The overall quality is down, but the competition is up.
Blaise is adjusting to being the biggest guy around. When he came in as a freshman, he was wrestling 18-year-old seniors and there is a huge maturity factor in the body. This year the strength issue isn't bothering him so much.
The two sports are night and day. But, they play on one another. A good wrestler can be good football player or vice versa.