Huskers to Hire Director of Player Personnel from Tennessee

[Mavric]

Word is that Tennessee Director of Player Personnel Bob Welton will be moving to Lincoln.

 

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• A veteran of the NFL ranks, Welton came to Tennessee in 2013 after spending nine years with the Cleveland Browns
• Welton served as a college scout with the Browns from 2004-13. During his first two years, Welton was the team’s BLESTO scout in charge of covering the Midwest.
• Prior to joining the Browns, he served seven years as a head high school football coach
• Welton spent the 2003 season with Coloma (Mich.) High School where he guided the team to its first undefeated season and first playoff victory in school history. For his efforts, he was named Lakeland Conference and MHSFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year.
• Prior to Coloma, Welton spent six seasons as head coach at South Haven (Mich.) High School where he helped revive the program and rebuild the school’s football stadium. Welton also served as head track coach at South Haven from 2001 until his departure. He taught physical education at the school from 1997 until 2003, when he began teaching special education

 

[Toe]

Am I the only one who winces when he reads that we're apparently hiring "a veteran of the NFL ranks"? Like, oh I dunno, the director of player personnel we just got rid of, Billy Devaney?

 

And an administrator from Tennessee? After the dumpster fire we just witnessed from their administration?

Edited February 14, 2018 by Toe

[husker98]

14 minutes ago, Toe said:

Am I the only one who winces when he reads that we're apparently hiring "a veteran of the NFL ranks"? Like, oh I dunno, the director of player personnel we just got rid of, Billy Devaney?

 

And an administrator from Tennessee? After the dumpster fire we just witnessed from their administration?

 

I cringed a little.

[obert1]

But, the Browns. .

[C N Red]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, i dont get this hire. Is there a connection between Frost and him? B/c if not, it doesnt make any sense to me. 

[darkhorse85]

I know he wouldn't be directly involved but perhaps he has some really good recruiting connections. Perhaps this is just a strange hire.  Perhaps it's a great hire.  Time will tell.

Edited February 14, 2018 by darkhorse85

[Stumpy1]

Welton has been running Tennessee's recruiting since 2013 when he joined them.  Sounds like it could be a good hire for us. 

 

Pruitt hired Bama's Director of Player Personnel to replace Welton. 

[lo country]

Midwest and Michigan ties? Maybe the ties in SEC country although looks like he recruited the Midwest????

[Crusader Husker]

7 hours ago, obert1 said:

But, the Browns. .

hot mess, was he the reason?

[BigRedBuster]

8 hours ago, Toe said:

Am I the only one who winces when he reads that we're apparently hiring "a veteran of the NFL ranks"? Like, oh I dunno, the director of player personnel we just got rid of, Billy Devaney?

 

And an administrator from Tennessee? After the dumpster fire we just witnessed from their administration?

 

Hiring experts in a field is not a bad thing.  How you handle their input and opinions on what to do is what matters.  Obviously, the last staff handled Devaney wrong.

[VectorVictor]

Okay...I'm not feeling this hire at all. But I'm willing to give Moos and Frost the benefit of the doubt...

 

...and let's be honest--they're not perfect  and they're going to make mistakes. What will be telling about them is how they go about recognizing and fixing said mistakes when/if they occur. 

[RedSavage]

1 hour ago, Crusader Husker said:

hot mess, was he the reason?

Well if he was their college scout...they drafted how many busts in that time frame?  Hopefully this is a great hire and that had more to do with the Browns organization than him.  TN's recruiting certainly hasn't been hurting the last few years.

[HS_Coach_C]

This could very well turn out to be a good hire.  He's experienced and probably has lots of connections.

 

Unlike with Devaney telling Riley how to run things, I don't see anyone telling Frost how to run his program.  That might be the fast track to unemployment.

 

 

[mnhusker]

My first thought was the same as perhaps others here, a bit of an oh know here we go again.    Of course I think the position is much needed in today's big time college football world so I hope he fits in well with staff.  

[The Dude]

11 hours ago, Mavric said:

Prior to joining the Browns, he served seven years as a head high school football coach

 

Why would he take a step down like that?