I am afraid that Haley might have lost the team today.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by BigRock

Why is that assumed to be true? Before Pioli was hired, be it here or in Cleveland, all anyone talked about was how he was going to hire Josh McDaniels or Kirk Ferentz. There's no guarantees with such things.

You're right.

I am just speculating, but the fact is, most new GMs go with someone they have, or have had a working relationship with.

For DeCosta that is a shorter list than Pioli's, who's been in the league for much longer.