Oakland Raiders send scouts home due to lack of trust

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The Oakland Raiders may not be allowing a camera inside the war room during the NFL Draft, but that apparently isn't the only move they are making to avoid leaks.

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Mike Mayock just did something unprecedented by sending all of the scouts home for the weekend. They aren't expected back in the building before the draft. According to Rapoport, the belief is that the pair don't know who they can trust, so they wanted to clear the room.

While the actual reasons behind sending every single scout home for the weekend and possibly until next week aren't actually known at this time, the move is not a good look for the second-year coach and the first-time GM. This makes it appear that they don't have control over the room and that they are well aware that one of the employees will be willingly leaking information about upcoming picks. Was the move made because the Raiders are ready to draft a young quarterback but don't want the information leaking to the media?

Mayock already had enough pressure on him heading into the draft due to it being his first time making selections, but now his job just became exponentially more difficult. If anything goes wrong during the draft or with one of the eight picks, this incident will immediately be viewed as one of the reasons. Whether that is accurate or not will become less important.

Moreso, this move goes against what the Raiders GM said last week when he met with the media to preview the upcoming draft and answer questions about the local pro day. Mayock mentioned how he was working with the coaching staff and the scouts pretty much 24 hours a day and seven days a week to get the draft board finalized and everything squared away for the big event. He made it seem like the situation was quite harmonious.

“Basically, we’re in the middle of a grind," Mayock said during his pre-draft press conference. "It’s kind of cool. Coaches, scouts, we’re all working pretty much 24/7 on this draft. It’s a great process, the scouts are in now. I’m working with the scouts on the draft, the coaches with Coach Gruden. I’m jumping between rooms. It’s really been awesome, been a great process especially with what we’ve got with eight picks and four of the first 35."

At this point, it's unknown if there is actual dysfunction in the Raiders building, but Rapoport's report paints a troubling picture. There also won't be any answers provided in the short term considering that media members aren't allowed in the facility until the first round of the draft has concluded. At that point, the questions will more likely revolve around the different selections that were made in the first round instead of the mysterious week off from work during the busiest time of the year. Although it will likely come up if no answer is provided before Thursday.