Regarding your first point - I mean relatively easy. You're absolutely correct that getting difference makers from the portal is expensive, but at least it's an option. Quality DL rarely go in the portal at all and the ones that do are usually already locked up. Getting good WR from the portal is expensive, while getting good DL is almost impossible.
I'll admit that Mills looks good. I'm not worried about the OL as much as other rooms because Flood has a knack for development and knows what he wants in a recruit. If we're getting Floods OKGs then it's probably fine. Plus we have a lot of young talent in that room. I'm just curious about why the situation looks the way that it does, but others have shed some light on the subject.
I'm still from Missouri on Williams. We'll see. Like I said, hard to be negative about landing a 5-star recruit but I'm willing to try.
I'm not sure what you mean by "strawman" wrt to DT recruiting. People have been telling me for months that I'm pissing my pants over nothing. At any rate, I enjoy the discussion surrounding recruiting and to the extent that manufacturing a disagreement leads to that, whatever. I'm not losing sleep over it. And it's a slow day at work and I'm waiting on edits from a client. I got nothing to do but yell at clouds.
I really appreciate you disagreeing with me. I sometimes worry that I'm being a fucking idiot, and having you on the other side of an argument helps dispel that sentiment.