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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 67622, member: 837"]
I disagree with most of this, though I admit I'm not really a recruitnik anymore. But I think what people misunderstand about both P's last few classes and GRob's classes (by default when Marrone took over) is that they each had huge attrition numbers. P's ratings were what they were but he was losing 6, 7, 8 players to academics and then he lost a few others to injuries and transfers. His last few classes saw very few kids come through and stay 4 years. Same thing with GRob by virtue of his getting let go and Marrone's cleaning house. We had a huge mass of defections. People talk about GRob's recruiting and how bad it is but often forget that a couple dozen of his players either left or were shown the door.

At the end of the day I think people tend to overrate the importance of individual recruits and class rankings and DRASTICALLY underestimate the value of numbers and development/strength and conditioning. Do we need to upgrade the talent, particularly on the offensive side of the field? Absolutely, but just bringing in solid classes consistently will be a HUGE difference from the 6 or 7 years from the end of the P era through the GRob era.
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