Episode #180: Brad Holmes hired as GM

This week the guys discuss the Detroit Lions’ search for a new general manager, how the team landed on Rams director of scouting Brad Holmes for the job, as well as project how this hire will influence the coaching search.

• Exploring how Holmes became the Lions next GM
• The Lions interviewed 12 candidates, Holmes was the 9th one
• Final 4 candidates: Brad Holmes, Ed Dodds, Jeff Ireland, and Terry Fontenot
• Holmes was first up to get a 2^nd interview (in-person)
• He was offered a contract at the conclusion of the meeting
• Holmes accepted the contract, a 5-year deal
• Shelia Ford Hamp and Rod Wood deliver statements
• Reviewing Holmes history, including his 18-year rise through the Rams organization
• Examining Holmes approach to scouting/evaluating
• Keep an eye on the Rams at Packers, Saturday, 4:35 pm EST on FOX
• Rams 2021 free agents will be important to know
• Rams’ safety John Johnson was profiled ahead of last weekend’s Playoff game
• Is Rams’ DC Brandon Staley now in the mix?
• Lions Completed 6 head coach interviews, with the 7^th coming on Friday
• Marvin Lewis, Former Bengals HC, currently an assistant at Arizona State(background)
• Eric Bieniemy, Chiefs’ OC(background)
• Darrell Bevell, Lions’ OC
• Robert Saleh, 49ers’ DC(background)
• Dan Campbell, Saints’ TE coach, Asst. HC (background)
• Arthur Smith, Titans’ OC (background)
• Todd Bowles, Bucs’ DC, Former Jets’ HC (background) — interviewing on Friday
• Smith to have a second interview with Lions on Friday
• Spots still available: Chargers, Eagles, Falcons, Jets, and Texans
• Jaguars signed Urben Meyer — will the dominoes start falling now?
• We dive back into the listener’s mailbag and answer a handful of questions.

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