Thomas Dimitroff's Three Year Progress Report

[cooperbh]

OK, so I chilled out for a spell like I said I would by immersing myself in one of my favorite pastimes: Looking shit up.

What you have below is the companion piece to Matt Ryan's three-year progress report that I posted here a month or so ago. I can only hope this one doesn't suffer the same fate.

A couple of notes: I included two sets of data for Ozzie Newsome, as he is often credited with being the true architect of that 2001 Super Bowl-winning Ravens team. For those who follow this line of thinking, the figures in parentheses cover the three-year period that began when Newsome was first hired on as Director of Player Personnel in 1996 – the title he carried until he was given the official GM designation in 2002. So, just take your pick on the data set that is to your liking.

Also, there are certain coaches on this list (Walsh, Shula, Noll, Shanny) who were also their teams' defacto general managers, as there was nobody you could point to in those organizations' front offices who held that title officially at the time they were hired on.

Finally, I included Bill Polian twice because, a) the Colts gig was not his first and, b) the Bills were pretty damn successful under his watch, despite being just wide right of actually winning a championship.

So, with that out of the way, here is how our GM stacks up with the best in the business...



Thomas Dimitroff
Year Hired/Appointed: 2008
Initial Head Coach Selection: Mike Smith
Wins: 33
2007 Record: 4-12
2008 Record: 11-5
Win Differential: +7
Postseason Appearances: 2
Postseason Games: 2
Postseason Wins: 0
Division Titles: 1
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 12
Rookie of the Year Winners: 1
Coach of the Year Winners: 1
Executive of the Year Awards: 2

Ted Thompson
Year Hired/Appointed: 2005
Initial Head Coach Selection: Mike Sherman
Wins: 25
2004 Record: 10-6
2005 Record: 4-12
Win Differential: -6
Postseason Appearances: 1
Postseason Games: 2
Postseason Wins: 1
Division Titles: 1
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 6
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 1

Micky Loomis
Year Hired/Appointed: 2002
Initial Head Coach Selection: Jim Haslett
Wins: 25
2001 Record: 7-9
2002 Record: 9-7
Win Differential: +2
Postseason Appearances: 0
Postseason Games: 0
Postseason Wins: 0
Division Titles: 0
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 7
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 0

Ozzie Newsome
Year Hired/Appointed: 2002 (1996)
Initial Head Coach Selection: Brian Billick (Ted Marchibroda)
Wins: 26 (16)
2001 (1995) Record: 10-6 (n/a)
2002 (1996) Record: 7-9 (4-12)
Win Differential: -3 (n/a)
Postseason Appearances: 1 (0)
Postseason Games: 1 (0)
Postseason Wins: 0 (0)
Division Titles: 1 (0)
Conference Titles: 0 (0)
Championships: 0 (0)
Pro Bowlers: 14 (8)
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0 (0)
Coach of the Year Winners: 0 (0)
Executive of the Year Awards: 0 (0)

Scott Pioli
Year Hired/Appointed: 2000
Initial Head Coach Selection: Bill Belichick
Wins: 25
1999 Record: 8-8
2000 Record: 5-11
Win Differential: -3
Postseason Appearances: 1
Postseason Games: 3
Postseason Wins: 3
Division Titles: 1
Conference Titles: 1
Championships: 1
Pro Bowlers: 9
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 0

Bill Polian (Colts)
Year Hired/Appointed: 1998
Initial Head Coach Selection: Jim Mora
Wins: 26
1997 Record: 3-13
1998 Record: 3-13
Win Differential: 0
Postseason Appearances: 2
Postseason Games: 2
Postseason Wins: 0
Division Titles: 1
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 6
Rookie of the Year Winners: 1
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 1

Mike Shanahan
Year Hired/Appointed: 1995
Initial Head Coach Selection: Himself
Wins: 33
1994 Record: 7-9
1995 Record: 8-8
Win Differential: +1
Postseason Appearances: 2
Postseason Games: 5
Postseason Wins: 4
Division Titles: 1
Conference Titles: 1
Championships: 1
Pro Bowlers: 19
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 0

Jerry Jones
Year Hired/Appointed: 1989
Initial Head Coach Selection: Jimmy Johnson
Wins: 19
1988 Record: 3-13
1989 Record: 1-15
Win Differential: -2
Postseason Appearances: 1
Postseason Games: 2
Postseason Wins: 1
Division Titles: 0
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 5
Rookie of the Year Winners: 1
Coach of the Year Winners: 1
Executive of the Year Awards: 0

Bill Polian (Bills)
Year Hired/Appointed: 1986
Initial Head Coach Selection: Hank Bullough
Wins: 23
1985 Record: 2-12
1986 Record: 4-12
Win Differential: +2
Postseason Appearances: 1
Postseason Games: 2
Postseason Wins: 1
Division Titles: 1
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 10
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 1

