Roseman on staff shakeup
The Eagles have finalized their scouting staff without naming a successor for former personnel VP Ryan Grigson.
Roseman on staff shakeup
Les Bowen, Daily News Staff Writer
The longer after the draft the Eagles went without putting someone in overall charge of personnel, as Ryan Grigson was before he became the Colts' GM, the more likely it seemed that nobody was going to get that level of power.
Eagles general manager Howie Roseman confirmed this Thursday, when Roseman talked to reporters after the team announced several changes in scouting and personnel that Roseman said finalized that department's roster.
"We're going to go with the people we have," rather than hiring a Grigson successor, Roseman said after the team finished a third OTA day at NovaCare. The most notable new name is that of Tom Donahoe, the former Bills and Steelers general manager, who is assuming the advisory role formerly filled by ex Ravens and Browns exec Phil Savage. "Through this process when Ryan left, we kind of went with the people we had here, and we added some people that we feel really good about, and we like the dynamic as it's currently set, and we're going to go with it."
Anthony Patch recently was named director of college scouting, a title that didn't exist when Grigson was here.
Roseman said Donahoe, 64, brings "a lot of experience, valuable experience. He's been with winning organizations, and he's someone who can add a lot of insight."
Savage recently accepted the job as director of the Senior Bowl.
"That's a big-time job," Roseman said of Savage, who lives in Alabama, where the Senior Bowl is played. "That's somewhere where he was able to work [from] home, he has a young baby ... we wish him the best."
Ed Marynowitz is the new assistant director of pro scouting, Jake Hallum was added as a senior scout, John Middlekuaff was hired as West coast area scout, Dan Hatman as a pro scout, Alec Halaby was named special assistant to the general manager, and Jake Rosenberg became manager of football administration, helping witn the salary cap.
Marynowitz, Roseman noted "was the director of player personnel at Alabama ... he recruited a lot of the guys in the SEC, obviously he knows the SEC really well."
In addition to Savage, Dan Jeremiah and Ahmad Russell have left the personnel department. Jeremiah is working for NFL.com. Russell followed Grigson to Indianapolis.
Okay, so seeing that they didn't have a director of college scouting kind of really explains some of the terrible draft picks in the Reid era!— gdibig- Who's in charge of making horrible decisions? Is that still Andy and Howie?— ArtieLange
- Is this where someone writes Joe "Nickels" Banner?— jklinger
- I wouldn't give you two bits to write that. — fmMD
- Incredible...the mail boy now has staff and Joe recedes deeper into the recesses .....the little napolean has not given up power but he now does not have to say stupid things to the media......and HR is the offical front man from the puppett master.....as if this gets us any closer to a Lombardi Trophy.....— nuggett
- All things considered, I think Howie has done better as of late...granted he was shaky (and that's being generous) in the beginning of his tenure as GM, but he's put together a successful offseason by most accounts: Solid draft, picking up Bell after a tough loss of Peters, trading for Demeco, resigning herremans and mathis and djax and mccoy, etc...
would like a better back up QB, one more LB, and one more Safety, but all in all a great offseason for the birds...— JTR - Tom Donahoe built some good Steelers teams while Bill Cowher was there. Even while they were losing tons of their own free agents.— Norm3
- Roseman is a front man and puppet, he is a flunky with no real power....Lurie, Banner and Reid are the people with the power who really run the team, but they don't want the media and fans to know that, so they make pretend the flunky Roseman is running things.— phil500
- get a life gdbig! Go root for the Browns ..— bill poore
- Tom Modrack's mentor, I love it!— ldt6143
yes along with Howie, the 2nd yougest or youngest GM in the entire league (and also least qualified) they have what is probably the youngest group of scouts in the entire league. Almost every one of thier scouts is like late 20's or early 30's. They dont have like 1 veteran scout that has "seen it all". Not one. and most of them were hired just 2 years ago when Howie was promoted. and thats when the horrible drafts took place...and who made those hiring decisions...Andy Reid and Joe Banner...the true GM's of the 17th winningest team of the last 2 years.- and the beat goes on......................— losteagle
- why bring in new blood? someone with a new opinion? why take from other winning organizations so you might have insight into closing the deal???????????????— BuddyBall92
Comment removed.- The only management staff change that matters is a new head coach. Until that happens nothing really changes.— Kioto
