John Clay of the Lexington Herald-Leader says the primary focus for Joker Phillips and the University of Kentucky football program must be recruiting.
Here is an excerpt of Clay’s thoughts:
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Now is the time to put those to work. It’s all about players. Bash defensive coordinator Steve Brown all you want, but outside of possibly Danny Trevathan, there’s not a readily apparent NFL-caliber player on the defense.
Meanwhile, the Cats play in a league that had 49 players drafted last April. It won’t be much different this April. Nor will UK’s schedule next fall.
The Cats’ offense will be different. Quarterback Mike Hartline, running back Derrick Locke and wideout Chris Matthews will all be gone.
The educated guess here is that Randall Cobb will opt for a shot at playing on Sundays next season. There’s a rebuilding job to be done on that side of the ball.
So the telling question isn’t whether Joker should have punted with 7:47 left, down two scores. Or whether Randy Sanders should have thrown the ball down the field. Or should Steve Brown blitz more.
The important question is whether Phillips can sign the players the Cats need to compete.
There’s your bottom line.
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I think Clay is absolutely correct in his observation. It is next to impossible for an SEC program to win more than eight games with a roster filled with three-star recruits.
