01-11-2017, 12:06 PM
(01-11-2017, 03:36 AM)t3r3e3 Wrote: Pretty much this. The Rooney family knows enough to get out of the way, and let their front office run football operations. The Rooney's set the direction, let their hand-picked folks carry out the vision, and don't try to play GM or draft wizard. They also don't make the coaches do most of the scouting, nor do they nickel and dime the players and fans.
Look at the Steelers scouting department...they have 19 employees. Most are scouts:
http://www.steelers.com/team/front-office.html
Now look at the Bengals...we have 8 employees in our scouting department:
http://www.bengals.com/team/staff-directory.html
The Ravens have 24 employees in their Player Personnel department:
http://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/front-office-staff.html