I was for mostly for James, and while I'm not a country music listener, I wasn't sad to see Scotty win because he seems like such a nice young man who will do excellently in his chosen genre. I wish they'd had him sing more pre 1990's country. I like old-school better. But I don't think singers actually have to be versatile to succeed.
Most singers stick with a certain style.
I'm sure diehard Coldplay fans hated this version of the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slHwBfKZPZI . But while the song was more suitable for James and Casey and they are better on it, I was shocked that night that Scotty actually sounded surprisingly good on it

. I think he could do certain types of rock (but probably not pop) if he chose to. I just think he was allowed to choose to stick with country by the show. I wish they'd made him stretch a little more like they used to just to make it more interesting, but the judges this season didn't make ANYone stretch.
I think Scotty is at least as versatile as Jacob (who I couldn't stand to listen to

). And Pia for that matter.