(10-25-2014 09:04 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  We don't seem to be able to elevate our execution above our opponents. So it seems to me that we're going to have to do something different. And I don't see that happening.

I'm quoting this because it touches on the same theme.

Yes, we are developing players... but if you're relying on talent to bridge the gap, then you can't merely take unheralded talent and turn them into marginal NFL talent (because the teams you're competing against are FILLED with marginal NFL talent) or even take a few 3 star guys and turn them into first day players... with 2 or three guys taken overall, but instead you need to develop that talent into having 2 or 3 guys taken on the first day and 6+ overall. (obviously speaking euphemistically) because that is the talent that top 25 teams are producing.

In other words, it's not about merely being slightly better than average at identifying and developing talent, which we may be... but about creating (either through development or recruiting) a similar talent profile to the top 25 or even top 40 teams where we want to compete. And I don't think it is fair to expect them to compete for talent with top 25 teams from CUSA, nor is it reasonable to expect them to develop that talent far enough to bridge the gap... and as good as they might be, they can't. Which is why I am so adamant about adding a unique scheme to what David and his staff are doing well. They just can't possibly do what they do well, 'well enough'.