re: 2015 Auburn Football Recruiting Thread

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I've been out of the loop for about a month due to a newborn and work. Is our DL class still in ruins?

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despite popular opinion on this board that can not even be assessed til NSD when all the players are signed.

I probably have a different view than most but I don't think we need the high ranked players on the DL in this class that most on this board want and many teams need. Sure I want them but they are not needs. This is because Garner plays more DL than anybody in the nation on a per game basis to get the most production out of each player's snaps. Theerefore Garner just needs to sign 4 or 5 guys this year that he feels is quality and give 10-15 good snaps a game regardless of player ranking. Garner is behind in the relationship department with the top DL recruits for the 2015 class because relationships with the big timers are a 2 year process at minimum and Garner spent most of his time and energy last year fixing the then problem of coaching the horrible habits out of the DL on the team because he felt fixing the current player problems was more important than recruiting. He will be caught up with the 2016 DL guys in the relationship department though.