Boroneer10 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:28 pm
This is pretty standard attrition in modern college football. If kids are past freshman year and are below second string there’s a good chance they will transfer. Headlee is kinda confusing as he is a Boone kid that we kind of took a flyer on in the first place, just thought he would be happy in a reserve roll.
I have never been big on taking local kids as flyers in general. Take them if you think they can play. With that said, I thought Headlee was one that if he worked hard he could be a real good backup in 2 years and maybe a starter eventually.
OL is the one spot where a player likely changes the most physically. A 6'3 240 pound TE at 18 can be a 6'4 300 pound All-American OG or OT at 22. I feel like OL is the one position where you can take a flyer here and there.
Prime example. There is an OT from St John's this year who would have had no business getting an offer by a D1 out of HS. He was a 6-6 230 TE but is now a 6-6 308 OT who will get drafted. He could have started for us this year.