Kiyoat Husker
New member
Every measure of recruiting success is flawed in some way, IMO. To me, looking at a composite of recruiting data is more accurate than just singling out one type of data that "proves your point"
The flaw in looking at draft picks is that you are assuming that the NFL is some magical talent-finding genius that is immune to the success or failure in coaching scheme vs talent to run that scheme.
For example, Suh blossomed in the Pelini Brothers' hands. Would Andy Janovich have been drafted if Pelini had been retained? I'm guessing not. On the flip-side there are probably athletes that would have been drafted had their coach and system persisted for another year or two. etc.
The flaw in looking at draft picks is that you are assuming that the NFL is some magical talent-finding genius that is immune to the success or failure in coaching scheme vs talent to run that scheme.
For example, Suh blossomed in the Pelini Brothers' hands. Would Andy Janovich have been drafted if Pelini had been retained? I'm guessing not. On the flip-side there are probably athletes that would have been drafted had their coach and system persisted for another year or two. etc.