How soon after the game on sunday will a new GM be announced?

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Boris The Great

There is a lot of misinformation in this thread.


Neither Polian or Pioli is a GM and neither has full control over a team. The Pats and Colts could not stop either guy from talking to the Chiefs. But Polian and Pioli themselves can decline to be interviewed, or they can be interviewed and decline the job.

You're wrong on this. If they are under contract the club can deny permission. They changed the rules this year at the owner's meetings.

Basically, after the regular season ends, the Lions can request permission to interview anyone who doesn’t have full control over personnel decisions with his team. But the candidate’s team has the right to deny permission. (If the team gives permission to one team to interview a person, it must give permission to every team that asks.)