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VeveJones007
05-08-2017, 10:48 PM
Kimberley A. Martin‏
Sources: #Jets sr. dir of college scouting Rex Hogan expected to join #Colts. So is #Seahawks exec Ed Dodds

Seth Wickersham
@mlombardiNFL and @JoeBanner13 were onto something w Brian Decker, who's now @colts Player Personnel Strategist

VeveJones007
05-08-2017, 10:49 PM
Article on Decker:

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17255219/green-beret-brian-decker-thinks-improve-success-rate-nfl-first-round-draft-picks

VeveJones007
05-08-2017, 10:50 PM
Matt Miller's reaction to Dobbs and Hogan:

Holy shit. Ballard is assembling the Avengers of scouting.

Spike
05-08-2017, 11:12 PM
Article on Decker:

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17255219/green-beret-brian-decker-thinks-improve-success-rate-nfl-first-round-draft-picks

Article? More like War and Peace. Great read though, thanks.

GoBigBlue88
05-09-2017, 11:38 AM
So weird to see, as much as the media HATED Ryan Grigson (and don't underestimate the real hate out there), they LOVE everything Ballard does. The drooling over these hires has been everywhere.

Truth is probably somewhere in between on all, of course.

sherck
05-09-2017, 11:55 AM
Article on Decker:

http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/17255219/green-beret-brian-decker-thinks-improve-success-rate-nfl-first-round-draft-picks
Great article! Man, this is exactly the kind of thing that I love to read that Ballard may come to rely on.

Lots and lots of folks can analyze a player's physical traits and performances and say whether they have the physical skills to perform as desired. The hardware is there.

But climbing inside the brain to test out the software? That is the tricky part.


I am not sold on this guy's method because the Browns did end up drafting Jonny Money but since he was not in the room when he did it......

I love that Ballard is trying outside the box to figure this stuff out. He really does not feel like a first year GM.

Cheers,

Racehorse
05-09-2017, 01:28 PM
So weird to see, as much as the media HATED Ryan Grigson (and don't underestimate the real hate out there), they LOVE everything Ballard does. The drooling over these hires has been everywhere.

Truth is probably somewhere in between on all, of course.

Could be a case of judging them based on their personalities

Oldcolt
05-09-2017, 01:45 PM
I love the fact that Ballard seems to have a plan. The fact that what Decker did seems to have worked with special forces gives me enough faith in it to at least give it a try. The proof will come during the season (not Decker, that will take 2-4 years to fully see if it works) but so far it's good to be a Colt fan. I'm enjoying the off season. Hopefully I'll enjoy the season as well.

Butter
05-09-2017, 08:15 PM
Decker is an interesting hire. I like, shows Ballard is thinking outside the box and willing to try to get a leg up on the competition in creative ways.

Wyatt
05-10-2017, 02:02 PM
http://cbs4indy.com/2017/05/10/robert-mathis-playing-career-over-but-hes-still-around-colts/

Also this,

@RapSheet
Another big hire by #Colts: Former #Redskins & #Browns personnel man Morocco Brown expected to join GM Chris Ballard’s staff. 3 strong ones.

HoosierinFL
05-11-2017, 10:12 AM
So weird to see, as much as the media HATED Ryan Grigson (and don't underestimate the real hate out there), they LOVE everything Ballard does. The drooling over these hires has been everywhere.

Truth is probably somewhere in between on all, of course.

well, relationships are crucial. Seems like Grigson was a true asshole - I mean, if Pat Mcafee hates you, then somethings up. And so if Grigson was an asshole to the media guys covering the Colts, I'm sure over time they took that out on him in their reporting.
So far, it sounds like Ballard is not an asshole.

Wyatt
05-12-2017, 02:06 PM
@JoshWilsonSB
The Colts have also hired Kyle Childress as their college scouting director and Brian Decker as player personnel strategist.

