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  1. He's only making a mistake if you assume him coming back next year would result in a ton of development where he plays at an elite level and shores up some big areas of weakness. That's not very likely and unless that happens, he'd be making a mistake by not going this year. I think Williams would improve some but still have a lot of the same flaws he has this year. He's not likely to ever project as a top 15 pick. He can improve in his technique, but he's never going to have good feet or handle speed rushers well. NFL teams like traits and guys who come out of college early. Williams has both of those things right now, which is why he's already projected as a late first rounder despite having an up and down season on the field. If he comes back and shows a second year of film with a lot of the same flaws and is now a year older, he could absolutely hurt his stock quite a bit. Also, the difference between being a late first and a mid-first isn't that huge in terms of money. Byron Murphy was #16 overall last year and got 4/$16 mil fully guaranteed. Nate Wiggins was the #30 pick and got 4/$12.8 mil fully guaranteed. The amount of improvement Williams would have to show to jump from late first to mid-first would be pretty big, and I don't think it's very likely he would take that big of a jump next year.
  2. Good stuff. I'm surprised he has Phillips #2 overall in the class. He's a physical freak, but there's uncertainty over his position and fit. Seems like too much of a question to have him as 5 star and #2 in the top overall class. Not sure what you mean about Lance Jackson being low. He's #3 overall in the top class in the country, meaning Gerry probably has him as top 15 or 20 player in the whole country. I agree on his upside. I could see him being a more explosive version of Alfred Collins, except he won't take 4 or 5 years to reach Collins' level this year. The WR takes this year are interesting. Ffrench and Lockett are good. I'd probably swap them and have Lockett higher. I think he has enough speed to be elite when combined with his size, quickness, and ability to make contested catches. Neither Ffrench or Lockett have the elite speed that Sark usually goes after. Wingo might be the only guy getting a lot of snaps next year who has the speed Sark usually covets. It could mean Sark is moving towards bigger targets who can make contested catches or these were just the guys he liked best this year. My guess is the latter, but it will be interesting to watch moving forward. Most people agreed DL was the biggest need for HS recruiting this year, and while it was a rollercoaster to get to NSD, we ended up with 3 elite prospects at DT. That's a massive win for the program. The odds all 3 of these guys hit are still low, and we need to keep stacking elite talent at DL, like tOSU and UGA do every year. OL will also be interesting. I agree with others on here that the recruiting services are generally bad at rating OL, but Flood has now gone 3 full recruiting classes of taking OL ranked outside the top 300 nationally, with Baker being the only exception. There's been a lot of trust placed in Flood over his evals the last three years, but the team's OL performance this year and the inability to find anyone on the roster who could play G at a high level this year really cost us in the run game and probably cost us a title this year. 2025 will be a huge year to see what he does with an OL of only guys he recruited. Our OL next year will need to time to develop, but if they're not playing at a high level by the end of the year it will lead to a lot of questions about Flood as an OL coach.
  3. This reminded me of a football game from the Charlie Strong era where both teams look so terrible and incompetent that even a win feels kind of like a loss because you know the systemic issues run so deep they're not getting fixed until there's a new coach.
  4. I think Brugler spelled TE wrong.
  5. They sure are spending a ton of money at WR just so Klein can ignore them. Just a reminder for everyone, in three years as the play calling OC, here's the leading WRs in his offense: 2022: 725 yards 2023: 589 yards 2024: 574 yards
  6. This was a fine thing to say at the time Texas hired Sark, but that's an extremely outdated take at this point. The best thing about the team the last two years have been the defense, talent acquisition, and culture. If anything, Sark is showing that his primary value is running the program. His play calling and the offense as a whole is not what has been carrying this program to new heights. The offense's performance, especially against top 10 teams, is what held the team back from winning a title this year. Sark's #1 trait right now is absolutely his ability to be a CEO/run the program. Sark doesn't need to be calling plays in order for his offensive system to be part of the reason he's a great HC. Sark can still have the team run his offense, script the first 15 plays etc. without being the play caller. Play calling is overrated. Very few people are so brilliant or terrible at it that it makes a big difference. Sark is somewhere in the middle, but he could also find someone who's about on par with him or possibly better at play calling. If he does that, it could free him up to focus on game management, in-game adjustments and better overall execution, and that could be a step forward for the program.
  7. lol wut. The Giants already put a ton of capital into DE with Burns and Thibodeaux, and there's no reason to expect Darnold to be available. The Vikings will either sign him to a short term deal or franchise tag him.
  8. I never said it was mostly Quinn, but he absolutely contributes to it. Arch is a run threat and can hit the deep ball. It’ll be interesting to see how much he helps our running game. And we’ll need it since we will have 4-5 new starters on the OL next year.
  9. Keeping any of Golden, Taffe, and Williams would be great for us. Moore would be great too, but we have more depth at his spot.
  10. You’re wrong here. Quinn is absolutely part of our running problems. He’s not a threat to keep it and run and he can’t hit deep balls so safeties can play in the box more. His deficiencies lead to 1-2 extra defenders who can make a stop in the run game on every play. Our OL, especially interior OL needs to improve, but Quinn is absolutely part of the problem with our run game. Sure, but that’s only because you’re a moron.
  11. This guy gets it. Where would we be without Bond this season? Who else could we find to drop critical third down passes in the semifinals or commit a stupid penalty in the SEC championship game?
  12. Conner is leaving. Campbell has been terrible this year and Hutson and Neto have not been able to start over him for a reason. G is absolutely a need.
  13. Miami is going to be in for a world of hurt going from Cam Ward to Carson Beck. Ward was the only thing they had going for them this year. Their defense is abysmal, Cristobal is a god awful game manager and now they have an overpaid, overrated QB to go with it. But they're in the ACC so they'll probably still win 8 or 9 games.
  14. This has been my expectation. I don't expect Doohan to get a full year, or even close to it.
  15. I don't buy the Sark to the NFL rumors. He's been better as a program manager/talent acquirer at Texas than he has as an offensive coach. He gets to have a talent advantage against 90% of his schedule every single year at Texas. That's gone in the NFL, and his teams haven't shown the discipline/execution to consistently succeed without that talent advantage. But being a college coach is absolutely more taxing than the NFL right now. During the season both are similarly busy, but NFL guys get more of an offseason. College coaches shift right to recruiting. There's also a difference between working 80 hours per week strictly on football versus having to Facetime and text 15 year-olds all the time or keep your whole roster happy because they are always free agents and can transfer at any moment.
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