jpaulthe1st Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jraider91 said: HC search is going on without the GM & the most important way to acquire players is the draft. Patriots free agents were by and large dissapointing this year anyway. The GM/HC decision will be made in unison meaning the HC decision will be heavily influenced by the GM hire. The draft is absolutely the best way to acquire talent but we have a ton of players scheduled to hit FA this year and we only have 7 draft picks. That means lots of holes will be filled in FA in the near term. Again, the draft is important but there are many other variables to consider when making a GM hire. Mayock is a prime example of that. He was brought in for his drafting chops (which he failed at) but he also failed miserably at salary cap management, contract management and contract structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_palooka Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I wish Davis would at least entertain someone with an analytics background. Interviews have been all the same guy, different paths but rooted in scouting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickButera Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/33142010/ranking-rookie-classes-2021-nfl-draft-best-worst-teams-based-first-year-production ESPN ranked the Raiders draft class 4th best. Mostly because of Moehrig and Hobbs, and Deablo and Leatherwoods mediocre play. The whole article really screamed to me how bad this entire 2021 draft class looks. Or, maybe not bad, but just overly mediocre from top to bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOaktown_56 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, jpaulthe1st said: The GM/HC decision will be made in unison meaning the HC decision will be heavily influenced by the GM hire. The draft is absolutely the best way to acquire talent but we have a ton of players scheduled to hit FA this year and we only have 7 draft picks. That means lots of holes will be filled in FA in the near term. Again, the draft is important but there are many other variables to consider when making a GM hire. Mayock is a prime example of that. He was brought in for his drafting chops (which he failed at) but he also failed miserably at salary cap management, contract management and contract structure. Yeah but we have all our picks on days 1 and 2, which are the most important. Having a couple extra 4ths/5ths/6ths is pretty much meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOaktown_56 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 2 hours ago, NickButera said: https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/33142010/ranking-rookie-classes-2021-nfl-draft-best-worst-teams-based-first-year-production ESPN ranked the Raiders draft class 4th best. Mostly because of Moehrig and Hobbs, and Deablo and Leatherwoods mediocre play. The whole article really screamed to me how bad this entire 2021 draft class looks. Or, maybe not bad, but just overly mediocre from top to bottom. It was a good class. But the leatherwood pick just speaks to ignoring value/obviously not good players just because the coaches want them. Cable should be out of the league next year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOaktown_56 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Fwiw he’s pretty reliable. I think this and Vic talking about mark being partial to Dodds because of his history with al really points us in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Think it’s pretty reasonable to think we should know who’s GM by at least Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 Would be fun to wake up to a Dodds hiring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD1123 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 31 minutes ago, RaidersAreOne said: Would be fun to wake up to a Dodds hiring. I like Dodds during a simple reason that doesn't have anything really to do with his chops as a gm. Because honestly we don't know how he will do. All we know is he is and has been highly sought after. The reason I like him is his responses to questions or praise. Dude is like gtfoh with all that until we get that trophy 😆 🤣 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jraider91 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 8 hours ago, jpaulthe1st said: The GM/HC decision will be made in unison meaning the HC decision will be heavily influenced by the GM hire. The draft is absolutely the best way to acquire talent but we have a ton of players scheduled to hit FA this year and we only have 7 draft picks. That means lots of holes will be filled in FA in the near term. Again, the draft is important but there are many other variables to consider when making a GM hire. Mayock is a prime example of that. He was brought in for his drafting chops (which he failed at) but he also failed miserably at salary cap management, contract management and contract structure. Cap management & contract management are often assistant-GM roles, or a specialist in the case of cap management. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilshark69 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Dodds would make a good b-day present for me today.....jus sayin. Lmao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy408 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) Dodds or hunt for me(preferably Dodd's). Edited January 27, 2022 by Jeremy408 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Feels like if Dodds is hired the expectations for him will be so high from fans and if he is not hired the blow from him pulling his name out or him turning the job down will be another low blow to this franchise. I like the Pittsburgh guy Brandon Hunt as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_palooka Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 (edited) I'm genuinely curious why so many love Dodds. I read and posted that article months ago and really liked what I read, but suddenly it's like Dodds or bust for most of Raidernation. What am I missing? Is it the thin Harbaugh connection? I like Hunt to fwiw. End of the day, who knows how any of these guys will pan out. The job is so nuanced. That said, the bar is pretty low in Vegas for a GM. Just don't reach on a first round pick and we will applaud you. Edited January 27, 2022 by big_palooka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarcia34 Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Dodds, Hunt or Spytek and I’ll be good. 3 guys who come from teams who draft well or have a history of drafting well recently. Think that’s the main issue with the Raiders is just draft well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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