I think, when it comes to the guys you HL starring in the league..even as prospects they all had Elite tools. From an athletic standpoint. Arm strength standpoint. Size standpoint. The reason That position at the HS level is ultimately hard to judge is imo due to a lot of factors..which includes exposure, coaching and training and reps playing the position. Even with the guys you listed as former 3star that are stars in the league now they probably didn’t get the proper exposure or even training at the HS level..
I know from Lamar’s standpoint he was viewed as a guy who was probably suited to play another position at the college level and a lot of schools passed on him. Mahomes was an elite baseball prospect and raw at the QB position out of HS..but when you see a kid 6’2/6’3 in HS playing SS and Basketball throwing 95 mph across the diamond, you could easily see the traits..and if I’m not mistaken was a kid who grew late and was under 6”0 as a Junior in HS. Josh Allen from what I read was about 6’3 185 out of HS, didn’t camp at elite Qb camps and had like one offer from San Diego state as a walk on. He was a kid who played multiple sports including basketball baseball & I believe track also..he also worked a job in hs lol
A lot of it goes far beyond 247 rankings that are usually pretty solid references. But it can’t be the be all end all when evaluating. Clearly this kid Judd, a kin to Emory last cycle was someone the staff was higher on than most when they evaluated him in person. These kids are not finished products coming..**** they are no where near finished products . I think fans get caught up in the rankings, which do a pretty good job on the prospects they vet..but if they never see nor hear about you..?
Mario seems to be a coach who looks for prerequisite traits. Not only at QB but other positions..would anyone so far view Emory As a complete miss or reach based on his months on campus..I don’t think so
Does he, or is that more CIS conjecture?
What I highlighted was already stated, it’s not an exact science; however, if the data appears to be more in harmony than not, it’s a **** fine principal to go by.
But let’s take a few moments to address the notion of Mario & “prerequisite traits.”
What are these traits? Is it size? (Pause) Is it athleticism? Is it Arm Strength? Is it IQ? What is it? B/c all I see from his QB recruiting history is throwing darts in the dark, if imma keep it 100.
He didn’t recruit Herbert or TVD, so let’s eliminate those two from the equation.
Mario recruited at FIU:
2007: Colt Anderson (2* Pro-QB 6-4 195)
Colt Anderson never played QB at FIU; he became a TE
2009: Cedric McCloud (3* DT-QB 6-0 201)
McCloud never played QB at FIU. He transferred to Kent State
2010: Jake Medlock (3* DT-QB 6-2 215)
Medlock played 2 years at FIU for Mario, one as a back up & the other as a starter. Transfer Wesley Carroll from MissSt. (3* Pro-QB 6-2 190) was the starter. Carroll started two yrs (2010, 2011), completing 60.9% of his passes, throwing 30 TDs & 18 ints. Jake became the starter in Mario’s final season in 2012, completing 57.8% throwing for 13 TDs & 2 ints.
Let’s look at his time at UO:
2018: Tyler Shough (4* Pro-QB 6’4.5 187)
Started only the 2020 Covid Year for Mario. Transferred out for the 2021 season. Put up decent #’s in only 7 games, but was sacked a ton, leading to a 4-3 season.
2019: Cale Millen (4* Pro-QB 6’4 190)
Didn’t sniff the field, transferred to Northern Arizona. Didn’t see the field there, either. Became a CB and transferred to UConn (Tough & Physical, maybe?)
2020: Jay Butterfield (4* Pro-QB 6’6 202)
Didn’t see the field in 2020 or 2021. Didn’t see the field in 2022 under Lanning. Transferred to SJSU, & couldn’t see the field there either
2020: Robby Ashford (3* DT-QB 6’4 219)
Didn’t see the field under Mario; transferred to Auburn in 2022. Currently completing under 50% of his passes and has 9 TDs - 8 ints.
2020: Anthony Brown (a BC Transfer 3* DT-QB 6’1 210)
Best season came in 2021 under Mario, leading UO to the PAC-12 Title Game.
2021: Ty Thompson (4* Pro-QB 6’4 215)
Played sparingly as Anthony Brown’s back up in 2021. Currently the back up for Bo Nix.
So let’s recap:
1. Mario’s best seasons at both FIU & UO came from either a transfer QB or an inherited QB
2. There appears to be not a “type” w/ Mario. I mean, I guess we can say height for the most part, particularly at Oregon (& I’m thinking he’s trying to find the next Herbert), but his recruited QBs are all over the place in abilities.
3. The obvious elephant in the room is this; none, & I literally mean none of HIS recruited QBs have amounted to ****.
So I leave it to u, CIS, to tell us about the eval history at this position. I’m not talking OL, RBs or maybe even DEs; I’m talking QBs. I just gave u unadulterated facts from guys he recruited. So what makes u think I’m going to feel warm & fuzzy about a kid who’s the 59th ranked QB in the nation panning out when even his Pro-Style 4* QBs at UO were dog ****?