Lombardi absent at Senior Bowl?

[StewieRules]

Thought this was interesting :

http://www.foxsportsohio.com/01/24/13/Seen-and-heard-at-the-Senior-Bowl/landing.html?blockID=854141

Apparently neither he or any of the main coaches thought it necessary to see the guys 1st-hand (though our scouts were there)

Dunno if this is a big deal or not, but apparently we were the only team not to have a GM or PP-level guy there.

Lombardi counting on Kiper's top 100 list as being good enough??

[fsubrowns9510]

Yep.

This was mentioned last week. Hopefully they are relying more on scouts to get them the info they need.

Maybe they watched NFL Network coverage to save a few bucks.
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[poorbytehshore]

One positive to take out of this is maybe it means we aren't touching any of those Senior Bowl QB's in this draft.

[BwickBrownie]

I'm actually one of the few people in Cleveland who is waiting to give Lombardi a chance to re-prove or hang himself, but this just doesn't pass the smell test... what does it hurt to go and check these guys out? A big part of going to an event like this isn't to scout the players that are already on your big board, it's to open your eyes to players who might intrigue you, so you go chat with them after a practice or what not... I just don't get it.

[Estonianzulu]

[Dropkick_pride]

non issue for me.
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[BwickBrownie]

[NPBrowns]

The Browns I'm sure had lots to take care of in house. Every team gets videos from practice. Most teams do not even stay for the game. Non issue at this point for me.
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[buno67]

this means nothing. The senior bowl isnt the be all end all.

if the Browns had no one there then I be concerned but they had scouts there. IMO I rather have the scouts there to get reports. The scout most likely have a list of abilities they need to look for in players and from there they make their scouting reports and feeding them to the hire ups. I think I like that it will slim down the players list so the big guys can spend more time on potential players.

One thing I like about him being there he cant fall in love with a guy who might not fit into what we are trying to build but there man crush could take over.

So I like it that they can narrow down a list of players, spend more time scouting those players, and finding building a big board of the players that will have the biggest impact the best

also like what another post said, everything at the senior bowl was video taped. So if a scout comes back raving about a guy the big guys will most likely watch the footage on him. I like the scouts the Browns have. They have done a good job the past couple years finding talent for the FO. IMO out scouts have found the talent and Heckert had to decide when to draft them and etc. I think out scouts helped discover Hughes, TBen, Schwartz, Buster, Hagg, and etc
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[DawgSoldier]

The GM and coaches weren't there last year ether just the scouting staff.

Oh by the way they drafted 6 players from the senior bowl in 2012.

Food for thought.
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[BwickBrownie]

It's pretty clear I'm in the minority, and while I don't think this is the downfall of the team, I just have one question.. .why is it that every other team puts priority in it? If nothing else I'm just trying to understand the disconnect and the other 31 teams in the NFL. If it's just something as simple as sending scouts and watching tapes, why are the Browns the only ones bucking the trend?

[DawgSoldier]

[Dropkick_pride]

Wasn't Savage there?

Director college scouting?


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