According to NFLN KC has had 3 of the top

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by milkman

No, the Head Coach and his staff don't have the time to pour over hours and hours of film on every player in the draft.

He and his staff, however, do have the months between the end of the season and the draft to watch film on potential first and second round picks, and more, and to attend workouts and the combines.

You are making excuses for Dick, and this is a poor excuse.

Dick shares the blame, so just stop trying to convince everyone that he doesn't own any responsibility.

Does Dick share the blame? Of course he does. But like I said, he falls low on the list in the blame for personnel decisions. Vermeil may like a player and recommend him. It is the staff's job to sift through hours of film, interviews and workout evaluations to "fact check." It is widely known that Lynn Stiles was a lazy SOB when it came to that due diligence. His idea of scouting was to call a few buddies and ask their advice, and then to rely on some film instead of evaluating players live. Vermeil's job was to recommend. The personnel staff, particularly Stiles', job was to confirm they made the right decision.

But it goes beyond that. Is Vermeil trained to grill interviewees to see if they're soft? Probably not. Is he as well-versed in how workout information can dictate potential? Probably not. Does Vermeil have time during the season to watch film of these players? Probably not. In light of the million things he has to do, is he looking at in-depth tape on all these guys? Probably not. During draft season, amid OTAs, planning for the next season, evaluating the current roster, meetings with players and coaches, etc... does Vermeil have a full work day to commit to scouting evaluations? No.

Most of those roles involve dedicated specialists and it is their 40+ hour a week job for a full year to specialize well. Scouting for draft picks is not Vermeil's full-time job. I'm sorry, but when it comes to draft picks, I blame the guys who are supposed to be specializing in drafting, not the head coach who slips into the role for a few hours out of the year. Vermeil does some scouting, but it's not his main job. In fact, it's very low on his list of a million things that he is asked to do. Lynn Stiles deserves the vast majority of the blame for poor personnel decisions. Personnel decisions was his full-time job description.