Insight into the new team model

[CatMan72]

Don't kid yourself, every owner has his hands in football operations. It comes down to how much he values his own opinion over the people working for him.

[Mr. Scot]

9 minutes ago, Anybodyhome said:

1. How long did the Tommy Morrison thing last? Using that as a comparison is misleading, especially after it was Family Feud that made him hire Morrison to begin with.

2. Didn't JR also basically poo-can the entire scouting operation to the point we had a couple guys running all over the fugging country? 

Using JR's model to describe where you think Tepper is heading does nobody any favors. 

It's only partially Richardson's model.

Specifically, Richardson didn't believe in having a single GM. He basically wanted two guys running things. Theoretically speaking, that actually left him as the ultimate power. That's why the team didn't have a true "full power" GM until 2002, and now they won't again.

Where you see the opposite approach with Tepper is in the next layer down. It's correct that Richardson preferred a smaller staff, not because he thought it was more effective but because he was a cheap bastard. He's basically that a--hole boss who looks at an operation that's running perfectly well with 20 people and thinks to himself that it could probably work just as well with 10.

Tepper is likely going to expand things at the staff level. More scouts, more analysts, etc.

[Icege]

It would be worth mentioning that while JR might have believed in that model, he never actually spent enough money to put it into (competent) action.

[Mr. Scot]

Richardson never knew how to win. He might have wanted to, but he didn't have a clue what to do to make it happen.

[t96]

18 hours ago, bobowilson said:

Tepper is the smartest guy in the room

In a room with professional football execs/coaches, talking about the subject of football ops, actually no. He’s likely the least smart in the room. Hopefully he can put the right people in place and step back from the football ops at that point.

[!stUp]

A wise man once said "Surround yourself with smart people". I'm sure Tepper will do just that. We can "what if" it all day.

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, t96 said:

In a room with professional football execs/coaches, talking about the subject of football ops, actually no. He’s likely the least smart in the room. Hopefully he can put the right people in place and step back from the football ops at that point.

I would agree with this.

There's a scene in the movie "Armageddon" where Jason Isaacs is playing a character that Billy Bob Thornton calls "basically the smartest man on the planet". Yet in a later scene, Bruce Willis treats him like a moron because smart as he may be, he doesn't know anything about drilling.

You can definitely be very intelligent while still lacking the skills to do a certain thing.

[!stUp]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I would agree with this.

There's a scene in the movie "Armageddon" where Jason Isaacs is playing a character that Billy Bob Thornton calls "basically the smartest man on the planet". Yet in a later scene, Bruce Willis treats him like a moron because smart as he may be, he doesn't know anything about drilling.

You can definitely be very intelligent while still lacking the skills to do a certain thing.

Kinda like....

[LordOfDaWingz]

If this is the direction we're going in, I'd prefer us to fine the absolute best college scout available. Marty makes questionable picks after round 1.

[Mr. Scot]

18 minutes ago, LordOfDaWingz said:

If this is the direction we're going in, I'd prefer us to fine the absolute best college scout available. Marty makes questionable picks after round 1.

Indications are that even if Marty stays in place, we're probably looking at a new scouting department after the current draft.

A lot of the guys that Marty hired could wind up gone.

[OriginalPantherDan]

16 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

That being the case, Nick Caserio would sound more logical than Kevin Colbert. Colbert is older than Hurney while Caserio is only 43.

Now, that's not to say there isn't a space for Colbert. There are plenty of possibilities for him here. Probably just not that one. He could, however, be an ideal choice for a consultant type role where he might, say, reorganize the scouting department.

Whoa...I initially ready that as Keary Colbert. Yikes. I need a drink. 

[Mr. Scot]

1 hour ago, OriginalPantherDan said:

Whoa...I initially ready that as Keary Colbert. Yikes. I need a drink. 

You're not the first

[Pazhoosier89]

How about Dan Morgan as assistant GM? Currently director of player personnel in Buffalo. 

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, Pazhoosier89 said:

How about Dan Morgan as assistant GM? Currently director of player personnel in Buffalo. 

I looked back at Morgan's resume'. Prior to becoming Director of Player Personnel with the Bills, he was Director of Pro Scouting in Seattle.

Tepper wants someone with a Pro Personnel background for the new VP job.

I'd say Morgan is an option.