RWJ Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 For those of you who'd like to see a GM associated with this team, here is the fellow that worked under Job Gibbs before. http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl Bears | DePaul not under contract for 2007 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:29:35 -0800 David Haugh, of the Chicago Tribune, reports Chicago Bears pro personnel director Bobby DePaul will see his contract expire in May, according to team sources. It was previously reported that DePaul was under contract for next season. http://www.chicagobears.com/team/FrontOfficeBio.asp?front_office_id=8 Bobby DePaul, in his sixth year as the Bears director of pro personnel, has played an instrumental role to Chicago’s two division championships achieved during his tenure with the team. Hired on June 19, 2001, the 17-year NFL veteran came to Chicago after serving as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles player personnel department for four years following an eight-year career as an NFL assistant coach. DePaul evaluates players in the professional ranks, prepares the club for its acquisitions through free agency or the waiver wire and manages the advance scouting for Bears opponents. In addition to supervising the pro personnel department, DePaul has a hand in day-to-day football operations, assisting with salary cap maintenance, contract negotiations and overseeing the development of scouting football systems technology. DePaul entered the NFL in 1989, hired by former Bears defensive back Richie Petitbon as a member of Joe Gibbs’ coaching staff at Washington where he stayed until 1993 after winning an NFL championship with the Redskins’ Super Bowl XXVI victory over Buffalo. The Bowie, Md., native then served on the Bengals coaching staff for three seasons before joining the Eagles as a scout. Born in 1963, DePaul attended Archbishop John Carroll High School in Washington, D.C., where he played fullback and linebacker on a team that lost only once during his three-year varsity career. DePaul attended the University of Maryland and played linebacker on three Atlantic Coast Conference champion Terrapin squads and made four bowl appearances under former Detroit Lions and San Diego Chargers head coach Bobby Ross. DePaul and his wife, Lisa, have two daughters, Ariel and Ashley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 But, is there any evidence that the Redskins are interested in a GM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Lloyd Christmas Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 But, is there any evidence that the Redskins are interested in a GM? that would make too much sense, so the answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Interesting, and you have to like the way the Bears have assembled their team, especially on the defensive side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty-eight Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 They have a sweet o-line too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnyles Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Then Gibbs would have absolutely nothing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcardle1982 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Come on guys Vinny is doin a great job.:doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 This is the same guy who found guys like Vasher, Tillman, and Hester? I want him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallntfox Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I have been touting Depaul for this job for over a year. Every time a GM discussion comes up I have posted his name and bio. What I didn't know is that his contract is set to expire. Come home Bobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaMuller7 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 LISTEN!!! Under the Gibbs/Snyder/Cerrato era there will be no GM, PLAIN AND SIMPLE, so you can stop with the threads!!! We have to many people in the FO with big heads thinking they can run the show without a GM, so there is no point in posting hypothetical threads............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskins Diehard Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 I think most of the threads are hypotheticals and what if threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimster Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I think most of the threads are hypotheticals and what if threads. what if they're not ...sorry I couldn't help it.:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
str8jacket Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I dont think they want a gm. The Skins FO is imfamous for moving fast. They just dont waste much time. And i would have thought with all the college games etc. that they would have got one in here quick. Probably not gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
44-XVII Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 Then more of Vinny moves? :doh: Someone has to do something. But he is one of Dans Friends. Doesn´t he? Oh... Not gonna happen. :doh: :dallasuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilgamesh Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I would love us to bring in DePaul, then gut our C-, D+ scouting staff and start over. We need to start hitting on late round picks again if we're ever going to turn this thing around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 LISTEN!!! Under the Gibbs/Snyder/Cerrato era there will be no GM, PLAIN AND SIMPLE, so you can stop with the threads!!! We have to many people in the FO with big heads thinking they can run the show without a GM, so there is no point in posting hypothetical threads............ You're absolutely correct. Let's hire DePaul and get rid of Cerrato....the perfect zero-sum solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Om Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 If the team was going to bring in another personnel guy, they probably would have done so already. FA starts in 35 days on March 2. Teams are already heavily into scouting and player evaluation, including the Redskins. Bringing in someone cold and expecting them to contribute meaningfully in building the 2007 roster seems unrealistic at this point. To be meaningfully involved, someone new would have realistically had to be here for a few weeks already familiarizing himself with the current roster and interviewing the coaches to get a feel for what they want to do. I was one who hoped to see a proven personnel guy added to the mix, whether he was called a "GM" or not. Doesn't look like its going to happen, though ... so I'm left to hope that they learned some valuable lessons last year and will proceed accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwo40 Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 I think as long as Gibbs is here you won't see a GM. It's his show to succeed or fail with.... Now if he retires and the team is still playing .500 ball then maybe Synder and co will blow the team up and hire a GM to rebuild. Which means unfortunately, that if we wind up with a GM it will mean a few more seasons of suffering for Skins fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Gut Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 the GM issue is dead, forget it let's just hope our GM-via-democratic-group-meetings setup gets it right this offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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