Houston Rockets Daryl Morey (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
With NFL personnel believing that former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey would be successful in the NFL, it’s worth wondering whether Morey should take a stab at running an NFL franchise.
Soon-to-be former Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey made a rapid transition from a mathematician with a keen eye towards advanced analytics to one of the brightest minds among executives in the NBA. Under Morey, the Rockets made the playoffs for eight consecutive seasons and posted a record better than .500 for 13 consecutive seasons, leading him to nab the 2016-17 Executive of the Year award.