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Just and FYI as he was a candidate when Cle was looking for a GM and the Savage rumors...

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Titans' longtime general manager Reese resigns

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com


In a move that will mean a major reshuffling in the Tennessee Titans' front office, and perhaps more power for coach Jeff Fisher, general manager Floyd Reese on Friday tendered his resignation.


The departure of Reese, who served the past 13 seasons as the Titans' top football executive, was not unexpected. Reese was in the final year of his contract, which was to expire early next month, and there had been only casual discussions about a possible extension.


Reese also held the titles of executive vice president and director of football operations. In his combined roles, Reese was charged with overseeing essentially all of the Tennessee football operation, outside of the on-field coaching.




"I had hopes of signing a contract extension and staying with the Titans for many more years, but it became apparent to me over the last several months that that would be difficult," Reese said in a statement released by the team.



"Rather than drag out a process that would probably end up with us going our separate ways, the right thing to do is to cut ties now and let the Titans move on and me as well."



Reese has been with the franchise for 21 years, going back to its origins as the Houston Oilers.


Last weekend, owner Bud Adams exercised an option on Fisher's contract for the 2007 season. While there has been some talk of a long-term extension for Fisher, those negotiations have not advanced very much, and it appears no deal is imminent. If Fisher does not sign an extension for beyond 2007, he would be a coaching free agent after the season.


The exit of Reese, however, could provide Adams another bargaining chip in his attempt to retain Fisher, one of the game's most respected coaches, beyond 2007. It might allow Adams, for instance, to offer Fisher enhanced control over personnel decisions.


Fisher has never publicly sought more control over personnel matters, but there have been some rough spots between him and Reese in the past. It is not known if Reese will be a candidate for other jobs in the NFL or how the Titans will address his departure.


Reese has always been a solid talent evaluator, in recent years had to deal with salary cap excesses that forced Tennessee to dramatically overhaul its roster.

Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. The Associated Press contributed to this story.

this sure seems like a classic back-fire, IMO...

as i had heard the story in the offseason, Reese was whispering in the Adams' ear, suggesting it was time to let Fisher go...then Fisher turns around a horrible team, albeit with Reese's #1 pick, and Reese has to look bad...

not to mention the shunning of McNair, who goes on to have a healthy, productive year in Baltimore...

that's two Reese moves/opinions that went off in his face that acted as the final straws...

thats suprising. he's done a terrific job with the titans. and they have been the model in rebuilding a franchise

Where do you hear this stuff?? I live in Tennessee and haven't heard anything close to that. The newspapers are full of Titans inside stuff, the local sportstalk radio show has weekly call-ins with the radio crew, and nothing along those lines was ever mentioned.

GM Reese leaves Titans after 21 years
NFL.com wire reports


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 5, 2007) -- Floyd Reese resigned as general manager of the Tennessee Titans.

Reese had finished his 13th season in the job. His contract was up this year.

"I had hopes of signing a contract extension and staying with the Titans for many more years, but it became apparent to me over the last several months that that would be difficult," Reese said in a statement released by the team.

"Rather than drag out a process that would probably end up with us going our separate ways, the right thing to do is to cut ties now and let the Titans move on and me as well."

Reese has been with the franchise for 21 years, going back to its origins as the Houston Oilers.

"It's hard parting ways, but I am confident that change will be good for everyone involved," team owner Bud Adams said in a statement.

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Thanks for the read man,,,but I don't think that Reese was a candidate for the Cleveland job... he was under contract with the Titans and to my knowledge, it was never reported that Lerner requested permission to talk to him,,

Would love to see Reese here as President of the Browns.
Then Jr. could just go run his soccer team and let Reese run the football operations.
He apparently knows personnel, and has ran the Titans.
If Opie does not want to be the GM and just wants to be a scout, you have the man for the job.
I think that could be a very good thing for the Browns.

I also liked the work this GM has done in the past. If we all know now that it will never happen as PS has stated there is no way that he cannot fulfill his duties as a full time GM; that we will hire an more experienced man like FR. I hope Phil can deliver on his committment. I have always rate FR up there as one of the better team builders in the NFL, along with Gerry DeAngelo, of the Bears.

PEEN...

honestly, i have no idea where i heard that...that's just how i remember hearing the story 9+ months ago...sorry i didn't document such a rumor for your review this year. <img src="/images/graemlins/rolleyes1.gif" alt="" /> that's the reason i qualified my remark, so if you're posiitive that was never siad by anyone, fine...i will defer to that. not like i'm trying to sell anyone on my impression...just sharing it...