Report: Colts Will Name Eagles Director Of Player Personnel Ryan Grigson New General Manager
by mgrex03 on Jan 11, 2012 8:50 AM EST
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PrintAccording to ESPN's Adam Schefter, who got into a Twitter war last week with Owner Jim Irsay, the Colts and Irsay are all set to hire Eagles Director of Player Personnel Ryan Grigson as the Colts new General Manager:
Colts and @JimIrsay plan to hire Eagles director of player personnel Ryan Grigson as their new general manager. Lawyers finalizing agreement
Irsay had said previously that he wanted to hire his new GM by the middle of this week, and that certainly seems to be the case here.
Grigson has been with the Eagles for nine seasons, starting out as a scout, than moving up to Director of College Scouting, which was his position for four seasons. Before the 2010 season he was promoted again to the Director of Player Personnel, which is essentially second-in-command to the General Manager. Pretty much every other candidate for the GM position held the same title.
Grigson also has ties to the area, as he was born in Highland, IN, and was a Tight End/Offensive Tackle at Purdue from 1991-94. His NFL career really didn't take off, failing to play in any games, and suffered a career-ending back injury while playing in Canada in 1997.
Once this becomes official we'll have a lot more information. Obviously he'll have a big decision to make right away with Head Coach Jim Caldwell on whether he stays or not. Stay tuned.
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I understand the Indiana connection and all, and I hope Grigson does well.
But after seeing the debacle in the Philadelphia organization this past season, it would seem that pulling someone from their front office isn’t the best choice. I hope I’m wrong.
"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." -Rogers Hornsby
I agree with that, especially the DC. But, as the Director of Player Personnel, he should be culpable, too.
Director of Player Personnel, which is essentially second-in-command to the General Manager
Again, I hope Grigson does well. It just seems there were better candidates out there. I guess I still just wish we were able to steal DeCosta from the Ravens.
"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." -Rogers Hornsby
Ryan Grigson
The man who gets to help decide the fate of 18. Welcome to the team.
by kferguson2002 on Jan 11, 2012 9:07 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Nah...
the fate of #18 is in the hands of his health and Jim Irsay; I don’t think the GM will have a choice in making that call.
"No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive"
It's a good choice.
(and after watching McKenzie start out in Oakland, I’m glad it’s not him. Looks like a man, that is not very bright and was only along the ride in GB.)
why? hue jackson did what exactly?
and listening to jackson interviews seemed as though he wanted more power than just hc…
by BLOODontheTRACKS on Jan 11, 2012 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
Reid
Hey how close is this guy with Andy Reid? I will take him as coach in a heartbeat… There was some thought of ousting him this year in Philly…
Let me officially start that rumor…lol… Reid comes with Grigson…LOL…
Caldwell has 66% playoff ratio and 33% SB ratio
by Ty46 on Jan 11, 2012 9:24 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So you are going to correllate Caldwell’s 2 years …to Andy Reid multiple, multiple years of success…. uh ok… it’s like saying Sanchez > P.Manning because he has gong to the AFC Championship 2 out 3 years…way better percentage… LOL….
3 years, and I'm showing, that stats not always matter
Could have brought up Dungy too. Overrated, average coach with lots of playoff years.
Favorite Reid quote
“That was a gut-wrenching game, and I have a lot of gut to wrench”
TimeOut
by Jim"TimeOut"Caldwell on Jan 11, 2012 9:51 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, I think between Reid and Tom Coughlin...
It seems like the fans in Philly and New York want to fire both them every year.
"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." -Rogers Hornsby
could you imagine
an offensive guru like Andy Reid with Peyton Manning? The results could be sickening.
Heck think of it with Andrew Luck. Reid has made terrible QB’s (Donvan McNabb, Kevin Kolb) look pretty fantastic and has taken Michael Vick to another level. I think he’s really good at using a QB’s strengths and hiding weaknesses.
by coltsfanbeforemanning on Jan 11, 2012 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
Dionovan McNabb terrible?
What the hell are you talking about? He was quite good in his prime, not all thanks to Andy Reid.
by Coltsfan1345 on Jan 11, 2012 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Eagles
were arguably the most talented team in the NFL this year. I am surprised at some of your reactions.
I agree that team was talented individually.
