I am a big proponent of not casting judgement on what a player is capable of until they finish a full year and a half in a program; which includes their entire freshman season, summer conditioning, and half of their sophomore year. I learned more about the game in the first year on campus than I did my previous 18, some players can adapt quicker than others. After about 18-20 months on campus, working out, playing against high level competition, you begin to see realistic floors and ceilings for each player. You begin to see who is starting to piece together their game in order to compete, night in-night out at this level. This is just coming from a skill set perspective, effort can or cannot be transparent. Will add that one of the most common things you hear upperclassmen say when asked what they try to teach or wish the incoming freshman knew is "how hard you have to play, everyday." Seems like a simple enough concept to grasp from the get-go, but it takes time for the light to come on, especially when you have a myriad of distractions the entire year. The catch is you have to possess the upperclassmen who can carry your team while the freshmen develop, unfortunately we have neither the talent and leadership in that position.
If I am Capel, that is what I am preaching to Gallon, Pledger, Fitz, etc. Cade's freshman year people were almost curious why he was on scholarship, now people are excited to see what he can do as a senior (even though I contend if we want to be a great program, the "Cade Davis'" of the world have limited roles within the roation).