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Did we even recruit Lamar Jackson

The Franchise said:
Colombie said:
If a kid wants playing time he knows he is not going to get it with Kaaya starting. So I don't count it as a "huge miss".

People here hyping up some high school kid inspired me to take a look at highlights of Perry and I must admit the kid is very impressive on film. Almost like a Vick-Johnny Football hybrid. Can Flick the ball many yards down field like it is nothing. Can be elusive and keep things going until the very last second to find WRs.

Richt is probably licking his chops at the possibilities with that guy. We'll see if he can live up to the hype.
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Louisville had some highly touted QBs on its roster when Jackson signed there. He wasn't guaranteed anything. This is more mythology created by UM fans to excuse our failures.

He was a huge miss given that he's already being mentioned in Heisman discussions.

Jackson only got on the field after the 3 guys in front of him failed on the field. He didn't walk in there and get handed the starting gig. He was a fairly overlooked QB recruit, who has blossomed incredibly under the tutelage of an offensive genius.
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I don't follow other team much and players who are not Canes even less, but I get two things from it. Canes fans make excuses for letting a good one get away -- that is hard to argue. But it also sounds like kid got starting slot by everyone else failing, not by pure weight of talent. Not surprised Golden missed him, but I am sure happy we got Kaaya. Not sure how old you are but Turner Gill was one heck of a dual threat QB and Bernie was about as clumsy and slow QB and even had a rather weak arm. Who won the game?
 
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The Franchise said:
But he'd be a RS freshmans who we could run some packages with and who could step in as a sophomore and kill it.
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While I'm sure His offensive philosophy has evolved somewhat, I don't think Richt would've had a package for Jackson. Despite having had coached Shockley, if I had to guess, I'd say Richt has more of a preference for pocket QBs...or maybe pass first dual threats like Perry.
 
Gatorhater said:
Not sure how old you are but Turner Gill was one heck of a dual threat QB and Bernie was about as clumsy and slow QB and even had a rather weak arm. Who won the game?
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Goes both ways, Tommie Frazier,Tony Rice, & Vince Young have 4 NCs between em'...a dropback QB ain't no panacea.
 
Who cares who it was?!

He put up over 600 yards of offense! LOL

Had one of our guys put up yards like that against FAMU you all would be circle jerking.
 
lets see if he can stay healthy for a full season before we go giving him the heisman...

running qbs get alot more shots on them than they should sometimes, he has to be smart when he runs or he may not be around the next play...
 
CaneSince4Ever said:
Gatorhater said:
Not sure how old you are but Turner Gill was one heck of a dual threat QB and Bernie was about as clumsy and slow QB and even had a rather weak arm. Who won the game?
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Goes both ways, Tommie Frazier,Tony Rice, & Vince Young have 4 NCs between em'...a dropback QB ain't no panacea.
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True. Tommie earn his no question but in the beginning of our decline. Tony got it with cheating refs and one heck of a return man JJ just could not stop kicking to. Vince one a one man, one game, one play superman -- again in our off years. Still you have point 3 runners, four NCs for three different teams. Against our 5 slow awkward couldn't get out of their own way pocket passers with 5 NC plus one more cheated out of, on ONE team. So let me ask you, which of those 3 teams would you trade places with? All I am saying is that for Miami with the abundant RBs and WRs floating out of HS every year, we can play big boy team football. You left out Tebow and whatever the name of the QB who won Urban's last NC for him.
 
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