An intrepid reporter hit the jackpot on Thursday when they asked New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick about how he’s developed his scouting philosophy over the years. Belichick embarked on a trip down memory lane, going all the way back to 1992 with the Cleveland Browns.
“I’d say a lot of [my scouting philosophy] was really developed in Cleveland with Mike Lombardi,” Belichick said. “We put together the scouting department there after Ernie [Accorsi] left [after the 1991 season].
“Dom Anile who was our director college scouting [played a part], but Mike and I with the help of a great scouting staff, like Jim Schwartz, were there and coaches, like coach [Nick] Saban and coach [Scott] O’Brien, because our coaches had a lot of influence in the scouting system.