Yup you got it. Again, I know certain people in the scouting community, actual scouts not journalists. I know a scout for the Jets, the Texans, and Bears. I ask their opinions from time to time. Last year , I asked one of them about Melifonwu since most people on here loved him. I was told 3rd to 4th round is likely due to his inconsistency when most people were slotting him at the Bills 1st rounder. I don’t ask them a lot but they will drop me nuggets here and there and if I’m completely missing something I’ll ask. I worked directly with all 3 when I worked as a college recruiter who sat in on weekly recruiting scouting meetings on HS players.
What it does allow me to do is try to scout like one. Do I make a lot of mistakes of course but I have a lot more insight on things than the vast majority on here. For the last week I was touting Danny Gray from SMU, most didn’t even know who he was and I told people to watch out for him as a pick much higher and he went 3rd last night.