There's been a lot of discussion about Jeffery Lurie's involvement in the draft room, and Howie Roseman was asked how heavy of a voice Lurie carries with the final selection of players. Here is Roseman's response:
"Jeffery's involvement is the same as it's always been. He's there to make sure he's looking through our process. If he has any questions about why we are doing things, we are going to have those discussions about why the process looks like it does, why are draft boards based on the descriptions that the coaches and scouts are giving on this player.
"He is taking notes on those. They aren't his evaluations, they are based on the coaches and scouts. He is making sure they fit what he is looking for from the value of that spot. If we are talking about a guy in the first round like a role player, he may stand up and say 'wait a minute, is that really what we are looking for in a first round pick'. He is not saying 'this is my opinion, this guy is a role player or not'.
"In terms of his role in the draft room, 90% of the time the work is done and you are picking them off based on where it is. You may get into a situation where you have a couple of guys and you are trying to decide based on them having the same grade. In terms of his role, he is listening to the conversations that we are having in there. If he hears something that doesn't make sense based on the meetings we are having, he may say 'I remember in that meeting, Jonathan Gannon felt like this wasn't a guy who fit his system' - I'm making something up - he may jump in like that. He's not jumping like 'I have this guy higher, let's go and select that guy'."
With the draft next week, there will certainly be skepticism as to Lurie's role in the room and how it's effecting player selections.