magic.

Vikings update: The Vikings have interviewed all eight candidates listed in the table and could move from virtual to in-person meetings next. Five of the eight candidates are not yet 42 years old. None is older than 43 (Monti Ossenfort). The group averages about 38 years old. The Vikings are also considering head coaching candidates, including DeMeco Ryans, Nathaniel Hackett, Raheem Morris, Todd Bowles and Kellen Moore. Minnesota has not sought a new GM since hiring Rick Spielman in 2006 and formally giving him the title in 2012.

@"JustinTime18™" said: Vikings update: The Vikings have interviewed all eight candidates listed in the table and could move from virtual to in-person meetings next. Five of the eight candidates are not yet 42 years old. None is older than 43 (Monti Ossenfort). The group averages about 38 years old. The Vikings are also considering head coaching candidates, including DeMeco Ryans, Nathaniel Hackett, Raheem Morris, Todd Bowles and Kellen Moore. Minnesota has not sought a new GM since hiring Rick Spielman in 2006 and formally giving him the title in 2012.

I'm not sure I want a pure analytics type for GM. I think I would look for a great track record in the scouting and personnel department for GM, then hire a an analytics expert as assistant GM.

@"jargomcfargo" said: I'm not sure I want a pure analytics type for GM. I think I would look for a great track record in the scouting and personnel department for GM, then hire a an analytics expert as assistant GM.

Giants are planning to hire Bills’ asst GM Joe Schoen as their GM, per sources.

They still have to work out a contract, but Giants’ other GM finalists have been told that they’re out. If they work out the deal, Schoen is expected to be the Giants’ next GM.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 21, 2022