Olin Krutz

And then other candidates will scatter accordingly.

And then you're going to have

guys that need to put their staffs together.

There's going to be a land rush for the assistant coaches to line them up.

It really is going to be a crazy several weeks, but Harbaugh is the first big name that we're going to be watching.

I would expect Harbaugh takes a job before any of the other jobs are filled, but I wouldn't rule out one of the jobs that Harbaugh doesn't want, pulling the trigger before Harbaugh takes a job.

I saw the report over the weekend.

I think it was from someone with the Sun Times that.

there wouldn't be compensatory picks because it's not regarded as a true GM job because Matt Ryan, the new president of football operations has control over the team, which is significant for a more important reason.

It reminds me of the dilemma Kyle Shanahan faced when he became the 49ers coach nine years ago, and he had the keys to the roster and the draft.

when you can't offer someone who is currently under contract with another team a true gm job if it's just gm light if it's just the title but not the power the team can say no now if the contract is expiring that's a different issue but

Teams can't block a true promotion to GM.

They can block a lateral move.

That complicates things for Matt Ryan as he looks for a GM.

It's one of the reasons why Kyle Shanahan ended up hiring John Lynch.

He was completely unattached.

The Falcons may have to ultimately hire someone

who is currently disconnected from any team because it would be a lateral move.

It wouldn't be the kind of thing that the team would be unable to say no to.

So I think that wrinkle is more important than the compensatory draft picks.