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re: 5-Stars Overrated?
Posted on 12/19/19 at 11:23 pm to uofarolltide
Posted on 12/19/19 at 11:23 pm to uofarolltide
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Like I said, I think recruiting rankings are legit. I just think they give way too much weight to 5 star recruits that are really just marginally better than 4 stars - if at all
There's no doubt a major correlation between consistent good recruiting classes and competing at a high rate. But I've always wondered what exactly the difference is between, say an 88 rated 3*, and a 91 rated 4*. With a good coach, could you not theoretically take a team full of 88 3* (4* begins at 89 on 24/7) and compete with a team full of 92-96 4* consistently? This whole recruiting thing is really more art than science a lot of the time.
I would say players outside the obvious skill positions are also more apt to be "coached up" much higher. So high 3* OL and DL can probably get a lot more mileage with a good talent developer.
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Posted on 12/20/19 at 1:21 am to VagueMessage
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So high 3* OL and DL can probably get a lot more mileage with a good talent developer.
Isn’t a high 3 pretty good for a lineman?
Posted on 12/20/19 at 8:10 am to VagueMessage
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There's no doubt a major correlation between consistent good recruiting classes and competing at a high rate. But I've always wondered what exactly the difference is between, say an 88 rated 3*, and a 91 rated 4*. With a good coach, could you not theoretically take a team full of 88 3* (4* begins at 89 on 24/7) and compete with a team full of 92-96 4* consistently? This whole recruiting thing is really more art than science a lot of the time.
I would say players outside the obvious skill positions are also more apt to be "coached up" much higher. So high 3* OL and DL can probably get a lot more mileage with a good talent developer.
This is why I prefer to look at the ranking of player at their position. If you need an OT, and the highest rated OT is a 4*, then that doesn't make him "worse" than a 5* Safety. IN the long run, it's a balancing act - just like the draft.
You can take the best QB, but if you fail to surround him with a good OL and WRs, he's not going to be in a position to succeed.
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