Dopey Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) I know this isn't Bills related, but Cowherd reports that Rappaport is saying Gruden and Mayock sent the scouts home til after the raft. Does't trust them?!?! Crazy!! Edited April 19, 2019 by Dopey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Either that or they've done all they're gonna do and anything more at this point is overkill and a waste of time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I am sure all the reports are in, probably nothing Yawn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Wagon Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Didn't we fire the whole scouting staff right after the Whaley - McDermott draft? They are McKenzie's guys and it seems clear Mayock and Gruden don't trust them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, Dopey said: I know this isn't Bills related, but Cowherd reports that Rappaport is saying Gruden and Mayock sent the scouts home til after the raft. Does't trust them?!?! Crazy!! This is normal. Scouts have already done all of their work at this point. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, dave mcbride said: Either that or they've done all they're gonna do and anything more at this point is overkill and a waste of time. Bills did similar 2 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: This is normal. Scouts have already done all of their work at this point. Yea, but I found the quote by Rappaport that they don't trust the scouts to be strange. I don't tweet, so I don't have a tweet or link to put up. Saw it on Cowherd a few minutes ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Wagon Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Dopey said: Yea, but I found the quote by Rappaport that they don't trust the scouts to be strange. I don't tweet, so I don't have a tweet or link to put up. Saw it on Cowherd a few minutes ago There's speculation about the Raiders being very active on moving around the board and potentially trading up to 1 or 2. If they don't trust any of the guys hired by the previous guy, there's no reason to have them in the building if they are working the phones all week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessAccepted Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Dopey said: Yea, but I found the quote by Rappaport that they don't trust the scouts to be strange. I don't tweet, so I don't have a tweet or link to put up. Saw it on Cowherd a few minutes ago That's just adding some spice to the report to get clicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Ah, here it is whose “belief” is he referring to? Because this is exactly the time scouts are normally sent home. And maybe that is part of it, but i wouldn’t say it is just a Raiders thing. 2 minutes ago, Chuck Wagon said: There's speculation about the Raiders being very active on moving around the board and potentially trading up to 1 or 2. If they don't trust any of the guys hired by the previous guy, there's no reason to have them in the building if they are working the phones all week. Don’t need scouts if they are trading all their picks for Kyler ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, YoloinOhio said: Ah, here it is whose “belief” is he referring to? Because this is exactly the time scouts are normally sent home. And maybe that is part of it, but i wouldn’t say it is just a Raiders thing. Don't know who to trust? Those people are professionals who want to do their jobs well and potentially advance or if they get fired be looked at as valuable in what they do by other teams so they would get re-hired. Do they really think they would not do their jobs properly or try to sabotage them and in the process commit what amounts to professional suicide?? They seem paranoid if this is what they really think. Edited April 19, 2019 by matter2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 They’re a little cash-strapped in the FO... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Just now, matter2003 said: Don't know who to trust? Those people are professionals who want to do their jobs well and potentially advance or if they get fired be looked at as valuable in what they do. Do they really think they would not do their jobs properly or try to sabotage them? Seems paranoid if this is true. Remember the Bills employee who showed the pic of the Bills QBs board last year and it got tweeted out? How about Leroi who blasted out info on this here site a few years ago and was right? I could see them wanting to keep the final info to a very very small circle. But, overwhelmingly, the reason they are sent home is because they are done with their work for the draft and no need for them to be there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Just now, YoloinOhio said: Remember the Bills employee who showed the pic of the Bills QBs board last year and it got tweeted out? How about Leroi who blasted out info on this here site a few years ago and was right? I could see them wanting to keep the final info to a very very small circle. But, overwhelmingly, the reason they are sent home is because they are done with their work for the draft and no need for them to be there. OK...well that makes more sense...they are afraid of leaks not that they haven't actually done the scouting work properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, ProcessAccepted said: That's just adding some spice to the report to get clicks. Dopey fell for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) Interesting responses from guys who used to work in FOs Edited April 19, 2019 by YoloinOhio 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Maybe they plan to trade up for Murray and don't want anyone