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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 758015">So, Amish, what specifically was he responsible for in his time as a scout?  If not having some responsibility for the picks out of that region, then what?  If you want to say, "I dunno, it's a mystery", I'm perfectly fine with that.  Or if you want to say, "Murphy's confident and I'm fine with that," that's OK too, though I would observe that if Murphy was such an insightful man in matters of the football operation then we wouldn't have had this mess to start with.Well, I would expect that he would have reviewed the tape of the upper portion of the board.  I would expect him to at least make the trip to the Combine, Pro Days of some of the  candidates. and maybe the college all star games.  I would also expect him to take seriously the reports and grades of his area scouts for all potential picks as a check on his own evaluation.  He cannot personally evaluate the thousands of players coming out of college.  And for the bottom half of the board, the initial UDFA group, and the PS guys who flow in and out during the year, he must rely heavily on scouting evaluations.  Otherwise, why have  area scouts at all?  He can do everything and be everywhere!</blockquote>

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