New Look Front Office
Posted: June 6th, 2022 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 9 Comments »A couple of years ago sweeping front office changes would probably have been welcomed by Eagles fans. Draft picks weren’t working out as planned, the roster lacked young talent and there just weren’t enough playmakers. Things changed in the past two years, with the team drafting well and young players starting to develop. This wasn’t an ideal time for change.
But changes happened. Lots of them. Let’s focus on the personnel department.
OUT
VP of Player Personnel Andy Weidl – left to become the Assistant GM with the Steelers
Director of Player Personnel Ian Cunningham – left to become Assistant GM with the Bears
Director of Player Personnel Brandon Brown – left to become Assistant GM with the Giants
VP of Football Operations Catherine Raiche – left to become Assistant GM with the Browns
Tom Donahoe – senior football advisor
Shawn Heinlen – area scout
TJ McCreight – personnel executive
IN
Matt Russell – Senior Personnel Director/Advisor to the General Manager
Brandon Hunt – Director of Scouting
Charles Walls – Director of Player Personnel
Jeremy Gray – Assistant Director of Pro Personnel
Jordon Dizon – National Scout
Jarrod Kilburn – College/Pro Scout
Rod Streater – Northeast Area Scout
Ben Ijalana – Scouting Assistant
PROMOTED
Dave Caldwell – Senior Personnel Director/Advisor to the General Manager
Alan Wolking – Director of Player Personnel
Phil Bhaya – Director of Draft Management
Max Gruder – Director of Pro Scouting
Ameena Soliman – Director of Personnel Operations/Pro Scout
Ryan Myers – Assistant Director of College Scouting
Matt Holland – Senior College/Pro Scout
No one loss is going to devestate the personnel department. No single addition is going to be a game-changer. The Eagles had some good people that took promotions from other teams. Howie Roseman brought in a solid group to replace them.
There will be changes in the structure and how things go. Weidl was a veteran scout and had a traditional football background. Howie didn’t make a traditional promotion to replace him. In fact, he didn’t give anyone Weidl’s old title. Howie instead created a new position (assistant GM) and split that between two trusted staff members.
Jon Ferrari – Assistant General Manager
Alec Halaby – Assistant General Manager
Who?
Ferrari previously was the VP of Football Operations and Compliance. His background is mainly as an administrator. He’s been with the Eagles since 2016. Ferrari worked for the league before that.
Halaby was the VP of Football Operations and Strategy. His background is in analytics. That phrase gets thrown around a lot these days. The Eagles are trying to use data to help make decisions involving gameday strategy, player evaluations and roster building. This will be his 15th season with the team so he knows the organization and how things are done.
That also means Halaby has some friends and enemies. Some members of the Chip Kelly staff didn’t like him. Doug Pederson and some of his coaches felt the same way. We haven’t heard much from the current set of coaches. Halaby is highly regarded by Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman. That’s how he’s stayed around this long.
Neither of these guys is supposed to take Weidl’s role. Don’t get all fired up about non-football guys now running the draft. Matt Russell and Dave Caldwell are Senior Personnel Directors. I tend to think they are stepping into the role Tom Donahoe had in recent years. That role is a mixture of scouting and advising. Will they have power over other staff members?
Alan Wolking was promoted to Director of Player Personnel. He could take on Weidl’s duties. Wolking wouldn’t have as much power, initially. In a year or two, maybe.
Last year you had multiple people reporting to Weidl. This year they will report directly to Roseman. We’ll have to wait and see how that works.
One of the keys to the recent success is that the personnel department and the coaching staff got on the same page. Defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon recently said the coaches have a specific plan for each player that is added (drafted/signed/traded for). That simply wasn’t the case with the previous coaching staff.
As long as the coaches and scouts still work well together, the new guys have a chance to continue the recent trend of good offseasons.
Bo Wulf did make one interesting note about the changes.
Perhaps most notable is Howie Roseman's willingness to give out the Assistant GM title for the first time after losing four employees to that role this offseason. If Jon Ferrari or Alec Halaby are going to leave now, it will be for the big job.
— Bo Wulf (@Bo_Wulf) June 3, 2022
I don’t know if there was a specific reason Howie didn’t give out the role previously. This is an interesting development. At the least, it tells you that he thinks highly of the two guys he promoted.
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Some might say I buried the lead in all of this.
Some Eagles news: Julian Lurie’s formal role in day-to-day operations is now official.
Details here:https://t.co/NlwzaGoZYE
— Bo Wulf (@Bo_Wulf) June 1, 2022
Lurie, the 27-year-old son of Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, will have the title of Business and Football Operations Strategy, reflecting his involvement in both the football operations and business sides of the organization, according to a team source. The younger Lurie moved into a permanent office space in the NovaCare Complex earlier this offseason.
