Who on the current roster would Butch have recruited? Very few. I don't see many in Butch's mold of smart, NFL-bodied, ultra-competitve players who are leaders of men.
Here's the difference.
Butch doesn't just recruit great athletes. Butch DEVELOPS leadership. In his players, in his coaches, in his assistants.
I'd love to see how many of our current recruits would have been stars had they had been developed as leaders under the Grand Master.
It would be a completely different team.
A bit of a philosophical thing as to developing leadership...To me, leaders are naturally born.
I think Butch would be able to get more of what is there, but only so much. These players are not Butch-caliber. Of the ~80 on scholarship, less than 10, Butch would have taken.
I don't know about the born leadership thing being so certain. I've seen a lot of asssholes who thought they were leaders and born to it who couldn't lead a breakout from a two-hole sihthouse.
Then I've seen primitives who when taught the need and importance of leadership, and encouraged to lead, turned into unbelievable leaders. After all, self-command is the hardest command.
You see, the very best leaders have self command first and foremost. You find a group of good athletes with self command, you have a group of leaders by example, and the coach sets up expectations well beyond individuals physical or mental capabilities. And when you prove they can actually obtain what they believed was impossible, you move your expectations. That's what Butch does.
Many can be inspired. Not many can inspire.