Promotions for Everyone In Titans Front Office

by Jimmy on Jan 18, 2012 2:16 PM CST in Tennessee Titans News

The Titans have given pretty much everyone in the front office a promotion. This is presumably to make sure that no one goes to St. Louis to join Jeff Fisher. Mike Reinfeldt has been promoted from GM to COO. He takes the spot that was vacated last summer when Steve Underwood retired.

Ruston Webster moves from director of player personnel to general manager. Lake Dawson, who was considered a favorite to be the Rams GM with Fisher, moves from vice president of football operations to vice president of player personnel. You would assumed that all three guys got a nice bump in pay to go along with their new titles.

Comments on the moves from Bud Adams after the jump.

"Mike has done a nice job for us as our general manager, but I believe we need someone in place who oversees the entire franchise there in Nashville," Titans owner Bud Adams said. "Mike is uniquely qualified for that position with his previous experience. Our VP’s have done an outstanding job over the past couple of years managing their departments, but this will streamline things to have someone on site to direct the entire organization and who will execute things the way I want them done.
"With this shuffle, we really have the best of both worlds – as you might remember our final two candidates when we were filling the general manager position five years ago were Mike and Ruston Webster. We now have both of them working for us and Ruston will take over the general manager role."

There will be a press conference at 3:30 to announce the moves.

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by StPrattrick on Jan 18, 2012 2:18 PM CST reply actions 4 recs

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by Ch1c1tyT1t@n on Jan 18, 2012 2:28 PM CST reply actions

Excellent moves by Bud

the front office has been the most consistently successful aspect of this team over the past three years, and Webster and Reinfeldt are huge parts of that. Dawson is well-respected, and I’m glad he’s staying on board as well.

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by August West on Jan 18, 2012 2:36 PM CST reply actions

Keeping the same team that drafted the last two years is going to be good

If they can hit the next two drafts out of the park then the Titans will be a force to be reckoned with

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by Dagger22 on Jan 18, 2012 2:38 PM CST reply actions

If they hit on Locker

we will be a force….

USC > UT (Both of them)

by SoCalTitan on Jan 18, 2012 3:51 PM CST up reply actions

So who's going to have final say over personnel matters?

How will that work between Reinfeldt and Webster?

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by ronburgundy7427 on Jan 18, 2012 2:48 PM CST reply actions

Ok, I guess after reading more it sounds like Reinfeldt is kind of "retiring" from being the GM?

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by ronburgundy7427 on Jan 18, 2012 2:48 PM CST up reply actions

I'm at school so I'll have to read up on it when I get home,

but I am a little sad to see Reinfeldt be less involved in the personnel decisions if this is true. I like Webster’s work, but I just trust Reinfeldt more.

Webster is portrayed as a outstanding draft guy. I’m interested to see what if any draft strategy changes come about. He’s also the guy who gave the biggest thumbs up on Locker, so I wonder what sort of plan he has for his future starting QB.

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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jan 18, 2012 2:56 PM CST up reply actions

I doubt Reinfeldt will be completely done with personnel matters, especially with how great of a job he has been as of late.

Maybe he’ll be more involved as an adviser, but still… this is the best way to keep everyone involved and is huge for our FO.

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by StPrattrick on Jan 18, 2012 3:04 PM CST up reply actions

It's been my impression that Reinfeldt's staff (namely Webster)

have been highly instrumental in the draft process. Reinfeldt’s role in Seattle was mainly negotiation contracts and managing the salary cap (that’s why he Fisher was still so influential in the draft and FA process Reinfeldt’s first year or two here; Reinfleldt was the cap/negotiations specialist), so I think that’s still going to be a big part of his personnel duties. Webster will just be more visible while doing what he was already doing.

There’s some speculation there on my part, but that’s my best guess based on things that have been said over the past few years.

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by August West on Jan 18, 2012 3:15 PM CST up reply actions

Same assumptions here too

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by SoCalTitan on Jan 18, 2012 3:53 PM CST up reply actions

This is freaking brilliant.

A tremendously smart move by Bud, or whoever recommended it to him. Reinfeldt, Webster and Dawson form the three headed monster of our braintrust.

by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jan 18, 2012 2:52 PM CST reply actions

so I'm assuming Reinfeldt will still "consult" with Webster during draft day or is he hands off and leaving the dirty work to Webster?

I forget which one is the Cap guy and the Draft guy in Webster and Dawson

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by nolesbroncos3456 on Jan 18, 2012 2:57 PM CST reply actions

Webster is draft man, Dawson is more responsible for league activity, like FA pickups. I'm assuming he does the cap.

by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jan 18, 2012 2:59 PM CST up reply actions

I wonder will Fisher get the Polians now that his Titans FO pillage plan fell through.

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by Titanluv318 on Jan 18, 2012 2:57 PM CST reply actions

Doubt it, too much ego there.

That power struggle would be epic.

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by ronburgundy7427 on Jan 18, 2012 3:03 PM CST up reply actions

Oh BTW, screw you Bud for announcing this news right now and make me not focus on El Clasico

you couldn’t wait 2 more hours? lol

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by nolesbroncos3456 on Jan 18, 2012 3:02 PM CST reply actions

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by sami426 on Jan 18, 2012 3:48 PM CST up reply actions

FORZA BARCA!!

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by nolesbroncos3456 on Jan 18, 2012 6:06 PM CST up reply actions

I love it.

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by TennesseeTyrants on Jan 18, 2012 3:43 PM CST reply actions

Webster looks like a younger and more tan Bud Selig in the presser

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