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"Why does the fact that they are highly touted college qb's or SB winning qb's mean their skillsets and style of play can't be similar to a high schooler?" Thank you for proving my point. Bucky's skillset/style is not similar to theirs because he was a run first athlete playing qb in highschool and Ben/LT3 are quarterbacks that are athletic playing at the highest levels (the differing levels matter: in highschool - athletes win. In the highest levels - actual qb skills win).
All I'm saying is his mindset was run first (like Robinson, Crouch, and Klein's) and that style doesn't define a pro style quarterback to me. I don't know what rivals uses as their criteria but personally I don't think he's a pro style quarterback. And I asked an honest question, I don't know why the smart response was necessary. Never said I know everything about him, I said I watched him play complete games (not highlight tapes) so I think I have a better understanding of what type of player he is than those of you that haven't. Nothing personal, just being honest.
Check out my analysis of the first game of his senior season that I posted to TKP http://www.thekeyplay.com/comment/11519#comment-11519. Notice these things that are trends with dual-threat quarterbacks:
-six touchdowns (FIVE RUSHING & one passing)
-only five passes really went down field
-I think the biggest take away from what I saw was how fluid and agile he was for a 6’5 kid (in terms of his running ability)
-I loved what I saw out of him running; fast and quick with good moves for a tall kid. And I liked what I saw out of him passing
-Bucky is going to be more of a cut and get upfield type of mobile quarterback. He ran a lot, some on designed runs, some on keeps, and some on scrambles. He didn’t look downfield as he scrambled as I wish he had, but that will come with coaching and a better understanding of the game. Most of his runs looked really good; They were mostly big gains, where he made people miss and showed off some of his speed, quickness, and vision.
Take my word for it or don't. You'll see one day if he becomes our starter. No offense in any of this, just good debate. Go Hokies.
Edit: After reading through our comments again, I think the misunderstanding was whether or not an athletic qb can be pro style. I didn't mean to imply that. I know that an athletic qb can be pro style, but an athletic qb who has a run first mindset is not pro style. From the top I should have just said his mindset is run first and I think that would have gotten my point across more effectively.
Yes that was my attempt at sick humor for the day. Glad you picked up on it.
I don't totally buy that. Clemson last won a title in the early 80s and they still pull recruits. They haven't really been all that close to a title either lately. They went 6-7 in 2010 and landed a top 10 class in spite of that. Michigan won half a title in 1997. How old were the current high school recruits- 3? Ole Miss hasn't won anything in 50 years. Kentucky's pulling in recruits this year under Stoops. I tend to think the problem is with the staff and what they're doing.
Loosing shell is going to be huge for Pitt. Should be interesting to see how their first acc season plays out. Time for some redemption.
Yeah let's not compare our program to that of jmu, wf, and richmond. That's just rude.
My counterpoint would be to juxtapose the FSU record and the VT record along side the their rival recruiting rankings, and # of top recruits in the past 10 years. But, I don't have the time to put this together. Anyways, I think you would see success on the field is correlative, but does not make a directly relate to recruiting success.
And yes, light years is an exaggeration, but VT has not been close to getting top out-of-state prospects on a consistent basis. And why even bother comparing VT to JMU, Richmond, or Wake Forest? If you think VT should be satisfied being better then them, then I guess their recruiting is good enough. But, I'd like to compare VT to USCeast, Clemson, FSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Michigan, ND. I think VT football is in this caliber on the field. However, in terms of recruiting, VT is not very close.
"The SEC: Real Girlfriends. Fake boobs."
That is what I'm getting at. The grades get back quickly, so if he hasn't taken it once, why would he think about doing bad the first time and needing a third time?
I'm not sure we can call Denard a "dual threat" because he can't really throw.
Blacksburg is a small town, so... both?
For better or for worse.
I spent some of my best academic moments in that building. I spent some of my worst academic moments in that building. Story of being a mechanical engineer.
"Small World"? Or just "Blacksburg"?
Why does the fact that they are highly touted college qb's or SB winning qb's mean their skillsets and style of play can't be similar to a high schooler? You could compare a 5 yr olds attributes to Peyton Manning if you wanted to. That doesn't mean they have the same talent. But hey, you saw him play live so you must know everything about him.
I'm not saying I'm right, I'm not saying your wrong. What I'm saying is he does not appear to be the typical dual threat qb you see in college (Denard Robinson, Eric Crouch, Collin Klein) to me.
I would do the embroidery myself
I like your style, "win a MNC OR TWO"
+ turkey for u
Or a #beatbama shirt.. with #beatbama booty shorts. Can we make this happen?
Don't hate on Randolph. That beautiful wind tunnel will keep that building from ever changing.
As someone on TKP in Randolph right now, Randolph will forever be a giant dinosaur of a building.
Thank you IET for helping me feel a tad bit younger today. A turkey leg for you venerable sir.
Welcome!
Glad you decided to stop lurking and join the conversation.
I bet they ate at Preston's because I biked right past Aaron Moorehead (who owns that Colts ring) talking to a family (I assume the Cornwells) in the parking lot at the Inn at about 9:30 this morning. Small world.
I vote for that. It would be amazing.
Welcome, sir!
ChemP -> Hahn Hall North
Hahn Hall -> Hahn Hall South
Well I was speaking in terms of Virginia Tech. I think our current staff could pull these top recruits if we had national championships because everything else is in place. Maybe there's a problem with our current staff that is restricting us from winning the crystal??? Nahhh I'm not going to go down that road again; damn near got exiled from the site last time I spoke my mind on that subject. I'm all in for Scot & Grimes - hopefully they're the start to getting our problems fixed.