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Originally Posted by The Bad Guy
Level of responsibility? You're the one saying that Phil Emery essentially does everything. He oversees an entire scouting operation.
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The scouting operation isn't everything. There is a college personnel department. There is a pro personnel department. And that's just scouting. Emery doesn't know the stuff about current NFL players as Ray Farmer/Pioli know, nor should he have to. As a GM, there are coaches and players you have to micromanage. There is being the face of the organization. There is the networking aspect of bargaining with other GMs. Etc... Etc... Etc... That's just the tip of the iceberg. Pioli is accountable for all of those things. He's not expected to be the most knowledgeable about college prospects. That's Emery's job, because while Pioli spends a fraction of a day thinking about them, Emery commits his entire work year to it. So when it comes to scouting, duh... Emery does virtually everything. It's that way in any organization. A CEO doesn't have to be an expert at Marketing. A college chancellor doesn't have to be an expert at English. That's why both of them have department heads that specialize in it.
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The principal is only responsible for 1,000 kids each day as well as about 100 staff members in a typical school.
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Yeah, that level of responsibility pales in comparison to a guy who watches film and conducts interviews of college athletes.[/quote]
This is not a knock on principals. But the difficulty of managing a scouting operation is a hell of a lot more difficult than most jobs, including principal. That's why they probably work (I would imagine) 100 hour weeks, why they're groomed to be GMs, and why they make a shitload of money.
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Most principals were teachers prior. That's pretty much the succession. Just like most Scouting directors were scouts prior.
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Again, principals are not accountable for teaching students. They are accountable for making sure teachers teach their students right. Scouting Directors are accountable for making sure scouts evaluate students right, and then they are involved with actual scouting once a shorter list has been developed. And then they are accountable for being a GM's go-to guy for getting the scoop on any player he's interested in.