Then and now drafts

[DUO_CORE]

I'm sitting here before starting my day watching highlights of our mid-round draft picks Neville Gallimore and Bradlee Anae and then I recalled in previous years watching highlights of Taco Charlton and Trysten Hill after they were selected.

As I watched Charlton and Hill, who were drafted higher, I did not see explosive players that would disrupt an offense: I just figured the coaches knew best and must see something in these guys that I don't. The jury is still out on Hill.

This year, watching Gallimore and Anae, I can see the explosion in that first step, the violence in their play. They were very disruptive on film.

Did Jerry wise up or is this a result of the current coaching staff? Gotta be coaching because we have the same front office as last year.

 

[conner01]

I think they listened to the scouts over coaches
These are the guys who spend all year looking at these kids
I think too often in the past we let staff push their opinions
This years staff had very little chance to see most of the guys we drafted

 

[CCBoy]

It is a tough season for evaluations...and teams had to rely more upon their Scouts. Next season should prove to be even tougher, if no one is allowed into stadiums...

 

[big dog cowboy]

Did Jerry wise up or is this a result of the current coaching staff? Gotta be coaching because we have the same front office as last year.

Rod Marinelli.

Those 2 words should explain everything.

 

[Techsass]

It is a tough season for evaluations...and teams had to rely more upon their Scouts. Next season should prove to be even tougher, if no one is allowed into stadiums...

They'll probably figure out a safe way for scouts (& their buddies) to still watch the games.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Rod Marinelli.

Those 2 words should explain everything.

Beat me too it. All Rod!

 

[Cowboys22]

This has been discussed at length. Under Garrett and Marinelli, the wanted players with specific traits that they perceived would fit their schemes. That is why they always seemed to leave better players on the board when they selected and never seemed interested in drafted players that were falling for unknown reasons. MM specifically told Jerry and Stephen to just draft the best players and he would figure out how to use them. That made this a purely scouts draft and because all the predraft rankings of players come from scouts and inside info from teams, our draft followed more closely to consensus rankings and they were finally interested in falling players who represented the most value. Hopefully it continues that way.

 

[Jake]

I'm sitting here before starting my day watching highlights of our mid-round draft picks Neville Gallimore and Bradlee Anae and then I recalled in previous years watching highlights of Taco Charlton and Trysten Hill after they were selected.

As I watched Charlton and Hill, who were drafted higher, I did not see explosive players that would disrupt an offense: I just figured the coaches knew best and must see something in these guys that I don't. The jury is still out on Hill.

This year, watching Gallimore and Anae, I can see the explosion in that first step, the violence in their play. They were very disruptive on film.

Did Jerry wise up or is this a result of the current coaching staff? Gotta be coaching because we have the same front office as last year.

 

[fivetwos]

Marinelli was blind and senile, yet somehow had the ear of whoever was making the call on who to draft.

What a pathetic mess.

It's not much more than a rudderless ship. Jerry wanted Garrett as HC, who didn't have a clue, and on down the line.

I wouldnt doubt if the inner circle of NFL coaches knew Garrett didnt know what he was doing so he could only attract those assistants who no one else would hire because the game had passed them by.

Check the HC records of guys like Linehan and Marinelli.

Granted some guys are better coordinators than HC, but those two were pretty much neither.

 

[Longboysfan]

It is a tough season for evaluations...and teams had to rely more upon their Scouts. Next season should prove to be even tougher, if no one is allowed into stadiums...

There is always tape.

 

[DanTanna]

Marinelli was our Tyrion Lannister? But in a bad way....

 

[CCBoy]

There is always tape.

There's a lot more to the process, than tapes accumulated. There is a lot of time involved with those tapes, but there is more to it than those.

 

[jazzcat22]

I feel the new coaching staff, put together the type of players they wanted. Basically BPA. McClay and the scouts were able and allowed to put together a terrific, big board that would actually allow the draft not fail as compared to some of the previous drafts.

Also they enlightened the FO (Jerry and Stephen) to the importance of staying with the board. And give Jerry and Stephen credit for listening AND executing the off-season plan. FA's and the draft.

All on paper looks great. It seems we are overall better off team wise. First in coaching as we know, and now the roster. Yes we did not address RDE or S as much as we wanted, but you can't do it all in one year. Or did they address it more than we think they did, just because it did not go the way many wanted it to go.

I really have no complaints (that I can think of right now, still on1st cup of coffee) other than Rowdy is still around.