re: "Lack of depth" Narrative by the Media

It is a setup to shift the blame. Lack of talent is complete nonsense and the commencement of excuses to justify potential poor coaching and losses for the next 2 seasons.
Players leave teams because of lack of opportunity, really bad coaches that instill no confidence (player thinks coaches have no clue) or they were looked in the face then lied to by the coaches.
Been seeing it on a ground level for years big time in high school then also with college players. The lack of complete honesty and understanding of the game with most coaches would astonish us.