Rumored Payton connection: Jeff Ireland

[Mr. Scot]

From USA Today's Saints writer John Sigler, regarding the Cardinals hire of Monti Ossenfort as GM...

And the Cardinals never so much as met with Payton’s presumed preferences for the job — Saints personnel executives like Jeff Ireland and Khai Harley, and their former scouting director Ryan Pace. New Orleans won’t allow Payton to bring Ireland or Harley with him as lateral moves, so it seems they won’t have an inroad to Arizona with Ossenfort taking over.

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Similar speculation from other sources suggested that the Cardinals hiring a "non-Payton approved" GM might lessen their chances of getting Payton.

Jeff Ireland would certainly make sense as someone who could come along with Payton to do the legwork under a Payton "full control" umbrella.

Ireland interviewed for the Panthers GM job last time around but didn't make it past the first round.

[Waldo]

So we are getting a new gimp GM or what? What a pooshow...again. 

[Proudiddy]

Ireland sucks.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, Proudiddy said:

Ireland sucks.

He was a consultant with the Saints for a few years before taking an official job with them. He's done okay with their drafts.

He'd be subservient to Payton in this role of course since Payton wants final say.

 

[joemac]

32 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

From USA Today's Saints writer John Sigler, regarding the Cardinals hire of Monti Ossenfort as GM...

And the Cardinals never so much as met with Payton’s presumed preferences for the job — Saints personnel executives like Jeff Ireland and Khai Harley, and their former scouting director Ryan Pace. New Orleans won’t allow Payton to bring Ireland or Harley with him as lateral moves, so it seems they won’t have an inroad to Arizona with Ossenfort taking over.

(Link)

Similar speculation from other sources suggested that the Cardinals hiring a "non-Payton approved" GM might lessen their chances of getting Payton.

Jeff Ireland would certainly make sense as someone who could come along with Payton to do the legwork under a Payton "full control" umbrella.

Ireland interviewed for the Panthers GM job last time around but didn't make it past the first round.

Is there an actual quote from Payton claiming he’s got to have full control at whatever job he takes next?

[Proudiddy]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

He was a consultant with the Saints for a few years before taking an official job with them. He's done okay with their drafts.

He'd be subservient to Payton in this role of course since Payton wants final say.

 

I think my issue with him, if memory serves me correctly, was his time with the Dolphins.  Wasn't he the guy that asked Dez Bryant if his mother was a prostitute and his father was her pimp?  And if that was him, I don't think he had too hot of a tenure in Miami from a success standpoint either. 

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, joemac said:

Is there an actual quote from Payton claiming he’s got to have full control at whatever job he takes next?

Other inside sources have said the same.

[Mr. Scot]

8 minutes ago, Proudiddy said:

I think my issue with him, if memory serves me correctly, was his time with the Dolphins.  Wasn't he the guy that asked Dez Bryant of his mother was a prostitute and his father was her pimp?  And if that was him, I don't think he had too hot of a tenure in Miami from a auccess standpoint either. 

Yeah, that was him 

[trueblade]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Other inside sources have said the same.

Almost makes it sound like Payton was interviewing the Texans owner and not the other way around...

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, trueblade said:

Almost makes it sound like Payton was interviewing the Texans owner and not the other way around...

Pretty much.

Payton's in demand with multiple suitors.

[top dawg]

[kungfoodude]

Hard no to any non-Kathy Ireland's.

[Khyber53]

I mean, the Saints are only like $58 million over the cap for next season right now. Good management and accounting there.

That team sold their souls to a Voudoun mambo to get that Super Bowl ring and since then it has been a long slow stroll down to the urine soaked alleys lining Bourbon Street. How about we stay out of that and keep our hand on our wallet until we get out of that neighborhood?

[Soul Rebel]

Do. Not. Want. Ireland. 

I want Payton pending a few details, but I really like what Fitts is doing. 

Really seems like Steichen + Brian Johnson + Stroud/Levis/Richardson + experienced DC would be the best move.