high profile blue chips that help create the illusion we've got talent, and those guys usually go on and get drafted if they stay healthy, but the rank and file guys at BYU these days aren't that good. Look no further than offensive and defensive line play. It's a combination of things: recruiting, higher academic standards and more strictly enforced moral standards, more emphasis on missions, and the rise of Utah, BSU, USU all siphon away some of the local talent we used to monopolize.