Maybe. We all have biases, that's the truth of rugby supporters.Sadly, much of the criticism comes from province based parochial sources.
I'm a big fan of Pocock, and Gill, and to be honest, if Hooper didn't exist they'd currently be lined up behind Hodgo for the job ( I think). And fair enough.
Nobody has a mortgage, squatting rights or whatever, but Hooper has got the spot, and has done pretty much all he can do to make it a winner. If he falters, or is injured, and another is in peachy form, up they step. It's great we potentially have several really good 7s to choose from, and we should admire them all, not try to drag down one for what seem to be spurious reasons.
And before someone uses the "Core role of the 7" mantra - watch a Test from 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago and so on and see how the game changes, and how great players (like McCaw) adapt and adjust. The core role of a 7 is fluid, not concrete, although it seems the thinking is sometimes set like it.