[Redrum]

Christian McCaffrey is the kid I want most of all in this class.  And, yes, it's mainly because I'm a sentimental old fool.  But not totally out of my mind.  Easy Ed McCaffrey makes it onto my Stanford All-Time starting offense.  Which means,  I know,  leaving some really good Stanford WRs on the sideline.  But Eddie McCaffrey had what Harbaugh loves, Shaw and staff loves, and is supposedly the leitmotif in all our recruiting:  he was a ball player.  Had the instincts.  Had the height and athleticism, too...but what separated him from others and gave him such a long career w/ Denver Broncos was his instinct for the game.  He was a disciplined and outstanding blocker on downfield plays.  Just somehow knew how to get separation.  Loved contact.  Made the tough, go-to catches.

OK, enough praise for Ed.  My theory is that unlike true QB talent,  the instinct for the game can be passed on because it is a mix of nature and nurture.  I've linked one story below, but there are others that talk about the same things: Christian's competitiveness, his nose for the ball, his drive.  His team is successful, but as an individual he would be successful regardless of how good the team around him is.  If he's got Easy Ed's nurture as well as nature-- and his HS career certainly points to that-- I want him lining up for us.

http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_22536...class-2014

As an aside: Being the best football player in Colorado isn't automatically high praise.  Colorado is about on par with Utah in the quality of  HS players it produces.  Take a look at the Univ. of Colorado roster and match origins against the (few) playmakers the Buffs have.  Makes you wonder what Mike MacIntyre was thinking when he dumped San Jose for the Buffs.  It got harder, not easier at the name school.

[Redrum]

Christian McCaffrey is the kid I want most of all in this class.  And, yes, it's mainly because I'm a sentimental old fool.  But not totally out of my mind.  Easy Ed McCaffrey makes it onto my Stanford All-Time starting offense.  Which means,  I know,  leaving some really good Stanford WRs on the sideline.  But Eddie McCaffrey had what Harbaugh loves, Shaw and staff loves, and is supposedly the leitmotif in all our recruiting:  he was a ball player.  Had the instincts.  Had the height and athleticism, too...but what separated him from others and gave him such a long career w/ Denver Broncos was his instinct for the game.  He was a disciplined and outstanding blocker on downfield plays.  Just somehow knew how to get separation.  Loved contact.  Made the tough, go-to catches.

OK, enough praise for Ed.  My theory is that unlike true QB talent,  the instinct for the game can be passed on because it is a mix of nature and nurture.  I've linked one story below, but there are others that talk about the same things: Christian's competitiveness, his nose for the ball, his drive.  His team is successful, but as an individual he would be successful regardless of how good the team around him is.  If he's got Easy Ed's nurture as well as nature-- and his HS career certainly points to that-- I want him lining up for us.

http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_22536...class-2014

As an aside: Being the best football player in Colorado isn't automatically high praise.  Colorado is about on par with Utah in the quality of  HS players it produces.  Take a look at the Univ. of Colorado roster and match origins against the (few) playmakers the Buffs have.  Makes you wonder what Mike MacIntyre was thinking when he dumped San Jose for the Buffs.  It got harder, not easier at the name school.