Well the professional gets paid to, and has the time and resources to, conduct research into the players. And is also afforded access we do not possess. So the difference isn’t just that one gets paid and the other does not. In addition, the professional has had to convince an owner that their opinion has value. Whereas no one has vetted slan’s knowledge and opinion. He hasn’t had to prove his worth.
As has been argued ad nauseum, no one is arguing these grades are final. I’d be surprised if even sanders wouldn’t admit these grades are incomplete. But what we can do is judge the quality based on the evidence in possession today. They are, of course, open to interpretation and evolution as facts change. As with all analysis. I don’t think anyone is projecting grades into the future. Just grading what’s been seen to date. And that’s a reasonable course of action.
I think judging based on starters is faulty reasoning. If you’re the worst team in the league but your entire team consists of drafted starters your drafts were only good enough to be yhe worst team. The fact they start is immaterial. Bad is bad. Just because your team couldn’t identify and acquire bettter talent than your draftees doesn’t make your draftees good. The only valid comparison is to other players league-wide, not just the subset of your team roster.
Sure! Fair. Implied that it has to be quality starters. Starters where there are no questions about the starting status and not just starters because the team is horrible. Not necessary pro-bowlers, but quality play. Your Froholdt, Wilson x2, Thompson, White of the world
Man, you and cheese are salty. I read it. And the main reason why is because Cheese is being annoying AF, condescending, and borderline ban worthy with his ALL CAPS childishness.
