So, let me get this straight. We fret and stress over these rating services based on their alleged abilities and knowledge to rate a bunch of teenagers as to their potential of being a NFL first round pick or All-SEC player before they have even graduated from high school, much less having finished a single practice in college? And it's fairly safe to say they rate these players without having seen many or most of them play a game in person.
The NFL could use their help. They spent hundreds and possibly thousands of man hours to rate Ryan Leaf and Jamarcus Russell and missed terribly on both. Am I the only one who thinks the NFL can rate or rank players far better than Rivals or Scout? The remarkable thing is the NFL still misses on many players, even after seeing them compete for 3 or 4 years. But not Rivals...they know when the kids is barely through their junior year in high school they are going to be a superstar.
Tell me I'm not the only one who thinks these player ratings or rankings is a joke...