Elmer is certainly not a lost cause for his career at ND (not that anyone is saying that), but maybe he and the team could benefit from another playing instead of him?
And I'll go ahead and say it-- there is a level of concern for me that Elmer, the (probable) best OL recruit in his class has now been at ND for 21 months, and his level of play is what it is. And that concern extends to all the H Brothers being in the program even longer, but not better than Elmer. And that none of the other guys in Elmer's class or the one behind him are as good as him.