The #Rams are expected to hire former #Broncos GM Brian Xanders to a senior personnel role, source s

[tomas]

 

[CGI_Ram]

 

[LA_Rams_#29]

I like the fact that he has both GM and Personnel experience...and previously working with Snead is a plus...

Now I think we move on to hiring a VP of Football Operations.....

 

[Selassie I]

Snead is now,,, apparently,,, able to do some hiring.

Looks like that to me anyway.

Two sets of eyes are always better than one.

 

[rdw]

 

[DR RAM]

Guess Elway said no.

 

[MTRamsFan]

I applied for their Controller position, but sadly didn't get it. Would have been a dream job, plus free season tickets for my ROD buddies!

 

[OldSchool]

Guess Elway said no.

Elway has a job we can't offer him one. And they'd hire Elway would also be hired above Snead if he was brought in.

 

[DR RAM]

Elway has a job we can't offer him one. And they'd hire Elway would also be hired above Snead if he was brought in.

On a talk show, a couple of days ago, Mason and Ireland, they said Elway could take over football operations. A rumor that if Elway doesn't get an extension, that we could be in play.

 

[Ram65]

Snead is now,,, apparently,,, able to do some hiring.

Looks like that to me anyway.

Two sets of eyes are always better than one.

Yes, lot's of experience to help Les. Seems like a big endorsement of Snead too.

 

[PressureD41]

I applied for their Controller position, but sadly didn't get it. Would have been a dream job, plus free season tickets for my ROD buddies!

Well at least your call got answered, i got sent straight to voice mail LMAO

 

[PressureD41]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Xanders


Brian Xanders
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brian Xanders
Detroit Lions
Position: Senior Personnel Executive
Personal information
Date of birth: April 10, 1971 (age 46)
Place of birth: East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Career information
College: Florida State
Career history
As executive:

• Atlanta Falcons (1994–2007)
  Player Personnel/Coaching/Football Operations
• Denver Broncos (2008)
  Assistant general manager
• Denver Broncos (2009–2012)
  General manager
• Detroit Lions (2013–present)
  Senior personnel executive

Brian Xanders -- Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins
Brian Xanders (born April 10, 1971) is an American football executive and former Florida State football player. He is the former general manager for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL), and currently is a senior personnel executive for the NFL's Detroit Lions.


Brian Xanders is in his fifth season with the Lions, following a five-year stint with the Denver Broncos. During his last four seasons with the Broncos he served as the team’s general manager. For the Lions, Xanders works with all areas of the club’s player personnel department, including college scouting, pro personnel, advance scouting, coaching research/analytics and football systems development. He has also modified and enhanced the evaluation process and systems for the NFL Draft, free agency and internal information acquisition.


This season marks Xanders’ 23rd year in the NFL working in a variety of player personnel, scouting, football operations and coaching staff roles during his time at three different teams (Detroit, Denver and Atlanta). He has direct experience in player evaluations with the last 21 NFL Draft classes and 16 free agency periods. During his tenure as the Broncos’ general manager, he engineered the personnel transformation where 90-percent of the team’s roster (55 of 61 players) were acquired through the draft, free agency or re-signed by the club. The four-year personnel foundation from 2009-2012, yielded 5 straight division titles and a 64-26 record from 2011-2015 (two Super Bowl appearances / Super Bowl XL Champions).


The Broncos executed high-producing NFL Draft classes from 2009-12, which finished fifth in the NFL in playtime and third in games started during the four-year period. Those four draft classes became the second highest compensated draft classes in NFL history from 2012-2016. There are 22 primary starters (1+ year) on NFL teams from those draft classes, including five Pro Bowl players: LB Von Miller, WR Demaryius Thomas, CB Chris Harris, TE Julius Thomas and OG Zane Beadles.

