Yeah man, we're just...ok.
I know you were looking for a more in depth discussion...I just don't have the energy for it, but I think that raw total pretty much sums it up for me. We get some Top 250 players in, spit out some Top 250 players...we're shooting par. Nothing special.
Feelings not facts -- I feel like Miami shooting par with the talent down here is like shooting par at Killian Greens. Meh. We were doing that in the 70s, too, and we were cheeks.
I've written this many times on this site, but it's worse than you say. Miami football put out much better NFL players in the '70s than the 2010s. That's a pathetic truth. We put out essentially zero impact NFL players in the 2010s. (The only guy from Miami who was an impact NFL player was Jimmy Graham (2010 draft, came to UM in mid-'00s and he was recruited here for basketball).
Anyhow, as I see it, there are a few parts to evaluating, a few parts to recruiting, a few parts to developing, and they're easier to discuss if people can isolate what they're talking about. It's all subjective categorization I guess but here's how it breaks down for me:
Evaluations: physical development potential, readiness to play, skill-level (technique), football IQ/instincts, personal attributes (attitude, long-term drive, cultural fit), position match or switch potential.
Recruiting: winning your share (or more) of the guys you prioritize based on evaluations and probability; selling; changing minds; closing. You can be a good recruiter but target the wrong kids, either because your evals were off or your probability was mis-assessed. T Rob might be a great recruiter, but having him recruit an OL from Iowa is not going to be a good test of that. Priorities and probabilities matter a lot. Spend your time on highest and best uses.
Development: Physical (S&C), technical skills, mental understanding of game and position; also includes learning new positions at times.
Outcomes: live action outcomes that are a result of both the above and coaching, scheme, game planning, play calling and all the other factors that go into live action.
Too often on these discussions, people blend and blame across the areas. Try to talk development, people blame coaching or recruiting, just for example. Try to talk evaluations, people talk recruiting. They're different processes, different skill-sets.