This is one of my favorite excerpts, speaking about Pioli and the scouting department:
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Pioli's opinions are so clear and blunt that there's little if any room for misunderstandings. In fact, it's written in the manual that all scouts must have a clear opinion. Neutrality or passive-aggressiveness can get you fired. You actually get credit when you logically disagree with the boss.
"I want them to know their opinion is important," says Pioli. "As a matter of fact, it's so important that part of the evaluation of you is going to be whether or not you have one."
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Former Patriots scout Jason Licht:
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If I said a guy is a 1st round pick, the Colts picked him, and he turned out to be a bust, they wouldn't have looked down on me. They wouldn't have said I'm a bad grader. Because that player in the Patriots system might have been successful."
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