Marty Hurney Thread

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by MTK

Everyone reports to Ron basically. Ron is the dude in the room.

Good way to look at it, that's the bottom line.

I'm happy there's enough adults supporting him. I have admired the job Kyle Smith did but he's been immersed in draft board preparation and overseeing pro scouting. But that's not enough resources in the front office.

Somebody needs to give Ron guidance on long term vision and strategy. Somebody has to answer the phones and negotiate trades. Somebody has to negotiate with the free agents and manage the salary cap. And most importantly, somebody has to tie all that together and express how it all fits into the cohesive strategy.

Kyle, as good as he has been with draft boards, is not enough. That's why you hire Hurney and Mayhew.

I think Hurney will help Ron with the overall long term strategy. Together they will task Rogers with managing the cap and negotiating contracts. The players they ask him to negotiate with will be determined by Ron and Hurney, with the input of Mayhew who is overseeing all the scouts, pro and college. The players they draft will be chosen by Ron and Hurney, based upon the draft board that Mayhew and the scouts put together.

As to who picks up the phone on big trades, not sure. Best guess is Mayhew takes the first call like Jonah Hill's character in Moneyball, and checks with Hurney and Ron on the big decisions.

Whatever. Two key takeaways:

1) Buck stops with Ron
2) He's surrounding himself with enough adults to support him