Chiefs reach out to Louis Riddick for GM spot

[Sure-Oz]

@RapSheet: The #Chiefs have reached out to ESPN analyst Louis Riddick to set up an interview for next week for their now-vacant GM job, sources say.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...louis-riddick-

Report: Chiefs want to interview Louis Riddick for G.M. opening

Posted by Josh Alper on June 25, 2017, 10:53 AM EDT

The Chiefs made waves last week with the surprising announcement that they had dismissed General Manager John Dorsey after four years with the team.

The team’s co-directors of player personnel*Mike Borgonzi and Brett Veach are expected to be candidates for a promotion, but the team will be looking outside the organization as well. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Chiefs want ESPN analyst Louis Riddick*to interview*for the job.

Riddick was a defensive back for several teams in the 1990s and worked in the personnel departments in Washington and Philadelphia before making the move to TV. Riddick interviewed for the 49ers General Manager vacancy earlier this year before they hired John Lynch.

Riddick said he was close to getting that job and,*true or not, it looks like he’s getting another chance to make his case for running an NFL personnel department.

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

Riddick is a candidate in Kansas City, but he hasn’t directly been contacted yet

Spoiler!

A strange situation emerged on Sunday morning, when the league-owned media conglomerate (i.e., partially owned by the Chiefs) reported that the Chiefs had reached out to ESPN analyst and former NFL defensive back Louis Riddick about interviewing for the unanticipated G.M. vacancy in Kanas City. Riddick, who presumably would be interested in interviewing for the job given his interest in the 49ers G.M. position earlier this year, took to Twitter to declare that he hasn’t been contacted by the Chiefs.

So what’s going on? One theory, as offered earlier today on the non-vacation vacation edition of the PFT Live podcast (and in the video attached to this post) is that Riddick simply hadn’t been contacted yet, but that he will be. In that case, his more prudent move arguably would have been: (1) to appreciate having his name in circulation for another G.M. job; and (2) to wait for what may have been inevitable.

As one media source explains it to PFT, the truth is that, technically, the Chiefs hadn’t directly contacted Riddick, but that the team had contacted his representation. Which allowed Riddick to technically claim that he hadn’t been contacted by the Chiefs.

So why did Riddick, who definitely is a candidate for the job, shout down the report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Media on social media? It likely has something to do with what he said, or more accurately didn’t say, about the situation to ESPN. Another factor quite likely may be the fact that ESPN’s NFL information machinery ended up being scooped by a competitor — a dynamic that one specific reporter at ESPN is reputed to be very sensitive about, even if said reporter pretends publicly to not be.

For now, Riddick is continuing to pretend to not be a candidate for the Chiefs job, even though he is. It likely is a matter of time for him to interview, unless he withdraws his name or the team decides based on the clunky public denial to move on to another candidate.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...contacted-yet/

They are gong to need more than "One theory" and "one media source" to convince me, especially when Riddick himself is denying it.

[RobBlake]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I don't doubt his credentials. We're not talking about any front office job. We're talking about a Chiefs team that had one of the best personnel departments in football. And now we're getting second pick to a 49ers team that had one of the least attractive GM openings in the market?

It's not like Riddick was popping off the page for anyone else. If they want to bring him for our personnel department, I'd be ecstatic. But not our GM.

Just because York felt Lynch was a better fit for their franchise doesn't make Riddick unqualified for another team. That is some linear thinking when there's many qualities that need to mesh for a successful sports management team.

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by RobBlake

Just because York felt Lynch was a better fit for their franchise doesn't make Riddick unqualified for another team. That is some linear thinking when there's many qualities that need to mesh for a successful sports management team.

Since York is a moron that has ruined that franchise I don't think it says much at all about Riddick. It may mean he would be a good choice for the 49ers.

[RobBlake]

Originally Posted by splatbass

Since York is a moron that has ruined that franchise I don't think it says much at all about Riddick. It may mean he would be a good choice for the 49ers.

York has much to do to repair his image and the franchise, but i've been delightfully surprised by the competency of Lynch