re: Recruiting Dual Threat QBs and why it's hard

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Brandon Harris has the ability to make every single throw on the field. He has a great to elite type of arm.

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I'm not going to dispute this. I've no way of knowing one way or the other at the college level. I mean, yeah, he does appear to have a hell of an arm. But, of course, that's a different question than is he a good passer.

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You're separating dual threat and mobile into 2 distinct categories when they shouldn't be

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Meh. I'm less separating them than acknowledging that when you hear the term used, it tends to mean a certain skill set. IE, rather than impose my definition, I'm simply using the established one.

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See Russell Wilson, Drew Brees, Andrew Luck, etc.

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None of whom would be describes as "dual threat" by most people. They are just guys, not unlike Aaron Rogers, who are pass first but can run a bit.

But, I acknowledge that is a fine distinction.

Here's what I'd say I really want. I want a QB, can do the statue thing if he must. Who, if forced to stay in the pocket by a good front 7, doesn't suddenly become useless. WAY too many supposedly "dual threat" guys become ZERO threat the moment their running is stymied.