Cincinnati has pulled off some nice personnel moves in recent years.
CINCINNATI — Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer dropped a few hot names to watch for NFL General Manager positions this coming offseason and Cincinnati had two names crack the list: Senior Personnel Executive Trey Brown, and Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin.
Brown’s held plenty of different roles across the league and has helped shape this three-year roster run for the Bengals.
“Brown has been an essential part of the Bengals’ build over the past three years,” Breer wrote. “With Cincinnati aggressively taking advantage of Joe Burrow’s rookie-contract window to build a roster strong enough to contend for titles in 2021 and ’22, and even be a playoff–caliber team without its quarterback for a good chunk of this year. Brown and other well-respected guys such as Mike Potts and Steve Radicevic have responsibility in all areas, providing good experience for bigger jobs. And Brown’s also worked for Bill Belichick in New England, and Howie Roseman in Philadelphia, and has held decision-making positions in the AAF and XFL. His ties to Jerod Mayo could eventually lead him back to the Patriots.”
Tobin has been with the Bengals since 1999 and is essentially the pseudo-GM in Cincinnati.
“Like (Dallas Cowboys’ Will) McClay, he works in an organization where the owner retains the GM title—and so he, as the top personnel guy, does a lot of GM-like things without being the GM in name. Still, Tobin led the Bengals’ personnel staff through distinct builds, the first around Andy Dalton and the second around Joe Burrow, with different coaches, and a lot of success. Also, with the small scouting staff, there’s a lot on his plate, and he’s shown an ability to manage all of it. That said, he’s comfortable in Cincinnati. And with Burrow there … why leave?”
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