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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 365129, member: 40"] "Low profile" is qualitative. Simmons was a 2-star recruit [don't think he was a 3-star--could be wrong about that, but it doesn't change the general point] to Ishaq's 5-star rating. I think that it had as much to do with some posters suggesting that if Ishaq came here, he wouldn't be a savior from the jump despite the 5-star rating, that he needed time to gain strength, etc. to play DE at this level. Thinking back to those posts [and I recall one opinion specifically from a very respected poster who stated this], I don't think it was rationalizing that Simmons was better or a superior get--just that he might be better equipped to contribute sooner than Ishaq. Whatever. We didn't get Ishaq. Hopefully, Simmons pans out and emerges as an above-average starter. [/QUOTE]