How Important Is A Big Scouting Department These Days?

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Obviously having more eyes should not hurt. I have never done an analysis, but if it was the only factor in drafting and free agent signings, it would be easy to rank.

Teams with most wins since 2020 below. Bengals are tied for 14th. If size of scouting department was the standard for wins do Chiefs, Bills, Ravens, Packers, Eagles have the 5 largest scouting departments? Do Bengals have 14th biggest? We know they do not.

https://champsorchumps.us/records/most-nfl-wins-since-2020

1 Kansas City Chiefs 66-18 78.6% 5 12 2
2 Buffalo Bills 61-22 73.5% 5 7 0
3 Baltimore Ravens 54-30 64.3% 4 3 0
Green Bay Packers 54-30 64.3% 4 2 0
5 Philadelphia Eagles 52-31-1 62.5% 4 4 0
6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 51-33 60.7% 5 6 1
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 50-33-1 60.1% 4 0 0
8 Dallas Cowboys 49-35 58.3% 3 1 0
Minnesota Vikings 49-35 58.3% 2 0 0
10 Los Angeles Rams 47-37 56.0% 4 6 1