Marc Ross and the scouts

People need to be prepping for FA and the draft. I'm sure the new GM will have say over who stays/goes.

and his scouts are in the middle of scouting the 2018 draft.

That work cannot be replicated or manufactured in weeks after a new GM is hired. They will have to find their staff and get their team in place.

It puts less pressure on the search, allowing the right person to be hired without the pressure of time on top of the normal challenges.

a new GM does not replace the scouting departments until AFTER the draft

In comment 13726175 jlukes said:

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a new GM does not replace the scouting departments until AFTER the draft

Post a thread with this subject line and let's have it pinned. Maybe these nincompoops will stop asking why Ross hasn't been canned.

Most have been there for a VERY long time (in football terms). I would be shocked if there was a complete gutting of the scouting department right away. Maybe a slow turnover, a few years in the making, but don't be surprised if many stay.

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but I doubt the scouts are let go.

In comment 13726228 section125 said:

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but I doubt the scouts are let go.

+1

Good drafting starts with good scouting.

I suspect that there needs to be some changes in the scouting. They need to do a better job of identifying the best candidates, particularly for the OL where too many choices have been just plain wasted over the past ten years.

BUT the guy responsible for laying out the draft board, ranking the prospects properly, and advising the guy making the final choice is Marc Ross. And he's been piss poor at it for literally decades. He has to go, and the sooner, the better. Let somebody else set up the board for this draft. He can't do any worse than Ross has done for the past ten years.

You can replace the GM and HC but not the scouting departments because they are separate from those guys. This is another lie the owners are telling to make you fans happy because you got those two fired.

In comment 13726445 Dragon said:

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You can replace the GM and HC but not the scouting departments because they are separate from those guys. This is another lie the owners are telling to make you fans happy because you got those two fired.

Who said that?

discovered about potential players. Scoring cards or systems are used which are computerized. The real issue is how these reports are synthesized and evaluated. Scouts are probably not the problem. That undoubtedly exists at a higher level of putting the data together

2018 draft. But even then, there's no way to know whether the Giants' questionable picks were due to Ross & co. not providing sound evaluations or Reese and the HC failing to select the best players from Ross's value board.