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MililaniBuckeye said:
Cone is over a half second slower and about 10 pounds lighter than Henton despite being 4 inches taller, and as LJB pointed out isn't even in Georgia's top 75 whereas Henton is in their top 50...that's how I make my initial assertion.
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Get the kid in scUM's S & C program and he'll fill out his lanky frame.

Cone's low ranking in the state could be attributed to the fact that his high school runs a wing-t offense. He didn't get much of a chance for people to see his abilities until he attended some of summer camps. Word is he was one of the top QBs at scUM's camp along with junior-to-be Ryan Mallett. I just wonder how much his ranking escalates after his verbal.

Michigan does indeed develop QBs well, but when a kid that few if any of us here commits to Michigan, it's somewhat surprising considering they usually end up with much higher-profile QBs.
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I agree. Chad Henne (two years ago) and Jason Forcier (last year) were heavily recruited nationally.
 
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according to several of their fans, they will take two QB's this year, due to the decision of Clayton Richard to pursue baseball i believe. they are claiming that they will get one nationally ranked guy and one sleeper (no names were mentioned). apparantly this guy is the sleeper.
 
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While I hate to admit it, I think it is fair to say that Michigan knows what they are doing with Qb's. They have produced a ton of talent and they can recruit the entire country for Qb's...I am not scolding anyone but they are clearly better than us at identifying, signing and developing quarterbacks.
 
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I don't care how talented the kid is... I love every minute of an offense that refuses to adjust to the changing speed of the game of football... every game won't be like 2004 but Henne could run circles around this kid in terms of mobility. A QB doesn't have to be Donovan McNabb... but if he can escape the pocket effectively like Craig Krenzel it makes a big difference. These measurables seem to suggest at best a peyton manning type, who is worthless when flushed out of the pocket.

BN27, we're ignoring you. go play ncaa06 you jerk.
 
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ZachDumas said:
This dude has a rather high Farkability rating. Similar to the Clemson kid. Oh, and he going to the tsun...
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I just think pirate when I see him
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jwinslow said:
I don't care how talented the kid is... I love every minute of an offense that refuses to adjust to the changing speed of the game of football... every game won't be like 2004 but Henne could run circles around this kid in terms of mobility. A QB doesn't have to be Donovan McNabb... but if he can escape the pocket effectively like Craig Krenzel it makes a big difference. These measurables seem to suggest at best a peyton manning type, who is worthless when flushed out of the pocket
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Peyton Manning has excellent pocket awareness though. He can feel the pass rush thus enabling him to step-up in the pocket or get outside of it just enough to throw the ball way and avoid a negative play.

On the college level, Matt Leinart is another example of a pocket passer. He isn't going to outrun any defenders, but he also has the uncanny ability to avoid the pass rush.

There's still room in football for both pocket passers and dual-threat quarterbacks. Manning had a record-breaking season under center for the Colts last year. And all Leinhart did was the Heisman. I'm not sure I'd love any minute of facing either one of these guys.

Don't get me wrong, I like the added dimension that dual-threat QBs present to opposing defenses. I just don't think pocket passers aren't obsolete by any means.
 
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sears3820 said:
Peyton Manning has excellent pocket awareness though. He can feel the pass rush thus enabling him to step-up in the pocket or get outside of it just enough to throw the ball way and avoid a negative play.

On the college level, Matt Leinart is another example of a pocket passer. He isn't going to outrun any defenders, but he also has the uncanny ability to avoid the pass rush.

There's still room in football for both pocket passers and dual-threat quarterbacks. Manning had a record-breaking season under center for the Colts last year. And all Leinhart did was the Heisman. I'm not sure I'd love any minute of facing either one of these guys.

Don't get me wrong, I like the added dimension that dual-threat QBs present to opposing defenses. I just don't think pocket passers aren't obsolete by any means.
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I'd agree with that, but Leinart was only part of the reason USC won... every position was filled with unbelievable talent.

Peyton has been fantastic in his own respect, I just think that a pocket passer who can slip outside when needed is a much better choice (ie Krenzel, Tate) than a gunslinger who is toast if the DL wins the trench battle (ie Orton).

I just hope that Michigan continues to recruit slow QBs, and not fast-enough LBs and DBs. No doubt a pocket passer can be effective, I just am relishing in the luxury of OSU's speed vs. UM's strength.
 
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sears3820 said:
Cone's low ranking in the state could be attributed to the fact that his high school runs a wing-t offense. He didn't get much of a chance for people to see his abilities until he attended some of summer camps. Word is he was one of the top QBs at scUM's camp along with junior-to-be Ryan Mallett. I just wonder how much his ranking escalates after his verbal.
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The Wing-T explains a lot-that offense is where passers go to die-it probably places less of a premium of QB play than any other offense out there. If he is getting offered by scUM w/ that kind of 40, he must have a bazooka for an arm.
As far as his ranking rising due to the scUM offer-it should. An offer from a big time program says a lot about a kids ability-every big time program has a few kids like this in every class-they were the 1st/only big offer and the kid jumped on it.
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