'19 AL QB Taulia Tagovailoa

[SSVol]

I’m not. Maurer outperformed Tau

At one camp? That's hardly indicative.

 

[greenbacknative]

Heck, I'll take Hurts then !!!!!!

 

[greenbacknative]

Somewhere Bob Kesling is panicking.

He probably be spittin' worse than Lou Holtz.......

 

[#Vol4Life1991]

So it seems like an appropriate time to ask Who will win the starting job when he shows up? Guarantano, Maurer, Tagovailoa, Shrout?

Like they say, if you have 4 qb's, you have no qb's.

 

[BucksnortVol]

Tagavailoa is no better than Howells (whose throwing mechanics are actually better than Taulia's) and we wiffed on him and later took Maurer. That's okay. One QB is all we need to take in this class, even if Guarantano gets his feelings hurt and leaves. We'll still have Shrout, Maurer, and McBride next yr. CCW is probably doing backflips for joy at the prospect of having Shrout and Maurer competing for starts. And as we are in big on Harrison Bailey for 20' we'll be fine. Tagavailoa is a good player for sure; but we don't need him.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

Tagavailoa is no better than Howells (whose throwing mechanics are actually better than Taulia's) and we wiffed on him and later took Maurer. That's okay. One QB is all we need to take in this class, even if Guarantano gets his feelings hurt and leaves. We'll still have Shrout, Maurer, and McBride next yr. CCW is probably doing backflips for joy at the prospect of having Shrout and Maurer competing for starts. And as we are in big on Harrison Bailey for 20' we'll be fine. Tagavailoa is a good player for sure; but we don't need him.

I’d be surprised if McBride is still here next year.

 

[Catbone]

Give me another DL over this dude tbh

 

[SugarCC]

I think they should take 2 QBs this class because there's a high chance of McBride and/or JG transferring at some point

Would like a thousand more times if I could.

 

[BucksnortVol]

I’d be surprised if McBride is still here next year.

You might be right about McBride, there are plenty of moving parts to this. But if I were CJP and could get a silent from Tagavailoa sealed with a double naught spy secret handshake, then I'd try to pre-empt McBride's departure with a solemn heart to heart talk with him. I'd tell him that this QB job will never be his. It's the honest, and truthful, thing to do; besides, I expect he knows it already. Of course the scholly and education would still be his if he decided to stay in Knoxville anyway. Then, yes; I'd take two QBs in this class, knowing that if Tagavailoa comes; Maurer probably goes and we'd need another one after Taulia.

 

[nicksjuzunk]

Heck, I'll take Hurts then !!!!!!

No thanks. Completions are swell, IMO

 

[AngryButchJones]

You take as many four and five star QBs as you can in a class and sort it out later, IMO. Need more competition and insurance in case McBride or JG transfers. Doubt JG does, but definitely think McBride does.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

I’m not. Maurer outperformed Tau

My thoughts exactly

 

[TGFHeupel16]

Maurer seems like a real good fit for us tbh. He is a leader, he’s been recruiting like heck for us, he is great on the pocket, even better on the run, and most importantly our OC Tyson Helton made it clear that this was his hand picked QB for this class! I think picking up Taulia would be huge by just the fact alone he’s Alabama’s hand picked QB for this class, and if we snag him that’s just a message to all the recruits that Tn is relevant enough for a top flight QB to flip for us cause sees where our program is headed! And that’s back on top of the SEC where WE BELONG! GBO

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

At one camp? That's hardly indicative.

Its significant. Taulia is the 6th ranked QB and Maurer is #17. Taulia has better stats. I would be shocked if anyone thought Maurer would out perform him. The fact that he did, at a huge camp like that, is significant.

 

[scvolfan7]

Its significant. Taulia is the 6th ranked QB and Maurer is #17. Taulia has better stats. I would be shocked if anyone thought Maurer would out perform him. The fact that he did, at a huge camp like that, is significant.

Not really. Camps have proven time and again to mean nothing for college success

 

[SugarCC]

I want both of them.

 

[0nelilreb]

Not really. Camps have proven time and again to mean nothing for college success

Wait what ? Every 4* -5* has that ranking because of CAMPS. You think camps mean nothing for college success ,if you want to be rated a high * then you have to go to , and then and do well at these camps , try getting rated a 3-4 Star and making it to a 5* without camping . I think your over your ski tips on this one .

 

[Sleegro]

Not really. Camps have proven time and again to mean nothing for college success

There have been quite a few 1st round picks that did well at elite 11.

 

[scvolfan7]

Wait what ? Every 4* -5* has that ranking because of CAMPS. You think camps mean nothing for college success ,if you want to be rated a high * then you have to go to , and then and do well at these camps , try getting rated a 3-4 Star and making it to a 5* without camping . I think your over your ski tips on this one .

2018 NFL Draft gives us lessons to learn for high school quarterback evaluations
Nope. High school production, not camps, are the most telling. Taulia has that and Maurer doesn’t. Hope he has a great senior year but he’s not close to being as good a prospect as Taulia

 

[reVOLution33]

@BigOrangeTrain did you call into the swain event today lol

 

[0nelilreb]

2018 NFL Draft gives us lessons to learn for high school quarterback evaluations
Nope. High school production, not camps, are the most telling. Taulia has that and Maurer doesn’t. Hope he has a great senior year but he’s not close to being as good a prospect as Taulia

You can say NOPE if you want to and link to some NFL article , but your statement was that camps mean nothing for college success ... ummmm so you are saying that these D1 coaches don’t look at the kids camp results ? They don’t talk about how well they are doing in camps ? And you can have a 5* rating from 247 without camping ?

 

[scvolfan7]

You can say NOPE if you want to and link to some NFL article , but your statement was that camps mean nothing for college success ... ummmm so you are saying that these D1 coaches don’t look at the kids camp results ? They don’t talk about how well they are doing in camps ? And you can have a 5* rating from 247 without camping ?

Usually people get drafted into the NFL based on college success. That article was written by a recruiting analyst too. In the few years I’ve followed recruiting I’ve learned to put zero stock into things like the elite 11.

However, Maurer did camp for our coaches and impressed them which is a very good sign. He still needs to prove himself on a real football field. Hence why he didn’t get a bump even after finishing top 5 at the opening

 

[PoweredByTheT]

Usually people get drafted into the NFL based on college success. That article was written by a recruiting analyst too. In the few years I’ve followed recruiting I’ve learned to put zero stock into things like the elite 11.

However, Maurer did camp for our coaches and impressed them which is a very good sign. He still needs to prove himself on a real football field. Hence why he didn’t get a bump even after finishing top 5 at the opening

He went up about 110 spots nationally... pretty significant bump

 

[scvolfan7]

He went up about 110 spots nationally... pretty significant bump

But wasn’t he always an 88 on 247?

 

[PoweredByTheT]

But wasn’t he always an 88 on 247?

Nope