While it's hard to say this looks anything but bad, this guy has turned down basically everyone that has offered him a job (or just straight up declined to be interviewed).
While it's hard to say this looks anything but bad, this guy has turned down basically everyone that has offered him a job (or just straight up declined to be interviewed).
If Andrew Berry turns us down. . .
We promote Eliot Wolf or grab that guy in NE? Quickly, the Berry camp might be in for a ton of leverage.
At DT, context and meaning are a scarecrow kicking at moving goalposts.
I bet GM's phone just went off .... and it's the Browns wanting to interview him!
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
While it's hard to say this looks anything but bad, this guy has turned down basically everyone that has offered him a job (or just straight up declined to be interviewed).
If Andrew Berry turns us down. . .
We promote Eliot Wolf or grab that guy in NE? Quickly, the Berry camp might be in for a ton of leverage.
My guess is that it was Berry all along. It's still not a good look for Paton to pull out after two interviews.
was just a matter of time before the FO dysfunction started costing quality candidates
Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday. -John Wayne
So Depo wasn’t in on the interviews and wasn’t on the committee that chose FK and now KS? ... was that my made up crap? .... or was my made up crap saying that being involved in the actual interviews and decision making Was way more than just setting up processes ...
What part of that is made up crap ...
Actions speak louder than words ... this ain’t hard to figure out ...
He set up the process. He didn't make the decision.
Paton, a top choice of new coach Kevin Stefanski, opted to remain with the Vikings because he had a number of issues he had to work through, and wasn’t entirely comfortable with how it would all play out. He left here on Thursday with some questions about the power structure and the division of labor.
He also would’ve been the sixth GM of the Browns since 2012, and continuity was a big concern. In addition, as many as half a dozen GM jobs could open up next year, and he’s expected to have multiple opportunities.
Paton, a top choice of new coach Kevin Stefanski, opted to remain with the Vikings because he had a number of issues he had to work through, and wasn’t entirely comfortable with how it would all play out. He left here on Thursday with some questions about the power structure and the division of labor.
He also would’ve been the sixth GM of the Browns since 2012, and continuity was a big concern. In addition, as many as half a dozen GM jobs could open up next year, and he’s expected to have multiple opportunities.
Sour smell. Clearly not comfortable with Haslam and or Podesta.
Unfortunate. When the owner is untrustworthy this what happens.
Why take a chance of having your career destroyed?
Honestly Berry may well pull out as well knowing he was second. He is a young guy with a good position. He has time to wait and find what suits him best.
Not optimistic about him coming to Cleveland.
They may well have to begin a new search to find someone willing to risk their career.
Honestly Berry may well pull out as well knowing he was second. He is a young guy with a good position. He has time to wait and find what suits him best.
Where was it said that Berry was second? Isn't it more likely that Paton pulled out because he thought he was second?
I think most people assumed he was the first choice because he had two publicly known interviews. But that shouldn't really equate to being the #1 guy.
At DT, context and meaning are a scarecrow kicking at moving goalposts.
The guys family might not want to uproot. Maybe they didn't like the city. His history pretty much tells me he is picky about his next gig and he knows he'll get more than this opportunity. He might have disliked the structure but I'd think he would have realized that after round 1.
Oh well. I'm sure there's another candidate if they've done any homework at all.
Maybe he wanted contractual assurances that he would not be fired in a year or 2.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
People wanted Kyle Shanahan as HC years ago, and said that we should have fired Mike Pettine and kept him ...... but I don't think he would have stayed even if we had offered him the job.
He went to San Francisco, and both he and GM John Lynch signed 7 year deals. They were all but guaranteed to get the time to get the team moving in the right decision.
He would not have received that here.
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
Honestly Berry may well pull out as well knowing he was second. He is a young guy with a good position. He has time to wait and find what suits him best.
Where was it said that Berry was second? Isn't it more likely that Paton pulled out because he thought he was second?
MKC (I know, I know) was just on 92.3 and said that as well.
She stated she believes Berry has been the guy all along and Paton, while a serious consideration, was likely their second choice and it's a good possibility that is the reason he pulled himself out of the running. Essentially, Paton knew the job wasn't his.
Honestly Berry may well pull out as well knowing he was second. He is a young guy with a good position. He has time to wait and find what suits him best.
Where was it said that Berry was second? Isn't it more likely that Paton pulled out because he thought he was second?
MKC (I know, I know)
MKC has been killing it all off-season. She has been all over the coaching news and the GM search. Her info has been good, just don't ask her to editorialize.
Honestly Berry may well pull out as well knowing he was second. He is a young guy with a good position. He has time to wait and find what suits him best.
Where was it said that Berry was second? Isn't it more likely that Paton pulled out because he thought he was second?
MKC (I know, I know)
MKC has been killing it all off-season. She has been all over the coaching news and the GM search. Her info has been good, just don't ask her to editorialize.
Absolutely she has. She's broke nearly every story.
I doubt he did that with the intention of screwing him around. First interview went well. The second was brass tax.
Paton wants to be a GM. Of course he is plotting his career. Working with KS made it attractive because of his relationship. KS was involved in the decision. He was the KS's guy.
After the second interview Paton had a clear picture of how decisions would be made. Haslam has final say over everything. Not the whole draft but anything that would be considered major. Free agency as well.
Baker may have been recommended by many but in the end Haslam had to ok that as well. That is why he is front and center in the draft.
He will sit in on everything. Act like he is just curious. But when it is time for the final decision it is his call.
KS, Depo, and the GM all report to him. All on equal footing below Jimmy.
Paton would not take a GM position without final approval authority on personnel decisions.
Completely understandable.
Haslam went along with Dorsey because Dorsey was a proven guy and his moves were popular. But in the end Haslam hated the press surrounding Freddie and the results. After that Dorsey lost leverage and power.
Paton wanted it verified. So in the second meeting he asked the tough questions. He found it not to his liking and pulled out.
