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https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/07/27/ho...son-tom-savage
4. Why Brett Veach in Kansas City? The Chiefs finally introduced their internal GM hire this week, ushering in the man most (rightly) believed was the front-runner for the job from the start and closing the book on a strange month for the team. Without question, Veach’s relationship with coach Andy Reid, and his experience evaluating players to fit Reid’s programs both in K.C. and Philly, were a big part of this. But one interesting aspect of the process was raised to me this week—Veach had to overcome that too, when he interviewed with CEO Clark Hunt. We’ve seen these go the other way in the past, where a fait accompli internal hire winds up losing out on the post, and most often it’s because the team knows the person too well. What does that mean? Well, if you know someone intimately as a lieutenant, it can be hard to envision that person as a general, moreso than it might be to have that same vision for a guy you’re meeting for the first time and is presenting himself as an executive. Veach had to get Hunt to see him in a different light, and he was able to display that, as one Chiefs staffer said, “he could button up and be the guy.” As for what Veach brings to the table, outside of his familiarity with Reid, his passion for football was one plus, as Hunt saw it. Another was how Veach saw players. There is a group of four college players, in fact, that Veach raised in meetings over the last couple years a season ahead of their draft years, before they were on many NFL radars. And each of those four guys wound up hitting. That showed those there that he could see potential early in guys, which should serve him in putting a roster together. When I asked Colts GM Chris Ballard, who worked with Veach the past four years, about him earlier this week, Ballard affirmed all that to me: “Love Veach. Relentless worker, very good eye for talent. I believe in him.” There are challenges here, of course. The first one, and this goes for a lot of guys who came up as road scouts (Veach did, as did his predecessor John Dorsey), will be managing people in the office on a day-to-day basis. The second one, which every new GM faces, is the learning curve in actually being the triggerman. And yes, this is the way most saw it playing out. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t reason to believe that it was simply the right way to go from the start. |
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07-27-2017, 10:28 AM | #438 |
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Wow, I would love to hear who those 4 prospects were.
We might not skip a beat with Veach as hard as that is to imagine. |
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07-27-2017, 10:31 AM | #439 |
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Wow that line about the 4 players should give all of us major confidence. I wonder who those 4 players are?
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I would be cool to learn the names of those 4 players but just the fact that it happened is enough for me.
I don't think they'll skip a beat under Veach and hopefully, the cap management is much better. |
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During Veach's press conference, someone asked about managing the cap and asked if it would be a strength for him.... he immediately stated that his major strength is player evaluation, specifically for the draft.
It made me wonder. If the guy has enough confidence to say that without thinking twice, what has he done within the building that we may not realize? |
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There hasn't been one roster move that wasn't justified...Maclin doesn't get to take seasons off/under-perform when he's being paid $12.4 million. Berry doesn't just get a huge contract on blind faith that he'll fully recover. Their individual butthurt is secondary to the overall team success/longevity. You make tough choices as a GM. Reid may have his happy family locker-room but still has never won a SB...in SEVENTEEN years of being a HC. Whatever... Last edited by BlackOp; 07-27-2017 at 12:36 PM.. |
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Whether it originated from Reid, wholly or in part, no one is ever going to say, but it's pretty clear that Reid is the owner's guy and is calling the shots, not anyone else. Quote:
The teams that win Super Bowls aren't doing this. They hire the right GM. They keep him for 10, 15 years or longer. Ownership lets him run the team. He hires the right head coaches. They rarely change head coaches. There is competence, stability, and continuity. (4 GMs in Clark's tenure - more than half the general managers in Chiefs' 57-year history have worked for Clark in the last 10 years.) |
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07-27-2017, 12:47 PM | #447 |
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The only positive is I think Brady/Big Ben start to fall off this year...or next. There arent really any dominant QBs in the ACF when they do. Dorsey left them with a young, talented roster and a new QB...so there's that.
Elway will sign Smith and will finally get his SB....because, you know, Chiefs. |
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07-27-2017, 12:50 PM | #448 |
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Oh look a great piece that further explains why Clark went with Veach and the conspiracy theorists ignore it and continue to talk their baseless bullshit.
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It doesn't address the issue we're talking about...and that's how it even got to the point the where KC was looking for a new GM |
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07-27-2017, 01:10 PM | #450 |
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You guys think Veach is a yes-man for Reid and it's simply not true. That's the basis of your bitching, and you're clearly ****ing wrong.
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