GM JOB UPDATE
I was told that Billy is trying to hire the general manager job as soon as possible. We have heard a couple of names that have started to circulate (David Caldwell/Jaguars GM and Matt Lindsay/Mississippi GM). One in particular is the name I'm watching, Nick Polk.
He spent 17 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons as the director of football operations. Nick wore many hats and was responsible for salary cap management, contract proposals, draft negotiations, player contracts, trades, trade value analysis, compliance, and football budgets. You name it—he handled it. I was with the Falcons for three years and have talked with a few people in the building I used to work with, all saying Polk would be a home run hire. This is not to say that any other guys that Billy has interviewed would also be home-run hires. I know people connected with Nick who speak highly of him. I can't imagine this search going on much longer, and then we can focus on some coaching vacancies.
EDIT/UPDATE (1/4/25)
The athletic director has also been in the meetings and interviews for the general manager position which have gone on this past week. Everyone in the Athletics Department reports to the athletic director and from what I understand, this new GM position will work both with the athletic director and the head football coach. Hopefully that clears up any confusion.
I was told that Billy is trying to hire the general manager job as soon as possible. We have heard a couple of names that have started to circulate (David Caldwell/Jaguars GM and Matt Lindsay/Mississippi GM). One in particular is the name I'm watching, Nick Polk.
He spent 17 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons as the director of football operations. Nick wore many hats and was responsible for salary cap management, contract proposals, draft negotiations, player contracts, trades, trade value analysis, compliance, and football budgets. You name it—he handled it. I was with the Falcons for three years and have talked with a few people in the building I used to work with, all saying Polk would be a home run hire. This is not to say that any other guys that Billy has interviewed would also be home-run hires. I know people connected with Nick who speak highly of him. I can't imagine this search going on much longer, and then we can focus on some coaching vacancies.
EDIT/UPDATE (1/4/25)
The athletic director has also been in the meetings and interviews for the general manager position which have gone on this past week. Everyone in the Athletics Department reports to the athletic director and from what I understand, this new GM position will work both with the athletic director and the head football coach. Hopefully that clears up any confusion.
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