05-02-2020, 10:02 AM
(05-02-2020, 09:43 AM)Daddy-O Wrote: So who was worse at their job, Burrow or the scouts?
I would say the scouts because they should be able to look through the tea leaves, e.g. new team, first year in system, unfamiliarity with players, etc. etc. Scouts should be evaluating intangibles, like accuracy, processing information, release time, leadership / pocket presence, arm strength, escapeability, list goes on and on. That's what they get paid to do, not just look at game numbers.
Obviously a late round grade is a miserable fail on the part of the scouts IMO - so called professionals.
The scouts did not mess up. Burrow did not show all those traits in 2018. He was not throwing with pinpoint accuracy. He was not making a lot of great plays outside the pocket. He did not lead them to any really big wins.
