I’m not necessarily concerned. As I’ve pointed out, other coaches have, in essence, hired their own GM. Sean McDermott of the Bills was hired first, recommended Brandon Beane as GM to ownership, who then hired Beane. It’s unusual, but in some ways it makes sense. If the coach is confident the GM is going to acquire the players he wants, that maximizes the team’s chances of success.VikingLord wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 1:48 pmThat's an important power though. If Spielman is his "boss" in every other capability than that one, then even if Spielman wanted to move on from Zimmer and would otherwise have fired him, the fact that he couldn't would have forced him to play politics rather than make hard decisions. It also allows everyone to pass the responsibility buck.
In short, it enables dysfunction and allows it to fester and even grow, which is exactly what the cited story suggests happened to this team over the last several years.
Zimmer behaved the way he did because nobody held him accountable for his behavior.
It's possible Spielman would have allowed the same thing to happen had he had direct control over Zimmer's position I suppose.
I always viewed Zimmer as another Brad Childress. Same kind of general approach. Interesting that the Vikings hired Childress, fired Leslie Frazer who by all accounts does not have that personality type, and then went with another "my-way-or-the-highway" head coach.
Will be interesting to see who is hired this time. Hopefully the next HC is not a know-it-all authoritarian.
I share Kapp's concern with that language "have input in the head coach".
He/She needs to be the final say on the HC. Hopefully she/he insists on that say before accepting the job.
Also, never forget … it’s not the GM’s money being paid to the coach. The owners sign the paychecks. They can hire who they want.