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Originally Posted by SmootSmack
I'm sure people will think I'm just jumping to Scouts Inc. defense here because of their association with ESPN...but what are you talking about? Scouts Inc. is largely comprised of people who spent years as scouts and team executives at the highest levels. Yes, they're fans but not just like the rest of us. Little credibility in league circles? Yet they're still being sought after and hired by NFL teams. So what league are you talking about?
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I'll defer to you on the actual demand for their services, but you read the bios and it will say something like "Jeremy Green was a scout for an NFL team for x years." To my knowledge, and I don't know the internal structure of Scouts Inc, so I won't speak on that, the ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. writers are people who are absolutely not wanted by any NFL team, regardless of their past experience.
Then you read the content, and it's just common knowledge, reputation, favor-driven bollocks.
It's not that ESPN.com doesn't have plenty of quality content, obviously they're the worldwide leader for a reason. I just prefer not to pay to read poorly informed opinions. I can read Clayton/Mortenson for free, so that's what I do.
The point is that the pipeline goes from the front office to scouts inc, not the other way around. That's why I can say they're outsiders, in the same way you and I am. The fact that they were once inside an organizational structure doesn't really have any value if they produce poor, and often times error-filled content.