Eagles G.M. Tom Heckert technically doesn’t fit the official NFL anti-tampering policy definition of the term ”General Manager” because he doesn’t have final say over the Eagles’ draft, or the team’s 53-man roster.
But he possibly could be getting such authority in Cleveland.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Browns have requested permission to interview Heckert. The man who previously held the title, Phil Savage, had final say over the roster and the draft.
Under a new procedure adopted by the league in October 2008, a non-high-level front-office employee of a team still alive in the playoffs may interview for high-level jobs with other teams, but only with the permission of his current employer.
In other words, the Eagles can tell the Browns to get bent, at least until the Eagles get beat.
Philly also block the move if the new job doesn’t entail control of the draft or authority over the roster. Coach Andy Reid possesses “final say” with the Eagles.
Heckert’s standing in Philadelphia isn’t clear. When the Vikings came sniffing around three years ago, he scored a promotion to G.M. Last year, however, the Eagles seemed to be anxious to move on, with owner Jeffrey Lurie personally recommending Heckert to Falcons owner Arthur Blank for the G.M. job in Atlanta. (Former Patriots director of college scouting Thomas Dimitroff eventually was hired over Heckert.)
Since then, the team promoted Howie Roseman to the position of V.P. of player personnel, and there’s a loose sense in some league circles that Roseman is the real No. 2 man behind Reid.
Most recently, rumors and speculation had linked Heckert to the Lions. But it recently was reported that Heckert has no interest in joining the team.
As Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer points out, Heckert’s candidacy in Cleveland could be evidence of a potential pairing with Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, a former Eagles defensive assistant.
Thus, “Spagert” could end up being an alternative to what one league source has described to us as “Mankok” – the possible joint hire of coach Eric Mangini and G.M. George Kokinis.
HECKERT EMERGES AS CANDIDATE FOR BROWNS JOB
Posted by Mike Florio on January 7, 2009, 9:04 AM EDT
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Take Tom Heckert.
Please.
~Signed, EaglesFan
I love it…… the mankok
Well, I for one would certainly choose “Spagert” over “Mancock”.
Also, is it me or does Eric Mangini look a lot like Winnie The Pooh?
I don’t want any Mankok.
(Not that there’s anything wrong with that…)
Brady Quinn might prefer the “Mankok” pairing…
Mankok has infinitely more blog potential than Spagert. Please keep Taco Bill away from this topic. TIA.
If they go after Mankok really hard, they could end up with Spagert.
“Mankok” ??? Florio tsk tsk Who would be offensive coordinator Peter North? Defensive Coordinator John Holmes?
Mankok? Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Worst. Nickname. Ever.
ManKok!!! WTF!! HILARIOUS! You’ve outdone yourself this time Florio! Now I almost want them to get hired so I can watch the Channel 19 in Cleveland 4yrs from now and hear them say that “ManKok” is being replaced by the Chin.
theeraser21 says:
January 7th, 2009 at 9:07 am
I love it…… the mankok
EWWWWW!!!!! I mean – not there is anything wrong with that
Mankok seems like it would be easy to pull off. That’s what she said.
I am still unsure on how Heckert could be evaluated with Andy Reid being invloved. I mean, who was responsible for the Trent Cole and D. Jackson picks and who was responsible for the LJ Smith and Freddie Mitchell picks? Who thought that we did not need a punt returner last year or a fullback this year? Who wanted Matt McCoy and not Brandon Jacobs?
In a perfect world, Heckert goes and we hire Pioli. That is just dreaming though. For now, I will focus on the Giants. One game at a time.
“Beavis did you hear what Florio said?” “No Butt-head” “He said KOK.” Heeee heeee heeee.
AS A SEASON TICET HOLDER FOR 24 YEARS I WILL DRIVE HECKERT TO THE AIRPORT AND BANNERS CAP TYPE GUY(SHOULDN’T WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO KNOWS FOOTBALL IN ROSEMANS POSITION INSTEAD OF SOME CHISLER LIKE BANNER)ROSEMAN ALSO CAN GET A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT FROM ME ANYTIME—ITS NOT ABOUT WINNING,ITS ABOUT WINNING CHEAP…AS WE BACKED INTO THE PLAYOFFS THIS YEAR AND HAD TO SEE BANNER AND LURIE ON THE FIELD AT THE END OF THE DALLAS GAME
Mankok? Heck, no!
(Not that there’s anything wrong with that…)
If the “Mankok” experiment were to fail would it be a black eye for the organization or would it be a Brown Eye ?
In an unrelated story am I the only one who think the Packers should immediately trade for Jamaal Fudge from Atlanta if nothing else just for jersey sales alone…..
PS
where do i sign a long term deal ?
Signed B Quinn
I feel like ManKok experimenting could really last a long, long time unless of course it explodes a little earlier than expected. The fact that Mangini really likes to ride his players hard and Kokinis has been known to get down and dirty in the front office can only make for the best outcum. Not to mention the long, hard hours they put in and out and in again.
If theres one thing I can get behind its a ”ManKok.”
Howie Rosman the real #2 in some circles?? The only circle is his dining room table!!! Howie is a complete fraud, he’s Banner’s boy and everyone knows that.
Conveniently, (among my circles) he’s friends with Florio…hell Rosman probably wrote this article himself to boost his ego…and a plug as the Eagles #2 man to the rest of the country. The way they managed the team the past 2 years I wouldn’t be proud to put my name on the line.
Remember…they made the playoffs because the Bucs couldn’t be Oakland…
The Eagles are slowly going to become a disaster under this regime….
Gallaghded,
I’d take Brahman back, if he brought Reggie, Clyde, Jerome and Seth with him.
To adamike:
Yeah, dude, the key word is “slowly” I guess. Don’t worry, you’ll know what a disaster is when McNabb and Reid are gone from that hell hole.
To Galleghedj311:
Over here in Cleveland, we know what it’s like to be embarrassed by idiot fans. But I think you may have it worse in Philly. That anyone can be so down on a winning franchise completely baffles me.
I agree with Ralph GreNader. I can also get behind ManKok…but there’s NO WAY I’m getting in front of one!