ESPN The Magazine - Seth Wickersham - The role that politics play in every NFL team's war room - ESPN
some of the more interesting tidbits..
"You're an owner, trying to get the best return on your investment. You enter the draft process whenever and however you damn well want. Seattle's Paul Allen is hands-off. Minnesota's Zygi Wilf is fascinated by the exercise but leaves decisions to his staff. Dallas' Jerry Jones, Cincinnati's Mike Brown and Oakland's Al Davis actually call the shots on draft day. While Jones has chosen well and Brown has fared decently, the speed-smitten Davis has made some recent picks that were so laughable, Oakland's scouts now add a few 10ths of a second to 40 times to dissuade him from taking a player who is only fast. "
"Only years after the fact did Browns scouts complain that the team was determined to draft Tim Couch in 1999, despite Donovan McNabbs' supposedly grading higher. Only after Tom Brady was deemed a future Hall of Famer did the 49ers privately contend he would have been theirs if not for an eviscerating report by one of the team's coaches."
good read
some of the more interesting tidbits..
"You're an owner, trying to get the best return on your investment. You enter the draft process whenever and however you damn well want. Seattle's Paul Allen is hands-off. Minnesota's Zygi Wilf is fascinated by the exercise but leaves decisions to his staff. Dallas' Jerry Jones, Cincinnati's Mike Brown and Oakland's Al Davis actually call the shots on draft day. While Jones has chosen well and Brown has fared decently, the speed-smitten Davis has made some recent picks that were so laughable, Oakland's scouts now add a few 10ths of a second to 40 times to dissuade him from taking a player who is only fast. "
"Only years after the fact did Browns scouts complain that the team was determined to draft Tim Couch in 1999, despite Donovan McNabbs' supposedly grading higher. Only after Tom Brady was deemed a future Hall of Famer did the 49ers privately contend he would have been theirs if not for an eviscerating report by one of the team's coaches."
good read
