Is it lack of talent or the inability to develop them?
If it was an inability to develop them I have to ask why we have developed the classes below them so much better than this year's senior class. After all, we only lost 1 senior starter on offense (Simmons), and 2-3 on defense (Van De Steeg, Hightower, Mannion) plus the K & P.
That should tell you enough that it was a lack of talent in the class. Mason did a poor job of recruiting his last few years. Many fans saw that long ago and the ones that didn't see that have to look no further than the draft for evidence.
Next year we will likely have 2 drafted and one of them came from Juco.
- Eric Decker will likely go 2-3rd round (he is the #1-#2 SR WR but Benn from Illinois, Briscoe from KU, & Dez Bryant Oklahoma St. will all go before him + I'm sure I'm missing some).
- Traye Simmons will probably be a 3rd-5th round selection
Outside shot for the following:
- Tramaine Brock (hopefully he is eligible)
- Simoni Lawrence (he has the speed but is likely too small)
- Garrett Brown (it is a possibility with a good senior yr)
- Matt Stommes (he has the measurables but will need a great Sr year)
Seeing that we have more should tell you something but it is also telling that 3 of the 7 players on the list are Juco transfers from the 2008 recruiting class.
