26CornerBlitz Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsfaninChicago Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 What does BLESTO stand for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/what-is-national-and-blesto-scouting-services/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJB Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 more the merrier am i right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Leonhart2017 said: What does BLESTO stand for? BLESTO is a scouting service (3rd party) that the Bills subscribe to. They provide reports to teams that are a launch off point for which kids to scout for the upcoming season. The Bills assign a scout to work directly with BLESTO. Edited June 11, 2018 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBD Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Leonhart2017 said: What does BLESTO stand for? Quote The NFL's first scouting organization, LESTO (Lions, Eagles and Steelers Talent Organization), was started in 1963 by the teams mentioned in its name with headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[17] It became BLESTO when the Bears joined the following year and BLESTO-V when the Vikings came on board later in the decade; by 1971 the Bills, Colts and Dolphins had joined and the group was known as BLESTO-VIII.[18] It is now known simply as BLESTO despite the fact that the Bears and Eagles are no longer members.[19] The group's offices stayed in Pittsburgh until 2007 when the headquarters moved to Jacksonville, Florida, with support offices remaining in Pittsburgh.[17] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Scouting_organizations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 12 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: BLESTO is a scouting service (3rd party) that the Bills subscribe to. They provide reports to teams that are a launch off point for which kids to scout for the upcoming season. The Bills assign a scout to work directly with BLESTO. So, we scout the scouting service? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: So, we scout the scouting service? No, the service provides the reports to the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Just now, YoloinOhio said: No, the service provides the reports to the team. So we scout the reports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: So we scout the reports? The reports provide a starting point for planning scouting focus and activity for college season 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said: The reports provide a starting point for planning scouting focus and activity for college season So, what does Jennings do? On the surface it seems to me that BLESTO scout is to scouting as training wheels are to road racing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 13 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: So, what does Jennings do? On the surface it seems to me that BLESTO scout is to scouting as training wheels are to road racing. He is the team’s liaison to BLESTO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwight in philly Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 14 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: So, what does Jennings do? On the surface it seems to me that BLESTO scout is to scouting as training wheels are to road racing. "dude" stop with the questioning of BLESTO ok? its been around. your chance at being glib. so far so good. quit now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 46 minutes ago, dwight in philly said: "dude" stop with the questioning of BLESTO ok? its been around. your chance at being glib. so far so good. quit now . My questions were well intentioned and harmless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 58 minutes ago, dwight in philly said: "dude" stop with the questioning of BLESTO ok? its been around. your chance at being glib. so far so good. quit now . Yikes! Someone needs a Xanax or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 27 minutes ago, Cripple Creek said: My questions were well intentioned and harmless. It’s all part of the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Leonhart2017 said: What does BLESTO stand for? Bears, Lions, Eagles, Steelers Talent Organization; one of the first scouting cooperatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 I know NOTHING about this guy, but scouting/drafting is your lifeline, and there’s no cap on that spending. Build the best scouting staff and good things will eventually happen. Nothing (other than a Franchise QB) beats great, young and cheap talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 11 minutes ago, Augie said: I know NOTHING about this guy, but scouting/drafting is your lifeline, and there’s no cap on that spending. Build the best scouting staff and good things will eventually happen. Nothing (other than a Franchise QB) beats great, young and cheap talent. ...sounds like the 3rd party subscription was already in place and this guy is just replacing the guy who went to the Giants.......what did I miss?.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Just now, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...sounds like the 3rd party subscription was already in place and this guy is just replacing the guy who went to the Giants.......what did I miss?.. That is correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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