The Giants didn't merely neglect to cancel general-manager candidate Monti Ossenfort’s interview after firing head coach Joe Decide.
Solid over the previous yr as one of many co-favorites to switch Dave Gettleman due to his tight relationship with Decide, Ossenfort’s résumé warranted consideration by itself benefit. In any case, Ossenfort was a finalist within the Browns’ GM search in 2020 — the job went to Andrew Berry, however the competitors additionally included now-Vikings GM George Paton — and he was one in all 4 finalists in a 15-candidate search by the Panthers in 2021. The opposite three are a part of the Giants’ area as properly.
“Monti is an efficient information-gatherer who has plenty of respect when he walks into a school as a result of they know he's reliable,” a league supply acquainted with Ossenfort advised The Submit. “He's an excellent supervisor of individuals and expertise evaluator. He'll sit and hear, however he may have the [guts] to make the choice himself and never do it in a disrespectful technique to the individuals who gave him the data.”
The set-up for the third day of double-interviews carried out by Giants co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch and senior director of participant personnel Chris Mara will need to have created an ungainly dynamic in Nashville, Tenn., the place the Titans are on a bye as the highest seed within the AFC playoffs.
Ossenfort interviewed Friday instantly after the particular person straight above him on the organizational hierarchy, Titans vp of participant personnel Ryan Cowden, who was up for the Washington GM job in 2021. Titans GM Jon Robinson made Cowden one in all his first massive hires in 2016 and later introduced in Ossenfort (a former eight-year colleague) in 2020, when Ossenfort’s contract with the Patriots was about to run out and the transfer now not could possibly be blocked by Invoice Belichick.
“Monti is the man Jon Robinson listens to essentially the most over the past yr and a half,” the supply mentioned. “He’s going to have relationship with a head coach no matter whether or not he is aware of him or not and no matter what kind of persona they're. A GM who blames issues on a head coach when gamers are underperforming — or when one is speaking in regards to the different — all the time fails.”
Ossenfort spent six seasons because the Patriots’ director of school scouting, succeeding Robinson. His tenure overlaps with a downturn within the Patriots’ draft-and-develop technique, however these tape-grinders who've been within the rooms with Ossenfort converse extremely of his analysis acumen. The Titans have relied most on Ossenfort for his draft voice.
“Monti is a strong scout and he comes from the main points background,” one other league supply mentioned. “Nobody on the Giants’ listing has ever picked a participant or been a remaining decision-maker earlier than.”
Ossenfort gained’t want introductions to most of the candidates commanding interviews for the NFL’s different seven head-coaching vacancies. The Giants will wait to start interviews for Decide’s alternative till after hiring a GM, however former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores, Payments offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo all overlapped in New England with Ossenfort.
Whereas Belichick’s teaching tree is stuffed with head-coaching misses, his govt tree has spurned extra encouraging outcomes, together with Robinson, Tremendous Bowl-winning Buccaneers basic supervisor Jason Licht and former Falcons basic supervisor Thomas Dimitroff. Different latest protégés embrace Bob Quinn, who was fired by the Lions final season, and the Texans’ Nick Caserio, who's about to rent a second head coach in as many seasons in cost.
“He’s certified on his personal,” the primary supply mentioned. “Monti has that Boston background to deal with the larger market and do his factor.”
Cowden spent most of his profession (16 years) in scouting for the Panthers and earned a promotion to assistant director when the Panthers’ GM was … Gettleman. However that affiliation, whereas not in style with Giants followers, shouldn't have any bearing as a result of Gettleman’s right-hand adviser with the Panthers, Brandon Beane, has turn into a profitable GM with the Payments.
The Giants will interview Ravens director of scouting Joe Hortiz on Saturday and the 49ers’ duo of assistant GM Adam Peters and director of participant personnel Ran Carthon on Monday.
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