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Looks like we finally have a QB commit
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Posted: 1/24/2013 2:29 PM
Looks like we finally have a QB commit
http://army.scout.com/a.z?s=239&p=8&c=1&am p;nid=6297672
Ben Okum a lefty from CA.
I was worried when Jihad committed elsewhere. I don't know if he would have been willing to change his name to Jihad A. Navy. The A. standing for against.
Seems like our coaches still do a very good job recruiting the West Coast.
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Posted: 1/24/2013 3:35 PM
He's listed as a DB recruit. Played both ways in H.S. NT
NT
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Posted: 1/24/2013 5:13 PM
Re: He's listed as a DB recruit. Played both ways in H.S. NT
plain wrote: NT Not that it really matters, but scout.com lists him as a QB recruit. http://army.scout.com/a.z?s=23...amp;nid=6297672Expect that this adventure is going to be difficult.
It is going to be hard.
And expect to win. |
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Posted: 1/24/2013 6:22 PM
If it doesn't matter why did you bother? For the record....
google his name and nearly every scouting service lists him as a DB. He looks great both ways on his demo reel.
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Posted: 1/24/2013 10:30 PM
Sal says Okun, a direct admit, will play wherever he's asked.
Not only is he a QB and CB, but he punts and returns punts too.
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Posted: 1/25/2013 8:40 AM
Re: Sal says Okun, a direct admit, will play wherever he's
plain wrote: Not only is he a QB and CB, but he punts and returns punts too. That's why it doesn't matter what position any website lists for him or any other recruit. Expect that this adventure is going to be difficult.
It is going to be hard.
And expect to win. |
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Posted: 1/25/2013 10:39 AM
Re: Looks like we finally have a QB commit
He looks great in his highlights reel. Quick-footed and slippery on offense (perfect for the TO) and tenacious on defense. Should be a great player if RE (or his successor) grooms the kid properly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfLxh-Ya4qg
Last edited 1/25/2013 10:40 AM by GoBlackKnights85
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Posted: 1/25/2013 11:51 AM
Re: Looks like we finally have a QB commit
Just curious: Have you ever seen a highlight reel in which the player of interest DID NOT look good? Highlight reels are highly selected.
I've seen a lot of tapes HS men's bball players send to colleges, as I know several individuals who are head or asst coaches in D1 men's basketball. Without fail, these prospects make every shot ... in their highlight reels.
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Posted: 1/25/2013 1:03 PM
Re: Looks like we finally have a QB commit
reddog37 wrote: Just curious: Have you ever seen a highlight reel in which the player of interest DID NOT look good? Highlight reels are highly selected.
I've seen a lot of tapes HS men's bball players send to colleges, as I know several individuals who are head or asst coaches in D1 men's basketball. Without fail, these prospects make every shot ... in their highlight reels. If you have a relative or good friend doing all the video recording and editing, it's a lot easier to capture enough good stuff to impress these days, although there is an advantage to playing quarterback who is usually the center of attention for most people to start with. It's a bit more difficult to capture good stuff for an offensive guard. You have to be really focused to see what they're doing, as I know from being the father of an offensive guard:-) That being said, the video is all we have to go on, and the kid looks pretty shifty. I think I like him better on defense than on offense. Seems to have a nose for the ball. May be better at safety, where his quarterback experience allows him to sniff out the play. Don't know what kind of speed he has from watching the video. There's not much breakaway action. |
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Posted: 2/1/2013 4:26 PM
RE: Looks like we finally have a QB commit
Expect that this adventure is going to be difficult.
It is going to be hard.
And expect to win.
Last edited 2/1/2013 4:27 PM by BeatNavy
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Posted: 2/1/2013 4:38 PM
RE: Looks like we finally have a QB commit
We always seem to get a lot of QB commits but most of them are usually shifted to other positions and the ones who usually make it at QB and don't make it as a srartert on the team never hardly play in the games.
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Posted: 2/1/2013 6:45 PM
RE: Looks like we finally have a QB commit
RABBLE wrote: We always seem to get a lot of QB commits but most of them are usually shifted to other positions and the ones who usually make it at QB and don't make it as a srartert on the team never hardly play in the games. QBs in high school football are like shortstops in baseball, often the best athletes on their team, but not always playing in their optimal position, especially if they rely more on their running ability than their passing ability. Steelman is an example as well. There's no way he could play QB in the pros, but he may be a good enough athlete to make it at another position. |
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Posted: 2/2/2013 8:22 AM
RE: Looks like we finally have a QB commit
glarson65 wrote:
QBs in high school football are like shortstops in baseball, often the best athletes on their team, RE has said several times that he likes to recruit QB because they are - as glarson65 said - the best athletes on the team and usually have demonstrated leadership skills. |
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Posted: 2/4/2013 10:05 AM
Re: Looks like we finally have a QB commit
reddog37 wrote: Just curious: Have you ever seen a highlight reel in which the player of interest DID NOT look good? Highlight reels are highly selected.
I've seen a lot of tapes HS men's bball players send to colleges, as I know several individuals who are head or asst coaches in D1 men's basketball. Without fail, these prospects make every shot ... in their highlight reels. However, it is 11:25 worth of good stuff, I believe all from his senior year. Looks like his HS team has some very good receivers too. #83 was very impressive. Do they accept package deals? |
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