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77% of the starters for NFL Championships weren't 4 or 5 Stars
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<blockquote data-quote="Sideways" data-source="post: 283338" data-attributes="member: 2451"><p>In their defense, (difficult to do this but bear with me here) some positions are notoriously hard to project to the next level. In this case from high school to college. With great running backs or wide receivers, pretty much what you see is what you get. Linemen, particularly tackles, are another story. Sometimes, four or five stars improve and stay injury free but often they have reached their ceiling in high school and that is that. Other times, guys who are three or two stars, just find a niche or get bigger and faster through a combination of weight training and maturity. It is a crap shoot either way as multiple UGA coaches can attest. Our approach of looking for the right "fit"physically, academically, and work ethic wise is a good one. Player development and red shirting may not be such a big deal to Alabama, Tennessee, UGA and the rest but those things are critical to our success. Our linemen tend to be quicker, faster, and smaller (on the whole) than the giant space eaters coveted by most teams. Years ago, UGA had two players from my neck of the woods who were recruited as 4 star linemen. One of them was heralded as the best in the state. Because of injuries, poor development, and a long litany of woes neither of them played a down. In this racket, there is no sure thing even when it looks to be a sure thing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sideways, post: 283338, member: 2451"] In their defense, (difficult to do this but bear with me here) some positions are notoriously hard to project to the next level. In this case from high school to college. With great running backs or wide receivers, pretty much what you see is what you get. Linemen, particularly tackles, are another story. Sometimes, four or five stars improve and stay injury free but often they have reached their ceiling in high school and that is that. Other times, guys who are three or two stars, just find a niche or get bigger and faster through a combination of weight training and maturity. It is a crap shoot either way as multiple UGA coaches can attest. Our approach of looking for the right "fit"physically, academically, and work ethic wise is a good one. Player development and red shirting may not be such a big deal to Alabama, Tennessee, UGA and the rest but those things are critical to our success. Our linemen tend to be quicker, faster, and smaller (on the whole) than the giant space eaters coveted by most teams. Years ago, UGA had two players from my neck of the woods who were recruited as 4 star linemen. One of them was heralded as the best in the state. Because of injuries, poor development, and a long litany of woes neither of them played a down. In this racket, there is no sure thing even when it looks to be a sure thing. [/QUOTE]
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