That is somewhat shortsighted. When you are changing the culture of a team with bad attitudes and bad work ethic then you need guys that do it the right way to lead in practice and the weight room. That's a big picture argument for the situation we were in. On field production, they definitely didn't deliver anything worthwhile of a scholarship.
I haven't really kept up with it but I like osevet's potential. Rpo is where football is going. That's not really gonna slow down anytime soon. And he's considered one of the more innovative coaches of that system so having a guy who could have a knack for installing it and calling it and adapting it as defenses start to find ways to stop it has potential to work really well. He may not have experience on the big stage but good play callers tend to just have a knack for it. Maybe he won't but he seems like the type that would have that knack. I don't know any other candidates that are being considered but I'd be excited for osevet.
That's a point that gets brought up a lot but there's very few examples of grad transfers actually doing any of that. Why would a team change culture just because some guy who probably wasn't playing much on another team is gonna be there on a one year rental? Grad transfers aren't a good way to change a culture imo. They rarely even contribute. They are more often than not just depth bandaids that get over hyped. Which is what we had last class. Maybe it was good we got them but imo the contribution they made was worth far less than the spots they took. At least Kennedy gets a second year but still that basically turned into a one year rental after the injury. Hopefully he makes enough contributions next year to out weigh it. But grad transfers rarely live up to the hype.
Maybe banks does need to be on defense but that logic is a little flawed. He showed plenty of potential running to stay there. Not fumbling is a skill you can learn and develop. There are tons of examples of that. Unless his potential at lb is greater than you just develop his ball protection in the offseason and give him another shot at rb.
