Did Brian Billick’s influence in draft selections grow with his experience and success as a head coach?
(NEWSOME) “I think what happens is the relationship between the coach and the GM grows. I think that the understanding of each one’s role gets better understood. And, then I think there’s a trust level that goes between the coaches, the scouts, the GM and the head coach that [is], ‘I trust you that you know what you’re doing and you trust me that I know what I’m doing.’ Those things grow [over time], but I don’t know whether that changed from Year One or Year Nine, I really don’t. I do know that there was a major trust that was between the two of us because he saw the process. He saw how the process worked. He saw the interaction; he saw all of the input that everybody had in it. So, if anything, he became more proud and happy about the process and the way things worked out, just as John is starting to figure out and learning our process and how good he feels about it now.” Are the Ravens approaching the draft with the assumption that Jonathan Ogden will retire? (NEWSOME) “I have not s
