Greg Schiano

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Terrific long piece in MMQB today about Greg Schiano's year off from (big-time) football and what he's doing to fix the flaws he showed at Rutgers and Tampa Bay. It's great reminder of how small a part of the job pure X's and O's stuff is: http://mmqb.si.com/2014/11/04/nfl-greg-schiano-year-off/
 
One anecdote I think was interesting as it related to Belichick's predilection for Scarlet Knights:
 

 
If Schiano returns to college, one of the most drastic adjustments he’ll make is how he treats NFL scouts and personnel. Rutgers developed the worst reputation of any college program in how they treated NFL scouts evaluating their players, something Schiano looks back on and regrets. There were plenty of general managers around the league quietly chuckling when Schiano’s tenure in Tampa melted down, as he was infamous for limiting access and the amount of practice that scouts could watch at Rutgers. Schiano was mimicking the model of Paterno, who was notoriously difficult with NFL scouts. Again, by the time Schiano adjusted late in his tenure, it was too late to outdistance the reputation. “I didn’t see how that would help Rutgers, which was dumb,” Schiano says. “We were putting so many kids in the league even though it wasn’t a good visit. We could’ve put more in probably.”

 
Obviously Belichick had more access to Rutgers through his son and his friendship with Schiano, and probably had more information than scouts who were turned off by Schiano's attitude. It's not surprising he evaluated the Rutgers players higher than other teams / the general public.