Dodds is out

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Woodie said:

I thought of that too.  But I believe it's just that he is so easy going and it's probably a reason he works so well with others.  I'm sure he wouldn't have earned so much respect if he wilted whenever confronted with a different opinion.  So I think he'd be fine.  

I said elsewhere he comes across like the smartest guy in the room, the guy you could ask a question about anything to and he'd be able to answer it. Heck, he could probably tell you the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow (whether African or European).

But the reason he's that smart is because he's a tireless worker who goes out and puts in the time evaluating prospects till he knows everything he needs to know.

[Woodie]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

I said elsewhere he comes across like the smartest guy in the room, the guy you could ask a question about anything to and he'd be able to answer it. Heck, he could probably tell you the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow (whether African or European).

But the reason he's that smart is because he's a tireless worker who goes out and puts in the time evaluating prospects till he knows everything he needs to know.

The more we talk, the more it reinforces him as the guy I really want.

I'll be ok if Ireland or Schoen is the pick, but I have to admit I'd be fairly disappointed too.  I've kind of locked onto Peters as the guy.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Woodie said:

The more we talk, the more it reinforces him as the guy I really want.

I'll be ok if Ireland or Schoen is the pick, but I have to admit I'd be fairly disappointed too.  I've kind of locked onto Peters as the guy.

No argument.

Ultimately, I just want us to get it right. Getting something like this wrong is a mistake that could take years to fix.

We've already lost enough years.

[Woodie]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

No argument.

Ultimately, I just want us to get it right. Getting something like this wrong is a mistake that could take years to fix.

We've already lost enough years.

Yep.  And we have to remember that there's more than just one guy that can be a great GM.  Sometimes we get so caught up with who we want that we tend to downplay everyone else. 

But, as you said, we have to get this right, no matter who the choice is.

[SOJA]

This is highly concerning imo. What if the organization was like we're not interested in upgrading QB we want to roll with Teddy and Dodds said I'm out 

[KendrickPanther]

Matt Rhule has six seasons left on his contract. Any GM we hire has to be comfortable with keeping Rhule and working with him. Some GMs want the power to fire a Coach they don't trust. I don't think anyone can fire Rhule for at least 4 more seasons. 

GM/Coach relationship and power structure is one of the trickiest things in the NFL. It doesn't mean one side is right and the other is wrong. We can be successful without doing things Dodds way.

[TheBigKat]

Maybe it wasn’t Rhule. Maybe he found Tepper to be a meddling owner

[SizzleBuzz]

3 hours ago, TheBigKat said:

Maybe it wasn’t Rhule. Maybe he found Tepper to be a meddling owner

While "meddling owner" has an unnecessarily negative connotation to it, your general  premise very well could be correct.  

Tepper, as owner, will absolutely be involved in football decisions (some, not all)...it's just the way his model operates.  

There will be certain GM candidates who aren't comfortable with (i) having an involved owner, and (ii) being on the same level as the head ball coach vs. having the position as a direct report.  

Some GM candidates will only be comfortable in the archaic model employed most of the NFL.

[trueblade]

Dobbs might not be staying in Indy though.

 

[Mr. Scot]

Spurn us for the Lions?

Damn!

[The Lobo]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Spurn us for the Lions?

Damn!

You think there’s something not good going on here that he saw or maybe Tepper is giving more control to Rhule and Dodds wanted all control? 

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, The Lobo said:

You think there’s something not good going on here that he saw or maybe Tepper is giving more control to Rhule and Dodds wanted all control? 

It's hard not to believe that he saw something he didn't like.

What that is? Hard to say.

[Squirrel]

We picked someone else. 

[Snake]

36 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Spurn us for the Lions?

Damn!

That's were we are as an organization I guess.