(02-06-2022, 05:19 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(02-06-2022, 05:11 PM)Upper Wrote: Baalke said he was going to take an ever bigger role in our FA process this year, and every player and agent in the league hates us. We'll be stuck overpaying tier 3/4 FAs as if they were tier 2 FAs like we did last year with Jenkins/RRH types.

I'm confused. If we're supposedly hiring an EVP to be above Baalke, wouldn't they be in charge of free agency and the draft? If not, why hire one? Would it just be for optics in order to fool the fans into thinking Baalke was demoted? We want someone else to be in charge of the draft and free agency. If Baalke is still in charge of these areas, nothing changes no matter who the head coach is. What would the new EVP's duties even be?

No, the EVP is supposed to be the guy in charge of everything that keeps everyone in their lane, but let's them do their job and does his best not to step on toes. That was Coughlin's problem, he still wanted to be a coach and tried to meddle in everything.

But, it's also a made up position so it can be different things for different teams and different people in their position. I think it's definitely going to be different for Spielman than it was for Coughlin.

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