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Snead has technical final say but then he acts by consensus, since his purpose, as he sees it, is to get players who fit what their coaches do.

So he's not a real Overlord Type GM.

McVay said Snead had final say. That's not in question. So to say it's not quite true is itself not quite true.

Snead also said the same thing. He point blank said he had final accountability.

I'm trying to understand your point. Don't all GM's try to get players that fit what their coaches do? Please expound more on the distinction that you're making.

That's not quite true.



"Final say" is itself a weird term. The Rams method is to do all the hashing and debating etc. when they rank their board. Saying someone has "final say" isnt quite accurate, even if it's a coach saying it for all the right diplomatic reasons.

They then stick to the board, within limits (often having say a few eligible picks according to the board when it's their turn).

So, truth is, it;s a consensus mode. Built around a GM who sees his job as getting the coaches the kinds of players they want.

I was right to stress this isn't an Overlord GM model. It's the same thing they had with Fisher, though then, technically, Fisher had final say, and now, technically, Snead---being the more experienced guy---does. But with a consensus model like the Rams use, "final say" just does not have this heavy fast hard meaning to it.

Pointless semantics wrangling aside, that's the main point. This is not a top-down, overlord GM is in charge type model. Consensus is the order of the day and in circumstances like that, "final say" is just not quite the right term. More like he's the chair of a committee full of proactive members.

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