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bukIpower
Head Coach
I do too... Not because I do not believe in Gibson because I think he certainly can have a package of plays from QB in the future but the reason I feel he'd be better suited at WR is more to do with Burrows than Torrance. I've never seen a HS QB throw for 60+ TD's to only TWO INTS... IMO, Joe will grasp our offense better and will do what the QB is meant to do in this offense which is distribute the ball. We don't need a QB to take over games we need a QB to correctly get the ball to one of our other 10 guys with great ability.
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I agree but I would just hope he is open to just learning a little WR his first year to get on the field some. Primarily have him with the QB's and try to honestly develop him there per our promise. With some really good coaching, I agree he could be something. But I also agree that I think his inevitable fit will be split out wide with Burrow throwing the ball.
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RobotParty
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Me 3. Gibson has better speed and arm strength, but Burrows is pretty far ahead with nearly every other QB-specific skill. Gibson's last snap at QB during the AAAG was pretty concerning to me from a judgement standpoint. His team is down, it's 4th down and he panics and tries to outrun a LB who has a great angle on him, rather than showing patience and going through his progressions. That certainly doesn't mean he won't get better at QB, but the skills that standout (elite speed, great willingness to block, long arms, good hands) lead me to believe a move to WR would allow him to reach a higher overall ceiling as a player. That being said, he still has the tools to be a pretty good QB as well.
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Yep. We're all guessing based solely upon performance against high school opponents of greatly differing levels of talent. Let's allow the staff get Gibson and Burrow on the field and see what they truly have.
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So so true. American Heritage had an insane schedule playing against some of the best in one of the biggest divisions in fL, in the most competitive region of FL(South FL). Burrow played in one of the smallest divisions in OH against some suspect competition. I wouldn't say either has a leg up yet, as neither will see the field significantly for a few years. By then who's to say TG doesn't tear it up and becomes more of a complete QB. I'm not ready to concede the job to Burrow and use his stats from HS as proof he's a better QB when he didn't have near the competition that TG did.
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MONTbigBuck
Heisman
I wonder if anyone else heard Bill Greene on 97.1 the FAN during their signing day discussion. Greene was emphatic in his opinion of Gibson's potential at WR. He said if Gibson would start working on his WR game immediately he could be the number 1 pick in the entire draft when he left OSU. His comparison was Randy Moss. Greene said Meyer can win a national championship with TG at quarterback, but his pro potential is not nearly as high.
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RobotParty
All-American
No one is suggesting any absolutes here. We're just projecting based on our evaluation of the available film/stats/combine performances. I don't think anyone doubts that the staff will eventually figure it out.
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People are suggesting, and some even somewhat pushing, that Gibson will eventually be moved to WR, and he's not even on campus yet. We've seen how players changes drastically once they get on campus, so any "projections" of moving him to another position are premature at this point. As @Muck implied above, Justin Zwick was supposed to be the QB and Troy Smith was the athlete to be moved to another position, and we see whose number is now up in The Shoe.
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RobotParty
All-American
Yeah, and realistically, neither will get a shot to start for at least a couple years, so it will be a while before this gets resolved. The only way I can see it clearing up sooner is if the staff feels he can get on the field sooner at WR. Even if that's the case, I can see Gibson resisting for fear that it would become permanent. Either way, having two QB prospects in the same class with high-end potential is certainly a good problem to have. Heck, we could be looking back on this in a few years with Burrow at TE, Gibson at WR and someone else throwing them the ball. I agree with you, a lot can change in 2-3 years.
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RugbyBuck
Our church has no bells.
Unless it was all crap, Zach and Urban have repeatedly said that the intention to is play him at QB. They aren't going to crater that because some media hacks and fans think he should be a receiver. He'll get the shot at QB and if he can't handle it, he'll move. We wouldn't sabotage our own recruiting by bait and switching him. Franklin and Harbugh, not to mention Saban, would negative recruit the hell out of that.
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It's just a projection based on his mechanics and QB specific skills...has nothing to do with competition or actual results. A projection is not an ultimatum and if we don't project and discuss, not really sure what the point of a message board is. And I absolutely believe he will be given every chance to develop as a QB and I believe he can be a good one if he does. But I also believe his highest potential is at WR and that he would bring an element to the table that we will lack in the upcoming years.
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