(01-09-2025, 09:19 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(01-08-2025, 10:22 AM)NYC4jags Wrote: If you believe Pete Prisco and his source in the building - plus Shad Khan's own words at the presser a few days ago - potential HC candidates are being given input into not only F.O. decisions but potentially F.O. personnel changes. 

In other words - the right HC candidate could potentially suggest a change at GM if the braintrust are sold on that HC candidate. 

It's weird and convoluted, but if they want to insure they get all of the guys they like to show up to an HC interview, this is one way to do it.

Convoluted is an understatement.

You involve the GM in the interview process, and ask him to have a say in who we bring in, and we think he'll be on board with anyone who even hints that they have GM replacements in mind?
You sit a candidate across from the current GM and ask them whether they want to work with part of the panel that may hire him, or if he wants to cut his own throat by recommending someone else?

Convoluted indeed. Shad doesn't want to do the dirty work. If you trust TB enough to keep him around, you commit to him. If you don't, why are are you letting him be a part of the process? I remember Johnson saying one of the things he was seeking was a team with unified direction, and this is a heaping helping of red flags in my book regarding unity. It's noncomittal, but maybe Shad is a heckuva salesperson.

When we hire physicians, we include nursing staff as part of the interview process and get their input even if the physician would end up being their boss. When my dad's company was replacing their COO and EVPs, they had lower level people as part of the interviewing team even though the new person could end up firing them or changing their role. 

I get that it is not common in sports or the NFL. But it happens in the real world.

It makes sense if Shad effectively views the Head Coach as the main person in charge. We also have no idea who is selecting the names for the interview process. Yes physical/operations side of that is Baalke, but he may have less input than we all think he does. It could be that Tony or Ethan have a larger influence/sway. Or that Khan is actually actively involved like he was when he hired Urban Meyer.

Everyone seems to have this preconceived notion of this being Jafar and the Sultan, but none of us really know the dynamics and politics going on with the Jags.

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