Correct me if I am wrong but did our new coaching staff not state that if it is a highschool players desire is to get to the NFL then they will not get a better opportunity then here at UT? The more success our team achieves the more attention the players receive which goes for SEC's or NC's. I find it hard to believe that people think if we do not get a 4 or 5 star QB we are doomed. We have 4 ex NFL coaches on our staff and I have alot more faith in them recognizing an NFL caliber QB that they can work with then what Rivals, Scout or some on here think. It is not so much about the star ranking at QB as it is the QB who is willing to put in the work and be coached.
Yes, I do believe the new coaching staff did say that in order to achieve their ultimate carreer goal of playing in the NFL, UT would be the best college for them to spend the 4-5 years developing their skills. Given the fact that 99.9% of high school aged athletes in this country (with any reasonable level of skills) would list "to play professional football" as their career goal, it's a safe assumption that 99.9% of the college coaching and recruiting staffs in the country are telling these kids, "If you wanna go pro..you should come to Florida, Alababma, Georgia, LSU, Mississippi, South Carolina, USC, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech, Ohio State, Michigan," etc. etc. And, from what I can see, these schools seem to be winning the battle to sign them.
Rather than "
recognizing an NFL caliber QB they can work with" I'd gladly settle with just a good college level QB (regardless of his high school recruiting reports, or how many "stars" he has) that could help us win some games...like a Condredge Holloway, a Tee Martin, and a Casey Clausen. None of these guys were "NFL caliber" but they brought the program success.
Obviously, CLK and staff's public comments thus far seem to suggest they see something in the existing QB's and that signing a QB is not a priority to them this year. Only time will tell if they're right or wrong.
Oddly enough, it is a priority to the previously mentioned schools.
No, I don't think we're doomed, not by any stretch of the imagination, but that doesn't mean I'm ready to place a blind trust in a new coaching staff without first seeing some tangible results. It's still very early, and a lot of good players are still out there.
Do I wish CLK would have given Boyd a chance to prove what he can do? If you'd have asked me that prior to seeing him play in the Army All-Americans game, I probably would have said, "No." After watching him throw TD after TD, leading his team to a convincing win, and hearing that he wanted to come to Tennessee, but CLK told him he wouldn't fit, I'd have to say at this point, that I exercise my God-given right as a life-long Vol fan to wonder "Why not?"