I’m sure some will scream about nepotism and talk about what an awful move this is. The nepotism criticism is certainly fair, but anyone judging this move now is guessing.
Michael Bidwill took over running the Cardinals from his father and the team has benefited from that move. Stephen Jones has done some good things with the Cowboys. You can give a job to relative and have it be the right move.
There are also examples where similar moves didn’t go so well. This move does have risk. Jeff Lurie is getting older and wants to be able to have someone ready to take over the team so he’s involving his son now to give him time to learn on the job and be ready for when the time comes.
It is hard for me to have a strong opinion on this because I don’t know much about Julian Lurie. If he’s smart and driven, Julian could do a good job. If he has a sense of entitlement, this will not end well.
I would be concerned if I thought he was getting a lot of power right out of the gate. I think the senior Lurie and Howie Roseman will be smart enough to bring him along slowly. But we’ll see.
Weird things can happen when family is involved.
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[…] New Look Front Office – Iggles BlitzFerrari previously was the VP of Football Operations and Compliance. His background is mainly as an administrator. He’s been with the Eagles since 2016. Ferrari worked for the league before that. Halaby was the VP of Football Operations and Strategy. His background is in analytics. That phrase gets thrown around a lot these days. The Eagles are trying to use data to help make decisions involving gameday strategy, player evaluations and roster building. This will be his 15th season with the team so he knows the organization and how things are done. That also means Halaby has some friends and enemies. Some members of the Chip Kelly staff did not like him. Doug Pederson and some of his coaches felt the same way. We have not heard much from the current set of coaches. Halaby is highly regarded by Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman. That’s how he stayed around this long. […]
[…] New Look Front Office – Iggles BlitzFerrari was previously the VP of Football Operations and Compliance. His background is mainly as an administrator. He’s been with the Eagles since 2016. Ferrari worked for the league before that. Halaby was the VP of Football Operations and Strategy. His background is in analytics. That phrase gets thrown around a lot these days. The Eagles are trying to use data to help make decisions involving gameday strategy, player evaluations and roster building. This will be his 15th season with the team so he knows the organization and how things are done. That also means Halaby has some friends and enemies. Some members of the Chip Kelly staff didn’t like him. Doug Pederson and some of his coaches from him felt the same way. We haven’t heard much from the current set of coaches. Halaby is highly regarded by Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman. That’s how he’s stayed around this long. […]
[…] ニュールックフロントオフィス-IgglesBlitzフェラーリは以前、サッカーの運営とコンプライアンスの副社長を務めていました。 彼の経歴は主に管理者です。 彼は2016年からイーグルスに所属しています。それ以前はフェラーリがリーグで働いていました。 ハラビーはサッカーの運営と戦略の副社長でした。 彼の経歴は分析にあります。 そのフレーズは最近よく出回っています。 イーグルスは、ゲームデー戦略、プレーヤーの評価、名簿作成などの意思決定を支援するためにデータを使用しようとしています。 チームでの彼の15シーズンになるので、彼は組織と物事がどのように行われるかを知っています。 それはまた、ハラビーには何人かの友人と敵がいることを意味します。 チップケリーのスタッフの何人かは彼を気に入らなかった。 ダグ・ペダーソンと彼のコーチの何人かは同じように感じました。 現在のコーチからはあまり連絡がありません。 ハラビーは、ジェフ・ルーリーとハウィー・ローズマンから高く評価されています。 それが彼がこれほど長く滞在した方法です。 […]
[…] Nouveau look Front Office – Iggles BlitzFerrari était auparavant vice-président des opérations et de la conformité du football. Son parcours est principalement celui d’un manager. Il est avec les Eagles depuis 2016. Ferrari a travaillé pour la ligue avant cela. Halaby était vice-président des opérations et de la stratégie du football. Son expérience est dans l’analyse. Cette phrase fait beaucoup parler d’elle de nos jours. Eagles cherche à utiliser les données pour aider à prendre des décisions concernant la stratégie du jour de match, les évaluations des joueurs et la constitution de l’équipe. Ce sera sa 15e saison avec l’équipe, donc il connaît l’organisation et comment les choses se font. Cela signifie également que Halaby a des amis et des ennemis. Certains membres de l’équipe de Chip Kelly ne l’aimaient pas. Doug Pederson et certains de ses entraîneurs ont ressenti la même chose. Nous n’avons pas beaucoup entendu parler des entraîneurs actuels. Halaby est tenu en haute estime par Jeff Lurie et Howie Roseman. C’est pourquoi il est resté si longtemps. […]
