McCaffrey #2 rated QB at Elite 11 yesterday.
This is my main gripe with the recruiting industry. All off season these analysts rave about certain QB's throwing against air with no pass rush and no defense. It's like no one told them it's not real football.
Hunter Johnson is a perfect example of this. #1 QB in the country and looks great in drills but was last on this list. Put a defense out there and he's lost. Anyone who watched Brandon Peters and Avon last year vs Brownsburg saw how overmatched Johnson looked in comparison to Peters. Now, I think Johnson will be good in college mainly because of the offense he's going to play in, but he's not the pro style QB prospect a guy like Peters or McCaffrey is.
McCaffrey's mental makeup is off the charts and that's the most important trait in a QB. Add in that he's 6'5" with a great frame, doesn't have a private Qb coach, plays multiple sports, etc and his upside is off the charts. Excited to see what he's going to do under Harbaugh.
He doesn't need one now, but the point that the guy is making is that if you have a qb coach then you look more polished at this level which equates to getting a higher rating than you probably should have. Not that having a qb coach at this level is bad, but you are more likely to be near your "peak", so if that peak isn't truly elite then you may not have as much room to grow as someone that doesn't have a qb coach and has a lot of room for little technique adjustments that they haven't had in the past.
So nobody hires a QB coach to get better at football. Wow. You learn something new everyday.
Think he won as many as Jimmy Clausson.
Couldn't agree more. I think one of the early evals of McCaffrey this week said he was too relaxed and if he could pick up his urgency and show off his arm strength more he would move up the list. Well when there's a 300 pound behemoth coming down the pipe to destroy you I want the guy who's relaxed and doesn't just rifle it out at the first friendly jersey he sees.
Check out this video on Bleacher Report which is covering the "It Factory".
Watch how Dylan McCaffrey handles physical adversity, especially the part where he has to run up the sand dune and come back down and recite the play. In general, he was calm, cool, and collected performing these drills. I know he hasn't played a college down yet, but I would say that he carries himself the same way that Tom Brady carries himself on and off the field. He's not easily rattled. In other words, I think he brings the intangibles that make a successful quarterback.
Note: Dylan McCaffrey is seen in the video in about the first 5 minutes and nothing after that (for those of you that don't want to watch the whole clip). He is placed 6th following the conclusion of this particular day.
Dylan McCaffrey "dieseled" the work-outs.
Only QB who was going at the same speed at the end of grueling work-out as he was at the beginning. The harder it got the more he seemed to enjoy it.
Probably a reason NFL teams were dissuaded by the douchiness of Connor Cook.
Even The Opening itself is not that great a test of how a QB will play in a real game.
As Harbaugh points out, all these guys are capable and can perform. He's looking for the guy that can perform without making the big mistake under pressure.
It's kind of hard to make that big mistake at the Opening when nobody is within 5 yards of you, blocking your vision and trying to kill you.
He'll end up being way better than all of them out there. He has some of the best qb (coaches) on the planet.
I'm not sold on Martell. The fact that he has committed to 3 schools before his senior season is a red flag IMO. Secondly, he's tiny. He's listed at 5'10 but I wouldn't be surprised if he's even smaller than that. He has some Manziel like qualities for sure, but even JF was a few inches taller and was a bit better athlete.
His three committals last year is concerning. He does strike me as a lot like Johnny Manziel... But that being said, he was a good college quarterback.
I don't count the TAMU decommit...
...when you look at that situation, I don't blame anyone for leaving that nonsense.
And until you actually know the kid or know more about him...it's unfair to compare him to Manziel unless you're talking about football only.
He's a DT-QB, these 7v7's are built for the spread QB who can wing it all over the field. Not the spread option style kid.
He could/should be just fine at Oregon/OSU/TAMU/etc.
touchdowns/drives w/ interceptions
1. Jake Fromm- Georgia 7/ 9 w/ 0
2. Dylan McCaffrey- Michigan 5/9 w/ 1
3. Tua Tagovailo- Alabama 2/11 w/ ? (dropped TDs)
4. Tate Martell- OSU 3/7 w/ 1
5. Jack Sears- Undecided 6/11 w/ 2
6. Davis Mills- Stanford 4/11 w/ 2
7. Sam Ehlinger- Texas 4/14 w/ 2
8. Chris Robin- Oklahoma 3/8 w/ ?
9. Tommy Devito- Syracuse 3/9 w/ 1
10. Sean Clifford- PSU 4/11 w/ 2
11. Myles Brenna- LSU 3/17 w/ 1
12. Hunter Johnson- Clemson 3/14 w/ 3
I thought it said "Jake From Georgia."
He should go with that.
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for khakis.
#2? WTH is Harbaugh doing recruiting these stiffs? How are we ever going to compete with OSU?
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How did they do in the Blood Drive?
you'll have to wait til the D takes the field this fall.
We would have put him towards the bottom of the list until a defense was added
Imagine that. Evaluating a football player while he's.....you now, playing football against other football players. I think they're on to something.
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This could also be known as a "5 o' clock hitter." Crushes the ball in BP, but flails at any pitch, during a game, designed to elude the bat.
My baseball coach was the same way and our teams were always near the top of our Class in HS baseball.
He had a saying that has stuck with me to this day, more than 20 years later:
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect."
I would put French fries near the bottom my favorite foods list...until I put them in the fryer.
nice.
fail.
Smoked salmon and crème fraîche on black bread topped with caviar is to die for, man. That'll make a caviar lover out of you. Try it!
I don't trust anyone who uses the phrase "to die for".
What, no hate for "you've never been"? I though that was the truly fab part of my post.