Absolutely. What a great starting build.
I agree with you. Scouting should be cheaper and you should get clearer views of draftees' skill sets. And, yes, training should be faster.However, this past season, our draft was loaded. I didn't want to give it away last season as I was hoping to get 2 good trainees. But I got 3 - MVP, SS and a PAS. You certainly could have gotten 1 of those had you scouted. Of course, when I was doing well, I wouldn't scout either as I always assumed it wasn't worth it unless you got top 3. I think this draft was an anomaly with how many good players there were (caveat - I didn't scout any skill sets, only opened up potential).