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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4734686, member: 40"]
Look, people can't have it both ways.

During recruiting, there is a significant undercurrent of posters who complain that some of the prospects we land don't have a multitude of offers, and ring alarm bells over that.

Then when we go out and land kids with not just a lot of offers, but ELITE offers the story changes to HS ratings are meaningless.

The reality is, the offer list is an important indicator.  It isn't the only one, but it is a measuring stick that tells us how those players were evaluated and what level they were projected to play at.  When I see a kid who has offers from Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Ohio State, USC, Michigan, etc. it says a lot.

When I see multiple players like that added to the secondary, it's a good sign.  Discounting them by pointing to them being "second string" at those factories when they were true frosh is what's meaningless, IMO,

I wouldn't read too much into early two-deep projections.  Those newcomers are being immersed into a new system, and have only been practicing here a few weeks.  Of course the incumbents are ahead.  Eventually, the cream will rise to the top.  And whether those players are the new ones or some of the guys who were already on the roster, I'm not that worried because I really like the talent we've amassed in the secondary.

We've been adding quality components for SEVERAL years -- guys like Oliver, who hasn't seen the field much.  And the new guys add to that talent / quality.  May the best players win the PT.

It's okay to be excited about the potential of the secondary as a positional unit, given the personnel.
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