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Originally Posted by BuckSkin
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How come it seems like the dissenting or minority opinion that doesn't put their name to their statements gets the most pub?
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At least one veteran scout was far less impressed by his workout.
The scout, who works for a team that has no short-term or long-term need at the quarterback position, said that Newton “looks terrible.”
Opinions may very well vary. The reality, however, is that teams that love a player will be inclined to say bad things about him, both to throw other teams off the scent and in the hopes that the player will be available when the team uses its first draft pick. Teams that hate a player will be inclined to say they love a player, in the hopes that someone else will burn a pick on the guy, pushing truly coveted players farther done the board.
In this case, our source would be far more inclined to rave about Newton, ensuring that he’ll be taken with an early pick.
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I have a hard team beleiving a veteran scout is going be forthright w/ a member of the media like Florio.