Dodds is out

[Mr. Scot]

30 minutes ago, Woodie said:

Or it may have nothing to do with any belief they can win a championship, but the fit simply wasn't right.  Or, he knew he wasn't getting the job, and just wanted to get ahead of it.  

My guess is the latter.  If he didn't think he could win here, he wouldn't have waited several days to pull out.  

My one concern with Dodds was that he struck me as somebody that could conceivably be difficult to work with. He's a guy who's extremely driven, and Matt Rhule strikes me as a little more laid back.

Hiring Dodds as a GM would have been kind of like hiring Steve Smith as a coach. You'd absolutely respect his drive, but someone that intense can wear on you after a while.

[hepcat]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

I mean, he's in what he considers a really good situation. He's working for a guy who's a good friend, he likes his staff, and the organization is trending in the right direction. It wasn't gonna easy to get him away from the Colts anyway.

But yeah, it's possible that he just didn't get a positive impression of us. Could be Matt Rhule, could be David Tepper, could be the way things are set up, who knows?

There’s a lot of reasons for it not to be the right fit, and that’s totally fine and expected. I find it a bit odd for him to come out and say he has withdrawn from consideration though.

These guys are all alpha males. They want to think they’re desired everywhere. Even if you don’t actually want the job, you could just wait and see if you get an offer so you can parlay that into a raise or better position at your current job.

So I have to assume it was a bad interview, for whatever reason. He knew wasn’t getting the job, so he “withdrew from consideration” to save face and be like “I didn’t even want the job, I’m happy where I am” instead of like I said earlier, being embarrassed by not being able to land a job previously held by a radio DJ. 

[jfra78]

16 minutes ago, hepcat said:

There’s a lot of reasons for it not to be the right fit, and that’s totally fine and expected. I find it a bit odd for him to come out and say he has withdrawn from consideration though.

These guys are all alpha males. They want to think they’re desired everywhere. Even if you don’t actually want the job, you could just wait and see if you get an offer so you can parlay that into a raise or better position at your current job.

So I have to assume it was a bad interview, for whatever reason. He knew wasn’t getting the job, so he “withdrew from consideration” to save face and be like “I didn’t even want the job, I’m happy where I am” instead of like I said earlier, being embarrassed by not being able to land a job previously held by a radio DJ. 

He did the same thing last year with Cleveland

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, jfra78 said:

He did the same thing last year with Cleveland

Actually with Cleveland, he declined to even interview.

At least the interviewed with us. I thought that said something good about our organization.

Now I'm not so sure.

[Tarheel119]

Don’t necessarily think it says anything bad about the organization. We’re not going to be a fit for everyone. 

[Jon Snow]

Doesn't move the needle for me.  Screw him.  Next contestant please.

[Actionman0z]

Why can’t you announce hiring while their team is still playing? Why even interview during that time then?

[Jared Patterson]

If they don't announce Peters tomorrow or Tuesday, I would assume its Ireland or our Bills fella.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Actionman0z said:

Why can’t you announce hiring while their team is still playing? Why even interview during that time then?

I don't know that there's a rule against it, but the NFL doesn't like it because it distracts from the playoff games and the teams who employ the candidates don't like it because they want everyone's focus solely on the game.

I guess you could say it's courtesy.

[Jared Patterson]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

I don't know that there's a rule against it, but the NFL doesn't like it because it distracts from the playoff games and the teams who employ the candidates don't like it because they want everyone's focus solely on the game.

I guess you could say it's courtesy.

So does that mean its likely our guy is still in the playoffs? 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Jared Patterson said:

So does that mean its likely our guy is still in the playoffs? 

Not necessarily. It's possible though.

[SizzleBuzz]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

If you read between the lines, I think it's possible he didn't like what he saw of our organization.

Curious about what you're saying here?

What do you suspect it was he "didn't like" about the organization?

Do you think he takes offense to the Appaloosa Model and the attendant job functions and responsibilities within it?

Cheers mate.

[SizzleBuzz]

1 hour ago, Woodie said:

I get the impression that Tepper wants the GM and coach to be more like partners, with them collaborating rather than one being the other's boss.  Final personnel decisions would ultimately be on the GM, but the idea is they work together.

The concern I've had with Dodds from the beginning is whether or not that's a model he is ok with?  From everything I have seen and heard, he strikes me as someone who wants to be the man in charge on personnel decisions...no questions asked.  Not in an obnoxious way, but he just wants a clear separation of duties.   I get the feeling that he'll work and listen to the coach, but ultimately, he wants the decisions to be his.

If so, I can see him pulling out when he realized that it is more of an equal partnership with Rhule. 

You have nailed it here my friend.

Dodds isn't a fit within the Appaloosa Model --- complete non-starter.

[Daly]

Good didn’t want him