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Originally Posted by SmootSmack
Good questions that I don't have the answers to. I know how the process is supposed to work inside Redskins Park, but don't know how it's actually working right now.
I do know that when Cerrato first joined the Redskins he "streamlined" the scouting department and scouting process based on some method that was apparently utilized in San Fran. It sort of stayed that way until Gibbs came along and ramped up the scouting department both with personnel and the experience of the personnel (which was odd since we were still trading away picks). But then when Cerrato took total control of the football operations last year he streamlined the process again, getting rid of several scouts, and bumping up some people without necessarily finding replacements at the lower levels for those people.
I know some have argued that what Cerrato did with the scouting department is the same thing he did with Zorn, put people in positions that they may not have been ready for. Case in point, he put Morocco Brown in charge of pro personnel which was fine, but then instead of making a top regional scout Brown's right hand guy he promoted basically a paper pusher to that role.
We're working on getting a former NFL scout (not with the Redskins) to chat with us in the next few weeks. If we can, I'm sure he can offer some insights into the scouting process.
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Thanks for responding.
I really didn't expect anyone to be able to fully answer my questions. I thought that maybe a few people might each have a revealing snippet of information that touched on these matters.
Apparently, somebody at Redskins Park has mentioned to other football people that the scouts are being ignored and I just can't comprehend why an NFL executive would do such a thing.
But what do I know? It could happen all the time all over the league - nothing more than an honest difference of opinion. Of course, when a team is struggling everything is magnified.
It would be interesting to chat with a former NFL scout and hear some of his war stories.