So it is better to not have offered him at all?
That's the only legitimate question. And, given it's Treon Harris (which means more than an ordinary QB with the potential to be a star at another position), you make an early decision to play it a certain way and you stick by it. Otherwise, it may expand
existing negative chatter. That's not a risk I roll with at this point. If you think it's just people on this board who react to the offer like "oh really, now?" then I'm not sure what to say. This is a reality we have to deal with and the coaches should be aware of (I think they are, which makes the rumored move more puzzling).
So, what if the early decision was to tell the kid that we could not offer him an opportunity at QB at the time, but will make that offer if the opportunity develops? What if the staff is sticking to its early decision on how to play it and is playing it exactly as it was communicated to Treon? Everyone here assumes that an offer at this point will be received negatively, but it might just be viewed as the staff having acted honestly and proceeded when the opportunity arose and exactly as everyone involved understood might be a possibility.
I'm not defending the staff because I don't know if it dropped the ball or did not, but I don't see criticizing based upon assumptions as making any sense either.
There aren't any assumptions in what I've written to you.
There is existing chatter that the staff has a certain, eh, approach. Even if it's not how it is meant, unless they somehow communicated with Treon and he said there was a good chance to flip, this type of move (when he likely declines to flip) is not worth the cost. Like I said in my original post, it's a variant of the Skai Moore situation, except this player is freakin' Treon Harris and we all know what comes with that.
It's just frustrating because none of this had to happen if they simply took a more flexible stance early in the process.
You can't say there are no assumptions and then follow it with an "unless they somehow . . ." That already suggests that you are assuming that they did not somehow . . . That also assumes that your possible exception is the only one that would be acceptable.
I don't know about that chatter. That might impact my view, but I think I'd still reserve criticism until I heard some complaining from someone that counts (no offense intended to anyone here, I just mean someone of direct impact in recruiting).
What cost are we all imagining will arise from news that an offer was/may have been extended to Treon, if he declines to flip? We don't know what the staff has done to try to avoid costs. Is there an upside if he does flip? Does it outweigh the potential costs. Impossible to say without knowing more. That's why I can't get worked up about this without there being some evidence of a real--not perceived--cost or issue.
None of what had to happen? That's not rhetorical. I'm not following this year as closely as I have in other years, so I admit that I may well have missed something.
