32 War Rooms

It doesn't seem appropriate to call an NFL team's room of draft day decision-makers a "war room" but that hasn't slowed anyone from doing so. Starting Thursday the people in those 32 War Rooms will be making decisions on college football players. Decisions that they hope will turn their teams into Super Bowl champions. Here's a look at some of the people making those decisions.

Minnesota Vikings 
Rick Spielman-General Manager
George Paton-Assistant General Manager
Mike Zimmer-Head Coach
Jamaal Stephenson-Director of College Scouting

Spielman has final say on all draft day but this is very much a collaborative process. The past couple of drafts have shown this to be a successful, collaborative process.

Arizona Cardinals
Steve Keim-General Manager
Bruce Arians-Head Caoch

Atlanta Falcons
Thomas Dimitroff-General Manager
Dan Quinn-Head Coach
Scott Pioli-Assistant General Manager

Dinitroff is still listed as General Manager but he's been put on notice. Pioli was brought in to assist and may have as much, perhaps more, say as Dimitroff.

Baltimore Ravens
Ozzie Newsome-General Manager
Eric DeCosta-Assistant General Manager
John Harbaugh-Head Coach

Newsome has been terrific and has always been open to input. DeCosta has been a hot candidate for pretty much every GM opening for a couple of years. Perhaps he's being groomed as Newsome's replacement.

Buffalo Bills
Doug Whaley-General Manager
Rex Ryan-Head Coach
Kelvin Fisher-Director of College Scouting

Carolina Panthers
Dave Gettleman-General Manager
Ron Rivera-Head Coach

Chicago Bears
Ryan Pace-General Manager
John Fox-Head Coach
Joe Douglas-Director of College Scouting

Cincinnati Bengals
Mike Brown-Owner/President/General Manager
Pete Brown-Senior VP of Player Personnel
Duke Tobin-Director of Player Personnel

The Bengals are truly a family operation. Mike and Pete are sons of team founder, and coaching legend, Paul Brown. Executive VP Katie Blackburn and VP of Player Personnel Paul Brown are Mike's kids. VP Troy Blackburn is Katie's husband. It should be mentioned that Katie Blackburn might be the most prominent and influential female executive in the NFL. Duke Tobin is the one non-Brown family member that has a strong voice on draft day decisions. The improved quality of recent Bengals drafts is an indication that his voice is getting stronger.

Cleveland Browns
Sashi Brown-VP of Football Operations
Paul DePodesta-Chief Strategy Officer
Andrew Berry-VP of Player Personnel
Ken Kovash-VP of Player Personnel
Kevin Meers-Director of Research and Strategy
Hue Jackson-Head Coach

The Browns are a petri dish for the rest of the league. They are doing things a bit differently. Why not? Not much else has been working in Cleveland. Jackson is the only "football guy." The others are "analytics guys."

Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Jones-Owner/General Manager
Stephen Jones-Director of Player Personnel

Denver Broncos
John Elway-Executive VP of Football Operations/GM
Matt Russell-Director of Player Personnel
Mike Sullivan-Director of Football Administration
Tom Heckert-Director of Pro Personnel
Gary Kubiak-Head Coach

Detroit Lions
Bob Quinn-General Manager
Jack Del Rio-Head Coach

Green Bay Packers
Ted Thompson-General Manager
Mike McCarthy-Head Coach

Houston Texans
Rick Smith-General Manager
Bill O'Brien-Head Coach

Indianapolis Colts
Ryan Grigson-General Manager
Chuck Pagano-Head Coach

If rumors are true that these two don't get along they have to get it together. If they don't neither will be in Indianapolis much longer.

Jacksonville Jaguars
Dave Caldwell-General Manager
Gus Bradley-Head Coach

Kansas City Chiefs
John Dorsey-General Manager
Andy Reid-Head Coach

Los Angeles Rams
Les Snead-General Manager
Jeff Fisher-Head Coach

Miami Dolphins
Chris Grier-General Manager
Adam Gase-Head Coach
Mike Tannenbaum-Executive VP of Football Operation

Considering the inexperience of Grier and Gase it would surprise no one if Tannenbaum is running this show.

New England Patriots
Bill Belichick-Head Coach
Nick Caserio-Director of Player Personnel
Michael Lombardi-Assistant to Coaching Staff
Monti Ossenfort-Director of College Scouting
Ernie Adams-Director of Football Research

A Belichick-run operation is never the one-man show that a lot of people think that it is. He may have final say but he's as collaborative as any decision-maker in the league. Just ask the legion of GMs and VPs around the league that have worked with him. The most interesting, and least known, man in the league might be Belichick's long-time friend, and secret football weapon, Ernie Adams. Robert Kraft might not even know what he pays Adams to do.

New Orleans Saints
Mickey Loomis-General Manager
Sean Payton-Head Coach

New York Giants
Jerry Reese-General Manager

New York Jets
Michael Maccagnan-General Manager
Todd Bowles-Head Coach
Brian Heimerdinger-Director of Player Personnel

Oakland Raiders
Reggie McKenzie-General Manager
Jack Del Rio-Head Coach

Philadelphia Eagles
Howard Roseman

Pittsburgh Steelers
Kevin Colbert-General Manager
Mike Tomlin-Head Coach

San Diego Chargers
Tom Telesco-General Manager
Mike McCoy-Head Coach

Telesco is the youngest GM in the league. He looks even younger than that.

San Francisco 49ers
Trent Baalke-General Manager

Seattle Seahawks
John Schneider-General Manager
Pete Carroll-Head Coach

Maybe it only looks this way but the Schneider-Carroll relationship looks like the best GM-coach relationship in the league. But the Vikings' Spielman-Zimmer is gaining.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jason Licht-Head Coach
Dirk Koetter-Head Coach

Tennessee Titans
Jon Robisnon-General Manager

Washington Redskins
Scot McCloughan-General Manager
Jay Gruden-Head Coach

There are many more that play a role in the big decisions that will be made later this week. So many people doing so much work play an important role in every draft day decision. The above are simply some of the biggest voices on draft day in 32 rooms across the league.