Nobody is questioning Strausser the coach ... Strausser the recruiter though ...
and now we have the best OL in the conference.
Nobody is questioning Strausser the coach ... Strausser the recruiter though ... No point to get in it again, but 1)LIPO and 2) the OL is fine. This isn't some Kim doogman shit. We have never had a good OL and now we have the best OL in the conference.
No, recruiting actually matters ... the current state of OL recruiting is concerning ... it's the one area where the recruiting doesn't match what we see elsewhere I will give you a bone in that we do need to LIPO to Signing Day and see what happens ... but rest assured of this OL recruiting class is piss poor the TSIO Recruiting Podcast spectacular for Signing Day will be all over Strausser's ass
Nobody is questioning Strausser the coach ... Strausser the recruiter though ... No point to get in it again, but 1)LIPO and 2) the OL is fine. This isn't some Kim doogman shit. We have never had a good OL and now we have the best OL in the conference. "I'm not a selfish player" poast of the week.
and now we have the best OL in the conference. Longest dick among the eunuchs.
No, recruiting actually matters ... the current state of OL recruiting is concerning ... it's the one area where the recruiting doesn't match what we see elsewhere I will give you a bone in that we do need to LIPO to Signing Day and see what happens ... but rest assured of this OL recruiting class is piss poor the TSIO Recruiting Podcast spectacular for Signing Day will be all over Strausser's ass That'll help.
Nobody is questioning Strausser the coach ... Strausser the recruiter though ... No point to get in it again, but 1)LIPO and 2) the OL is fine. This isn't some Kim doogman shit. We have never had a good OL and now we have the best OL in the conference. "I'm not a selfish player" poast of the week. I must have missed when we had the best OL in the conference and were starting a true freshman like Brostek on the OL with Atoe and Criste. But you're right... it's the same thing.
Nobody is questioning Strausser the coach ... Strausser the recruiter though ... No point to get in it again, but 1)LIPO and 2) the OL is fine. This isn't some Kim doogman shit. We have never had a good OL and now we have the best OL in the conference. "I'm not a selfish player" poast of the week. I must have missed when we had the best OL in the conference and were starting a true freshman like Brostek on the OL with Atoe and Criste. But you're right... it's the same thing. Roadie, calm down.
OL is the one area where I have always thought production correlates least to recruiting rankings. Very few linemen are ready to start as true frosh, most of them need development and weight room and nutrition (yes I know that's true for every position but I've always thought it more about OL than anywhere else). If we're going to have an area where recruiting struggles but coaching excels OL would be the one I would pick.Given Strausser's track record and the results we're seeing now, I'm fine with him staying. I'd bet anything recruiting OL's picks up based on the success of the program and his OL anyway. Whoever the sophomore/junior Foster Sarrell's are right now are going to be much more open to UW. That will help every position of course, but I'd bet anything the combination of development/ability to spot talent/program success is going to make the OL excellent going forward. There's not really a position I'm concerned about long term other than QB post Browning. And there's plenty of time to address that.
OL is the one area where I have always thought production correlates least to recruiting rankings. Very few linemen are ready to start as true frosh, most of them need development and weight room and nutrition (yes I know that's true for every position but I've always thought it more about OL than anywhere else). If we're going to have an area where recruiting struggles but coaching excels OL would be the one I would pick.Given Strausser's track record and the results we're seeing now, I'm fine with him staying. I'd bet anything recruiting OL's picks up based on the success of the program and his OL anyway. Whoever the sophomore/junior Foster Sarrell's are right now are going to be much more open to UW. That will help every position of course, but I'd bet anything the combination of development/ability to spot talent/program success is going to make the OL excellent going forward. There's not really a position I'm concerned about long term other than QB post Browning. And there's plenty of time to address that. Anyone at all concerned about LB post Bierra and Victor? When the JV squad is on there seems to be a pretty big drop off. Don't we have some stud LB red shirting though? I drink too much to remember all this shit.
