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2009 TSUN News (football only discussion)

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Unlike Denard, I'm not sure Beaver would have been used at QB much, if at all... especially with his injury. He was a depth guy, imo.

As for the package deals, some of them can be worth it, but it is a dangerous approach if you begin to use it too liberally. I really don't see Drake as a great addition, but with UM's situation at LB, and unending craving for slots, it may be worth the potential reach on Drake.
 
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TheIronColonel;1453866; said:
Youtube clip of Tate's "highlights"..
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Say, that TSUN defense looks good...

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The Canadian Press: Shotgun and spread puts quarterback prospects behind eight-ball
Shotgun and spread puts quarterback prospects behind eight-ball
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They spend their U.S. college careers rewriting record books, competing for the Heisman Trophy and leading their teams into the middle of NCAA-title conversations.
It's all great until the NFL draft rolls around. Many don't get picked, or if they do, it's much farther down the list than they'd hoped. Some get turned into receivers. The lucky few whose stock remains high often get their two-or three-year try before they, too, find themselves labelled as disappointments or busts.


These are the quarterbacks of the shotgun, the spread, the dreaded "system" offences that are taking over college football.
They are the Andre Wares of 10 years ago, the Alex Smiths of more recent vintage, the Graham Harrells and Chase Daniels of today.
Harrell (Texas Tech) and Daniel (Missouri) recently concluded college careers in which they threw for thousands of yards, set dozens of records, became household names. They have been rewarded by largely being left off the list of this weekend's top-100 - or 200 - draft prospects.
For them, getting drafted is not a matter of 'when,' but 'if.' And if they do get their chance with an NFL team, it won't come with many expectations.
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"I'd go as far as saying that playing in that kind of offence is a gift and a curse," said Shaun King, the former spread quarterback at Tulane who actually had some success transitioning to the pros with Tampa Bay.
"The gift is, you're forced to make quick decisions, recognize a defence and understand where the football should go. The detriment is, in the shotgun, you're automatically on balance. There's no drop. It's easier to have your feet where they're supposed to be. Then, you have to do all that while coming from under centre. It takes some significant athleticism to make the change."
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What Shaun also fails to mention is that you can't reliably block NFL defenders with only 5 down lineman. When you're constantly in 4 and 5 wide sets, your reads are made almost entirely pre-snap. When you are forced to respect the defense and only have 3 wide outs, it's a heck of a lot easier to disguise the defense. Now you've got quarterbacks who aren't accustomed to dropping back OR making reads post-snap. It's little wonder why these guys rarely have any impact in the NFL. They don't understand substantial portions of the fundamentals of playing the toughest position on the field. There's a reason why teams like USC continuously put QBs into the NFL - they get talented guys and run a pro-style system. The spread is a gimmick designed to exploit disparities in talent level, nothing more.
 
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