I don’t think anyone who watched him play is really impressed. Watching McSorley was a bit different. Numbers only tell a part of the story.
Drew Allar not getting much time in the pocket tonight
- Thread starter Obliviax
- Start date
Good in the pocket...even comfortable, something we haven't had for a while. Big and not afraid another plus....I'm excited to see what he, the incoming (RBs, in addition to a healthy Cain and situationally-focused Lee), and the incoming WRs....it may be more growing up next year, but that's fine.
Yes, I do, and read the thread to see why. Hacks passing records mean nothing. Would you want him back?
No he isn't, empirically, by any rational logic or nebulous "eye test". You have clearly forgotten. And for a guy so focused on stats.....CLiffords are better.
I usually respect your observations, but you’re WAY OFF on this one.
To drive home the point, Martinez at Nebraska i just heard, will have all QB records at Nebraska after today. I dont think he has won a big game in his life.
In the game I saw Allar looked poised, went through his progressions, and took what the defense gave him. Of course that's against high school defenders but he looked good. Analysts have him rated high for a reason.
Veilleux isn't fast but he was able to move around in the pocket and run when needed. In the one game I watched Allar
He certainly seems to be bigger than most of the other kids on the field, so it will be interesting to see how his game translates to the next level, where defensive ends and linebackers are faster than anything he has ever seen. He might be a player who needs a top notch line in front of him to excel.
Thanks for a thoughtful response, and not getting totally butthurt like some. The reality is that it will probably take 5+ years to truly know what any of these recruits actually are, and which of us are right/wrong. No reasonable person could say he is fast, and our Quarterbacks have been running the ball often since Franklin arrived, either due to the play calling or crappy blocking.
And recruiting ratings have a human, and sometimes political, element to them, and I have been hearing about the likes of Morelli, Hackenberg, and even Clifford for years, from some of the same "experts" and fans, but clearly none of those guys set the world on fire, so it's certainly possible that Allar could end up the same.
Reminds me of Hoban in Akron, OH. I think they won the div II state champ 5 out of 6 years in football. They had kids going to school there from Youngstown. Which is not a short drive. Which yeah, 100% not the same as being confined by the boundaries of a school district and only pulling kids from those borders. Private schools have typically pulled more athletic talent.
Agreed. The difference is that they are not division 1 which is where the money is. When I was a kid many years ago the city of Massillon Ohio offered one of my teammates father a job so the kids would play for Massillon. Years later they got caught recruiting and disciplined. One of the lawyers fighting against the school was a coworkers neighbor. He had to move because he and his family were getting threats