Wyatt
05-12-2017, 02:09 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_pQg5EVYAAH1T-.jpg

INDIANAPOLIS – Just hours before the start of their first official work in the NFL, three 2017 draft picks put pen to paper on their rookie contracts.

The Indianapolis Colts today announced five additions to the player personnel department. The team has hired Morocco Brown as director of college scouting, Kyle Childress as college scouting coordinator, Brian Decker as player personnel strategist, Ed Dodds as vice president of player personnel and Rex Hogan as vice president of player personnel.

Brown has 16 years of NFL experience and most recently served as the vice president of player personnel for the Cleveland Browns (2014-15). Prior to Cleveland, he spent six seasons (2008-2013) as the director of pro personnel for the Washington Redskins. Brown previously served as assistant director of pro personnel with the Chicago Bears for seven seasons (2001-07). He spent the 2000 season and 2001 offseason as an assistant scout with the Redskins. Brown originally entered the NFL in the spring of 2000 as a scouting intern with the Colts. He was a four-year letterman at North Carolina State and led the Wolfpack in tackles for three straight seasons, twice earning All-ACC honorable mention recognition. Brown, a native of Hampton, Va., graduated from North Carolina State in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism, with a concentration in program/sports management.

Childress has seven years of NFL experience and spent the last two seasons (2015-16) with the Kansas City Chiefs as senior assistant to the head coach. With the Chiefs, he worked directly with Head Coach Andy Reid in organizing the day-to-day operations of the team. Childress oversaw player and staff communications with the head coach and managed the football calendar, including the offseason program, mini-camp and in-season schedules. Prior to Kansas City, he spent five years with the Minnesota Vikings (2006-2010). After interning for one year, Childress served as a scouting assistant in the Vikings player personnel department. He assisted with pro and college scouting and his responsibilities included arranging free agent workouts and college visits, preparing the team’s draft board, evaluating players and serving as the point man between Minnesota’s college scouts and the front office. Childress graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2008.

Decker served as a player personnel strategist for the Cleveland Browns from 2014-15. In that capacity, he worked closely with the general manager to develop and refine systems/processes related to the team’s talent acquisition strategy. Decker was responsible for assessing the character and make-up of players under consideration in the draft or free agency. Retiring after 22 years of service and achieving the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Special Forces, his last assignment was Commander of Special Forces Assessment and Selection. In a role analogous to the general manager in sports, Decker developed an empirically driven approach to selection integrating quantitative and qualitative data to select soldiers with qualities to succeed as a Green Beret. He has consulted in all major professional sports on selection and development of players with the high-performance mindset.

Dodds has 13 years of NFL experience and spent the last 10 seasons (2007-2016) with the Seattle Seahawks. He served as the team’s senior personnel executive for the last two years. Dodds was responsible for evaluating both college and pro talent to help strengthen and build the Seahawks’ roster. As a national scout in 2014, he evaluated the south central region and overtook an expanded role of cross checking other regions. Dodds spent eight seasons in Seattle’s college scouting department after serving in the pro personnel department in 2007. Prior to joining the Seahawks, he spent four seasons with the Oakland Raiders. Dodds was a student coach at Texas A&M-Kingsville from 2000-03, where he served one year as quality control assistant for the offense then handled quality control on defense for two seasons. Dodds earned a degree in business marketing from Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Hogan has 14 years of NFL experience and most recently served as the senior director of college scouting with the New York Jets for the last two years (2015-16). Prior to New York, he spent 12 years with the Chicago Bears. Hogan served as a national scout in his final three seasons with the Bears. Before entering the NFL, he spent one season at the University of Utah working as the director of football operations under former head coach Urban Meyer. From 1998-2003, Hogan served various roles in Notre Dame’s athletic department, including football intern, business intern, recruiting and operations. Hogan, a native of Clarksville, Tenn., was a four-year member of the Austin Peay football team and graduated with a degree in public relations in 1995.