Murphy himself doesn't inspire confidence the confidence for me, it's the idea that they SEEM to be working together and that it SEEMS that they BOTH have the veto power to say, nope this guy is out for me and he's out, until they narrow it down to one.

I don't fully trust any one person, which is why I like the teamwork, and both Murphy and Gute seem more like football guys, more than say a Bruce Allen, which I don't trust at all.

Originally Posted by: beast 

It seems to me like it's mostly Murphy making the calls with input from Gute. Perhaps it's more equal. I haven't researched in that much detail. Ideally for me, Gute would be the main one making the decision, but with final discretion and input from Murphy. It seems like it's mostly going to be Murphy's decision with input from Gute. That makes me nervous because I'm not convinced Murphy is the best person for that role.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower 

It seems to me like it's mostly Murphy making the calls with input from Gute. Perhaps it's more equal. I haven't researched in that much detail. Ideally for me, Gute would be the main one making the decision, but with final discretion and input from Murphy. It seems like it's mostly going to be Murphy's decision with input from Gute. That makes me nervous because I'm not convinced Murphy is the best person for that role.

Originally Posted by: DoddPower 

Several other franchises operate the same way, the Steelers for one. I'm not sold on it myself.

You said you're not convinced Murphy is the best person to hire a Head Coach. Conversely, I ask, what convinces you that Brian is?

Mark Murphy served something like 17 seasons as Northwesterns AD and hired several coaches. I think he has other credentials too that might make him more suitable for making the hire than Brian. Maybe he's keeping Brian in the loop in a mentoring manner? Kind of doing a touch base after an interview, what did you see? And telling him what he didn't see?

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

On another pleasant note, did anyone hear Rodgers in his comments that he was WITH HIS PARENTS at his home when he found out. I was happy to hear that.

Originally Posted by: KRK