GM Candidate: The In-House Options

[Mr. Scot]

Jeff Morrow, Director of College Scouting

Morrow is in kind of an odd place right now.  He's the Director of College Scouting after only one year as an Assistant Director and his old boss is now technically a scout.  He's tied for the most experience in the league and up there as one of the longest with the Panthers.  He hasn't spent much of that time being "in charge" of anything though.  Do you put him in charge of running an entire team with him really only having an extremely short run as "director" of something? 

 

Don Gregory, Senior Executive Scout

The candidate with the most actual experience being in charge of something; also the oldest candidate and one whose recent change in title seemed to be a step back.  Gregory has no real experience in true management, but as it was with Hurney the Panthers could leave the salary cap management in the hands of someone like Rob Rogers.  Me?  i prefer one guy who's over both, but that may not be an option at this point.

 

Mark Koncz, Director of Pro Personnel

By all accounts, Koncz is a nice guy.  That said, I have to admit this is my "oh my dear merciful heaven, noooo" prospect. Koncz didn't start out as a scout. He was an intern in the ticket office and "rose up through the ranks", like Brandon Beane, under Marty Hurney.  I'm a big believer that GM duties should be handled by true "football" guys, but Jerry Richardson has shown he doesn't see that as important.  Koncz is who I see as the biggest candidate to be a "rubber stamp" GM.  Unfortunately, as Director of Player Personnel, he's also arguably in the best position to take the job.

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(staff bios captured from last year's media guide)

If the Panthers do go with an "interim GM", it could very well be one of these guys.  And if we then have a half decent season, Jerry Richardson could decide there's no need to change.

This is my nightmare.

Nothing personal against any of these guys.  I just don't like the way the situation could easily play out.  I see better options out there, and I fear they may get passed over in the name of "loyalty".

Oy...

[davos]

Even if they're not promoted, these three are going to be hugely important downloading the interim/new hire on our organization and the past few months of evaluations and roster development.

[Mr. Scot]

My brain says Ryan Cowden should get the job, though Trent Kirchner could work too.

My gut says we end up with Koncz - and thus, Richardson - running the show.