Lets look at it like this. Best qb in the NFL, Luck, Brady, Rodgers. Best TE, Gronkowski, best CB Revis? Where were all these guys rated out of HS? They were not the top flight players, most did not attend top ten quality schools. What did they have in common? They work super hard and they are talented. Roberts is A: talented enough that he could become a good/great player under the proper development. You cannot honestly say for sure 100% that he is not. You cannot say 100% that Bandy or any other guys we are after will be either. It takes more than one thing to become great, talent and work ethic. You can overcome a lack of one with enough of another. Likewise, with not enough desire you can waste talent. Now, I can tell from the videos posted (highlights and workout vids) that this Roberts kids is a SUPER hard worker. He plays good competition and he had a fair amount of success in the 7v7 scene. I would take him. There are NO locks in recruiting. We should all know that by now. Do we need to refer to that amazing class out of northwestern? or how about the sanford trio that produced ZERO actual great players? But they were the kind of recruit that would bring us back! Oh or not. Kids with the work ethic like Roberts can drive a program in the right direction. Our programs were never built on just 5* or elite recruits. Some of our best were not the elite level guys. We pushed them there. See because it took the right players willing to work and the right program to push them there. It is either that or we got really really lucky with guys like reggie wayne, and ed reed. Who were not top flight recruits but became some of the best in school and nfl history. No it was development. I think we should take him because we can develop him into a good player.
Bring in the best? like Shawn burgess becker? matthew thomas? chad thomas? tracy howard? All guys that would,should start here day one and will be program changing type recruits blah blah blah. None have or did amount to anything. you all act like Bandy is some kind of lock to be an all acc player. Lets not forget Dallas Crawford also led sofla in picks his senior year too. Just trying to shed some light on the no player is a lock theory.
My point about the recruiting game is that when you have a talented kid committed, you should try to keep him. I honestly thing the only reason they are letting him walk is more because of his location on the map. They are new to the area and are obviously trying to give the local kids the priority treatment. I am saying the past staff initially did the same thing until the local kids burned them time and again. For money, SEC bias, scheme, girls, friends, bigger stadiums/crowds who knows but it happens a lot more with sofla recruits than anywhere else in the country. I think these kids get so hyped up they get big heads and they follow different paths. And lets not act like there have not been recruits that burned us because of money. And what I am saying, is if it gets down to the wire, and we do not have guys committed, and we are going against SEC schools, NO ONE has a great record in those situations. And we all know why. $