• Core Starters [2009-2012] - 22 (1+ year as a starter)
• Pro Bowl Players - 5
• Pro Bowl Appearances: 15 (3rd)
• Total NFL Contract Value - $920M (2nd highest in NFL history)
• Total Playtime (5th)
• Games Played (6th)
• Games Started (3rd)

• LB/Von Miller [2011 - 1] 7-year starter, 5 Pro Bowls, 5 NFL All-Pro
• WR/Demaryius Thomas [2010 - 1] 6-year starter, 4 Pro Bowls, 2 NFL All-Pro
• DC/Chris Harris [2011 - CFA] 5-year starter, 3 Pro Bowls, 3 NFL All-Pro
• TE/Julius Thomas [2011 - 4] 5-year starter, 2 Pro Bowls
• OG/Zane Beadles [2010 - 2] 8-year starter, 1 Pro Bowl
• OT/Orlando Franklin [2011 - 2] 7-year starter
• WR/Eric Decker [2010 - 3] 6-year starter
• DT/Derek Wolfe [2012 - 2] 6-year starter
• DT/Malik Jackson [2012 - 5] 4-year starter
• DE/Robert Ayers [2009 - 1] 4-year starter
• DC/Perrish Cox [2010 - 5] 4-year starter
• LB/Danny Trevathan [2012 - 6] 3-year starter
• OC/J.D. Walton [2010 - 3] 3-year starter
• FS/Rahim Moore [2011 - 2] 3-year starter
• RB/Knowshon Moreno [2009 - 1] 3-year starter
• TE/Virgil Green [2011 - 7] 3-year starter
• 6 players with 1-year as core starter

There were also eight other Pro Bowl players who were acquired, signed or extended during his tenure: QB Peyton Manning (FA, 2012-15), SS Brian Dawkins (UFA, 2009-11), WR Brandon Lloyd (FA, 2009-11), RB Willis McGahee (FA, 2011), CB Champ Bailey (re-signed, 2011), DE Elvis Dumervil (re-signed, 2010), WR Brandon Marshall (re-signed, 2010), and OT Ryan Clady (1st round, 2008).


During his tenure in Denver, he also supervised the day-to-day operations of the Broncos' college scouting, pro scouting, labor operations/salary cap, equipment, medical, video, football systems and football operations departments. He served on the NFL College Advisory, NFL Combine Selection and the NFL Statistics Committees. He was originally hired by Denver as assistant general manager in 2008.


Before joining the Broncos, he worked 14 seasons (1994-2008) with the Atlanta Falcons in various scouting, player personnel, football operations, coaching staff and technology/systems roles. Xanders was a member of the Falcons' defensive coaching staff on their 1998 team that became the first in franchise history to earn a Super Bowl berth (XXXIII). Selected by the Falcons to attend Stanford University's NFL Program for Managers in 2005, he has given presentations at several universities on NFL player personnel issues.


A former linebacker who played for Bobby Bowden at Florida State University from 1989-92, Xanders was a member of four bowl-winning teams with the Seminoles that had a 42-7 combined record. He was an All-Atlantic Coast Conference academic team selection and graduated from FSU with a master's degree in business administration and a bachelor's degree in business management. Xanders and his wife of 18 years, Amy, have two children, Reid and Mary Claire and reside in Northville, Michigan. He participates with Habitat for Humanity charities, Homes for the Holidays, Detroit Soup Kitchen and Warrick Dunn Charities.

 

[1maGoh]

where 90-percent of the team’s roster (55 of 61 players) were acquired through the draft, free agency or re-signed by the club.

As opposed to getting players how? I guess in that 4 years or whatever there could have been played on existing contacts the whole time, but 10% of the roster seems like a lot to be on 5 or 6 year contacts from the two years before.

 

[Dieter the Brock]

Guess Elway said no.

I was thinking this paves the way for Elway...

 

[den-the-coach]

So in essence this now becomes "Snaders."

 

[StealYoGurley]

Pretty impressive draft resume especially in the early rounds. It looks like Elway supplemented the superbowl foundation he drafted with big spending in FA. It looks like he and snead prioritize the same things when they are looking at early round prospects size and athleticism. Always a bit skeptical when guys hire their buddies, but this guy has the credentials and should work well with Snead.

 

[OldSchool]

On a talk show, a couple of days ago, Mason and Ireland, they said Elway could take over football operations. A rumor that if Elway doesn't get an extension, that we could be in play.

If he doesn't get an extension and walks at the end of the contract then yes. Right now he's under contract for this NFL season. It's unlikely he goes anywhere how many players/coaches/front office guys can you say are synonymous with a teams name.

 

[TexasRam]

Brian Xanders will completely revolutionize the way the Rams scout and recruit players

 

[Merlin]

So in essence this now becomes "Snaders."

 

[Merlin]

Back in those Atlanta days prowlin the bars like...