You're speaking my language, son. That's exactly how we built those great Lakers teams in the NEC. It was about the system and the men in the trenches. A quarterback needs to know his center's snap count and his receiver's exact break on a hitch route. You can't buy that chemistry in the portal. It reminds me of watching our 2009 squad grind out wins with a defense that gave the offense a short field. These new coaches think you can just assemble talent like a fantasy league. It's a recipe for exactly what you described, a bunch of individual players who look lost on third and short. Real development happens over years, not in a single offseason of NIL promises.