Jack Burton
We’re gonna melt faces, like in Raiders
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At the risk of opening myself up for target practice, I would consider anything you get from Grant or Reddick as a bonus. It wouldn't surprise me if they aren't the next guys from that room that end up in the portal, either after the spring or next year. There is some concern that the staff whiffed on an entire class of OLineman in 2022. You've already seen two of the four from that class hit the portal that we did nothing to try and stop in Nichols (Arkansas) and Clipper (Charlotte).
@Stoerner Fumbles have you heard similarly?
It’s a very fair observation. Basilio was talking the same view back in Fall camp. He was lauding the staff because they had apparently nailed their secondary recruiting evaluations based on what coaches were seeing at practice. All the new dudes could play.
At the same point he said they had basically missed on their OL evals and we would pay for it in the future. I’m glad we’re able to retain the veteran OL guys for 2024. I know some of that is strong NIL but I assume a lot of that is what they see in Nico.