GM Candidates

[MileHighGrowler]

(12-17-2020, 02:35 PM)ochocincos Wrote: It's GM-lite, IIRC.

Tobin's official title is Director of Player Personnel.
As such, his primary responsibility is with what players to add/remove via FA and the draft.

A GM would also be the direct manager for the HC and gets final decision-making power on coaches too.
I believe that Taylor does not report up to Tobin, but rather both he and Tobin report to Mike Brown.
As such, I don't believe Tobin is the decision-maker on what coaches to keep, and therefore does not have all the responsibilities that a true GM has.

But when you look at the names out there acting as "advisors" for teams, bringing someone in to help guide personnel and coaching decisions (like Tobin is now) and advise strategically to me is honestly just fine as a step in the right direction.  I think that roll can be successful even if it's not a pure power controller like we'd all love.