u/encladd

So I was listening to the latest athletic football show and it was all about how GM’s are hired.

It got me thinking about hortiz, but it really got me thinking about Jon Spanos. His official roll is president of football operations. It’s been very unclear what he exactly does over the years, but the website makes it clear he oversees all player personnel. So I started googling the position to see what other teams have it.

It turns out that nobody I could find has this roll above the GM. In fact, a GM like Howie Roseman is the president of football operations.

Every time I’ve tried to investigate this I get shot down. Popper won’t answer questions about it. So are the chargers the only team with that position? Is he the actual GM and Hortiz is more of a VP in that roll? How does that relationship work?

I know the chargers fired AJ smith because he couldn’t get along with the ownership. Was that when they named John to his position?

Edit: looks like some teams have a president of football ops and a GM. Matt Ryan was just named president of football operations at the Falcons.

This is not satire. This is something he actually said. The biggest critic of load management now thinks players should manage their injuries in the regular season to be healthy for the postseason.

Kawhi was always right. Taking care of your body to play into your 30s and even 40 is going to be the new norm. Kawhi was just ahead of the curve. I loved that we got a vintage season from him this late in his career. Make no mistake: it’s only because of load management.

I understand the disappointment that fans feel when a player doesn’t play to a game they pay increasingly more money for, but I think it’s worth it to not have to think what could have been.