Quote Originally Posted by HSVDawg View Post
I think we are doing what we can to maximize the talent of the guys we have. The problem is that for 95% of the guys we sign, "serviceable" or "slightly above average" is their ceiling. Look at Blaine Clausell. Dude was a 4 year starter at Left Tackle in the SEC West, and he wasn't even drafted. All of our lineman are system guys that basically can't get it done against the elite DL's in this league. OL is hard to project, but everybody knows guys like Jovon Patterson and Rod Taylor can play, so why aren't we landing them? We've signed NFL type talent at literally every other position on the field under Mullen, yet none on the OL except for one Croom holdover. Why?
This is pretty interesting. After this year (assuming Bear goes), we will have had draft picks at QB, WR, RB, DL (plenty of those too), LB, and CB and by the looks of it will continue to have additional DL, LB, and CB in the future get drafted. How in the hell have we not even gotten lucky and had one guy that was dominant on the OL? Malone looked like that guy 2 years ago. Not sure what happened but I thought he was a mid round guy. Now I'm not sure he gets drafted.

But up until this year, how many Mullen offensive recruits have been drafted? Ballard and Robinson? Is that it? Not a good track record on that side of the ball, especially when you look at the success of the defensive side.