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Of the ten kids you listed, only one of them had/has any chance of making an NFL roster. What is your point? All but Grace were tremendous recruiting mistakes.
That should be the focus of the current LB issues. TERRIBLE RECRUITING .
After the gut punch we took this weekend with the dismissals of DE AQM and LB Jermaine Grace I started to think about just how many players this program has lost at LB over the past few years. Could our recent streak of bad luck at one position group be unprecedented? Let's take a look. Off of the top of my head, the following LBs have been forced to leave the UM program either because of freak injuries or rules violations during the last 4 years........
1. Jermaine Grace(senior starter and no1 LB on team)
2. Juwon Young( quality backup with starting experience)
3. Alex Figueroa( starter poised for a breakout year)
4. Gabriel Terry(special teams standout with starting potential)
5. Eddie Johnson(starter and aggressive playmaker with star potential)
6. Gionni Paul( young quality backup with starting potential)
7. Josh Witt(fast and instinctive could have provided quality depth)
8. Marques Gayot( converted safety flashed great potential before injury)
9. James King( a Golden reach most likely a career special teamer)
10. Jawand Blue(backup providing depth)
In looking over that list with the exception of King and maybe Witt(who knows) that is 7 quality players all significant and some with star potential all lost over a 4 year span. I'm not trying to dwell on negatives but I'm curious if any of you have ever seen or heard of similar situations. It's truly mind boggling how much we have lost at that position in such a relatively short time.
Now obviously our future at the position looks extremely bright with the Fab 3 of Quarterman, Pinckney and McCloud leading the way. We need more quality depth but should get there in the next 2 cycles. Still the past 4 years have been rough in that regard.
Totally disagree. We may or may not agree on which ones could be NFL guys but there are a handful that were on their way to becoming very productive college football players.