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A league source with knowledge of the current dynamics of the Tennessee Titans front office tells us that coach Jeff Fisher is dragging his feet in order to build leverage. The source contacted us in response to our Sunday speculation regarding the lack of an extension for Fisher.

Specifically, the source says that Fisher realizes that G.M. Mike Reinfeldt could be bolting for Green Bay to become team president, possibly right after the 2007 season ends. And Fisher, the source believes, wants to be able to influence owner Bud Adams, if/when the team is looking for a new General Manager. We're told that Reinfeldt was an Adams hire, and that even though Fisher was involved in the interview process, he didn't have much say over the decision.

Another possible bit of evidence regarding the potentially tenuous status of Reinfeldt is that, despite conducting a search for a director of player personnel, no one was hired. If the team thinks Reinfeldt could be leaving, it makes sense that, in the end, the team would refrain from hiring a Reinfeldt guy to supervise the pro and college scouting functions.

Fisher also could be hoping to secure more authority over the football side of the business, even if he doesn't want to try to finagle the G.M. title.

Of course, Fisher is taking a risk, if his goal is to build leverage. If the team tanks in 2007, he could be S.O.L. Still, even when the team was struggling in 2006, his named was being linked strongly to the Cowboys job. And that $5.4 million salary he'll make this year would carry him through a season of unemployment or (more likely) the high six-figure salary that he'd command as a television analyst.

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[alex83]

well i think that Fisher has a right to have a say in who will be the next general manager i mean Reinfeldt has really screwed the team over so far and from the sounds of it hes going to jump ship after being with us for just one season...thanks for that Mikey

but from the sounds of things Fisher will most likely stay for another season to see who the next GM will be...i wanna see him stay for as long as possible but it will be more about if the team wants him to stick around rather than if he wants to go or not becuase it doesnt seem as though Fisher is in a rush to go anywhere, i mean if he was he probably would have done it by now right

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Originally Posted by alex83

well i think that Fisher has a right to have a say in who will be the next general manager i mean Reinfeldt has really screwed the team over so far and from the sounds of it hes going to jump ship after being with us for just one season...thanks for that Mikey

but from the sounds of things Fisher will most likely stay for another season to see who the next GM will be...i wanna see him stay for as long as possible but it will be more about if the team wants him to stick around rather than if he wants to go or not becuase it doesnt seem as though Fisher is in a rush to go anywhere, i mean if he was he probably would have done it by now right

thats what I was thinking, I think when floyd left he wasnt to happy with reinfeldt coming in, but had to seem "onboard" in the media coverage. I hope we can sign fisher to a long term contract, hes one of the best coaches in the NFl..