This is basically a question and the point I made earlier in the week.
A. Are we still "Flush with cash"…Or did Cantwell and Beck make too big of a dent?
B. If so, imo it's a little inexcusable…I would agree a big-time LT is probably top 5 important positions on a football field. But when you have Johnnie Jones types, and your area of expertise and coaching strength is OL development….Then this is poor allocation imo. Would he have paid that kinda money for Jalen Rivers? Because we had at worst a top 2-3 (probably the best) offense in the nation imo with a very good offensive tackle, but not the best by any means.
Even if we take Lamar Brown, James Johnson, and Keys types (I'm not sure Johnson is in that group, but Tex obviously just broke the bank for him) out of the equation...
Would you rather have
Cantwell/Air Biscuit at safety/No Cooper/Whiff on a DT to compliment what we have
or
One of Kolojay,J.Jones, etc(remember we already have Ervin in the room)/Cooper/1 of our top 4-5 safeties/
(MAYBE an additional DT like Stancil, N.Wilson, Cleveland etc…, but for now let's say either/or with the safety)
This is just a possible example. Not trying to act like I know every aspect of these recruitments and how much every single kid is going for. I've already stated that I think as long as an SEC "power" is in the ballpark with us, that the ACC is killing us and the kid will go SEC or even B10 every time. I just think it's a legit question, if indeed we "aren't flush with cash" …Were funds allocated properly?