Can We Win With Our Small Scouting Department?

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(09-20-2017, 10:28 AM)ochocincos Wrote: This has always been my gripe as well. For a team that supposedly puts such a huge emphasis on nailing draft picks, you'd think they'd devote more time/money into scouting the players.
Also, it's situations like this where the Bengals are still considered cheap, as there is no "cap" on the size and amount for your scouting department.

No doubt. Scouts are pretty cheap, especially when considered against player and coach salaries. Mike Clown could hire another 15-20 and it wouldn’t cost more than signing 1-2 vets on an average 1 year vet minimum deal. The scouts would take the heat off of coaches to review college tape/attend games while simultaneously prepping for that week’s game on Sunday. Sounds like a no brainer way to maximize the chances of success, right?

At some point, your record is who you are, and Mike’s as GM/owner has been an utter failure in every meaningful way. Relying on blessed comp picks, to a rational mind, necessitates a large scouting department to maximize the chances of hitting on the picks. Not in Mike Clown’s antiquated view...