The BEST & WORST NFL General Managers

Description: Kevin Clark and Patrick Daugherty break down the NFL’s best and worst GMs, debate whether the league has finally become “too smart,” and tell absurd Super Bowl Radio Row stories featuring exhausted players, giant Starbucks orders, and one all-time awkward quarterback answer.

Topics include:

Why Howie Roseman is in a tier by himself
The Eagles’ “we know what we’re doing” philosophy
John Schneider’s comeback with the Seahawks
Why the Jets going “AI-first” is hilarious
The Belichick/49ers team-building paradox
Chris Ballard discourse reaches critical levels
Why some NFL owners still panic over newspaper headlines
Which GMs are on the hottest seats heading into 2026

0:00 - Patrick Daugherty joins This Is Football!
3:50 - How NFL teams are using AI
9:00 - Pat & Kevin's #1 GM in the NFL - Eagles Howie Roseman
15:12 - Pat's #2 GM in the NFL - Seahawks John Schneider
17:52 - Kevin's #2 GM in the NFL - Rams Les Snead
20:33 - Ravens Eric DeCosta vs. Broncos George Paton
24:47 - Could Chargers GM Joe Hortiz rise next year?
28:36 - Debating the worst GMs in the NFL
28:44 - Giants GM Joe Schoen
30:50 - Jets GM Darren Mougey
35:54 - Colts GM Chris Ballard
37:30 - Cardinals GM Monti Ossenfort
41:18 - Titans GM Mike Borgonzi
45:01 - Assessing Jaguars GM James Gladstone
48:19 - How NFL front offices have gotten more savvy throughout the years

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