CokeGreaterThanPepsi
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With Sirmon's Dad being a tenured professor at UW I think he'll make it.
But I get your worries about it.
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With Sirmon's Dad being a tenured professor at UW I think he'll make it.
But I get your worries about it.
unfrozencaveman
New Fish
I actually like this guy. Insurance policy yes, but you never know
Some people are a little too caught up in stars and offers. Watch the film. He's not an NFL prospect (small), but he's mobile, has a solid arm, solid mechanics, and looks pretty fucking good all around. Guys like this can tear it up in college. I don't give a fuck if we never recruit another NFL QB as long as he finds someone that can throw the ball to the guys in black and lavender and khaki and white.
One thing I like about his film over almost all HS QB films I've seen is how often he throws the ball hard. Too much touch pass shit going on in most QB films. Most any hack can throw it up for wide open receivers to run under, or swerve to, or stop for etc. All those lobs don't tell you if they have the knack for hitting a guy in stride when the defense forces you to throw hard.
One thing I like about his film over almost all HS QB films I've seen is how often he throws the ball hard. Too much touch pass shit going on in most QB films. Most any hack can throw it up for wide open receivers to run under, or swerve to, or stop for etc. All those lobs don't tell you if they have the knack for hitting a guy in stride when the defense forces you to throw hard.
whatshouldicareabout
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I don't actually care about how good the kid is, I just want Smith fired
FremontTroll
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Great thanks for the scouting report.
If Smith stumbled into a diamond in the rough again this year then great.
The concern is that this makes two years in a row that Smith had no discernible plan for recruiting the QB position and offered and missed on nearly every big prospect on the west coast.
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FremontTroll
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Recruits also watch who their coaches are going to be.
I could list a litany of examples of highly coveted QB recruits committing to programs with more crowded depth charts than UW. Elite schools with elite coaching staffs take an elite QB prospect every year. A good recruiter can always sell an opportunity no matter how small.
When we ended up with Derrick Brown in 2011 it was OK because we had Montana from 2010 and Lindquist coming in behind (and later Cyler.) Where would the program be if we had signed Mariota or Hundley? Probably still 7-6 but fuck....
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Fuck you it wasn't a scouting report. Just my quick assessment and an attempt at objectivity to temper the uproar that occurs every time someone that USC didn't offer commits to UW.
But you're absolutely right about Smith. No argument from me there. He's a liability in every aspect.
FremontTroll
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Didn't mean to be in sarcasm mode sorry chuck. Your observations are appreciated.
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If he came in a darker shade, he'd be the next Keith Price
I thought of Price too, but then realized that's impossible. He looks like QB with some athleticism, rather than an athlete learning to play QB. More of a cerebral, lunch pail, gym rat type. Plus something else was just different about him that I couldn't put my finger on.
sarktastic
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"Elite" QB recruits are a fantasy born in the heads of experts like Barton, Grinnolds, Fetters, etc. then repeated by lazy bloggers until they've convinced themselves of their genius.
Montana, Lindquist, Miles, Brown... NONE of them were elite. NONE of them were even mediocre. ALL of them stole a spot on the roster and held the team back.