Player evaluation isn't for everyone. Gruden has been awful at almost every stop in this regard imo. Sometimes I feel like some coaches have blinders on. They're so strict in terms of what they want. Only seen it done certain ways. Have a hard time changing.
It's like couples who never thought they would end up together. A good scout is a good matchmaker and knows what you need, what works. Mayock is obviously taking an L here as well.
They're still a mess and no better off after dealing Mack for a haul. Mediocre-bad drafts.
Again player evaluation isn't for everyone. You can be the smartest X & O guy in the room. That really doesn't matter a whole lot after a certain point tbh. You could grow up in and around the game, have a great understanding of what it takes, what works and only that goes so far. Vice versa, some scouts could never hack it as coaches. There's levels to everything.
It's one thing to have a few favorites but grading 100-300 prospects every year is maddening. And then breaking that down into the perfect fits for your team doesn't make it any easier.