One of the best posts here ever. 100% accurate. Great stuff DMoney
DMoney, you are way off base. You know absolutely nothing about Jamie Gordinier. All you know is that he is from NJ. Seriously, why would you put down a kid if you don't know them. I watched this kid all throughput his HS career and he is legit. BTW...many great linebackers have come from NJ. Nobody is more physical. Nobody will be bigger. He is 6'4 238 and still thin. Tom Lemming (who actually knows his stuff and doesn't just drool over kids because they are from FL, compared him to Luke Keuchly (you probably think he sucks because he wasnt from Florida???).
Every ACC team wanted this kid and fought to the end to get him to switch. Some of the best D Coordinators around wanted him. Ask Narduzzi what he thinks about Gordinier. Ask Ash from OSU that just became the Rutgers coach. Best D Coordinator in the ACC is Don Brown. Gordinier would have been the focus of his defense. C'mon, get your facts straight. I have no problem when guys give their opinions on who should start, and who they like but when random people put a kid down it is unfortunate. Let the kid play.
BTW....Gordinier was going to start at MIKE the Duke game and when Golden was fired, the coaches made a smart decision to redshirt him and give him 4 years with a new stafff. The kid is versatile. You watch, he will be competing with Owens for SAM linebacker this season. He is exactly what you want in a SAM linebacker: length, nose for the ball, excellent in pass coverage, and quick as a pass rusher. Swasey went nuts when this kid was measured for his official visit last year. Had the longest wingspan of any Linebacker since he has been there at 6'9. Have you ever seen the kid dunk? Kid is an athlete.