Does the New GM Have the Sole Authority to Alone Fire the Head Coach?

[Guest]

That is a pretty important fact to know in determining the quality of interested candidates.

[Skooby]

Re: Does the New GM Have the Sole Authority to Alone Fire the Head Coach?

That is a pretty important fact to know in determining the quality of interested candidates.

Zero ability in our instance, he will be more like an assistant GM with limited authority.

[The King]

Re: Does the New GM Have the Sole Authority to Alone Fire the Head Coach?

The GM that's coming in is going to be a direct fit with McDermott, they'll be a team. This is McDermott's team now, there's no question about it.
I for one love it. Time they are a changing.

[Ed]

Re: Does the New GM Have the Sole Authority to Alone Fire the Head Coach?

Since the HC reports directly to the owner, I would say no, the GM will not have any authority to fire the HC.

[Guest]

Re: Does the New GM Have the Sole Authority to Alone Fire the Head Coach?

That should be changed.

Why should the HC report to the Owner?

Pegula is an idiot.

[Cali512]

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I for one think its hypocritical that any fan would have an issue with how things are going since every fan would of done everything the way the pegulas. We know as much if not less than they do about sports yet some of us really think they wouldn't of been so drastic and involved, like really?

[YardRat]

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I don't know what the tizzy is about. Let's face facts...what exactly does a 'general manager' do, anyway? He sets up the pro and college personnel departments, oversees player scouting and ranking of both, and participates in negotiations with current players and future acquisitions. Big ****ing deal. There's no reason at all a 'general manager' can't successfully perform those duties under the direction of a head coach as opposed to the traditional vice-versa.

[feldspar]

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No way the GM would have "sole authority" to fire the Head Coach anywhere anyway...unless the owner of the football team is the GM as well.

[Night Train]

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We know McDermott is going to bring in Beane ( Bills asked permission today to talk to him. It was granted ) or a couple others that have DIRECT ties to him

Why are we putting on blinders and explaining this imaginary chain of command to us ? We get the point but it's working different here. It's not the first time in history this has happened.

[Arm of Harm]

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My sense is that the Patriots' GM (or GM equivalent) works for Bill Belichick, not the other way around. A team can be successful with its GM underneath its head coach. I'll grant that Belichick has a much more extensive record of achievement than McDermott, so the fact this arrangement is working for the Patriots is not proof it will work for us.

[Albany,n.y.]

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Only if Pegula pulls a Jerry Jones & names himself GM.

[Buddo]

Re: Does the New GM Have the Sole Authority to Alone Fire the Head Coach?

My sense is that the Patriots' GM (or GM equivalent) works for Bill Belichick, not the other way around. A team can be successful with its GM underneath its head coach. I'll grant that Belichick has a much more extensive record of achievement than McDermott, so the fact this arrangement is working for the Patriots is not proof it will work for us.

Belichick earned his power. All that happened really with him, was that when the likes of Pioli etc. left, they never replaced them with guys who were given the same degree of 'clout'. I'm not sure the Patsies actually have a 'GM' any more. Thing is, he had already proven himself as a HC by then, and was very familiar with the people around him.

Back to the OP, in that there is no way that a new GM, gets the power to hire and fire the HC. Because that isn't the way that the Pegulas want things to run.

As I'm thinking about this, I'm not getting the sense that the job is going to be that easy to fill, unless it's a McDermott lackey, as you will be standing or falling, with McDermott. 3 years down the line, and we could be in the same situation again, except the whole shooting match will be gone in one foul swoop.

[Manwiththeplan]

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I think the owner will have the power to veto. At least in this case.

[Mace]

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That is a pretty important fact to know in determining the quality of interested candidates.

Haha. Every once in a while you come up with a good one, you madman.

[TigerJ]

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No owner is every going to deny himself the authority to fire anyone in the organization if it turns out he can't stand him.