@dnc I don't really disagree with you on your points about OL being the position where development matters, you normally are waiting 2-3 seasons before they enter the rotation, etc.That being said, when you have guys like Adams and McGary showing what they've shown earlier in their career, there is something to be said to getting a high end prospect, then coaching them up, and then look at what you have. And that's really the point that I would make and part of the reason why the TSIO podcast crew really can go off on our OL recruiting from time to time because when you're working predominately with projects, there's always the risk that they don't pan out ... but if you get the guys that already have the tools, now it's a matter of polishing them into huge gems Another way to look at it is that if you're constantly taking guys that you have to develop and are backup plan guys and/or projects, you're taking the OL approach similar to what the Seahawks do. The Hawks do that because of the salary cap and they are confident in Cable being able to do a job to get them competent and their trust in Wilson to get out of bad spots (which he was unable to do this year) ... do you think that the Hawks would take that approach if they didn't have to worry about the salary cap and instead could just go after and "recruit" the best players possible?
OL is the one area where I have always thought production correlates least to recruiting rankings. Very few linemen are ready to start as true frosh, most of them need development and weight room and nutrition (yes I know that's true for every position but I've always thought it more about OL than anywhere else). If we're going to have an area where recruiting struggles but coaching excels OL would be the one I would pick.Given Strausser's track record and the results we're seeing now, I'm fine with him staying. I'd bet anything recruiting OL's picks up based on the success of the program and his OL anyway. Whoever the sophomore/junior Foster Sarrell's are right now are going to be much more open to UW. That will help every position of course, but I'd bet anything the combination of development/ability to spot talent/program success is going to make the OL excellent going forward. There's not really a position I'm concerned about long term other than QB post Browning. And there's plenty of time to address that. Anyone at all concerned about LB post Bierra and Victor? When the JV squad is on there seems to be a pretty big drop off. Don't we have some stud LB red shirting though? I drink too much to remember all this shit. Fuck it you're right, I am pretty concerned about LB. There's nobody that inspires confidence behind Bierria and Victor right now. I think we'll be okay next year with Bierria likely holding it down (and Victor likely in the league), but after that it's scary. Thankfully I like the talent they redshirted this year. The way those two developed makes me think somebody will step up, but I agree we haven't seen anyone do anything that inspires confidence yet.
Strausser the recruiter put this line together, right?
Strausser the recruiter put this line together, right? Only the tackles. The interior guys are all Sark/Cozzetto guys.
Anyone at all concerned about LB post Bierra and Victor? When the JV squad is on there seems to be a pretty big drop off. Don't we have some stud LB red shirting though? I drink too much to remember all this shit.
@dnc I don't really disagree with you on your points about OL being the position where development matters, you normally are waiting 2-3 seasons before they enter the rotation, etc.That being said, when you have guys like Adams and McGary showing what they've shown earlier in their career, there is something to be said to getting a high end prospect, then coaching them up, and then look at what you have. And that's really the point that I would make and part of the reason why the TSIO podcast crew really can go off on our OL recruiting from time to time because when you're working predominately with projects, there's always the risk that they don't pan out ... but if you get the guys that already have the tools, now it's a matter of polishing them into huge gems Another way to look at it is that if you're constantly taking guys that you have to develop and are backup plan guys and/or projects, you're taking the OL approach similar to what the Seahawks do. The Hawks do that because of the salary cap and they are confident in Cable being able to do a job to get them competent and their trust in Wilson to get out of bad spots (which he was unable to do this year) ... do you think that the Hawks would take that approach if they didn't have to worry about the salary cap and instead could just go after and "recruit" the best players possible? Of course the Seahawks wouldn't take that approach.It's not the same thing though. A. Strausser has proven the ability to take shit and make something awesome out of it. Cable for all his rep has not. B. I believe Strausser's going to be getting better talent going forward thanks to the progress of the program.Obviously I'd rather have better talent than worse. Was McGary really a high end OL prospect though? I remember people being excited about him but I don't remember thinking he was highly recruited like Adams, let alone Sorrell. I have no doubts Strausser can get kids like McGary.
Anyone at all concerned about LB post Bierra and Victor? When the JV squad is on there seems to be a pretty big drop off. Don't we have some stud LB red shirting though? I drink too much to remember all this shit. They good.
