{"id":318575,"date":"2017-04-14T10:41:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T16:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=318575"},"modified":"2017-04-14T10:42:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T16:42:36","slug":"theres-more-to-success-than-skill-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/theres-more-to-success-than-skill-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"There&#8217;s more to success than skill positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NutsandBolts4-14-17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-318581 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NutsandBolts4-14-17-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what happens when you bring in the most highly regarded transfer at the most important position in football. Media outlets such as ESPN anoint you as a preseason top 5 team. Then they proceed to explain why those lofty expectations are premature.<\/p>\n<p>Such is the fate of the Auburn Tigers and Baylor transfer Jarrett Stidham.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s Football Power Index ranked the Tigers No. 5 headed into the season, behind only Ohio State, Alabama, Oklahoma and Florida State.<\/p>\n<p>Then three of the four writers who cover the SEC for ESPN chose Auburn as the most overrated team in the rankings. Said writer David Ching: &#8220;I think Auburn has a chance to be great, but the flop risk is awfully high for a program that is just 23-16 (11-13 SEC) since playing for the national title in 2013.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Writer Alex Scarborough pointed to the inevitable comparison of any Auburn skeptic when he said &#8220;I don&#8217;t want another Jeremy Johnson 2015 situation to play out again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I understand the high preseason optimism and I also understand that many people are reluctant to jump on the Auburn bandwagon. There are still questions about this rosters that have not been answered.<\/p>\n<p>But if Auburn extends its losing record in the SEC since 2014 it&#8217;s not going to be because Stidham isn&#8217;t a good player. We&#8217;ve seen him compete enough at the college level to know that. I think at this point it&#8217;s more important to be talking about who is going to protect Stidham and who is going to rush the passer for the Tigers&#8217; defense.<\/p>\n<p>For Threaded Fasteners, I&#8217;m Randy Kennedy with Nuts and Bolts of the Game.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-318575-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NutsBolts041417.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NutsBolts041417.mp3\">http:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/NutsBolts041417.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Here&#8217;s what happens when you bring in the most highly regarded transfer at the most important position in football. 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