Seattle Times pre-game evaluation of Stitt

[ordigger]

As was I. I actually appreciate your positive outlook on the Griz.

 

[Sam A. Blitz]

Delaney is a good football mind and a good coach. Came back during a difficult situation. Recruited some good players. Deserves much more respect than he has been given for what he did, IMO...

Saying that, he didn't put enough emphasis in recruiting offensive linemen. The lack of depth and struggles the past few years of the OL is at the very least partially attributed to that.

How do you explain that, in Stitt's 3d year, 4 of the 5 starting o-lineman were recruited in the Delaney era? If the Delaney recruits were so bad, how can they be starting now, and why hasn't Stitt been able to recruit better drop-downs, JC's and stud high school players able to beat out the holdovers?

I never said they were "bad". Those starters have really come along and have played well thus far this season. That unit had struggled the past 2 years though and there wasn't much depth. You need to be signing at least 3 scholarship OL every year. The scholly reduction certainly didn't help.