It's not an excuse, we watched it for 7 years.
His schemes aren't the problem, it's the in game adjustments he struggles with BECAUSE he doesn't recruit the exact personnel he needs. If he has a stud at each key spot, his schemes work outstanding when you have a guy in those spots like '09 and '10 and to a lesser extent '12.
Recruiting.....that's the problem. Not an excuse. If you read what I wrote, he succeeded at defending the Big 12, that's not calling him a guru. FFS, Baylor had the best Defense this year I think.