Charles Gets His Offer

It looks like Miami will likely be landing their 2nd TE commitment of the 2009 class pretty soon if things go as planned. 4 star (Rivals) Orson Charles had been wanting a Canes offer and has us above everyone else on his list. I wrote yesterday that an offer would likely be extended sometime soon, and so it has.

Clearly, Randy Shannon and the staff don't feel that we have the necessary playmakers at tight end. We toyed with the idea of giving Futch some reps there, and have officially moved Daniel Adderley to help shore up the position. Landing Billy Sanders from Arizona was the first step in rebuilding our strong TE lineage, and hopefully Charles will be the next.

Assuming he does end up here (always a bad idea, anything can happen between now and Signing Day), then I'd like to know what becomes of Austin Fitzpatrick. The Cane legacy is a TE out of Texas and unsurprisingly has us high on his list, but I sincerely doubt that we will take 3 tight ends in this class when there are other pressing needs at OL and CB. I'd just as soon take yet another WR than take a 3rd TE next season.

Then again, like I said anything can happen so it's better to hedge our bets and continue to go after every kid available. Make sure they know they are valued even if there isn't a spot in the class for them. That way, if somethings changes, you can let them know they are welcome to come aboard the rebuilding project.