I have been working with Ehud on the NT. Our biggest problem is the older players are barely improving and the younger players have to many problems. You need to make sure the coaches who are training players understand what we are looking for.
I never said it was easy to get a good SF. But when your asking for 12 JS 12 OD and 5 IS and 6 ID. Then you will never get a good SF either. You need to make people understand. You need to make the specifications for SF be reasonable. Which they currently are not. You should start asking for a manager to train a SF with the minimum requirements. Such as 8 JS 5-7 JR 8 OD 4-7 Han 4-7 Driv 4-7 Pass 8 IS 8 ID 7 Reb 3-4 SB 4-6 Stam 4-8 FT. Depending on what the player starts with he can then make those numbers as there is nothing that is that hard of a reach. Then you can use this player as he fits into your system. As the player gets older he can improve on the more key stats for SF such as JS, OD IS, ID and Reb.
That is a reason why i never ran for the U21 NT job as i did not want that responsibility. You ran for the second or third time and are once again the man in charge. So it is your job to make sure the players are developed to their max ability. I don't see that happening.
As for going through the draft and looking at the future players. I personely think that is despicable. If a coach wants to train a player or transfer list a player it is his right. He does not need you to tell him he is good or not. You should start working and getting the players to the highest level instead of wondering if coach X will train this player or not.
You got to know when to hold em, know when to fold em, Know when to walk away and know when to run. You never count your money when youre sittin at the table. Therell be time enough for countin when the dealins done.