I think we've got a pretty good recruiting staff with a rainmaker in banks (and sark for that matter), plus recruiters in drayton, joseph, davis, flood, and a probable plus recruiter in gideon. Really only coleman and kwiak are considered average recruiters. and to be honest, having a weaponized Texas that wins will likely make anyone look good. I can't really complain with any of Sark's moves so far and Coach K has imo a better chance at success then everyone's favorite, Coach Boom, who while elite, hasn't coached significantly at the coordinator level in a decade and hasn't really faced the diversity of defense that Coach K has. The success against a variety of offenses, including complete mastery of leach's teams, is impressive. In addition, Coach K seems like a guy that might be happy being a Bud Foster type, getting paid a great deal to coordinate great defenses and not looking to jump at the first opportunity.
I'm good with Gregory or whoever else he needs to implement his defense. I'm not going to say no to an elite recruiting assistant but I think making sure the defense is well taught is the most important aspect of this next hire. We'll be able to get the talent. The pickup of Thornton seems almost tailor made for this defense.