Russ Ball
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Sep 25, 2026
John KuhnHOST
He makes the decision on Goody.
John KuhnHOST
He makes the decision on Russ Ball.
John KuhnHOST
They all report to him.
John KuhnHOST
This was reported many years ago as a structure created by Mark Murphy.
Jon MeerdinkHOST
So under what Mark Murphy did, reorganizing the power structure, you've got three guys essentially at the same level.
Jon MeerdinkHOST
functionally, actually at the same level, the general manager, the head coach, and whatever Russ Ball's title is, king of the cap, whatever.
Jon MeerdinkHOST
Those three guys are all reporting to Ed Policy.
Jon MeerdinkHOST
So who you pick to fire out of that trio technically doesn't have an effect on the other two.
JohnHOST
And unfortunately, like I was texting some, texting some buddies last night, I think it's unfortunate that they just got the contract extension for a variety of reasons.
JohnHOST
But as we've talked about, Ed Policy, in his first major move as the team president, was to give extensions to everybody, to Gutey, to Russ Ball, to LaFleur.
JohnHOST
He is not, three games into the year, or at any point probably this year, going to admit defeat there.
JohnHOST
He is not the type of person, I don't think you become the president of an NFL team and become as accomplished as he probably has been, even though he's kind of a nepo a little bit.
JohnHOST
So in many ways it does feel like with the way last year ended, with the meltdowns and the fourth quarter collapses, and with the way this year has started, it really does sort of feel like LaFleur is probably done, but it's gonna take some time.
JohnHOST
It is gonna take until at least the end of the year, and maybe even into next year, before Ed Policy is willing to admit his mistake.
JohnHOST
Like, I was texting my buddies, if that contract extension hadn't happened, if, for any of them, maybe Russ Ball.
JohnHOST
I'm fine with Russ Ball getting extended because I do think he has been able to manipulate the cap in interesting ways to bring back some guys.
JohnHOST
And we talked about that in the aftermath of the loss on Monday, that his seat from a fan perspective, I don't think from an Ed Policy perspective because he just gave them the extension, I don't think there's a world that exists, unless they start the year like 0-6 or 0-7.
JohnHOST
I don't think there's a world that exists where Ed Policy, in his first major move after his first major move, which was extending all three of these guys, Russ Ball, Goody, and LaFleur.
JohnHOST
And right now the Russ Ball one is about the only one that looks great at the moment.
JohnHOST
But he extended all of them this offseason, and he sort of scoffed.
JohnHOST
Like, I should find the audio.
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