The GM, the most important position in a NFL Franchise

[john van brocklin]

Jerry drafts better than average

He sucks at hiring coaches (he has hired assistants too that were doozies - Monte Kiffin for example)

He sucks at FA

He sucks at self scouting. They sometimes overpay their guys. Loyalty is a big factor in roster decisions.

Imagine where this franchise would be if Jerry and company actually didn't draft as well as they do.

The draft is the only thing keeping this team relevant.
They better keep doing whatever to keep McClay happy, because he is the franchise mvp.

 

[Acceptablename]

1. GM hires the coaches.
2. GM signs off on the draft choices.
3. GM selects the free agents from other teams and determines which of your own
you let walk or keep.
4. GM sets the tone for the culture and Identity of the Team.
5. GM makes the shrewd trades.
6. GM oversees picking the right UDFAs.

So the quality and football acumen of the GM really determines how good/bad your team is.
If you don't get that position right, it's really difficult to overcome in such a competitive League.

It’s taking me a long time to admit this GM is holding the team back. However I am told Mini decisions are made by committee. 27 years is 27 years

 

[Diehardblues]

1. GM hires the coaches.
2. GM signs off on the draft choices.
3. GM selects the free agents from other teams and determines which of your own
you let walk or keep.
4. GM sets the tone for the culture and Identity of the Team.
5. GM makes the shrewd trades.
6. GM oversees picking the right UDFAs.

So the quality and football acumen of the GM really determines how good/bad your team is.
If you don't get that position right, it's really difficult to overcome in such a competitive League.

Unless the HC dictates many of these personnel and coaching decisions . And the identity and culture .

 

[shabazz]

So true!
We are afraid of signing big ticket free agents, then overpay our own.

And when we have attempted to sign or trade for marquis FAs, it’s been less than 50% success rate. There’s been more misses than hits in the last 20+ years

Haley and Deione signings were the brainchild of Jimmy so I give Jerry minimal credit for those.

all we want for Christmas is a experienced, non- family member GM to be hired!

 

[Aven8]

Only thing missing is a white Addias track suit………

 

[Risen Star]

The GM makes the draft choices. He doesn't just sign off on them. That only occurs here when you have a fraudulent front office.

 

[fivetwos]

It’s taking me a long time to admit this GM is holding the team back. However I am told Mini decisions are made by committee. 27 years is 27 years

That’s the issue I have with ‘opinion by committee.’

Unless they are listening to every single bit of what McClay wants to do, it becomes a mish mosh of philosophy. You can’t take percentages of everyone’s thoughts and try to mix them.

Of course several minds are better than one, but there has to be a consistent plan decided by the top guy. The top guy needs to be into the work more than any of them, but we are structured backward, all so Jerry can take his fake credit if things went well.

It flat out doesn’t work, and no other sports team is run that way, but that still won’t change the mind of a stubborn narcissistic billionaire.

 

[rambo2]

1. GM hires the coaches.
2. GM signs off on the draft choices.
3. GM selects the free agents from other teams and determines which of your own
you let walk or keep.
4. GM sets the tone for the culture and Identity of the Team.
5. GM makes the shrewd trades.
6. GM oversees picking the right UDFAs.

So the quality and football acumen of the GM really determines how good/bad your team is.
If you don't get that position right, it's really difficult to overcome in such a competitive League.

Name a gm that has won 25 games in the last 2 years.

 

[rambo2]

Jerry obviously does not have the appropriate background to be a NFL GM , but here we are as fans, hostage year 28 and counting.

Oh bs, he has won 25 games in the last 2 years. Your take is ridiculous.

 

[birdwells1]

Being the owner AND GM is inherently a bad decision. The GM job is very different from the guy who is determining the financial decisions of the team. Owners tend to treat their players as “friends” or employees they have personal attachments with. Jerry clearly does that. There’s a reason the winning owners of the last 27 SBs all hired someone else to be their GM.

