(09-18-2019, 11:49 AM)Mikey Wrote:

(09-17-2019, 10:33 AM)KingIngram052787 Wrote: On the offensive side of the ball, the problem is that he left the cupboard bare at two really important places, OL and QB.  The defense I believe is a product of poor coaching.  He wanted Jim Leavitt from the beginning but couldn't get him away from Oregon.  He has him now as an analyst who will likely take over as DC the following year when he's allowed to, but I'm not sure Willie will make it that far.

Edit, the rash of injuries on the OL last year didn't help either, they were so thin they were moving defensive tackles over to play offensive guard.

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Blame Jimbo.  Common theme.  After all, he shouldn't have settled on recruiting 4 star offensive linemen.  What was he thinking.

2016 Recruiting Class - 4 offensive linemen ranked 4-star 

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2...ckerson-52

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2...lliams-648

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2...rnold-1191

https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/2...h-ball-319

In the meantime, in 2 years, Willie the Recruiting Guru has only been able to land 2 4-star recruits on the OLine.  Also, if you look at the 2020 class, he has about 5 3-stars and 0 4-star offensive linemen.

I'm telling you, it's player development.  Just like the days of Jeff Bowden, where players like Chris Rix were just as good their Freshman year as they were in their Senior year.

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