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Message: [QUOTE="Ottoble, post: 1071352, member: 2539"] I remember reading an article/post awhile back around signing day this year about HCSS where he talked about the 2014 class. Each of the guys that either played multiple positions in HS and/or played both ways he pointed it out specifically and noted that he loved it. Most of our recruits we have committed except a few OL play multiple positions on one side of the ball, play offense and defense or is a Multi sport excelling athlete. How many discussions have we had this year about "what position are we recruiting him at" "change the headline hes a DT" "wow glad hes gonna be a LB but he looks pretty good at RB also." I think this staff sees that the best player on the field is the one HS coaches can't afford to take off the field regardless of who has the ball. Their stats don't often grade them out as high as some blue chippers that get stacks of offers because they play constantly but they are Capital Capital P, Football Players. Take guys that have been playing every down Both ways and in different positions and sports and give them a position/sport of focus, 50% more rest every game (40% maybe in an up tempo offense) as well as a deep understanding of the game and what the other side of the ball is trying to do and their development ceiling and on the field performance is going to be much much higher down the road than their HS positionS allowed them to reach. If you can learn and excel in multiple positions and keep both play books straight in HS you are also teachable which is so so important at the college level. Not only all of this but it gives the team flexibility in case of injury a guy can stop gap take on a role with a weeks practice and fill in serviceably. Same goes for an offseason position change learning curve is much shorter and less complaining, they've played it before and these guys are generally "whatever keeps me on the field" guys. [/QUOTE]

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