The St. Louis Rams may be close to landing their new general manager, according to Steve Wyche of the NFL Network. Owner Stan Kroenke will be weighing on the final decision soon, rounding out the team's new leadersip troika with head coach Jeff Fisher and COO Kevin Demoff.
Wyche reports that the team is down to "two or three" candidates for the position, citing a team source. They plan to parade those finalists in front of Kroenke in the coming days and have a GM hired next week sometime.
As far as who those finalists might be, that remains to be seen. Vikings personnel exec George Paton is the only candidate known to have interviewed twice since the Fisher hiring became official. Les Snead of the Falcons has interviewed twice as well, once prior to Fisher's hiring. Others to have interviewed include Tom Gamble of the 49ers and Steve Keim of the Cardinals.
The Rams requested permission to interview Steelers director of administration Omar Khan, who has been busy in his job restructuring player contracts and clearing cap room. Khan differs from the other candidates in that he does not come from the personnel side; he's a cap guy.
Reports as to whether or not the Rams were granted permission to talk to Khan differ. Tony Softli reported that they had received permission to talk to Khan, but a later report from the Pittsburgh Tribune said that the Rams had still not received permission to talk to him. The Steelers might be reluctant to let him go given their dicey cap situation and pressing needs on the roster. If the Rams GM does not have control, even just as a formality, the Steelers or any other teams do not have to grant permission.
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If we get patton I'm going to be mad
If we gamble I’m going to be dissapointed.
RAMpage28 - February 9, 2012
I don't mean to troll...
But wouldn’t ‘the personnel side’ be a prerequisite for someone will be picking the personnel?
Eric Nagel - February 9, 2012
*who will be
Eric Nagel - February 9, 2012
I'd be stoked if we got Keim or Snead
both seemed to have proven that they can evaluate talent pretty well
DCRamFan - February 9, 2012
Agreed
I hope the Rams try and pick up Aubreyo from the Saints..
Eric Nagel - February 9, 2012
If we hire a cap guy
WTFs Demoff gonna do? FWIW I still don’t have a preference. I just don’t care who are GM is until he screws up. Then I’ll know all too well who he is. I’m glad I’m not making the hire. Stan…… go pick us out a good one.
dbcouver - February 9, 2012
Team President? Kroenke wants to create that position
Douglas M - February 9, 2012
most importaint just pick one
Ramzman18 - February 9, 2012 via mobile
wtf is up with the dude in a ski mask and underwear ads
I have a 5 year old who looks over my shoulder everyday, and quite frankly it’s embarrassing. Whoever is in control of monitoring ads is doing a shitty job (sbnation)
VTramsFan - February 9, 2012
SERIOUSLY!!
I’m at work and it’s bad enough that people down here in Los Angeles are Chargers, Raiders, and faggit niners fans and when they look at my screen all they see is a Rams website with a naked bastard in underwear…
Paparro8 - February 9, 2012
hahahahahaha! You should have seen it last week. The Delocated guy was all over the page, even the site skin.
They reduced the overall number of ads with him, but I agree – They are tacky ads
Douglas M - February 9, 2012
Didn't you see it last week? lol He was EVERYWHERE on the FP
Douglas M - February 9, 2012
holy crap
VTramsFan - February 9, 2012
As a marketer, here's a little tip
if you go to staples.com they will hit you with a retargeting cookie… just go to staples and view a printer or something, then return here.
Then you’ll see staples ads… at least I do here now.
VTramsFan - February 9, 2012
BUT
that’s just for google ad blocks which rotate with sbnation in house ads… notice the underwear dude ad does NOT have a little blue arroe in the top right that says “ad choices”… if you see the ad choices arrow, it’s a google ad.
sbnation apparently doesn’t care about giving the viewer options.
VTramsFan - February 9, 2012
I have a sinking feeling I may be to blame for these ads based on what you said...
… Tell me that all the bikini clad women we have been posting in threads didn’t cause this? Please!
Douglas M - February 9, 2012
Even if it did, who cares
King Sam Rules! - February 9, 2012 via mobile
I keep reading "Tom Cable" instead of "Tom Gamble" and it scares me every time.
sergey606 - February 9, 2012
Players???
I hope we aggresively hunt free agents the way that Stan and his team are hunting for coaches and GM’s!!
DaRambos - February 9, 2012
Maybe we actually need a Cap Guy
Omar the Cap Dude might not be the worst thing. Then no tug-o-war develops on personnel decisions at all. Fisher finds his guys and Omar the Cap Dude figures out how to make it all work.
Granted, not sure what Demoff’s role would be then.
cuseguy - February 10, 2012 via Android app
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