| While we're in good standing with 4 DB's, I only get the feeling that we legitimately lead for Blanton. Slaughter looks like a Michigan/ND battle, and he's still in SEC country. J. Brown has been adding more teams to his favorites that've offered recently. And word that McCarthy fears competing with his brother just won't go away. A lot of these stories could end with happy Irish endings, but I feel more unnerved about DB than WR.
You have to remember that Corwin was a DB at Michigan, and that he coached the position for the Jets. Right there is already a high premium on the position. Two years ago, we got lit up by Matt Trannon, Ted Ginn Jr, and Dwayne Jarrett. Last year, the same happened with Mario Manningham, Early Doucet, and... yet again, Dwayne Jarrett. From a strategic standpoint as well as a fan's, I'm tired of opposing receivers not only thinking that they can, but actually achieving career days against our secondary.
Even if we've snagged some talented guys like Walls, McNeil, Harrison, and Gray, this group needs depth, to push each other from within the position. So, considering we have no names on board, and the history we have at DB, I make it my #1 priority. But you could make a solid case for WR, and smaller cases at this point for OL and DL. |