for the OL?
Some apparently think so, but I don't. Our OL already has a bunch of guys with more than enough OL potential so that many other programs would hope to get them from the portal if they put their names in.
Our OL issue is Searels. VT and Miami fans said almost exactly the same things about Searels: he quickly picks favorites and sticks with them no matter how poorly the OL plays; he seems not to develop talent - when favorites finally leave, they tend to be replaced by a new young set of favorites, whose faults are then excused because they are young and inexperienced; he apparently is happy to undersign recruits on the OL (why sign another high 3* OT when you already have 2 favorites at OT and 2 slated to be the next 2 OT favorites?).
With Searels, the inconsistent play you see now is all that will be consistent about his OLs. He will produce mediocrity over and over. His time and energy are focused on the same 7 or 8 guys until they leave the program, which means that other guys simply are never truly developed.
Some apparently think so, but I don't. Our OL already has a bunch of guys with more than enough OL potential so that many other programs would hope to get them from the portal if they put their names in.
Our OL issue is Searels. VT and Miami fans said almost exactly the same things about Searels: he quickly picks favorites and sticks with them no matter how poorly the OL plays; he seems not to develop talent - when favorites finally leave, they tend to be replaced by a new young set of favorites, whose faults are then excused because they are young and inexperienced; he apparently is happy to undersign recruits on the OL (why sign another high 3* OT when you already have 2 favorites at OT and 2 slated to be the next 2 OT favorites?).
With Searels, the inconsistent play you see now is all that will be consistent about his OLs. He will produce mediocrity over and over. His time and energy are focused on the same 7 or 8 guys until they leave the program, which means that other guys simply are never truly developed.