New 2020 QB Offer
After losing the Georgia kid to Tennessee (?!?) it looks like our 2020 QB board is opening up. This kid is a three star but he just released his Junior highlights (linked below) and I think he will rise quickly. Reminds me of McCaffrey, though this kid is already up to 210 so will be more physically ready.
https://www.hudl.com/profile/8257319/JD-Johnson
December 7th, 2018 at 9:16 AM ^
Nice/interesting film. He trusts his receivers! He has a lot of experience playing under duress!!! Good arm...quick release...good mobility/escapability...looks like a good option.
December 7th, 2018 at 9:33 AM ^
So does offering a kid ranked this low, with a fairly unimpressive offer list, mean that Michigan doesn't have any solid chances with Tier 1 QB's in 2020?
December 7th, 2018 at 9:42 AM ^
No. It likely means we are taking two QBs in the cycle.
December 7th, 2018 at 9:24 AM ^
Let’s take two in 2020. Shea will be gone, and likely Peters, too.
December 7th, 2018 at 9:41 AM ^
I think that’s the plan.
December 7th, 2018 at 9:41 AM ^
Looks like a very good option. He has a quick release (if a little funky) and more importantly does a great job of keeping his body loaded to be able to throw at any time. Active footwork. Can throw different trajectories and does not need to be perfectly aligned to throw an accurate pass. Good arm, but not Joe Milton. Dropped a couple snaps. Missed a couple open plays, but seemed to do a nice job reading the offense. Runs a pro style passing offense with some familiar route combinations. Anticipates the throw. Very good pocket awareness. Fast enough to be a running threat, but not a dynamic ball carrier.
According to Max Preps, 63% completion with 17/7 TD to INT and 2004 yards on 196 attempts.
I really don’t understand QB ratings sometimes. He looks like a 4-Star to me.
December 7th, 2018 at 11:59 AM ^
Looked accurate to me, though his release is low. Reminds me of the way Navarre would throw from the shoulder and get a lot of passes knocked down. So, a more athletic Navarre, which is fine with me (not that anyone gives two shits if it's fine with me).
December 7th, 2018 at 2:36 PM ^
I'd wager a good bit of money that this kid plays baseball and is a middle infielder/ third baseman with the way he throws the ball, especially on the run.
December 7th, 2018 at 9:43 AM ^
That play at 1:51... the WR routes made me cringe, took me back to the game in Columbus. Ouch. ?
December 7th, 2018 at 10:57 AM ^
Pinnacle HS is I think where Brian Lewerke came from, and I think right now has a kid who's committed to Oklahoma as the starting QB?
Maybe low rank is simply from a lack of PT so far.
December 7th, 2018 at 4:06 PM ^
Yeah, he's Spencer Rattler's backup. Rattler is the #1 ranked QB for 2019
December 7th, 2018 at 11:07 AM ^
A QB has no name
December 7th, 2018 at 12:00 PM ^
Kinda disappointing, I don’t think we have a starter after McCaffrey on roster and so losing the Tennessee kid because of the Pep rumors and then still not even losing Pep, that hurts. Kid coulda waited a couple weeks..
December 7th, 2018 at 2:38 PM ^
Joe Milton would like to have a word with you.
December 7th, 2018 at 12:21 PM ^
Through 12 games, only two conference schools attempted fewer passes than Michigan: Wisconsin and Maryland. Michigan's QBs attempted 310.
Through 12 games, Michigan had the highest number of rushing attempts of all conference teams—surpassing even Wisconsin—at 519.
In 2017 through 12 games, Michigan's QBs attempted 301 passes. So for all of Patterson's obvious superiority in throwing the ball over the previous year's QBs, we threw the ball 9 more times over the course of the season.
https://bigten.org/confstats.aspx/2018-19/fb/confldrs?path=football
December 7th, 2018 at 1:14 PM ^
To me, total pass attempts are not as important as the ability to pass effectively when needed. I believe progress was made, and more is coming...and qb / o-line development is on the rise.
Also, as an aside, found a picture of delany and a hat I think would go well with his hairstyle.
December 7th, 2018 at 12:44 PM ^
Perceived depth at QB is scaring kids away. Nobody wants to come in to a complex system that takes years to learn sitting behind highly rated players at the same position. If you are a high 4, or 5 star you want to start as a true freshmen and throw it 40-50 times per game.
December 7th, 2018 at 1:05 PM ^
I'm holding out hope for Jay Butterfield.
December 7th, 2018 at 4:38 PM ^
After McCaffrey went down, I felt we were very thin at QB. When Shea ran in the Indiana game, I was just hoping he went down before getting hurt. It surely didn’t feel like we had a ton of QB depth.