You are most certainly not FotM... That is the problem, Dragoon is that one melee you have to have in party for LB3 if you can not get a Monk. Every class is considered better than DRG atm. The problem grows stronger because alot of newbies pick that class as they like being knights in shining armours but being a tank is too much of a responsibility. These two facts combins to that DRGs are shunned down upon.

Personally though, I do not dislike Dragoons. I know some really great Dragoons. All DPS classes are totally viable right now (it looks bleach for BLM though after 2.1 with melee buff) some are better than others, but there is no reason to totally dismiss one DPS class.