To’oto’o liked Tennessee's non-aggressive approach

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#26
livefaith said:
I knew he didn't push the recruiting rankings button too much back then. But, I feel that some of that was due to him looking for "system guys" for the spread. Speed, agility, and endurance taking a higher value there. And power and strength being more in line with the "player ratings". Also, getting talent a bit farther north geographically was a hinderance. Next state over can be a lot farther than here in the south.

That being said, when he went to UCLA, I expected to see him hit way up into the top 10 with USC's woes and UCLA's "decent" condition. We'll see what happens on the field I guess.
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He's definitely a system guy - coaches and players who have worked/played under him say he firmly believes he's successful because of his schemes, not because he recruits or develops great players. In the NFL, he thought he could run a spread/hurry-up offense with Sam Bradford, who is a statue made of glass, and traded LeSean McCoy, who seemed like a perfect back for his system. Especially in the NFL, I think he firmly believed that it doesn't really matter what type of player you are - if you execute his system exactly like he wants it executed, it'll work. In college, despite what he said about the scheme mattering more than the players, he had skill players who always fit with his system. Mobile QB, a speedy, shifty RB, and slot-type WRs who could change direction on a dime.

At Oregon, it is possible he ranked lower because he went after faster but smaller guys at all positions. With the way the game has changed, a faster player who is a little bit undersized might not drop like he used to, and other schools who have adopted the general concepts of his scheme are also in the market for those guys. Chip was definitely ahead of his time, but he seems to be struggling now a lot of what he's doing has been taken up by others.
 
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#29
utvolpj said:
Those guys were years apart. You may mean Brooks
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I always get Brooks and Donald mixed up. Brooks could have maybe made an impact as an upperclassmen. Donald just faded out 100%. Both ultimately huge recruiting busts at LB. Both highly rated. Both from areas relatively close in proximity. Part of downfall later in the CPF era.

I have no idea how a staff can forsee these things. It happens everywhere. But to think we missed Willis for that ... ugggh.
 
#30
#30
He's an absolute MISSILE!! Dude is going to rack up the sacks and TFLs.
 
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#31
livefaith said:
I knew he didn't push the recruiting rankings button too much back then. But, I feel that some of that was due to him looking for "system guys" for the spread. Speed, agility, and endurance taking a higher value there. And power and strength being more in line with the "player ratings". Also, getting talent a bit farther north geographically was a hinderance. Next state over can be a lot farther than here in the south.

That being said, when he went to UCLA, I expected to see him hit way up into the top 10 with USC's woes and UCLA's "decent" condition. We'll see what happens on the field I guess.
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There's certainly something to this, he also didn't seem to spend much energy recruiting defense. He seldom chased elite prospects on that side of the ball.
 
#32
#32
Henry T will be a starter at linebacker from game one. I can't wait to see him play,he'll be a damn good linebacker.
 
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