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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3509274, member: 40"] No I'm not -- I'm looking at the big picture, and not through the orange lens of starry eyed optimism, nor being preoccupied only by short-term uncertainty. I'm concerned, too -- I just am not willing to call QB recruiting a "botched" failure because I think we have some younger prospects who very well might prove to be better than the incumbent, which [my opinion only] will help to stabilize the position in the near future. I acknowledged in the post above that 3 out of our 5 classes under Dino were landed right around signing day. That isn't ideal. Different story this year, which was a good thing. We've missed out on a lot of guys we targeted -- that's a bad thing. Not knowing what we have in several of the younger players is a net-neutral, until proven otherwise one way or the other that will tip the scales. Case in point: everyone was extremely excited about landing DeVito, especially when he blew up at that thrower's camp and his rating got bumped up. Our problem at QB was "solved." That he hasn't panned out is what's contributing to the hand wringing. If he'd stepped in seamlessly for Dungey and performed like a difference maker, then he'd buy time for the next round of QBs to get immersed in the system and develop. How hard the staff went after Fontin last offseason speaks volumes, and should be instructive on the DeVito front. I have no problem admitting that I'm intrigued by both Morgan and Markewicz, and I believe Lamson to be a great "get" -- and far, far, far better than our 17th choice, as you insinuate. Time will tell. If one of these guys pans out, then the situation isn't as dire as how its been portrayed. All it takes is one, don't care who it is -- may the best player win. And if not, then we're in big trouble, Dino will be gone, and opinions like yours will be validated. Again, time will tell. [/QUOTE]

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