Here's the twist: I know the outgoing manager & worked with him, albeit briefly, ~8 yrs ago. Liked him but didn't know enough. The tech leads that called me als

Here's the twist: I know the outgoing manager & worked with him, albeit briefly, ~8 yrs ago. Liked him but didn't know enough. The tech leads that called me also worked with him before - hence his getting hired. So, something's changed. Just trying to understand what.