re: 4* WR Drake Davis

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Did you watch the game? You don't think he's better out of the pocket? Don't be so sensitive dude,just an observation.

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Just fricking with y'all since there is such an LSU hate on SP thought process. He always has looked good on tithe move. I think he needs to settle in the pocket & will as he learns to trust his OLine

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If you haven't noticed Patterson is in the same boat. All that Elite talent you speak of is on the D or Skill Positions (except for 1 guard committed to ND)

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I said as much Patterson struggled in game 1 in my post because of pressure, much like Franks...And IMG is the most talented team the country. You're also flat wrong about the only other talent being on D or skill positions, they have multiple top OL kids:

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- 1 4-star OL headed to Ohio State
- Another unranked OL who is still 6'6 282 pounds

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- 2 4-star OL, both already with very long major P5 offer lists
- Another unranked OL who is 6'5, 260


So CLEARLY you are flat wrong on IMG having "all their talent at offensive skill and defense". There likely isn't another team in the nation with 3 4-star Olinemen on it spread over the senior and junior classes.

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Except in the scrimmage against AH they were actually the underdog. AH actually had more "star power" on the field that night since IMG held out 4 kids ranked in the top 50.

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What 4 players? Saivon Smith and Shaver Manuel were the only notables missing. Both defensive players. Their RB (committed to Purdue) got hurt in the game itself. The main guys out for the game were on DEFENSE and the defense still allowed, what, 12 points against one of the top teams in the country? You're just using excuses.

As the other links clearly show, Patterson has PLENTY of talent to work with offensively, on the OL, at WR and TE. If you somehow think multiple 4-star OLinemen, a 5-star TE, 4-star WR and a couple more D1 WRs isnt more talent to work with than anyone else in the country, then I'm not sure how else to blatantly lay it out on the line for you.

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That is the point

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Yes, that's EXACTLY the point I tried to make and now you're trying to make every excuse in the book for Patterson yet somehow it works different for Franks who was under immensely more pressure even.

The fact is the biggest thing working against IMG is their team chemistry. They add all these players a month or two before a season starts and none of these guys have ever played with another, so when they play a even lesser talented but ultimately well coached team like American Heritage (certainly some talent on there, but NOTHING close to IMG) with guys who have been playing with each other since pee-wee, you see what happens.

The fact is both Patterson and Franks struggled and it was due to pressure, pressure they are likely not used to seeing. They both played top notch high school teams and both couldn't get consistent protection for their OL, something they both will get in college and have more than shown with protection can perform on an elite level hence very lofty rankings.

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Don't let your full blown love affair with Shea cloud your judgment. Franks will come in and contribute immediately.

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Shea might start at Ole Miss right away considering their QB situation.

Franks has zero shot to start as a freshman, and likely wont start until he's a sophomore or even junior.

So what you are saying is that Spartanburg is comparable to American Heritage....yeah I just don't see it bubba. The best write up on the scrimmage is here where the reporter makes the case American Heritage may have the best Defense in the country:

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Patterson and Franks both got flushed from the pocket in their games this weekend. The difference is Patterson is elusive and extended the play. Ultimately he hit 70% of his passes for 3 TDs in his win over the State's #13th ranked team. Franks is about as mobile as the Statue of Liberty and his team got waxed in the 2nd half by a team from SC that just drove 8 hours the day prior.

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Shea might start at Ole Miss right away considering their QB situation.

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Unless Kelly, RB and Kincade are all garbage and/or leave the program, and Pellerin doesn't develop as a redshirt, he has no chance at starting. True freshman quarterbacks rarely do well.

But back to the thread at hand, I think it's safe to say Drake Davis will either be a Rebel or Tiger. Our side expects a commitment from him and soon. The Crystal Ball agrees at 79 percent. I'm hoping we do in fact land him because he looks like a helluva player. I definitely don't expect us to land A.J. Brown but IF we did, that would be a helluva receivers/tight end haul in Metcalf, Davis, Brown, Cooley and Angel.

I think if Freeze can get Wallace to be more than serviceable then MGK should do fine if not be an upgrade. If that is the case I doubt SP will come in and unseat the incumbent QB. Plus I would prefer Patterson has the opportunity to sit behind a starter for a year to learn the system, put on some weight and get acclimated to college life.

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Kelly had a decent spring game and DK wasn't half-bad either.

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They had Anthony Jennings-esque stat lines and the big story to come out of that game was the fact the QBs all looked horrible...

Short of Vanderbilt there doesnt seem to be a worse QB situation in the SEC than the one at Ole Miss.

So shiny but I really don't care how you feel about our quarterback situation. I know you want me to care but I just don't. Can we bring this back to Drake Davis like what's been attempted before?