[…] New Look Front Office – Iggles BlitzFerrari previously was the VP of Football Operations and Compliance. His background is mainly as an administrator. He’s been with the Eagles since 2016. Ferrari worked for the league before that. Halaby was the VP of Football Operations and Strategy. His background of him is in analytics. That phrase gets thrown around a lot these days. The Eagles are trying to use data to help make decisions involving gameday strategy, player evaluations and roster building. This will be his 15th season with the team so he knows the organization and how things are done. That also means Halaby has some friends and enemies. Some members of the Chip Kelly staff didn’t like him. Doug Pederson and some of his coaches felt the same way. We haven’t heard much from the current set of coaches. Halaby is highly regarded by Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman. That’s how he’s stayed around this long. […]
[…] New Look Entrance Workplace – Iggles BlitzFerrari was beforehand the VP of Soccer Operations and Compliance. His background is principally as an administrator. He is been with the Eagles since 2016. Ferrari labored for the league earlier than that. Halaby was the VP of Soccer Operations and Technique. His background is in analytics. That phrase will get thrown round quite a bit lately. The Eagles are attempting to make use of information to assist make selections involving gameday technique, participant evaluations and roster constructing. This will probably be his fifteenth season with the staff so he is aware of the group and the way issues are completed. That additionally means Halaby has some buddies and enemies. Some members of the Chip Kelly employees did not like him. Doug Pederson and a few of his coaches from him felt the identical manner. We have not heard a lot from the present set of coaches. Halaby is very regarded by Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman. That is how he is stayed round this lengthy. […]
[…] New Look Front Office – Iggles BlitzFerrari previously was the VP of Football Operations and Compliance. His background is mainly as an administrator. He’s been with the Eagles since 2016. Ferrari worked for the league before that. Halaby was the VP of Football Operations and Strategy. His background is in analytics. That phrase gets thrown around a lot these days. The Eagles are trying to use data to help make decisions involving gameday strategy, player evaluations and roster building. This will be his 15th season with the team so he knows the organization and how things are done. That also means Halaby has some friends and enemies. Some members of the Chip Kelly staff didn’t like him. Doug Pederson and some of his coaches felt the same way. We haven’t heard much from the current set of coaches. Halaby is highly regarded by Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman. That’s how he’s stayed around this long. […]
[…] નવો દેખાવ ફ્રન્ટ ઓફિસ – ઇગલ્સ બ્લિટ્…ફેરારી અગાઉ ફૂટબોલ ઓપરેશન્સ અને કમ્પ્લાયન્સના વીપી હતા. તેમની પૃષ્ઠભૂમિ મુખ્યત્વે સંચાલક તરીકેની છે. તે 2016 થી ઇગલ્સ સાથે છે. ફેરારીએ તે પહેલા લીગ માટે કામ કર્યું હતું. હલાબી ફૂટબોલ ઓપરેશન્સ એન્ડ સ્ટ્રેટેજીના વીપી હતા. તેની પૃષ્ઠભૂમિ વિશ્લેષણમાં છે. તે વાક્ય આ દિવસોમાં ઘણી આસપાસ ફેંકવામાં આવે છે. ઇગલ્સ ગેમ ડે વ્યૂહરચના, ખેલાડીઓના મૂલ્યાંકન અને રોસ્ટર નિર્માણને સંડોવતા નિર્ણયો લેવામાં મદદ કરવા માટે ડેટાનો ઉપયોગ કરવાનો પ્રયાસ કરી રહ્યાં છે. ટીમ સાથે આ તેની 15મી સીઝન હશે જેથી તે સંસ્થા અને વસ્તુઓ કેવી રીતે કરવામાં આવે છે તે જાણે છે. તેનો અર્થ એ પણ છે કે હલાબીના કેટલાક મિત્રો અને દુશ્મનો છે. ચિપ કેલી સ્ટાફના કેટલાક સભ્યો તેને પસંદ કરતા ન હતા. ડગ પેડરસન અને તેના કેટલાક કોચને પણ એવું જ લાગ્યું. અમે કોચના વર્તમાન સેટમાંથી ઘણું સાંભળ્યું નથી. હેલાબીને જેફ લ્યુરી અને હોવી રોઝમેન દ્વારા ખૂબ જ માનવામાં આવે છે. આ રીતે તે આટલા લાંબા સમય સુધી રહે છે. […]
[…] New Look Front Office – Iggles BlitzFerrari beforehand was the VP of Soccer Operations and Compliance. His background is especially as an administrator. He’s been with the Eagles since 2016. Ferrari labored for the league earlier than that. Halaby was the VP of Soccer Operations and Technique. His background is in analytics. That phrase will get thrown round lots lately. The Eagles try to make use of information to assist make choices involving gameday technique, participant evaluations and roster constructing. This might be his fifteenth season with the group so he is aware of the group and the way issues are achieved. That additionally means Halaby has some buddies and enemies. Some members of the Chip Kelly workers didn’t like him. Doug Pederson and a few of his coaches felt the identical method. We haven’t heard a lot from the present set of coaches. Halaby is extremely regarded by Jeff Lurie and Howie Roseman. That’s how he’s stayed round this lengthy. […]