Not ALWAYS
Moreover, Snead points out below as the draft rolls on that the grades become harder to say one player is better then another thus making it more difficult to "stick to the board" and increases the chances of disagreement.
“What you do try to do is line the players up and you focus on some that definitely can come in and fill that role immediately based on their physical traits, their football acumen, and all those things. It depends on what you’re looking for,” Snead said, adding once the draft reaches the third and fourth rounds, it’s harder to be definitive about one player being better than the next. “Usually they are of similar ability and at that point in time you might go to the player that fills a role better than the others.”
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Demoff on a topic that interests me. Rams draft process. This portion starts at about 8 mins in.
Who controls the draft room? Is there discussion, debate?KD: Every place is different. Usually GMs are in control . All the debating and arguing for the most part has gone on for the last 2-3 months and your coaches have had their say and the scouts have had their say and you have your board lined up for who you are going to take, you scenario and gameplan [before draft day]. Even now with no 1st round pick they've gone through 5 or 6 mock drafts and asked what would you do if this player is available v. this player. You really have those discussions leading up to the draft and then when you get to the draft you pretty much know your plan. The excitement comes from whether you're going to trade up for a player or if you're going to trade down. Usually if you're 5 picks out you put 5 names on the board and say we're going to take one of these 5 and you know you're going to get one. The scary part is when you put 5 names on the board 10 picks out and you hope one of those 5 guys is there. About 4 or 5 picks away you usually bring in the coordinator and the position coach and get one last confirmation, so this is the guy you want and everyone's on board with this. Usually just re-affirming what has been discussed for months.
Usually it's fairly orderly. Every now and then you get the player who falls or a fun trade on the clock but it's probably more routine than you would ever imagine.
This is very informative stuff. It definitely shows the collaborative process.
It also confirms what you've been saying as far as how things go on draft day. Not really much debate that day for the most part.
However, there are still some unanswered questions in the collaborative process in regard to "final say."
My understanding of when people inquire about who's the boss - Fisher or Snead, Snead or McVay - is that they're asking or trying to figure out who has the most say in stacking the board in the preceding 2-3 months when the debates are raging.
It's just that people have mistakenly thought that those debates are happening on draft day. But whether it happens on draft day or the preceding months, they really want to know who's voice has the most influence.
Hypothetical example: if they are debating two particular players, both players would be fits but they're determining the order of preference, it's even on both sides after the position coaches weigh in, but McVay favors one more and Snead favors the other, who gets picked?
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