“It’s an opportunity for us to get better quickly. We’ve got some really good picks,” DeCosta said. “We know how to do the draft. We’ve got the best scouting staff in the league, and I’ve got an adviser in Ozzie who’s probably renowned as the best drafting GM in the history of the NFL.”
In his quest to build a Super Bowl contender, DeCosta will rely on input from Newsome, head coach John Harbaugh and the scouts. But now DeCosta is the one making the decisions, and he has no intention of merely following an old set of rules.