Cerrato wants more draft picks

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

If nothing else, Gibbs was a delegator. He knew what his own strengths and weaknesses were. I just don't see why it is such a mystery as to what the roles were in the area of player-personnel. Clearly, Vinny's job -- as it always has been -- was to assemble the film of all prospects, college or pro, grade each player, and come to Gibbs with a list of what he felt were the best players. Gibbs simply selected from that list. Yes, Gibbs had the ultimate say about which players to select. But, and this is key -- who supplied him the list?

Where did you hear that?

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Where did you hear that?

It's not about what I've "heard" or haven't heard. We know this is Vinny's role. His whole career has centered on the player-personnel aspect of football.

Do you deny that Vinny has been responsible for the department that assembles and grades the reports on college and pro prospects? Is it your position that Cerrato has had nothing at all to do with duties of the scouting department?

This isn't about crystal balls or hearsay. It's about gathering the information we know about Cerrato's role with the team as head of the player-personnel, and drawing the conclusion that he sucks at it.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

It's not about what I've "heard" or haven't heard. We know this is Vinny's role. His whole career has centered on the player-personnel aspect of football.

Do you deny that Vinny has been responsible for the department that assembles and grades the reports on college and pro prospects? Is it your position that Cerrato has had nothing at all to do with duties of the scouting department?

This isn't about crystal balls or hearsay. It's about gathering the information we know about Cerrato's role with the team as head of the player-personnel, and drawing the conclusion that he sucks at it.

Well here's my position

http://www.thewarpath.net/523135-post23.html

As for what I think. I think it's evident this past season was the first season he had ultimate final authority. But no I don't think he had nothing to do with the duties of the scouting department or personnel decisions (good and bad), but the way you wrote it made it sound like Vinny was a one man band who just handed Gibbs a list of players he had picked and said "here choose one of these guys." It wasn't that simple.

In your original post you said Cerrato assembled the film and graded the players. In this one, you said he was responsible for the group that did the grading. That's a pretty big difference.

[A10sROCK]

Regardless of his role over the last 10 years - Cerrato has been the defacto GM this last season. Now he has his second draft and FA period to show what he can do. Zorn is also his choice of Head Coach and Jason Campbell is the QB he is backing.

Let's see where Vinny takes this ship. Personally, I see a continuation of the personnel choices from last season, which is to say a "back to front" approach for player decisions. No real big signings - Hall will be one of those. I also foresee a retention of many older players instead of the dropping them for a youth movement. Right now the only older vet player that I'm sure will be dumped is Marcus Washington, and maybe Springs.

I do not think that Vinny / Zorn will have more than a year or two to succeed. It will be too easy for Danny Snyder to dump one or both if we get another average season or two. Just my prediction.