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I didn’t say he was a lower talent. I was responding to a question of why posters aren’t high on him. Check the beginning of this post. I was one of the first to review his film and say he plays like a higher caliber player.

I don’t think as much down on him as much as the belief we keep reaching and settling for lower level OL talent. I believe we got lucky with him. He has a lot of potential due to his freakish physical aspects. If he has a mean streak and hard working mentality, he will really be a steal.

Good post. You see a pic of the El Gammen kid. That kid has a OT ready body now. He plays ball so he is athletic. OT have to have some length and good feet. They don’t have to be powerhouses. The idea is engage and recover. We have had slow plodding guys there with no feet. Searles has learned...

I watched his tape. -VERY quick off the line -gets to the next level with ease -though he is light, he “arrives” at the point of contact. I believe what Searles sees here is a kid with a 5* foundation they can’t believe was just hanging out there. They figured they better not only give him an...

Doesn’t add up. Better off looking at JUCO. The kid wowed them in some way.

Good point. You are right, if we pulled Neal I would be ecstatic because of his potential. However, I wouldn’t necessarily assume he would be ready to start day 1 like others because I know LT is a tough spot. I am not saying we need to be jumping for joy that we pulled this kid, but I trust...

Exactly. It’s only when other big schools want a player do our fans give credence to a recruit. Same thing with the OT Kennedy. So many of our fan base are star and offer sheet whores