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re: Why wasn't Anthony Jennings recruited more heavily by other schools?
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:24 pm to League Champs
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:24 pm to League Champs
Jennings doesn't have a weak arm
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Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:24 pm to lsutothetop
I wouldn't call Oregon or Nebraska second tier. Oregon has been a top 10 program for the last 5 plus years and Nebraska while down the last several years is just a victim of parody in college football that did not exist in the 70's, 80's when they were competing every year for championships. But they have one of the best fan basis in all of college football and travel as well as any. It is surprising that more D1 schools didn't offer him especially considering the number of schools that look for duel threat.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:39 pm to GMoney2600
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Jennings doesn't have a weak arm
He really does. He is never going to play QB in the NFL. He showed great poise in the drive to beat Arkansas, but you could see the ball floating a bit, he just doesn't have the arm to really drive it in there. I like him, I'm glad he made the plays he made, but realistically speaking, he has limitations as a QB.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:42 pm to scottynola
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He is never going to play QB in the NFL
Dude, look at Drew Brees. His arm doesn't light up the strength barometer but has been an excellent NFL QB so there is much fail in your post
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:47 pm to scottynola
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He really does. He is never going to play QB in the NFL. He showed great poise in the drive to beat Arkansas, but you could see the ball floating a bit, he just doesn't have the arm to really drive it in there. I like him, I'm glad he made the plays he made, but realistically speaking, he has limitations as a QB.
Based on one drive? Please go back to the rant
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:48 pm to scottynola
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He really does. He is never going to play QB in the NFL. He showed great poise in the drive to beat Arkansas, but you could see the ball floating a bit, he just doesn't have the arm to really drive it in there. I like him, I'm glad he made the plays he made, but realistically speaking, he has limitations as a QB
He doesn't need it to be good. His accuracy helps him out a lot, and he just needs confidence and knowing his recievers, to be really good. He reads the field fairly well, and if things are covered, he can salvage yrds with his feet. Might not throw into tight coverage with his arm, but that might be a good thing. Mett had people wide open, and would force it into the wrong coverage, relying on Landy to pull it out. Different styles can find success, can't wait to see what he's got in the Bowl game...
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:50 pm to Brood211
Well you have a weak molecule we not holding that against you.....
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:53 pm to GumboPot
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GumboPot
Got this on aquick google search,
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ESPN RISE’s Elite 11 is a quarterback competition for prep athletes.
For the high school class of 2013, the finals for the event took place in July 2012 in Southern California. Six regional camps were held prior to the finals, in Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia, New York, New York; Columbus, Ohio; Oakland, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Quarterbacks advanced from the regional sites to the finals, and eleven earned a spot in the "final Elite 11."
Notable Elite 11 alumni include Tim Tebow, Vince Young, Matt Leinart, JaMarcus Russell, Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Jameis Winston, Andrew Luck, and Troy Smith
Let's hope our boy can play to the level of that these guys did in college.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:58 pm to scottynola
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He is never going to play QB in the NFL.
Book marked.
Arm strength is overrated. Accuracy trumps arm strength all day. If you got both, super. However accuracy will carry you much further than arm strength.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 12:59 pm to Prominentwon
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Same reason they passed on Kelvin Sheppard and Perry Riley. Obviously wasn't good enough to play at an elite SEC school
Don't forget Kevin minter.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:00 pm to Datbayoubengal
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Notable Elite 11 alumni include Tim Tebow, Vince Young, Matt Leinart, JaMarcus Russell, Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Jameis Winston, Andrew Luck, and Troy Smith
Wow. Jennings is in good company.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:06 pm to GumboPot
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Wow. Jennings is in good company.
Not nfl wise
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:10 pm to wildtigercat93
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Not nfl wise
You're right, based on that list, minus Stafford and Luck.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:20 pm to Neauxla
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I think it's because he doesn't throw "on a rope" that people say he has a weak arm
He doesn't have the "laser" like everybody loves, but dude didn't even lean into that throw for 47 yards. He's got enough pepper to make the throw and his no laser arm probably helped him develop better accuracy and touch, instead of just forcing it into double/triple coverages.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:24 pm to scottynola
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He really does. He is never going to play QB in the NFL
If Alex Smith can make a 7 year career out of his arm, Jennings can do the same.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:26 pm to Datbayoubengal
I would be interested to know just how many of these NFL scouts posting here about his weak arm have actually seen one minute of his high school film.
Jennings' arm strength is not elite but it is more than enough to play QB in the SEC and it is not a weakness in his game. At all.
Moreover, his touch and accuracy ARE elite.
Jennings' arm strength is not elite but it is more than enough to play QB in the SEC and it is not a weakness in his game. At all.
Moreover, his touch and accuracy ARE elite.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:26 pm to wildtigercat93
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Not nfl wise
We are talking college for this particular question though.
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:39 pm to GumboPot
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Arm strength is overrated. Accuracy trumps arm strength all day. If you got both, super. However accuracy will carry you much further than arm strength.
See Kellen Moore....
idiot
ETA: bookmarked for future laughs
This post was edited on 12/23/13 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:43 pm to lsutothetop
blew up his sr season, pretty sure he played baseball for east cobb also, which is a very prominent program. So maybe he didnt put all his time in going to camps as a jr because he was playing baseball all summer. i could be way off though.
A guy like rettig was higher because he played ealier, then got hurt and just built on what he had started before the injury.
A guy like rettig was higher because he played ealier, then got hurt and just built on what he had started before the injury.
This post was edited on 12/23/13 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 12/23/13 at 1:46 pm to Datbayoubengal
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He's got enough pepper to make the throw and his no laser arm probably helped him develop better accuracy and touch, instead of just forcing it into double/triple coverages.
Right. Accuracy and touch make a ball muuuuuch more catchable. For example, Cam Newton and Jay Cutler have a cannon but lack touch. Drew Brees lacks arm strength but is super accurate. Aaron Rogers, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have both. Given this list, I think it is proven that a QB can operate at an elite level as long as he has elite level accuracy.
At this point in Jennings career his arm strength is more than adequate to play QB in the SEC. He also has plenty of time to improve his arm strength to woo NFL scouts.
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