Saints losing College Scouting Director to the Broncos for a personnel VP role

sfidc3 said

Scout teams typically present the decision makers with options, players that hit their desired metrics (both physically and mentally).....and there is a rumor that Penning was a Loomis decision, that he hand picked him....not saying it's definitely the case but I tend to believe it.....

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Sure, but it seems clear that whoever scouted Penning either didn't do a good enough job scouting him or failed to convey to Loomis how not ready he was. Maybe Loomis went rouge a bit, but I find it hard to believe if they said we have a 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th round grade on this guy, he would have taken him that high in the first. It contradicts everything Loomis and Ireland have said about trusting your board and the grades the scouts gave them. Maybe the scouts said he has a late first or even a mid-2nd grade but I would be shocked to find out that the scouts told Loomis his grade was lower than that and he took him anyway.