The best GMs and personnel evaluators can’t afford to get sentimental attachments with players. They must have a cold, steel-eyed view of players based 100% on what they can do for the team in the future, not what they did last year. By hanging on even one year too long to a player costs the team the chance to be at its best.

Jerry is a business genius who is not an effective GM. Hiring Will McClay is about the only thing keeping him from being an even bigger embarrassment. Sadly, Jerry Jones is a fantasy football player with a real NFL team. He has proven for decades he doesn’t get it.

This is the reason that we've not been to the NFCCG in 28 years. Who in this organization pounds the table for a high quality free agent? The same person that has to pay them.

 

[rambo2]

The draft is the only thing keeping this team relevant.
They better keep doing whatever to keep McClay happy, because he is the franchise mvp.

Have you seen Kearse?

 

[rambo2]

It’s taking me a long time to admit this GM is holding the team back. However I am told Mini decisions are made by committee. 27 years is 27 years

Winning 25 games the last 2 years isn't holding anybody back.

 

[rambo2]

The draft is the only thing keeping this team relevant.
They better keep doing whatever to keep McClay happy, because he is the franchise mvp.

McClay is basically the gm and he is very happy.

 

[rambo2]

That’s the issue I have with ‘opinion by committee.’

Unless they are listening to every single bit of what McClay wants to do, it becomes a mish mosh of philosophy. You can’t take percentages of everyone’s thoughts and try to mix them.

Of course several minds are better than one, but there has to be a consistent plan decided by the top guy. The top guy needs to be into the work more than any of them, but we are structured backward, all so Jerry can take his fake credit if things went well.

It flat out doesn’t work, and no other sports team is run that way, but that still won’t change the mind of a stubborn narcissistic billionaire.

Man, I hope that they win it all next year. It would paint a different picture.

 

[xwalker]

1. GM hires the coaches.
2. GM signs off on the draft choices.
3. GM selects the free agents from other teams and determines which of your own
you let walk or keep.
4. GM sets the tone for the culture and Identity of the Team.
5. GM makes the shrewd trades.
6. GM oversees picking the right UDFAs.

So the quality and football acumen of the GM really determines how good/bad your team is.
If you don't get that position right, it's really difficult to overcome in such a competitive League.

The functioning GM is a combo of Stephen Jones and Will McClay.

Jerry hasn't met with a player's agent in 8 years.

 

[john van brocklin]

And when we have attempted to sign or trade for marquis FAs, it’s been less than 50% success rate. There’s been more misses than hits in the last 20+ years

Haley and Deione signings were the brainchild of Jimmy so I give Jerry minimal credit for those.

all we want for Christmas is a experienced, non- family member GM to be hired!

Yep, we only want our franchise to be operated in a normal way.
Nepotism has been proven to be a failure by corparate America.
Only one other franchise has the Owner as GM, the rest have professional GMs running the show.

 

[john van brocklin]

The functioning GM is a combo of Stephen Jones and Will McClay.

Jerry hasn't met with a player's agent in 8 years.

Well Stephen is no more qualified than his Father, so he is still mucking things up.
Would you or any other NFL team hire Stephen for ANY front office position?
You need more qualifications than your DNA to hold the position he has.

 

[john van brocklin]

Only thing missing is a white Addias track suit………

I have the Raiders on hold, they just told me they have a whole closet full that Jerry can use.

 

[xwalker]

Well Stephen is no more qualified than his Father, so he is still mucking things up.
Would you or any other NFL team hire Stephen for ANY front office position?
You need more qualifications than your DNA to hold the position he has.

He has been working in an NFL front office for 30 years. He learned from Jimmy and Parcells.

Does playing football or coaching or scouting qualify somebody to manage the salary cap?

 

[Aven8]

I have the Raiders on hold, they just told me they have a whole closet full that Jerry can use.

Stephen can start cutting his hair with a flowbee now to look like Mark! Haha