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Sajiky · 09-27-2016, 11:05 PM

At the start of the year the projected number one prospect on the board was a QB. I scouted him in the first week and he was A Throw Power, B Throw Acc Short, and B- Throw Acc Deep (the skill grades aren't really part of the confusion, just included for completeness).

So when I scouted him in week one my scouts grade on him was an early first round prospect, fine that makes sense. But now in week 16 I looked at him and his card says that my scouts have him rated at a mid 2nd round talent BUT, he is still listed as the number one overall prospect on the board. I could understand maybe his play dropping him in evaluation, but that would only make sense if he dropped on the board at least some.

Other things that don't make sense to me are other players I have scouted, where one player's top 3 skills are way higher, his combine are higher, but he is listed much lower then those who have both lower skills and combine. I know scouting is not an exact science, but that is just illogical, if all the information available to you says one guy looks better to you then he should look better.

TO BE CLEAR I'm not saying that the guy with the better skill grade + combine, should end up being the better player, obviously scouts make mistakes, I'm just saying that if all the available info says one guy is better, he should be the one rated as the higher prospect

So are my scouts simply dyslexic, and they just get things backward on occasion?

It really kinda pissed me off to see the QB I was sure would be a good number one now leaving me with no idea if he is worth picking up or not. Saying at one point that he is the number one overall prospect, then simply a mid second is a rather large difference.

All year long he was up at number on on the board, and my scouts said he was an early first round pick, only to have them come back into my office at the end of the year and say, "Whoops sorry we don't know what the hell were doing we thought he was great, the rest of the league thinks hes great, but you know I had a nightmare last night where he threw 6 interceptions so I went to a psychic in the morning and she said that he will be a bust. So you know we gotta recommend you pass."

Gah

09-27-2016, 11:05 PM	#1
Sajiky Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Oct 2013	Scouting Draft Confusion At the start of the year the projected number one prospect on the board was a QB. I scouted him in the first week and he was A Throw Power, B Throw Acc Short, and B- Throw Acc Deep (the skill grades aren't really part of the confusion, just included for completeness). So when I scouted him in week one my scouts grade on him was an early first round prospect, fine that makes sense. But now in week 16 I looked at him and his card says that my scouts have him rated at a mid 2nd round talent BUT, he is still listed as the number one overall prospect on the board. I could understand maybe his play dropping him in evaluation, but that would only make sense if he dropped on the board at least some. Other things that don't make sense to me are other players I have scouted, where one player's top 3 skills are way higher, his combine are higher, but he is listed much lower then those who have both lower skills and combine. I know scouting is not an exact science, but that is just illogical, if all the information available to you says one guy looks better to you then he should look better. TO BE CLEAR I'm not saying that the guy with the better skill grade + combine, should end up being the better player, obviously scouts make mistakes, I'm just saying that if all the available info says one guy is better, he should be the one rated as the higher prospect So are my scouts simply dyslexic, and they just get things backward on occasion? It really kinda pissed me off to see the QB I was sure would be a good number one now leaving me with no idea if he is worth picking up or not. Saying at one point that he is the number one overall prospect, then simply a mid second is a rather large difference. All year long he was up at number on on the board, and my scouts said he was an early first round pick, only to have them come back into my office at the end of the year and say, "Whoops sorry we don't know what the hell were doing we thought he was great, the rest of the league thinks hes great, but you know I had a nightmare last night where he threw 6 interceptions so I went to a psychic in the morning and she said that he will be a bust. So you know we gotta recommend you pass." Gah