Bill Walsh
Year Hired/Appointed: 1979
Initial Head Coach Selection: Himself
Wins: 21
1978 Record: 2-14
1979 Record: 2-14
Win Differential: 0
Postseason Appearances: 1
Postseason Games: 3
Postseason Wins: 3
Division Titles: 1
Conference Titles: 1
Championships: 1
Pro Bowlers: 4
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 1
Executive of the Year Awards: 0

George Young
Year Hired/Appointed: 1979
Initial Head Coach Selection: Ray Perkins
Wins: 19
2004 Record: 6-10
2005 Record: 6-10
Win Differential: 0
Postseason Appearances: 1
Postseason Games: 2
Postseason Wins: 1
Division Titles: 0
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 7
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 1

Bobby Beathard
Year Hired/Appointed: 1978
Initial Head Coach Selection: Jack Pardee
Wins: 24
1977 Record: 9-5
1978 Record: 8-8
Win Differential: -1
Postseason Appearances: 0
Postseason Games: 0
Postseason Wins: 0
Division Titles: 0
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 9
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 1
Executive of the Year Awards: 1

Don Shula
Year Hired/Appointed: 1970
Initial Head Coach Selection: Himself
Wins: 34
1969 Record: 3-10
1970 Record: 10-2
Win Differential: +7
Postseason Appearances: 3
Postseason Games: 7
Postseason Wins: 5
Division Titles: 2
Conference Titles: 2
Championships: 1
Pro Bowlers: 19
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 1
Executive of the Year Awards: 1

Chuck Noll
Year Hired/Appointed: 1969
Initial Head Coach Selection: Himself
Wins: 12
1968 Record: 2-11
1969 Record: 1-13
Win Differential: -1
Postseason Appearances: 0
Postseason Games: 0
Postseason Wins: 0
Division Titles: 0
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 4
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 0

Al Davis
Year Hired/Appointed: 1962
Initial Head Coach Selection: Marty Feldman
Wins: 16
2004 Record: 2-12
2005 Record: 1-13
Win Differential: -1
Postseason Appearances: 0
Postseason Games: 0
Postseason Wins: 0
Division Titles: 0
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 7
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 0

Tex Schramm
Year Hired/Appointed: 1960
Initial Head Coach Selection: Tom Landry
Wins: 9
1959 Record: n/a
1960 Record: 0-11
Win Differential: n/a
Postseason Appearances: 0
Postseason Games: 0
Postseason Wins: 0
Division Titles: 0
Conference Titles: 0
Championships: 0
Pro Bowlers: 7
Rookie of the Year Winners: 0
Coach of the Year Winners: 0
Executive of the Year Awards: 0




And now, the rankings...

Wins
1) Shula (34)
2) Dimitroff, Shanahan (33)
3) Polian {C}, Newsome (26)
4) Thompson, Loomis, Pioli (25)
5) Beathard (24)
6) Polian {B} (23)
7) Walsh (21)
8) Jones, Young (19)
9) Davis (16)
10) Noll (12)
11) Schramm (9)

Wins/First Season
1) Dimitroff (11)
2) Shula (10)
3) Loomis (9)
4) Shanahan, Beathard (8)
5) Newsome (7)
6) Young (6)
7) Pioli (5)
8) Thompson, Polian {B} (4)
9) Polian {C} (3)
10) Walsh (2)
11) Jones, Noll, Davis (1)
12) Schramm (0)

Win Differential
1) Dimitroff, Shula (+7)
2) Loomis, Polian {B} (+2)
3) Shanahan (+1)
4) Polian {C}, Walsh, Young (0)
5) Beathard, Noll, Davis (-1)
6) Jones (-2)
7) Newsome, Pioli (-3)
8) Thompson (-6)

Postseason Appearances
1) Shula (3)
2) Dimitroff, Polian {C}, Shanahan (2)
3) Thompson, Newsome, Pioli, Jones, Polian {B}, Walsh, Young (1)
4) Loomis, Beathard, Noll, Davis, Schramm (0)

Postseason Wins
1) Shula (5)
2) Shanahan (4)
3) Pioli, Walsh (3)
4) Thompson, Jones, Polian {B}, Young (1)
5) Dimitroff, Loomis, Newsome, Polian {C}, Beathard, Noll, Davis, Schramm (0)

Division Titles
1) Shula (2)
2) Dimitroff, Thompson, Newsome, Pioli, Polian {C}, Shanahan, Polian {B}, Walsh (1)
3) Loomis, Jones, Young, Beathard, Noll, Davis, Schramm (0)

Conference Titles
1) Shula (2)
2) Pioli, Shanahan, Walsh (1)
3) Dimitroff, Thompson, Loomis, Newsome, Polian {C}, Jones, Polian {B}, Young, Beathard, Noll, Davis, Schramm (0)

