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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 162114" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>On some points we will have to agree to disagree.</p><p>I took averages of players on rosters rather than taking starting five averages for a reason, not just to prove a point. The reason for this is that when one recruits players one does not automatically know which ones are going to end up being starters. Players like Finch and Sean Bedford are examples of smaller players who beat out larger players. Thus looking at the total roster, which may contain larger players than the starters, indicates that no deliberate attempt was made to recruit smaller players. I still contend that CPJ has been entirely clear about what he is looking for in an offensive linemen and size is secondary to his primary requirement of being athletic. </p><p></p><p>A second mitigating factor is this. Most players we recruit for the offensive line (even this last class) do not come out of high school having the size you want to be a starter. You pick them for athletic ability and for a frame that you hope they can grow into. Sometimes a player does not fill out like you would like or they have another problem which is inability to keep weight on during the season. I could be wrong but my guess is these things are hard to predict. Devine seems to be the exception to this rule which is a player who has trouble keeping weight off. I am convinced CPJ went after him because he was convinced he could be molded into the right size. So far that has not happened, proving that size alone is not the most important thing to CPJ.</p><p></p><p>The original argument was that CPJ was going after much bigger linemen in recruiting. Or that he was purposefully going after smaller linemen. I still see no evidence of that if taken as a running average. One can also check this out simply by going back and looking at the size of offensive linemen in each recruiting class using their high school measurements. And this squares with everything I have ever heard CPJ say.</p><p></p><p>Now if the argument is about the line improving and being much better, there is no argument. That is undoubtedly the case. I tend to think we are getting better players now at almost every position but the reasons for that are an entirely different discussion. I just remained unconvinced that this had anything to do with a conscious decision on CPJ's part to change how he was recruiting. He even said something this week about how Tech's current winning ways do not change the fact that he keeps doing the same things he has always done at Tech and it is what it is. But we can agree to disagree on this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 162114, member: 1640"] On some points we will have to agree to disagree. I took averages of players on rosters rather than taking starting five averages for a reason, not just to prove a point. The reason for this is that when one recruits players one does not automatically know which ones are going to end up being starters. Players like Finch and Sean Bedford are examples of smaller players who beat out larger players. Thus looking at the total roster, which may contain larger players than the starters, indicates that no deliberate attempt was made to recruit smaller players. I still contend that CPJ has been entirely clear about what he is looking for in an offensive linemen and size is secondary to his primary requirement of being athletic. A second mitigating factor is this. Most players we recruit for the offensive line (even this last class) do not come out of high school having the size you want to be a starter. You pick them for athletic ability and for a frame that you hope they can grow into. Sometimes a player does not fill out like you would like or they have another problem which is inability to keep weight on during the season. I could be wrong but my guess is these things are hard to predict. Devine seems to be the exception to this rule which is a player who has trouble keeping weight off. I am convinced CPJ went after him because he was convinced he could be molded into the right size. So far that has not happened, proving that size alone is not the most important thing to CPJ. The original argument was that CPJ was going after much bigger linemen in recruiting. Or that he was purposefully going after smaller linemen. I still see no evidence of that if taken as a running average. One can also check this out simply by going back and looking at the size of offensive linemen in each recruiting class using their high school measurements. And this squares with everything I have ever heard CPJ say. Now if the argument is about the line improving and being much better, there is no argument. That is undoubtedly the case. I tend to think we are getting better players now at almost every position but the reasons for that are an entirely different discussion. I just remained unconvinced that this had anything to do with a conscious decision on CPJ's part to change how he was recruiting. He even said something this week about how Tech's current winning ways do not change the fact that he keeps doing the same things he has always done at Tech and it is what it is. But we can agree to disagree on this. [/QUOTE]
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