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Philly Guy Mike Mayock Reportedly Taking Oakland Raiders GM Gig
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We don’t know where the Raiders will play next year, but Haverford School alumnus Mike Mayock will reportedly be their General Manager.
Per Schefty:
Raiders are hiring NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock as their general manager, league sources tell ESPN. The announcement will be made as early as today.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 31, 2018
New Raiders’ GM Mike Mayock once interviewed and met with Al Davis for the same job he is getting now. Mayock spent part of last summer with the Raiders, observing Jon Gruden. Now will be working directly with him.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 31, 2018
Mayock is a draft guru and analyst for the NFL Network. He uses a lot of great terms like “football guy,” “high motor,” and “pad level” to describe prospects. I personally think he does a really good job doubling as the Eagles’ preseason color commentator alongside Scott Graham.
He’ll be working with Jon Gruden out west, so I don’t know how much decision making power he’s actually going to have, since it seems like Gruden is calling all of the shots for that franchise. Mayock is known as a guy who watches something like a billion hours of film every week, so perhaps he’ll work together with Gruden to canvass the personnel market while Gruden himself decides who to draft and who to sign.
I’m intrigued. Could be a total disaster or a raging success, but I like Mayock and think he does a hell of a job analyzing talent and breaking down the game.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com