[MIJB#19]

General Manager Notes: We hired a new defensive coordinator
Yeah, apparently we needed that.

I wasn't expecting a change in our staff, but apparently Ryan Ivans became available after the Oakland Black Panthers decided to not just offer him a new contract, but during the staff draft they replaced him, which gave us the opportunity to grab Ivans from the pool of unemployed staff members. We said goodbye to Doug Serna, who ironically was hired as assistant coach by Oakland. Ivans' strength compared to Serna is his ability to judge player potential better and developing young players. In return, Serna had a better reputation as a play caller.

Early peak at our cap situation? Ernie Grant and Richie Piotte want us to throw about $50M extra to them. Add in that wants roughly $25M for the upcoming season and you'll quickly see that we have to find about $115M in cap space. Not an easy task at all, I'd say. But I think I'm up for the challenge. Let's do this.