Who should lead Patriots’ front office? Ex-NFL GM offers perspective

Who should lead Patriots’ front office? Ex-NFL GM offers perspective originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots started their offseason with a bang when they parted ways with Bill Belichick and named Jerod Mayo their new head coach.

But they still have plenty of work to do — most notably naming a general manager.

Our Phil Perry reported earlier this month that the Patriots aren’t expected to hire an external GM candidate, and that director of player personnel Matt Groh and director of scouting Eliot Wolf both could have “prominent” roles in New England’s personnel department. But would the Patriots be better off having one official GM with “final say” instead of splitting those responsibilities?

Mark Dominik, who spent 16 years in the Buccaneers’ front office including five years Tampa Bay’s general manager, joined Tom E. Curran on a new Patriots Talk Podcast and noted the importance of having a defined hierarchy within the building.

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“That would be too much, I think,” Dominik said regarding a setup where Groh and Wolf collaborate as co-GMs. “I think that would have to be defined behind closed doors: You could say it’s collaborative, but we all know who’s actually making the final call.

” … It’d be interesting to see how it plays out, but I think that would be too many people in the kitchen.”

So, who should be making the final call in New England? That could depend on where Belichick ends up, as there’s speculation that Groh could follow his former colleague to Atlanta if Belichick lands the Falcons head coach job. If that’s the case, is Wolf the right person for the GM job?

Dominik crossed paths with Wolf during Wolf’s days in the Green Bay Packers’ front office from 2004 to 2017 and believes he has the resume for the GM job. But for Dominik, it all comes down to the relationship Wolf has with Mayo.

“He’s…

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Publish date : 2024-01-25 20:05:03

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