This week the guys discuss the Detroit Lions’ search for a new general manager, how the team landed on Rams director of scouting Brad Holmes for the job, as well as project how this hire will influence the coaching search.
- Exploring how Holmes became the Lions next GM
- The Lions interviewed 12 candidates, Holmes was the 9th one
- Final 4 candidates: Brad Holmes, Ed Dodds, Jeff Ireland, and Terry Fontenot
- Holmes was first up to get a 2nd interview (in-person)
- He was offered a contract at the conclusion of the meeting
- Holmes accepted the contract, a 5-year deal
- Shelia Ford Hamp and Rod Wood deliver statements
- Reviewing Holmes history, including his 18-year rise through the Rams organization
- Examining Holmes approach to scouting/evaluating
- Keep an eye on the Rams at Packers, Saturday, 4:35 pm EST on FOX
- Rams 2021 free agents will be important to know
- Rams’ safety John Johnson was profiled ahead of last weekend’s Playoff game
- Is Rams’ DC Brandon Staley now in the mix?
- Lions Completed 6 head coach interviews, with the 7th coming on Friday
- Marvin Lewis, Former Bengals HC, currently an assistant at Arizona State (background)
- Eric Bieniemy, Chiefs’ OC (background)
- Darrell Bevell, Lions’ OC
- Robert Saleh, 49ers’ DC (background)
- Dan Campbell, Saints’ TE coach, Asst. HC (background)
- Arthur Smith, Titans’ OC (background)
- Todd Bowles, Bucs’ DC, Former Jets’ HC (background) — interviewing on Friday
- Smith to have a second interview with Lions on Friday
- Spots still available: Chargers, Eagles, Falcons, Jets, and Texans
- Jaguars signed Urben Meyer — will the dominoes start falling now?
- We dive back into the listener’s mailbag and answer a handful of questions.
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