re: New Hire

I completely agree. Furthermore, I would argue that a lot if not most of the great coaches today fit that bill at one time or another. Just look at our own coach T-Rob. He played at Auburn, went on to the NFL granted that wasn't an illustrious career or anything but he still got there, and then started coaching. To get from there to where he is now takes finding someone with a superior scheme which Muschamp's defensive scheme is that, relating to the recruits to be able to get them in the door, and developing them with the knowledge of how their position fits into said scheme.

Top level talent isn't all that concerned with winning at the college level nowadays, they have their eyes on the NFL from day one and are looking for a way to get there. Having people in house who are #1 former players like T-Rob, Peterson etc who can explain what it takes to be a Professional athlete and #2 the addition of support staff who have been paid to find potential pro athletes is huge. It may not pay off on the big no brainer guys immediately but I think if we get into another Devonte Wyatt situation that it could sway something one way or another.