facts are sheffield wasn't really that great before Walters arrived. he was going to be that next great receiver and he never was. it's the same for that other transfer receiver. we had high expectations for him, and he wasn't great or awesome this past year or the year before.
I'm not saying we should give a coach 2 years to prove his worth. I believe he's already proved his worth at other schools before he came to Purdue. I'm saying i want to see what Sheffield does elsewhere before I say he was a great receiver. and the same for Yasean.
you say moore's rating was too low because of his accomplishments at Purdue. You sure didn't say his rating was too low when he first arrived. I don't recall anybody on this board saying that Moore should have been a 4 star receiver coming out of high school. He excelled at Purdue, not before it. it's like people keep saying the rating system was wrong if the player goes elsewhere or he is bad at Purdue. what rating should we give that QB who was a 4/5 star rated qb couldn't beat out Card , so he went elsewhere? What rating should we give Plummer? how many more players are we going to change? the rating a player received is based on their high school accomplishments. Look at EDEY. His rating was based on his high school accomplishments it wasn't too low or too high. it was what it was. Unlike some players, Edey has improved. that doesn't mean his high school rating was wrong. all it means is that is how well the player performed in high school.
Looking at the two receivers transferring from Georgia, they are not currently 4 star receivers. they WERE 4 star receivers when they signed with Georgia. we don't really know if they improved or digressed by using their rating from 2 years ago.
look at the typical purdue lineman that redshirted. the hope is that they are better because they redshirted rather than being worse. nobody believes a lineman that redshirts will digress and be worse. if that is the case, then why bother redshirting if a player is going to digress and be worse.
the only facts we have is a bunch of Purdue receivers all left. there are people here who know why they all left. they just don't want to be forthcoming. maybe it was the system. maybe it was Card. maybe it was the money. maybe it was the coach. maybe the coach encouraged them to leave. we don't really know why they left.
we also know sheffield wanted to make a statement announcing his portal decision before the iu game. he could have waited. the guys from georgia and alabama waited until after their bowl game. sheffield couldn't even finish the season. to me, that's a huge red flag. why did he feel it was so important to skip out on the last game? to me, he quit on the team and the coaching staff. the question i don't know is why?
Looking back, we've had freshmen, juco transfers, and portal transfers all excell at Purdue in their first year when little was expected. The two from Iowa turned out to be pretty good. were they good because of brohm? or AOC ? I don't know. I'm willing to give walters and these new receivers a chance. if our offense is worse next year, then it will be obvious where the problem is.
let's just say my expectations for Sheffield are rather low he could have declared for the NFL draft, but he didn't.
