re: OL Depth- Recruiting 2013,2014,2015,2016

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Really hurts that Allen didn't pan out as a tackle, and has been moved to guard if I'm not mistaken, and that Baker isn't good enough to beat out a RI grad transfer. If those two guys had turned out to be solid bookend starters, we would be set.

Unfortunately, it's going to take a couple of years to fix that OL.

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All of that is true, but OL is probably the hardest position to project, and that is why you have to be absolutely relentless in recruiting. Landing one it you think will be an anchor and then calling it a day won't do it. You have to sign deep classes because there are guys who just won't pan out. Sometimes their frames can't take the stress of added weight, sometimes the added weight slows them down too much, and sometimes they just can't put on the necessary weight, or sometimes they just aren't mean enough. No reason not to take at least 4 or 5 OL on every single class.