Jevan Snead, Archie Manning, Colt McCoy
by RolloTamasi on Jul 14, 2009 12:57 AM CDT
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PrintArticle from Terrebonne Parrish sent in from one of our readers:
The article initially deals with Ole Miss as the trendy pic to win their SEC division, which as you know means they would probably beat the Steelers. Much of this putative success being related to QB Jevan Snead.
This is one of those funny in hindsight deals.
I was pretty bummed that Jevan ended up transferring out, he being possessed of some very clear gifts. Back then, I was not impressed with Colt and still bummed that we had put so many eggs into the porous Ryan Perrilloux basket.
Even Colt's first year, so many of those TD passes that I believe comprised some Frosh record were products of receivers bailing him out. He seemed weak armed, had happy feet and after watching him lie on the turf after a cheap shot with nary a teammate offering to help him up, not in any way the leader or the team.
He just didn't seem to have the raw tools to really be the guy. I recall Close To Jumping treating folks who shared my take the way Patton dealt with the shell-shocked.
Fast forward to Colt's Senior year. He is clearly the HMFIC. He runs over people. He eludes pursuit and fits darts into tiny spots like Magnar Solberg.
Archie notes:
"I have had the opportunity to watch all these young college quarterbacks in games and also in highlights, but the one guy I was more impressed with in person than just watching on television was Colt (McCoy)," Manning said. "Colt reminds me a lot of Drew Brees. He is smart, very accurate, he has great field presence and he has better arm strength than many give him credit for. Colt has a super quick release and that ball comes out of there real fast. He is a great college quarterback and he has a chance to be a real good NFL starter also."
Should be interesting to watch these guys as they head to the next level.
In the meantime here's to a great year for both these Texas kids. Maybe Ole Miss can beat Florida again, this time in the SEC CG and get Tebow to tearfully promise to do better in the National Championship game.
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I retroactively dislike you for your 2006 opinions.
by Nordberg on Jul 14, 2009 8:50 AM CDT reply actions
Most of the admittedly trash preseason mags I’ve read have a nice glossy picture of Nutt, and Ole Miss. “The South will Rise!” or some shit. They include a glowing article about how good they will be. Then later in the magazine you see that they picked them to finish 3rd in the West behind Bama and LSU.
by lowery on Jul 14, 2009 9:06 AM CDT reply actions
I’m pretty sure the low point was the Kansas St. game in ’07. He looked plain awful in that game.
by Texasholdem on Jul 14, 2009 9:07 AM CDT reply actions
I’m pretty sure the low point in 2007 was on T+1.
It brings up an interesting point – had the freshman QB competition gone the other way that year, where would y’all be now? A moot discussion, for sure, but an interesting one to have in the long off season
by Ag_in_TX on Jul 14, 2009 9:56 AM CDT reply actions
Nice comments from Archie re: Colt. He probably knows a few things about good quarterback play.
by Levander Williams on Jul 14, 2009 10:00 AM CDT reply actions
Props to Sailor for the best reference to a Norwegian biathlete yet.
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by Parlin Hall on Jul 14, 2009 10:01 AM CDT reply actions
“I’m pretty sure the low point was the Kansas St. game in ‘07. He looked plain awful in that game.”
Probably had something to do with him being hit so hard and so often that he was throwing up on the sideline…
by Bob in Houston on Jul 14, 2009 12:57 PM CDT reply actions
Just to tie up the details of this Manning QB Academy event:
“Immediately after the demonstration, the Manning brothers turned things over to the college quarterbacks, who competed in an accuracy contest. The quarterbacks had to hit moving targets at 20, 35 and 50 yards, and the most accurate participants advanced to the next round.
Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson won after hitting all three targets in the final round, beating out Bradford and Alabama’s Greg McElroy."
by Ag_in_TX on Jul 15, 2009 2:21 PM CDT reply actions
I’m stupid excited about Super Bowl XLIV. It is offensive shoot out. I’ll pick the Colts in a nail bighter.
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