That 2008 team was the most talented team we've had in a long time. Bey Bey and Morgan were future 1st rounders, Michael Johnson and Burnett 3rd rounders. The whole defensive line was drafted. Dwyer was at one point projected as an early rounder, but fell to the 6th because of concerns over his weight. Depth may have been an issue, but that perception is at least partially informed by the talent differential between our starters and our backups. When your starter is a future pro and his backup is a so-so 3-star player, it's more noticeable than if they're both so-so 3-star players.
3 of the 4 DLs that were drafted earned 2nd NFL contracts, the 4th(Richard) had an MBA and chose to walk away from the game on his own terms, he probably could have done the same if he wanted to
The one thing that the CPJ fanboyz fail to realize is that CPJ walked into a great situation talent wise and after 11 yrs of his lazy recruiting efforts he is leaving the next guy a major rebuild (my opinion)
I don't see how anyone can have so much love for a guy (CPJ) that leaves the Program facing a major rebuild
CPJ had 11 yrs to figure out P5 recruiting at GT and failed all 11 yrs, that's unforgivable, Chan only had 6 and he figured it out except for 1 position, QB, and he finally got that figured out but got fired before he could take advantage of it
Don't understand all the love for a guy that's leaving us with depleted talent on both O & D and facing a major rebuild