01-10-2025, 04:04 PM
(01-10-2025, 12:10 PM)Sled21 Wrote: So how much say do you really think a position coach has in the players he is given? People act like the position coaches have something to do with getting replacements for stars that leave. Reality is, they get a note on the desk saying, "So and so is coming through FA or the draft... add him to your board."
You swap one end of the spectrum for another. Positional coaches do not have final say nor are they just "left a note". It's somewhere in the middle. They are consulted along with the offensive coordinator/HC/whoever else may need to be in on the conversation. This is particularly for the draft. Here is an article written by an NFL scout that describes what the process looks like. Relevant quote below...
Quote:We would go through the player's position by position and rank the players within their position. We would start off on one side of the ball and start with the offensive line. In the room at the time would be all the scouts, the Offensive Coordinator, the O-Line coach, the Head Coach, and the GM.
Everyone works together to create a profile and then someone, usually the GM/owner/maybe HC has final say. If a positional coach doesn't like someone, he may still get overruled.
