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2022OFDad posted:

Ok, so are PG and PBR “player advocates” or are they scouting services? Because to me, to be completely objective, they could never really be considered a scouting service if they consider themselves player advocates. It’s one or the other.

They're businesses, that's all there is to it. They have a product (recruiting/scouting services), but the goal is to make money. If it wasn't, they wouldn't be charging for memberships, showcases, etc. Yes they're scouting, but they're also promoting to build interest and acquire new customers. It's both, but mostly, they're there to make money. It is not always fair and it is not always right, but if the revenue shows that promoting top players regardless of performance draws more clicks, likes, retweets, etc they're not going to change a thing. 

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