At ISU the real problem is one of depth. When we played Texas, we made tons of mistakes but the speed and talent differential that we have seen in years prior was not that large. Our ones, when they play mistake free, are as good as anyone else's. But the margin for error is razor thin.
Our backups are developing, but we do not have consistent depth on our benches, particularly on the OL and DL--good players with size. When we get nicked up it shows up in spades. And attrition in the program--losing guys to grades, or infractions, or homesickness for that matter, have a greater effect as well.
For schools like UT, there 2-3 guys at every position with an NFL body type and time in their program. We don't have that here. Yet. We need to keep making good assessments of HS talent and then go about developing them in ways that see to it they will be around to contribute in year 3 and 4.
I trust this coaching staff better than any in recent memory to get the job done.
