(04-06-2021, 08:51 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(04-06-2021, 08:41 AM)Bullseye Wrote: Understood completely.

I'm not saying those relationships cannot be beneficial within these contexts, but the scouts have done the legwork.  They have watched practices and games.  They have developed the relationships with trainers, etc. 

Coaches ignore their scouts at their peril.

Oh 100% agree. There has to be a balance there.

I read an article that says the 49ers scouts are trying to talk Shannahan out of Mac Jones.

These coaches and GMs have big egos and it’s sometimes hard to get them to sway their minds.

I'm still looking for an article I read a few years ago, detailing how coaches often don't respect scouts because some of them didn't play the game at any high level.  I hope Meyer doesn't fall into that.  I hope he and Ballke and the scouting department all work together well.  This organization needs everyone to be on the same page...and everyone to be right.

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(04-06-2021, 08:52 AM)ATLjag Wrote: It's a danger with "coach-centric" as described by Khan and the Jags when Meyer was hired.  The scouting department is a valuable and expensive tool that should be consulted throughout the personnel acquisition process.  I do believe Meyer does these "deep dives" into players as mentioned, not solely to call a coach with a relationship.

On a side note, Bill Belichick, in his 7 seasons as a head coach without Tom Brady on a team (5 in Cleveland and 2 in NE) is 48 wins and 64 losses, with 6 of the 7 seasons being a losing year.  I know its an argument for another time and place, but I don't hold Belichick and the Pats organizationally in as high regard as I do Brady.

Well, I think we'll get a better grasp of how they will work together once this Covid crap gets under control and society and the NFL routine returns to normal.

As for Belichick, there is certainly an argument to be made on either side of that debate.

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