I like the fact he has major NFL experience. So what players can we attribute to this guy's scouting.. McNair, S.Rolle, Kearse, Bullock, Mason.. I wonder what guys were his. The Titans have been a very good organization since Fisher and CO took over. I like this move because it plays to Kiffins "greeness" well.
Yeah, I like the move. Here's a litlle sumthin:
Raiders may have gotten a steal in Snead
By Michael Ash on May 21, 2007 12:34 AM
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The NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported Thursday that former Tennessee Titans director of player personnel Rich Snead has taken a job with the Oakland Raiders . Snead, who previously worked for the Raiders as a scout from 1990-1993, comes back to the team after 13 years with the Titans/Oilers organization.
According to his Titans bio, Snead's duties included all aspects of player evaluation, from overseeing their college and pro scouting to researching free agents and keeping an eye on the waiver wire. While it's difficult to know how much influence he had in the final decisions the team made, one look at the names the Titans have produced over the years would suggest that Snead's department was doing an admirable job.
Steve McNair, Eddie George, Jevon Kearse, Samari Rolle and Vince Young are just a few of the highly skilled performers who were drafted and developed during Snead's tenure.
Surprisingly, though, the Titans were actually preparing to let Snead go. Reports out of Tennessee in recent weeks have claimed that, with Snead's contract set to expire in June, the team didn't plan to offer him an extension. This despite the fact that he had taken on some of the team's general manager duties after the departure of previous G.M. Floyd Reese.
But don't take the Titans' lack of interest as a reflection on Snead's performance. Their decision not to retain him may be nothing more than a simple case of office politics. Snead was considered Reese's right-hand man, and it's only natural for new G.M. Mike Reinfeldt to want the front office filled with his own men instead of holdovers from the previous administration. In this case, the changes in Tennessee may ultimately be to the Raiders' benefit, as they've been able to land an executive with a proven track record and several years of NFL experience.
The interesting part about the story, though, is that Snead's duties with the Raiders appear to be something of a step down for him. Despite the fact that he was a candidate to become the Titans' G.M. on a permanent basis, a report on InsideBayArea.com describes his position in Oakland as simply being "a member of the pro personnel department" with the job duty of keeping updated lists of free agents and players who've been released. If the report is accurate, it seems he's not directing the Raiders' personnel department, he's just one of the people working there.
His lack of job security in Tennessee may have prompted Snead to accept a lesser position, which makes his hiring quite a steal for the Raiders. And considering the wording of Schefter's initial report, that Snead was hired to "help replace" fired executive Mike Lombardi, it would appear that the Raiders aren't done adding to their front office. Names of several potential candidates surfaced prior to the team adding Snead, but with the limited duties he's responsible for, it doesn't appear that Snead's new position would prevent any of those candidates from still coming in.
Regardless of whomever else the Raiders eventually hire, if they can find someone as overqualified for his new duties as Snead appears to be, they would be assembling quite a stable of player evaluators in Oakland.
If new head coach Lane Kiffin can turn things around on the field, combining success on Sunday with a refocused, talent-loaded front office could certainly spell trouble for the rest of the league.
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