I don’t know….Director of SCOUTING PROJECTS just sounds like the kind of title that is a no-show job given to someone who did good work once but just needs a transition time to his next job or retirement.
I also don’t ever recall hearing the name Marshall Oium before. Not in BB or mayonnaise days.
Let alone like he was in charge of anything significant.
Not sure this should even be a blip on a fans radar.
After having just read the following from a Morse article here on the site,
......
I DOUBLE DOWN on my initial opinion (in
BOLD above).
"
Patriots Part Ways With Marshall Oium
Oium, the team’s Director of Scouting Projects, will not be back with the team. Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston was first to report on the Patriots parting ways with Oium. A further post on X indicated that Oium was fired. These types of moves in the scouting department usually occur once the draft is completed.
A former quarterback at the University of Chicago, Oium came to New England as a pro scout in 2018. He spent his initial five seasons with the team in that position before being
promoted to assistant director of scouting in 2023. The following year, under the
club’s new regime, he was named director of football strategy.
Last year, he moved into his most recent role.
Look for this position to be
filled by an internal promotion." [
OR NOT.... do you really NEED to re-fill a No-Show Job? ] His career tracks with path of....
A. did OK as a Scout
B. Tried him out as deputy scounting director
(Blue)
C. Couldnt hack it, so they moved him to a fancy title with little work
(Orange Job) to see if he can figure out how to be value-added.
D. Didnt figure that out either. Gave him a year to get his feet on the ground before he is unemployed
(RED Job)
