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Originally Posted by htismaqe
I don't ever recall seeing Sutton active in the war room on draft day. I don't think he has much input at all, honestly. If Sutton really had a say, we wouldn't have drafted Dee Ford, who is all speed, and Breeland Speaks, who has no speed, to play the same position. Our defensive acquisitions changed when Veach took over, or at least it appears they did. To me, the lack of continuity suggests Bob really isn't all that involved.
I agree with you that it makes zero sense to retain him.
My only contention is that Veach is the guy on whom this defense rests. If he fails, it won't matter who the DC is.
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He doesn't have to be in the war room to have a say. Well before the actual draft I'm pretty sure they discussed with him what to do to fix the defense. Going with Hitchens, ignoring the secondary, drafting or signing bigger slower guys in the front 7 to try and stop the run. I obviously can't pinpoint which moves he had a say in, but I find it pretty hard to believe that his guidance didn't have a big impact on a number of the moves we made or didn't make.