Jason Cole: Tom Gamble said to be Ross' top pick for GM

[TheWalrus]

Not that it matters to us but the Bucs really wanted Chris Ballard from KC. The Chiefs were willing to let him interview but he turned the job down

I thought the Chiefs denied the interview because Ballard wasn't interviewing for a job that included final say. Lovie Smith has that power in Tampa now.

 

[MD]

Considering that Jeff Ireland was the most unpopular executive in the league and somehow kept his job despite five straight non-winning seasons and multiple fan revolts, yeah, I'd say that's a pretty stable job.

Ross does not like change so yes, next to William Clay Ford, he probably provides the most stability of the owners.

 

[ChambersWI]

I thought the Chiefs denied the interview because Ballard wasn't interviewing for a job that included final say. Lovie Smith has that power in Tampa now.

Albert Breer ‏@AlbertBreer 22m
I'm told that the Chiefs were prepared to grant Ballard permission to interview for the Bucs' vacant GM job. But Ballard declined to go.

 

[MD]

@AlbertBreer: Ballard has five kids, and moved from Houston to Chicago to Kansas City over the last few years, didn't want to move his family again.

 

[Daytona Fin]

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfranci...-for-new-york-jets-gm-job/Content?oid=2319566



http://beforeitsnews.com/sports/201...-fill-vacant-ny-jets-gm-position-2488310.html

Check your dates on those links. A week later it was a different story.

 

[nyjunc]

Check your dates on those links. A week later it was a different story.

can you post those links please?

 

[Daytona Fin]

can you post those links please?

I did earlier in this thread, jay glazer reported it.

 

[nyjunc]

I did earlier in this thread, jay glazer reported it.

that was pure speculation. re-read that tweet.

"Their cap situation, personnel, QB and the circus turned a lot of candidates off." One of those candidates could be 49ers director of player personnel Tom Gamble, who was once considered the odds-on-favorite for the job but may have spurned the Jets.

The Jets interviewed 10 candidates, selecting Idzik after a 19-day search that was coordinated by executive head hunter Jed Hughes of the Korn/Ferry consulting firm

Caldwell, Idzik and Khan were the only candidates called back for second interviews, a source said.

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/sto...s-hire-john-idzik-new-general-manager-sources

notice the date on this one