Loomis gets final say. On paper, he makes the decisions. When Payton was head coach, one suspected that Sean's voice was the loudest in the room, though one also suspects that after at times vigorous debate there was a rough consensus as to what should be done. The really interesting question is how much more influence in personnel matters Jeff Ireland has now compared to what he had when Payton was head coach. My guess is that he has to have more because Sean was the 900-pound gorilla in the room, but only those inside the organization know how much more.