[BostonCard]

Walker Little's production was at a 5-star level until he was injured and then elected to opt out. Disappointing, but not a recruiting miss or a developmental failure.

That wasn't meant as a barb against the coaches per se.  As you note, there are 3* players who performed as 5* players.  I made my comment as a counter to the people who implied that the problem is that we aren't getting enough 5* offensive linemen.  If you figure teams recruit an average of 4 OL per year and that the average offensive lineman will start 2 years (a guess), that means that over the course of 10 years, a team will  recruit 40 offensive linemen and start 25ish.  That means that even if you are Alabama or Georgia, the majority of the line will be made up of non-5* linemen.

More 5* offensive linemen would be great, of course, but getting the most out of the 3* and 4* linemen who will almost always make up the majority of the line, is more important.

BC

[BostonCard]

Walker Little's production was at a 5-star level until he was injured and then elected to opt out. Disappointing, but not a recruiting miss or a developmental failure.

That wasn't meant as a barb against the coaches per se.  As you note, there are 3* players who performed as 5* players.  I made my comment as a counter to the people who implied that the problem is that we aren't getting enough 5* offensive linemen.  If you figure teams recruit an average of 4 OL per year and that the average offensive lineman will start 2 years (a guess), that means that over the course of 10 years, a team will  recruit 40 offensive linemen and start 25ish.  That means that even if you are Alabama or Georgia, the majority of the line will be made up of non-5* linemen.

More 5* offensive linemen would be great, of course, but getting the most out of the 3* and 4* linemen who will almost always make up the majority of the line, is more important.

BC