seriously, what the hell is going on right now? (by the way this should be freakin' hilarious to go back on and look at on NSD b/c we will end up with a great class) We have loads of PT to offer on the defensive line and at LB, but we've only got 2 DL committed and 1 LB (albeit a beast of a LB in Cassanova McKinzy).
First a little of the good.....I believe that Josh Holsey has the best ball skills (shut up) of any cover corner in the 2011 class. He has consistently outperformed higher rated kids at camps and combines. Also very happy with Jonathan Jones, who I also feel is a very underrated prospect, and TJ Davis had offers from virtually everyone and will be a real player after he gets a RS year under his belt.
Tyler Nero is a monster at DT as well, but he could use a year to redshirt, I believe. But, we HAVE to start getting ourselves in position to land some combination of guys from this list:
Leonard Williams (UF leads), Eddie Goldman (FSU probably leads), Channing Ward (in-state pressure), and Jordan Jenkins (UF-Bama lead and we're 3rd).
Now for the rant....We need immediate impact guys all over the place at LB and I believe that McKinzy certainly fits that mold. The issue I have is, our other top targets at LB are Javierre Mitchell (6'2, 200) and Kwon Alexander (6'2, 215). Alexander could've been an instant impact guy, but unfortunately tore his ACL and may need a RS year to get back to 100% before he could really contribute in the SEC at LB. He needs to gain a little weight as well. With Mitchell, he needs to redshirt, period. He's too small to play LB right now.
So, in summary, we have an immediate need at LB and our top 2 targets are guys that will probably need to redshirt. Doesn't make any sense to me, but I also don't get paid 6 or 7 figures for my opinions and solutions.
Here's the thing, we arent developing talent especially on the defensive side of the ball. I can't blame players like Geno smith for committing to Bama, Alabama develops talent and funnels kids straight to the NFL. Look how many players on bamas defense is gonna be playing in the NFL in the next 2 years....maybe 7 of them? Auburn is on a path to become the next UGA, where talent goes to die! If I'm a recruit why do I want to go to a school that can't even coach a decent athelte to tackle???
ReplyDeleteCan't really argue there. I would say that we have someone that WAS able to develop defensive talent (Rocker), but I've got to say you're jumping on this staff a little too soon.
ReplyDeleteHere's the thing, most of the players the last two years were developed mostly by Tubs and Co., so this is the first team that has been fully Chizik and Co's responsibility. Now, before you say, "exactly we suck", you've got to keep in mind we're playing a TON of sophomores and freshmen on defense that are not even close to done developing. If we still suck like this at the end of the year or next year, then you've got serious merit to question this staff.