Wilton Speight (2014 QB commit) highly praised
Greg Biggins wrote a preview of SoCal Nike Camp, and had some very nice words to say about Wilton Speight:
Making the road trip from the Midwest is Michigan commit Wilton Speight. The Richmond (Va.) Collegiate School product is a big, strong quarterback with a powerful arm and he can make every throw on the field. He’s very solid mechanically, has made huge strides in the last year and has a very big upside to him.
Full article here:
http://michigan.scout.com/2/1273195.html
Shane was burnt out after the summer circuit...no HS player should do what he did in terms of all the camps, 7v7, clinics, Elite 11, etc. It's just too much.
I'm not saying that stuff is bad, but BALANCE is key. You're a high school kid going into your senior year. Go make out with girls and sneak into apartment complex pools after hours. Go watch movies, play video games and instagram everything.
You take the one with the work ethic, the better decision making, and the quicker release. Or at least I do. If you end up with the touch guy, you work in a lot of underneath stuff, timing based, etc. Pick the other team apart. If you end up with the brute force guy, vertical strikes take more of a role in the playbook. What you need out of a QB is fundamentally not messing things up and making the offense multi dimensional. Assuming you have a good line and a RB you already have one dimension.
Now obviously you can just be too weak, the QB has to be able to exploit the mid to deep ball when they load the box to stop the run. The guy with the cannon also has to be able to hit the occasional underneath route, throw a touch pass to punish an aggressive blitz, make them respect the threat of a pass to a back and show your TEs are more than just extra linemen.
Either one works. The real key is making a good decision, finding where the defense is weak, and getting the ball out quickly in the face of a blitz. As a DB I always hated the guys who could read quickly and release more than the guys who impressive techinque or strength but were still trying to figure out who to throw it to as the DT slammed into them.
Brady Hoke needs to fire Jeff Hecklinski and hire you immediately. Otherwise it's disaster for UM football.
You're even worse than I am.
You know, at first, I was really upset that David Cornwell didn't get the first look. As I compared their HS tape(s), at least the ones available, I have to admit, I wanted Cornwell hands down. I liked Magnus' list from top-to-bottom. But the more I keep hearing about the kid, as well as that little tid-bit three-minute-and-some-change video on youtube from him at some camp, I like his form and I'm growing exceedingly excited at what this kid will be able to do. I think he'll be very good. I love Speights Height too.