Can We Win With Our Small Scouting Department?

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(03-04-2019, 02:34 PM)McC Wrote: How did all those years of having more scouts work out for the Browns for all those years of sukking?  When did they finally turn it around?  They finally landed on the right guy running the show.  It's not about how many scouts, it's about having the right guy making the calls.

TB, Miami, Oakland, NYJ, Buffalo, all with more scouts, to name a few.  Is there really any legitimate proof that more scouts means more winning?  

When the team requires the coaching staff to scout/review prospect tape in-season, it’s a definite disadvantage. Time spent doing that means less time to prepare to win games. You can handpick underachieving franchises, but know that all the teams you mentioned have won Playoff games more recently than the Bengals. All the perennially successful orgs have scouting and FO personnel depts. that dwarf Mike and his kids/grandkids plus Tobin and a few others.

A skimpy front office and scouting department also allows for relatively less input, and the chances of relying on just a few people for most input. Those few people have to be absolutely on point with their decisions. It’s a cheap strategy that has yielded no tangible success in Cincinnati under Mike Brown’s tenure as owner and official GM.