NFL notebook: Patriots make several promotions within scouting department With longtime director of player personnel Nick Caserio gone to the Texans, New England makes moves to shore up its scouting. News service report Share Around Bill Belichick, the Patriots employed a more collaborative approach to execute their offseason plans once longtime director of player personnel Nick Caserio left to become the Texans general manager last January. In his place, several members of the Pats’ scouting department stepped in, and many have now been rewarded. According to reports, Matt Groh has been promoted to director of college scouting. Groh was among Belichick’s three-man inner circle this offseason and helped lead the team’s draft preparation and free agency plans.