I'd rather have an inch of a dog than miles of pedigree

The pedigree on the bottom is good for 1 1/8 miles or a mile and a quarter.

Gray sail against the sky, Gray butterfly! Have you a dream for going. Or are you the blind wind's blowing?

Ryan is a very hard tackler, and he comes with a great soccer pedigree. Josh has been a three-sport athlete and I think he's really going to excel in college as he focuses on soccer. Collin loves to get forward and is a very proficient passer. Tracy is an explosive player who is extremely tricky on the ball.

Deviate an inch, lose a thousand miles

Begin with an error of an inch and end by being a thousand miles off the mark