10-25-2017, 04:16 PM
(10-25-2017, 02:44 PM)Wyche Wrote: In all seriousness, whoever it is will have to be a good scout. So, you will need to take that into consideration. I like your suggestions of those NFL assistants, but one would have to look deeper at just how many responsibilities these guys have. To have any semblance of a chance to succeed, you would have to be one helluva multi tasker, unless someone splinks Mikey in the head with a shovel, and he regains consciousness as a different man that is.
That's honestly the only reason I am intrigued by the possibilities of a really good college coach that doesn't run gimmicky offenses (if there are any of those left around). These guys would have a leg up on knowledge of top draft prospects and late round steals. I'm pretty sure Franklin DOES run the read option, but I do like his ability to work with what he's got and make it successful. His ability to right a ship quickly interests me.
The scouting to me is the tough thing.
I saw a John Clayton article from the 90's talking about how the Bengals lack of scouts was bad because they basically spotted the rest of the league 4 months in scouting and then only attended workouts and didn't see players play in games...because the college games are during the NFL season.
'The Bengals do not scout college players as heavily as most other NFL teams. They have just four full-time "scouts" in their personnel department - and two of them are Brown family members who spend much of their time in the office. The fifth person in the department is part-time consultant John Cooper, the former Ohio State coach.
"Other teams hit every school," Clayton said. "The Bengals get the (scouting) reports, but I get the reports, too. It's knowing the background information, the players' personalities, that make the difference in drafting."
The Bengals do visit schools during the season, but their scouts do not see as many games as scouts from other NFL teams.
"You need to make evaluations during games," Clayton said. "You're not scouting guys to workout."
Once the NFL season ends, Bengals assistants do make visits to colleges for player workout days. They also attend the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis.'
