Rams GM Search: Titans Promote Two Candidates For St. Louis Job

by Ryan Van Bibber on Jan 18, 2012 2:24 PM CST in St. Louis Rams GM Search

The St. Louis Rams are still searching for a general manager, having hired their head coach, Jeff Fisher, last week. Two candidates for that position, Lake Dawson and Ruston Webster, received promotions from their current team, the Tennessee Titans, on Wednesday. That takes two candidates out of the pool for the Rams.

Webster was promoted to Executive Vice President/General Manager. Dawson moved up to Vice President of Player Personnel.

The Rams received permission to interview Webster, but have not done so. They interviewed Dawson last Tuesday, before Fisher made his decision.

Those two join another two GM candidates out of the running. The Colts hired Ryan Grigson as their GM, and the Ravens moved to keep Eric DeCosta, who will eventually take over the GM job there.

Les Snead, the Director of Player Personnel for the Falcons, and Steve Keim, the Director of Player Personnel for the Cardinals, are the other two candidates the Rams are known to have interviewed.

At Tuesday's press conference, Rams COO Kevin Demoff said that they will put their GM search on hold until Fisher completes the process of hiring his coaching staff. Fisher will also be involved in the GM search. They said that there are a number of candidates for the job on their list.

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by Tackle Box on Jan 18, 2012 3:30 PM CST reply actions

You think

we should have signed a GM first ?

"For Better or for Worse; 'Till Death Do Us Part"

GO RAMS !!!

by Le Ram on Jan 18, 2012 3:33 PM CST up reply actions

Nah.

I believe one of the bigger selling points to Fisher was that he’d have significant input toward the GM selection.

"Fac Fortia et Patere"

by FailureDrill on Jan 18, 2012 5:17 PM CST via Android app up reply actions

Wasn't Devaney a product of the Falcons FO? If so, why would we want Snead?

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by Douglas M on Jan 18, 2012 3:49 PM CST reply actions

one of them was probably responsible for their above average drafting

and we chose the wrong one, now we’re going back to get the other lol

by Lexxi on Jan 18, 2012 4:29 PM CST up reply actions

Just goes to show you companies promote when they're afraid of losing someone instead of when someone deserves it.

by Da Rams! on Jan 18, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions

Gee... I wonder why they got those promotions a few days after Fisher was promoted?

by Da Rams! on Jan 18, 2012 5:29 PM CST reply actions

Ack! I meant, Gee... I wonder why they got those promotions a few days after Fisher was hired?

by Da Rams! on Jan 18, 2012 5:30 PM CST reply actions

I don't understand why L. Dawson would be out of the running for our GM position?

It’s not like he got promoted to GM.

Sam Bradford

by Jombari on Jan 18, 2012 5:55 PM CST reply actions

He could still be the GM

But I think the Titans are hoping that the promotion will encourage him to stay. Per the A.P. story:

Dawson also followed Reinfeldt from Seattle, joining the Titans in 2007 as director of pro scouting. He became vice president of football operations last season. Whether this promotion keeps him around remains to be seen.

“Lake, he’s destined to be a GM here at some point,” Webster said. “We’re planning on him being around for a while.”

by mcihaelT on Jan 18, 2012 6:11 PM CST up reply actions