Championships
1) Shula, Pioli, Shanahan, Walsh (1)
2) Dimitroff, Thompson, Loomis, Newsome, Polian {C}, Jones, Polian {B}, Young, Beathard, Noll, Davis, Schramm (0)

Pro Bowlers
1) Shanahan, Shula (19)
2) Newsome (14)
3) Dimitroff (12)
4) Polian {B} (10)
5) Pioli, Beathard (9)
6) Loomis, Young, Davis, Schramm (7)
7) Thompson, Polian {C} (6)
8) Jones (5)
9) Walsh, Noll (4)

Rookie of the Year Winners
1) Dimitroff, Polian {C}, Jones (1)
2) Thompson, Loomis, Newsome, Pioli, Shanahan, Jones, Polian {B}, Walsh, Young, Beathard, Noll, Davis, Schramm (0)

Coach of the Year Winners
1) Dimitroff, Jones, Walsh, Beathard, Shula (1)
2) Thompson, Loomis, Newsome, Pioli, Polian {C}, Shanahan, Polian {B}, Young, Noll, Davis, Schramm (0)

Executive of the Year Awards
1) Dimitroff (2)
2) Thompson, Polian {C}, Polian {B}, Young, Beathard, Shula (1)
3) Loomis, Newsome, Pioli, Shanahan, Jones, Walsh, Noll, Davis, Schramm (0)



To sum it all up, TD ranks in the top percentile in 8 out of 12 categories, including notching the most number of wins for a GM in his first season, as well as having the highest Win Differential. Also, he is the only GM on the list to have won two EOTY awards, not to mention being able to boast a ROTY winner, a COTY winner and an EOTY award all in his first three seasons. Pretty impressive, I'd say. Looking forward to getting those playoff wins.

[Radical]

Holy shit... +1, +1, +1, +1, +1

[Anomaly]

Quick question: Why is Ozzie Newsome considered the architect of the Ravens Super Bowl team when he was only the "Director of Player Personnel"? From what I can find the "Director of Player Personnel" isn't a scout and isn't making the GM type decisions, so what makes him the architect?

This is what I found as a description of that position, whether he had more or less duties and responsibilities. I don't know.

Quote:As a Director of Player Personnel, much of the work involves direct contact with the team's players. On a daily basis, the director may help coordinate team travel, player appearances off the field, train and support players in handling media coverage, assistant with personal matters that effect the team and manage new player orientation programs and initiatives. The director also works with team office management and the coaches to ensure players are being supported to perform at their best athletic level. He is also responsible for being keenly aware of player contracts and agreements with his team and others. Although those working in this position can be found at a desk, many times the work can be outside the office traveling with the team.

Also great work on all the research.

[Paulitik]

GREAT stuff. Good job!

[Swift Is a Die Hard]

Really good post

The only thing I can contest is pro bowl players cause there are players that were here before TD
But that also detect from others as well

Vafalcon- go read up on Ozzie. Lot of NFL people credit him for building SB team

[nobkowski]

HERE!! HERE !!

[phocis850]

Apparently TD seems to know what he is doing.

[papachaz]

great post coop! thanks for putting in the work to do that research, i wouldn't have even known how to begin that...

looking at the names of all the execs i've heard for years, and putting into proper perspective concerning TD, it only looks like we have SOOOO much more to look forward to than we've ever had before.

so did you help him with his contract negotiations???? LMAO thanks for the post, plus 1

[cooperbh]

(05-09-2011 04:00 AM)Va Falcon 88 Wrote:  Quick question: Why is Ozzie Newsome considered the architect of the Ravens Super Bowl team when he was only the "Director of Player Personnel"? From what I can find the "Director of Player Personnel" isn't a scout and isn't making the GM type decisions, so what makes him the architect?

Actually, I got his title wrong. It was Vice President of Player Personnel, which, to my understanding, oversees the pro and college scouting departments.

Personally, I don't think someone can be given credit for building a team until they have final say in all personnel decisions, especially in hiring or firing a head coach. I don't think anyone would argue, however, that as strictly a talent evaluator, Ozzie did play a significant role in bringing that franchise a championship.

[cooperbh]

(05-09-2011 11:57 AM)papachaz Wrote:  looking at the names of all the execs i've heard for years, and putting into proper perspective concerning TD, it only looks like we have SOOOO much more to look forward to than we've ever had before.

The fact that half the GMs on that list didn't get a postseason win until sometime after their third season illustrates not only the painstaking process of building a playoff team from the ground up, but also the random nature of the playoffs themselves. I imagine that's why awards such as MVP, COTY, EOTY, etc. are voted on before the postseason begins.

As long as we remain perrrenial playoff contenders, the postseason wins will come. From what we have seen so far, there is nothing to suggest that we won't remain perrenial playoff contenders.