Procus Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/05/27/eagles-hire-former-jaguars-gm-dave-caldwell/ Eagles hire former Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell Dave Caldwell, the Jaguars general manager who was fired late last season, has landed in Philadelphia. The Eagles announced today that Caldwell has joined their front office with the title of Personnel Executive. Caldwell was the Jaguars’ GM from 2013 to 2020 and had worked for the Falcons, Colts and Panthers before that. In his new role with the Eagles, Caldwell will be involved in both college and pro scouting. The Eagles also announced the following front office hires: Phil Bhaya as college scout in the Southeast, Brandon Brown as Director of Player Personnel, Ian Cunningham as Director of Player Personnel, Matt Holland as college scout in the Northeast, Bryce Johnston as Senior Director of Football Transactions, Evan Pritt as Scouting Assistant, Catherine Raîche as Vice President of Football Operations, Jeff Scott as Senior Pro Scout and Ameena Soliman as Pro Scout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerdog Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 too many chefs in the kitchen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talkingbirds Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I’ll say it first…..Super Bowl. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Howie be lookin over that shoulder now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike030270 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, flyerdog said: too many chefs in the kitchen It's so he has enough scapegoats for everything that goes wrong 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Philly Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 He better know how to fist bump. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggles25 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIRV Griffen Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, What The F said: Howie be lookin over that shoulder now..... Definitely a shot across the bow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I'm not sure, in the event that Howie is fired, that Caldwell would be an upgrade. His track record, particularly with top-10 picks, is pretty awful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavyharmonies Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 That article buries the lead. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31521590/philadelphia-eagles-promote-catherine-raiche-vp-football-ops-hire-dave-caldwell-front-office Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Mr_Philly said: He better know how to fist bump. Doesn't paper win though ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vee Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-the-best-and-worst-nfl-teams-at-selecting-first-round-picks-since-2010 Jim Caldwell's Jacksonville Jaguars are at the bottom of this list... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 3 hours ago, metal said: I'm not sure, in the event that Howie is fired, that Caldwell would be an upgrade. His track record, particularly with top-10 picks, is pretty awful. Can’t hire someone who’d be a threat to unseat him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwestbrook36 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 What about the girl they made vice president of personnel?? 1 hour ago, Vee said: https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-the-best-and-worst-nfl-teams-at-selecting-first-round-picks-since-2010 Jim Caldwell's Jacksonville Jaguars are at the bottom of this list... When did Jim become a GM? 😛 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EazyEaglez Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 7 hours ago, heavyharmonies said: That article buries the lead. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31521590/philadelphia-eagles-promote-catherine-raiche-vp-football-ops-hire-dave-caldwell-front-office The Eagles are grabbing up people from the Canadian Football League, the WTF, and the Jags. Good thing Howie is stuffing the PPD with people from winning organizations. 😒 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 I mean... He could hire a number of the brightest guys in the business but it means nothing if he doesn't listen to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manz2821 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Howie lining up a scapegoat for next year's draft if he screws that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vee Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 12 hours ago, Bwestbrook36 said: What about the girl they made vice president of personnel?? When did Jim become a GM? 😛 The "girl" has been with the franchise for two years already, and I'm not sure what role she plays, so I don't know about any issues there. A GM that comes from a historically awful drafting organization to, "contribute to the evaluation of the Eagles team, while also assisting with both the pro and college scouting process" doesn't look, or sound good. I'm not sure what value he brings, other than perhaps being a tie breaker. On draft day, if there are two differing opinions on what to do, perhaps they'll ask Caldwell and do the opposite. I could see that working well. I'm happy that the Eagles are investing more personnel towards developing a better draft selection process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgcd3 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 7 hours ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said: I mean... He could hire a number of the brightest guys in the business but it means nothing if he doesn't listen to them. The fact is they have never really shied away from hiring good people. The decision making just stinks in the end. Also of note it's not like good people necessarily individually evaluate all these prospects well either. The primary function of every job isn't to do player evaluations tho they all do it to some extent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerdog Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 19 hours ago, Mike030270 said: It's so he has enough scapegoats for everything that goes wrong or so that there are even more people Howie can ultimately overrule during the draft.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle45 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Eagles in 2024: That bust was a Caldwell pick. Howie wanted (insert pro-bowler here) instead, but he was being too collaborative. He's learned his lesson. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltpeter Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Definitely seems like a case of "too many cooks in the kitchen." How many high level executives do you need in your scouting department? How many different perspectives can a front office get before it starts to second guess every decision it makes? I'd rather just let Weidl do his thing and cut out the other clutter, not add more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleVA Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 On 5/27/2021 at 11:25 AM, Procus said: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/05/27/eagles-hire-former-jaguars-gm-dave-caldwell/ Eagles hire former Jaguars GM Dave Caldwell Dave Caldwell, the Jaguars general manager who was fired late last season, has landed in Philadelphia. The Eagles announced today that Caldwell has joined their front office with the title of Personnel Executive. Caldwell was the Jaguars’ GM from 2013 to 2020 and had worked for the Falcons, Colts and Panthers before that. In his new role with the Eagles, Caldwell will be involved in both college and pro scouting. The Eagles also announced the following front office hires: Phil Bhaya as college scout in the Southeast, Brandon Brown as Director of Player Personnel, Ian Cunningham as Director of Player Personnel, Matt Holland as college scout in the Northeast, Bryce Johnston as Senior Director of Football Transactions, Evan Pritt as Scouting Assistant, Catherine Raîche as Vice President of Football Operations, Jeff Scott as Senior Pro Scout and Ameena Soliman as Pro Scout. Excellent, sounds like Howie has little to no say concerning player selections and righfuly so, he really F'd up this past draft, no corners and a crippled interior Olineman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTW Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 They'll talk collaboration, Lurie can add to the number of people in the organization he'll say could be GM of another team...but ultimately they are either scapegoats or progressive diversity hires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Saltpeter said: Definitely seems like a case of "too many cooks in the kitchen." How many high level executives do you need in your scouting department? How many different perspectives can a front office get before it starts to second guess every decision it makes? I'd rather just let Weidl do his thing and cut out the other clutter, not add more. You can say with talent evaluation not exactly being a strength of Howie’s, having someone who has the experience to work with / guide him is probably beneficial (although I don’t have much faith in Caldwell’s abilities in that area either). But I would have preferred they bring in a young up-and-comer trying to cut his teeth in the business. Reid did that here with Veach who is now KC’s GM and seems to have a real eye for talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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