Monk in the "Savage" community

[Frowny]

Their personal dps does not make up for the loss of party buffs, if you had to pick between drg and mnk drg will bring more party dps, if you had to pick between nin and mnk nin will bring more party dps.

Every PF I see recruiting for a static has a NIN (for the WAR usually) and wants a MNK. BL is great, but many groups just want the raw damage a MNK will bring. BL is a somewhat "random" buff and just not reliable. It does help, but you can't rely on it 100% due to the nature of crits. Disembowel is a flat buff, but it amounts to maybe 100-200 more DPS for a BRD/MCH versus the MNK's raw damage. Their lack of utility is EASILY made up with sheer DPS output.

I've honestly found, with a MNK, things can be easier. Mantra is good for panic heals (can never go wrong with a flat healing buff) and they just do more damage if played properly. This isn't to say DRG has no place in raiding, but MNK not being a "better" choice is just wrong depending on what you're after. Each bring their own strengths to the table, it is mostly preference if you're not hardcore so to say monk is a joke like DRG used to be is misinformation.