You do realize that the better players could actually be the ones on the field now, right? The better player could be Wilson, Jaimes, and whomever being better with their feet, quicker in covering more ground, and fully comfortable in the system. Or it could be a JUCO or Grad Transfer, or high schooler who comes in and plays the position as we need it. And he's right in the sense that some of the things like holding are because we aren't physically good enough to make the plays as the players we are today. Another year, and those same guys can be moving the pocket when AM scrambles, instead of just latching on and getting called for holding.
Moos's comments weren't a riddle. He could not have been more explicit - "there is a mismatch in talent." There wasn't some hidden motivational message for back-ups, would-be transfers or high school players.
Lack of talent (especially on D) is evident to anyone paying attention. I just don't think it's something an AD needs to be pontificating about to the press. I felt the same way when Eichorst made similar comments.
I'm not losing any sleep over it though. Moos also made the following remarks, which I think were more helpful. He should have left it here.
“We have a plan, and the plan is solid, it’s just that you can’t do it overnight,” Moos said. “It doesn’t take a season to go from first to worst and it doesn’t take a season to go from worst to first. I’m not saying we were ever first or we were ever the worst, but we’ve got to go from the lower end to the higher end and that’s going to take more than a year.”