But it seemed to be built with a bunch of independent parts, rather than as a unit.
"I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." -Rogers Hornsby
by Mapanator on Jan 11, 2012 9:30 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'll take the optimistic approach
I’d rather he be involved in a failure like that somewhere else so he doesn’t make the same mistake in Indianapolis.
I doubt we’ll see a ‘dream team’ via free agency.
Creator and developer of the Winning Stats.
Dream team via free agency..
talk about the polar opposite of the Colts’ past philosophy.
ahem, Ayrshire, I guess you were, cough, right.
I’m all ears if you wanna say “I told you so” over the Polian situation.
I’ll face the music, take my medicine, pay the piper, etc.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
by zherebyonki on Jan 11, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not one to rub it in.
I always said Polian seemed to do a good job in the first half of his career in Indy. The second half is where things broke down with me,….as you know….. with the deliberate tanking of a streak which could have attained a place in the history books, and of course, placing the employment of his son over the best interest of the Colts. Anyway, it’s behind us now. I look forward to seeing what the new GM is going to do.
thanks for letting me off easy. Onwards!
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
by zherebyonki on Jan 11, 2012 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
Not having a team mentality,
although you could contribute it to picking players that aren’t cohesive, is something that i would more so attribute to a failure in the coach bringing his team together and making them a cohesive unit, as opposed to the actual players themselves.
I am a college student that sleeps with a St. Louis Cardinals Fredbird Pillow Pet, and I am proud of it.
Who?
Well, Irsay did say it would be someone new – someone who was not a big name.
Seems to be highly regarded in the league so good luck to him.
What do I really have left in life but this place? It ain't much of a home, but it's all I got. Well, g******it. I'll be damned if I let some foreign, graffiti writin', soul suckin', son of a bitch in an oversized cowboy hat and boots take my friend's souls and sh** 'em down the visitors toilet!
So I think a good sign of control is if Caldwell is fired… If Caldwell isn’t fired I will think this guy is just a figure head so Irsay can pull the strings…
Just put yourself in this guys shoes… You get this dream job and you’re going to pin your hopes on a guy who isn’t your guy… and a guy coming off a 2-14 season….
Caldwell’s status will tell us all we need to know about the new front office….
Let's also not forget
a guy who has shown he doesn’t know how to make basic in-game adjustments and doesn’t have the first clue of time-management/time-out use. Yeah,….that’s the ticket. Sign me up for more of him.
He will probably bring in a new coach rumor mill says
Rumor mill says that he will bring in Marty Mornhinweg as the new coach. He is the Eagles current OC and assistant coach. Supposed to be a west coast offense guru. He had a bad record as HC with the Lions, but that was 10 years ago. Some say he was too young and not ready to be a HC back then. Have to wait and see what new GM says, but Irsay said new GM will decide Caldwell’s fate.
sure, why not? Orlovsky was 10,000% more successful in Indy, why not Marty?
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
by zherebyonki on Jan 11, 2012 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Different head coach for the 0-16 Lions...
Marty was just as bad having only 5 wins, but remember Matt Millan was the GM.
From Wikipedia
“The most notable moment in Mornhinweg’s history as a head coach came during a 2002 game against the Chicago Bears. The game went into overtime, and the Lions won the toss. However, Mornhinweg felt that having the wind in his favor was more important than getting the ball, despite having as his kicker Jason Hanson, who hit a then-NCAA record 62-yard field goal in his college days at Washington State University. He elected to kick rather than receive. As it turned out, the Lions never got the ball; on the Bears opening drive, Chicago scored a field goal to win the game. The decision prompted fed-up Lions fans to refer to the coach as “Marty Moron-weg”. Mornhinweg’s decision was that season’s runner-up for the Terry Award to Dwayne Rudd’s premature helmet toss celebration that cost his Cleveland Browns a victory."
- Wikipedia
Still though, he seems like a very good offensive mind. I would be just fine with the hiring, though it does seem like he has some strange strategies/antics (the only time I’ve ever seen someone kick to start in OT).
by Coltsfan1345 on Jan 11, 2012 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
In Tampa Bay,
during the Ray Perkins era, Ray did the same thing. Won the toss, and elected to kick. What an idiot. People that stupid have no business coaching.
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