Rotoworld ranks Gettleman 9th best GM in NFL

[Mr. Scot]

Link here: Best GMs - 2015

Not especially meaningful, but cool. Before you crow too much though, you might want to take a look at who else they gave high marks to (like number 10, for example).

[t96]

Belichick #1 is outrageous. He's an all-time head coach, not an all-time personnel man.

[RelaxImaPro]

Belichick #1 is outrageous. He's an all-time head coach, not an all-time personnel man.

He controls all the Pats' personnel decisions as well. He's pretty much their GM and head coach.

They've missed the playoffs once in the past 15 years (with an 11-5 record and Matt Flynn as the QB at that IIRC). I'd say he's done a pretty fuging good job.

[Mother Grabber]

Nippleshorts is number 1, they just don't know it yet.

[Jesse]

He controls all the Pats' personnel decisions as well. He's pretty much their GM and head coach.

They've missed the playoffs once in the past 15 years (with an 11-5 record and Matt Flynn as the QB at that IIRC). I'd say he's done pretty fuging good job.

Matt Cassel. And as much as I hate Belicheat, he is a great football coach.

[Jeremy Igo]

Not sure Hurney ever cracked the 20s

[pepaw]

Credibility gone with Loomis at 10. 

[rdog157h]

He controls all the Pats' personnel decisions as well. He's pretty much their GM and head coach.

They've missed the playoffs once in the past 15 years (with an 11-5 record and Matt Flynn as the QB at that IIRC). I'd say he's done a pretty fuging good job.

 

I guess we all know Nate Conleys' CH username now.

[Rags]

Man I may be stirring the pot here but uh

 

What rank are the GMs that spend big money every year?

[gettlemanjack]

guy who wrote the article looks like this:

[Mr. Scot]

Credibility gone with Loomis at 10.

Would you put Reese at number eight given the past two years?

[O-Ther]

Impressive 5 spot jump for Gettleman from last year's ranking.

[t96]

He controls all the Pats' personnel decisions as well. He's pretty much their GM and head coach.

They've missed the playoffs once in the past 15 years (with an 11-5 record and Matt Flynn as the QB at that IIRC). I'd say he's done a pretty fuging good job.

 

But is it because of his coaching abilities or personnel decisions? Of course he's done a great job overall in his position, but I would strongly argue it's because of his coaching abilities significantly more than his personnel decisions. 

[top dawg]

But is it because of his coaching abilities or personnel decisions? Of course he's done a great job overall in his position, but I would strongly argue it's because of his coaching abilities significantly more than his personnel decisions. 

 

In Belichick's case, I really don't see how you can credibly separate the two.  He does it all from draft, to free agency, to coaching.  Bill knows how to field championship teams off the field as well as on.  I think that people just like to hate on him because he's Bill Belichick.  Give the man his due in all aspects of the game.