BCSUPERFAN22 {l Wrote}:DomingoOrtiz {l Wrote}:ATLeagle {l Wrote}:claver2010 {l Wrote}:ATLeagle {l Wrote}:McDonald is coming. It is not an official SEC style grey shirt, but BC still needs an official scholarship to open up. Someone will get quit or flunk out this spring and officially open his spot.
so i guess that tells us where we are regarding 5th years as well for the time being
Yes. BC won't can't talk about it, but I think the musical chairs is also why Gardner is in Storrs.
This is what makes taking so many WRs so infuriating! I would much rather have taken Gardner than Stonebrner in this class, especially after taking McStravick last year.
I disagree re: Stoneburner but could see your point if you substitute McQuarie for instance. No need to take 3 TE in one class. With that being said, as ATL pointed out, Im sure this will work itself out with some 5th year not being invited back, and I would personally rather take the chance on even a flyer from this class versus someone who is a proven non-commodity potentially playing a 5th year.
Guys like Stoneburner and McStraviak make sense to me. You can include a Patrick Brown in this as well. You're getting kids from big time football states, kids who ran sub-4.5 at a football camp and mid-majors were all over within those states. These kids have the ability to help on ST with their speed should they not work out at WR. For as much as I bag on Callinan, he is criminally mid-used in this offense as an outside WR. He should be stretching the seams of defenses weekly with Sweeney. He is terrible as an outside WR because he has no ability to generate separation against elite DBs. He'd have 70-80 yards a game in the Aaron Hernandez role because LBs have no chance against him.
On the other hand, there is absolutely no reason to recruit this many blocking TEs and other kids you know can't contribute. These kids aren't athletic enough to contribute on ST, and frankly just get in the way on running plays because they all stink at blocking. They are about as much threat in the pass game as I am. Long, McQuarie, Bletzer, Palmer from the last 2 years all come to mind (I know Palmer and Bletzer aren't blocking TEs but same problem).
This roster is about where it should be, but BC takes so many fliers and dart-throws we're forced to play starters on ST because we have so many players that can't contribute.
Also stop recruiting NH and RI except for the once in a generation type player like Paye. You're frankly just being lazy offering kids from freaking Deerfield Academy. There is zero upside here and you'll never convince me otherwise.