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It has less to do with Judd, who is fine as a number 2 qb in this class. The issues people have are:I don’t see why everyone hating on dude, maybe it’s because he only a 3️ at the moment. Dude is 6’6 & if u were to watch his film he is airing it out & throwing accurate passes. Needs to work on his mechanics & throwing motion. Can tell he ain’t played the position his whole life still a good recruit tho.
1. This does nothing to help and plays into (especially with failing with Air at the same time) the growing narrative of Mario as an offense killer.
2. We need momentum and a boost in recruiting WRs given the failures there and issues with the position, and this does nothing to move the needle in a positive direction (and possibly hurts us in this area since top WRs want to play with top QBs).
3. We don’t need another project given that next year’s qb room already has 2 projects. We need more instant impact at this position for next season or else we’ll be in a position where we need a major portal addition for 2024 (and it’s no sure thing that an impact qb will even be available—just look at what was available this off-season at the position in the portal).
Boom. The point is made. Get them when they’re much cheaper in the portal. The Lincoln Riley route. Statistics show most of these guys will be leaving at least once or will bust.
I was never big on Rashada , his drama and his rate but I’ll be willing to bet he either transfers once or just straight up busts. I’d much rather spend on the dogs in the trenches who rarely leave and rarely bust.
We won’t know for a few more years until a statistical analysis is done where NIL money should best be spent, but I have a feeling that it’s not at QB. Not because its not the most important position, but because the bust rate seems much higher than many other positions.
No , that’s not whats being said. We have to be more selective with how the money is spent. If your OC is worth his salt as an evaluator / developer with a quality scheme you’ll be fine. Osu is successful is because the scheme is very qb friendly unless the qb just sucks.
"My name is Judd!"
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Honestly, Miami’s path to being elite is the Clemson model.
If you look at Clemson’s elite run under Dabo, the recruiting classes varied in ranking (some times closer to Top 5, other times closer to 15, largely due to smaller class sizes that Dabo took and the amount of 3* players he backfilled his classes with).
Some of those years Clemson even had an average recruit ranking that was a 3* average during that time of you look at the 247 Team Talent Calculator.
But Dabo *always* had a lot of highly ranked recruits. And had them across position groups. His classes were very top heavy. And guys with that kind of ranking usually hit.
This allowed him to at least field a 2 Deep that could rival Alabama’s and Ohio State’s in recruiting class ranking, even if his total roster couldn’t. So he could match them for talent come game day.
Miami is not going to build a roster that can go as deep as Bama or UGA or Ohio State. The resources just aren’t there.
But it does have a path to building up a two deep that can match those teams on game day.
But that means you can’t have Kelly Bryant as your QB when that day comes.
And unfortunately that’s the direction we are going under Mario.
If you look at Clemson’s elite run under Dabo, the recruiting classes varied in ranking (some times closer to Top 5, other times closer to 15, largely due to smaller class sizes that Dabo took and the amount of 3* players he backfilled his classes with).
Some of those years Clemson even had an average recruit ranking that was a 3* average during that time of you look at the 247 Team Talent Calculator.
But Dabo *always* had a lot of highly ranked recruits. And had them across position groups. His classes were very top heavy. And guys with that kind of ranking usually hit.
This allowed him to at least field a 2 Deep that could rival Alabama’s and Ohio State’s in recruiting class ranking, even if his total roster couldn’t. So he could match them for talent come game day.
Miami is not going to build a roster that can go as deep as Bama or UGA or Ohio State. The resources just aren’t there.
But it does have a path to building up a two deep that can match those teams on game day.
But that means you can’t have Kelly Bryant as your QB when that day comes.
And unfortunately that’s the direction we are going under Mario.
Fine against whom?
Your offense will be just fine.
But they aren’t much cheaper. You think Caleb Williams was cheap? What teams do you think you will be bidding against him for when he transfers? Purdue and Oklahoma State?
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You guys can’t be serious as justification for this guy being QB1 in this class
‘03 and ‘17 are the examples? Two outliers in a span of 20 years?
I think it’s idiotic. I was never big on Rashada or a fan of what we were doing ,the only reason I liked it was beating UF. Throwing that much money at a position you take 1-2 every year was just silly. Especially when he wasn’t close to a sure thing type. I’d bet money he either transfers or is a straight up bust.
And Arroyo.
They’re cheaper and Caleb was the exception , not the rule and that’s because his coach left and he was following him.
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Don't look at me. I'm not justifying taking Anderson as anything more than a QB2 project.You guys can’t be serious as justification for this guy being QB1 in this class
‘03 and ‘17 are the examples? Two outliers in a span of 20 years?
I dont think that’s whats being said at allYou guys can’t be serious as justification for this guy being QB1 in this class
‘03 and ‘17 are the examples? Two outliers in a span of 20 years?
apples to oranges. Caleb was/is an outlier he was following his coach, the one he signed up for and already unseated a highly ranked QB in Rattler at OU. He was not going in the portal if Riley stayed. That said, I am sure he shopped around to see if he could get insane money.
So while "cheap" was not maybe the correct word, I would say cheaper or less risk. If you had 10 million do you spend it on HS Rashada or College Soph. caleb Williams?
Or would you spend 2 million and bring in Rattler who is a "good" QB but not "elite" like Caleb.
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So Justin Fields was cheap?
Nothing against the kid and I hope he has a big senior year and surpasses everyone’s expectations. With that said as it stands today he’s a below average HS QB and that’s really not up for debate. I get the intrigue with the athleticism and arm strength but he’s a huge project.
Stars rankings don’t matter to me really outside of DL and CB and I don’t have an issue there. I’ve posted several other current 3 stars, Ethan Grunkemeyer, Danny O’Neil, and Tyler Cherry that all have similar arm strength but are light years ahead from a football IQ, accuracy, footwork and decision making standpoint. Cherry in particular is a similar sized prospect, playing on a top 20 national HS team and had 22 TDs to 5 picks and completed 65% of his passes, to Anderson’s 15:13 and 56.5%.
I bet College Transfer Fields was cheaper than HS Fields.... Still not "cheap" but cheaper.
