Yea, for the most part it looks like we exchanged OL that weren't ready to play this year for other OL that werent' ready to play this year. No clue about the potential of the ones we're getting versus the ones we're "losing".I could be wrong, but a quick glance at portal rankings seems to indicate that almost everyone we've brought in is an upgrade over the player that left.
Tough position for the coaches; you have to go after him even if it hurts a current player's feelings. But seems crazy that we would lose an OL we otherwise would like to keep because of chasing a guy we had a 1% chance of getting from the start. It's like you're boss firing you because you buy a lottery ticket. I mean, yea, possibly you're going to come in in a couple of days and **** on his desk before telling him to 17 off. But it's very unlikely you're going to do that and it seems like the odds should matter.