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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 1304218, member: 40"]
I'm guessing that's where the similarities between your, um, "measurables" and this kid's begin and end.  And I certainly doubt that you have a fraction of the athleticism nor the speed this kid boasts.  No offense to you, but I put a lot more stock in what posters who are former coaches like CIL have to say in terms of reviewing film / evaluating speed than you.
 
I don't disagree that this deviates from normal recruiting.  I'm certainly not predicting that he's going to start, let alone star.  But athletes do slip through the cracks.  Womack is a helluva athlete--why was HE not recruited by no other program at any level [I know there were a few nibbles, but not appreciably more than Taylor] by national signing day?  BTW, that happened with the former Alabama head coach [DuBose] as his HS head coach.  How?
 
We were in a position where we had a couple of open scholarships.  The staff didn't have to use them, which I know is what you advocated.  But they made the decision to CHOICEFULLY extend those scholarships to players who they thought could upgrade the team's athleticism.  Both Womack and Taylor apparently fit that bill.
 
How it plays out from there, who knows?  But per my note above, even if Taylor only ends up as a contributor on special teams [like Llewellen Coker a few seasons ago--yes, I know he also played on the tank package, but he ended up primarily making his contributions on special teams], that's not a waste of a scholarship nor is it going down the list to nab a B-Lister, at least not in the traditional sense.  We had zero incentive to use that scholarship just to fill a hole--that's important to keep in mind.
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