to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLEN1QB Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Gruden is way overated IMO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Chandler#81 said: They’re a little cash-strapped in the FO... Spent a lot of cash flying in QB cast offs from the NFL, CFL, and PP&K. No money left for scouts and Mark Davis’ barber, so scouts go home. 1 hour ago, Dopey said: Dopey fell for it! At least you’re not Sleepy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 all those scouts will be unemployed shortly... new regime = new staff I applaud gruden for doing it.....you're dang right they can't be trusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribo Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Furloughs. Gotta pay the bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) Were the scouts sent home ? .... Or did they just leave laughing ? Edited April 19, 2019 by frostbitmic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Murray Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 THE RUSSIANS HAVE INFILTRATED THE DRAFT ROOM!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 If I recall correctly, in his predraft press conference Beane said his scouts will work over the weekend, submit some stuff on Monday, then go home. As others have said, apparently it's not unusual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 hour ago, ALLEN1QB said: Gruden is way overated IMO Somewhere in every Raiders-related thread this needs to be stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 hours ago, thenorthremembers said: Maybe they plan to trade up for Murray and don't want anyone to know. quite stealthy of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Mayock doesn't need scouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 2 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Interesting responses from guys who used to work in FOs Worked great for the Bills then, because it probably helped Browns draft Junkin ahead of Conlan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Ah, here it is whose “belief” is he referring to? Because this is exactly the time scouts are normally sent home. And maybe that is part of it, but i wouldn’t say it is just a Raiders thing. Don’t need scouts if they are trading all their picks for Kyler ? ...so you employ people that you "don't know who you can trust"?........Chuckie better get Mueller on the horn...he's available...SMH.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBean Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Hey, at least they have that idiot Antonio Brown. I hope that POS organization loses every game for the next 100 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansLanda Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Didn't this basically happen to Whaley's staff after the draft? They did their work, then they were all let go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterbluesky Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...so you employ people that you "don't know who you can trust"?........Chuckie better get Mueller on the horn...he's available...SMH.... Ha.The craziest part of his story...was when the Dolphins hired him. P.S.- I remember Ditka sitting in a beach dress shirt in a presser after the trade. "We're done". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippery Rubber Mats Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: Remember the Bills employee who showed the pic of the Bills QBs board last year and it got tweeted out? How about Leroi who blasted out info on this here site a few years ago and was right? I could see them wanting to keep the final info to a very very small circle. But, overwhelmingly, the reason they are sent home is because they are done with their work for the draft and no need for them to be there. Do you happen to have that pic somewhere you could post? I'd love to see that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Misterbluesky said: Ha.The craziest part of his story...was when the Dolphins hired him. P.S.- I remember Ditka sitting in a beach dress shirt in a presser after the trade. "We're done". ...Chuckie+Crop Top Davis=THE match made in heaven...Oakland is the new Hollywood............. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 15 minutes ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: Oakland is the new Hollywood............. Hollywood, or Bethlem Royal Hospital - aka ‘Bedlam’? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Hollywood, or Bethlem Royal Hospital - aka ‘Bedlam’? ...Reverend Jim Jones perhaps......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 1 minute ago, OldTimeAFLGuy said: ...Reverend Jim Jones perhaps......... Good lord, that seems so eerily appropriate. Scouts weren’t just sent home, they were handed a refreshing Kool-Aid as they left. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: This is normal. Scouts have already done all of their work at this point. IIRC the Bills will be using theirs to run draft scenarios next week so that there are less surprises. There’s plenty to be done if you want to be as well prepared as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 4 hours ago, YoloinOhio said: This is normal. Scouts have already done all of their work at this point. Exactamundo. Nothing more to find out with one week to go. Now draft boards will be finalized and scouts can congregate in war rooms, waiting for the big day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Cleveland Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Mayock is a joke. The Raiders are going to implode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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