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<blockquote data-quote="YJMD" data-source="post: 531847" data-attributes="member: 1929"><p>I see things differently. There's talent and there's character. There's a correlation for sure but far from a strict correspondence. The very top of the talent list are more likely than not to make an NFL roster. Sounds great, but still a large % don't because of misevaluation, lack of development, off-field issues, injury, etc. Those that do aren't guaranteed a big long-term contract. Plenty often they'll be mid-late draft picks and might make a reasonable initial paycheck but fail to stick around. And in that case you have to be pretty wise to protect yourself financially. We see a lot of people blowing cash, unable to say no to family who comes out of the woodwork for a handout, or getting suckered into scams or just bad investments. Others whose identity requires being a star and just can't cope with life after their prime. The NFL destroys your body and requires that you make big changes or keep up with really intense routines to be basically physically fit afterward. And tons of people don't keep their nose clean with the law or with drugs. In the NFL the very elite guys can possibly weather that, but even that level of support is waning.</p><p></p><p>So I'd sort things out first by character.</p><p></p><p>On one end are the guys who think they are stars. In their mind they are going to rock it in the NFL guaranteed and have no genuine interest in studying or learning financial skills. You can give them all the reality you want about their likelihood of success (or failure), but it goes in one ear and out the other. If they can't see it applying to them, it doesn't matter what you say. These are the guys who either make it or fall hard. And they are well represented across the talent spectrum -- not just at the top. They're not coming to GT no matter who we have running the program. They'll always find someone who will fluff them up and stoke that ego and likely drop them like a rock the second they are no longer useful to them. We're not going to sell them that, and we really aren't the best place to offer fluff anyway.</p><p></p><p>On the other end are guys whose character are going to make them successes anywhere. They're realistic about their odds and will know that even if they are the best talent ever something can easily happen and take that opportunity away from them. They'll make themselves successful. Honestly they don't <em>need</em> GT. They'll find what they need anywhere. GT might offer more to them, and we should go after these guys if they have the talent we need, but they might just as well end up at their local school to be close to home or somewhere where they have a friend or like the style of play or the degree they offer better. When they have the best talent, these are guys like Calvin. A rare breed. But Calvin wasn't going to GT if he was from Texas. And he would have done just fine if he chose the cesspool instead of us. I'm glad he picked us. We had what he wanted, but we can't expect that to be true for everyone.</p><p></p><p>Then there's all the folks somewhere in the middle. These are represented across the spectrum as well. These are the guys we are gearing up to get and are the guys who would get the most out of the program. We're building something that hopefully presents the best development for the NFL or at least will be high on that list. And we're going to give them the academic challenge, the financial awareness, the character support, the relationships, etc. that will make them successful and things they won't have everywhere unless it was already embedded in them. These guys take some work to block out the fluffers, but there's enough of them in our back yard to build a much more talented roster than we've had.</p><p></p><p>We're not gonna be Bama. We can't just stuff ourselves with top talent and weed out the bad apples and sustain ourselves off a successful reputation to take attention away from all the people that have failed. The good news is, even if you do that and bring in the top talent, it's hard to sustain success. UF went through it for a bit and look to be getting back to the top. FSU is in shambles. Notre Dame almost fell apart. Bama has been bad before. Etc. I see a lot of signals that UGA might be due for a fall, but who knows. Having the talent is no guarantee, but having enough is necessary. I'd rather have the guys with better character. They make better teammates and are better people to be proud of. There are those guys in the 5* and 4* ranks that we can land. There will be a lot of competition, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="YJMD, post: 531847, member: 1929"] I see things differently. There's talent and there's character. There's a correlation for sure but far from a strict correspondence. The very top of the talent list are more likely than not to make an NFL roster. Sounds great, but still a large % don't because of misevaluation, lack of development, off-field issues, injury, etc. Those that do aren't guaranteed a big long-term contract. Plenty often they'll be mid-late draft picks and might make a reasonable initial paycheck but fail to stick around. And in that case you have to be pretty wise to protect yourself financially. We see a lot of people blowing cash, unable to say no to family who comes out of the woodwork for a handout, or getting suckered into scams or just bad investments. Others whose identity requires being a star and just can't cope with life after their prime. The NFL destroys your body and requires that you make big changes or keep up with really intense routines to be basically physically fit afterward. And tons of people don't keep their nose clean with the law or with drugs. In the NFL the very elite guys can possibly weather that, but even that level of support is waning. So I'd sort things out first by character. On one end are the guys who think they are stars. In their mind they are going to rock it in the NFL guaranteed and have no genuine interest in studying or learning financial skills. You can give them all the reality you want about their likelihood of success (or failure), but it goes in one ear and out the other. If they can't see it applying to them, it doesn't matter what you say. These are the guys who either make it or fall hard. And they are well represented across the talent spectrum -- not just at the top. They're not coming to GT no matter who we have running the program. They'll always find someone who will fluff them up and stoke that ego and likely drop them like a rock the second they are no longer useful to them. We're not going to sell them that, and we really aren't the best place to offer fluff anyway. On the other end are guys whose character are going to make them successes anywhere. They're realistic about their odds and will know that even if they are the best talent ever something can easily happen and take that opportunity away from them. They'll make themselves successful. Honestly they don't [I]need[/I] GT. They'll find what they need anywhere. GT might offer more to them, and we should go after these guys if they have the talent we need, but they might just as well end up at their local school to be close to home or somewhere where they have a friend or like the style of play or the degree they offer better. When they have the best talent, these are guys like Calvin. A rare breed. But Calvin wasn't going to GT if he was from Texas. And he would have done just fine if he chose the cesspool instead of us. I'm glad he picked us. We had what he wanted, but we can't expect that to be true for everyone. Then there's all the folks somewhere in the middle. These are represented across the spectrum as well. These are the guys we are gearing up to get and are the guys who would get the most out of the program. We're building something that hopefully presents the best development for the NFL or at least will be high on that list. And we're going to give them the academic challenge, the financial awareness, the character support, the relationships, etc. that will make them successful and things they won't have everywhere unless it was already embedded in them. These guys take some work to block out the fluffers, but there's enough of them in our back yard to build a much more talented roster than we've had. We're not gonna be Bama. We can't just stuff ourselves with top talent and weed out the bad apples and sustain ourselves off a successful reputation to take attention away from all the people that have failed. The good news is, even if you do that and bring in the top talent, it's hard to sustain success. UF went through it for a bit and look to be getting back to the top. FSU is in shambles. Notre Dame almost fell apart. Bama has been bad before. Etc. I see a lot of signals that UGA might be due for a fall, but who knows. Having the talent is no guarantee, but having enough is necessary. I'd rather have the guys with better character. They make better teammates and are better people to be proud of. There are those guys in the 5* and 4* ranks that we can land. There will be a lot of competition, though. [/QUOTE]
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