1) Read what I said again … if our offense is too complicated to pick up that's a problem. As for Jones, he played and really didn't see the field ahead of the JAGs even with some of the injuries. So while I understand your point regarding the talent (and I agree with that), the reality is that they didn't beat out guys that they SHOULD be more talented than. IF they are as good as everybody thinks that they are then they should easily pass guys this year. And if a guy like Osborne plays a meaningful role this year then your "the playbook is too complicated" argument takes on water.
2) John Ross was drafted in the 1st round because he runs a sub 4.2 40 and can blow by basically everybody in the league. Pettis was drafted in the 2nd round because he's a technician that is also arguably one of the most talented punt returners to ever come out of college. I get the premise of your point but when faced with the opportunity to get an elite guy to come to UW or Clemson, that player chose Clemson.
3) Alabama's top WR was Calvin Ridley … so go fuck yourself. If you've paid any attention on how you beat a team like Alabama over the years you'll notice that it comes in the passing game because you're not going to dominate them in the trenches. In the passing game, it normally comes with a QB with pretty good arm talent and having some combination of receivers that causes matchup problems. Against Clemson it was Mike Williams and Jordan Leggett. The other team that has regularly caused Alabama problems recently would be Ole Miss and all the receiving talent that they've had whether it was Evan Engram, STRING, Laquan Treadwell, and Cody Core. In both cases, you had multiple players that could create significant matchup problems and win 1 on 1 battles. Perhaps UW already has enough on the roster. What I do know is that Ngata falls into that class of player and having him on the UW roster puts them in a BETTER position to be the type of team that can win at the ELITE level.
4) When I read comments like this, what I hear is "things are good enough and they are what they are" … this is the type of loser comment that embraces the status quo and never dares to be better.
5) If you think I give a shit about what Oregon is doing, then you're an even bigger idiot. It's about going after those elite players and in particular those in our backyard. This is a point that both DDY and Pepsi go off on regularly. I'm not as adamant about it as they are, but having a perspective of where we're prioritizing matters. It's great that we want to go after an elite WR in Houston. I'm all for it. Let's go put in the leg work and try to figure out what the interest level is. If it's real then great go pursue it. If it isn't, then understand when to cut your losses and move on. We're honestly not doing a good enough job right now in this regard.
6) I'm all for going after OL/DL in this class because they are needed given our depth chart. But to act like there isn't a need at WR is FS. When you look at the depth chart right now, there's a lot of question marks on it. The roster on the whole is in a transition area right now as we're leveling up taking better players and they will pass older players. But the problem that is going to come with that is that it's really going to impact our depth in this transition. So yes, trying to do our best to maintain balance in positions will be important.
