re: 2013 Alabama Football Recruiting Thread - DH Decommited from UGA

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OK, here we go:
-Tall and skinny. Legs are really thin, but overall a nice build.
-Finally, a QB that takes snaps from under Center
-He has a very nice throwing motion. Good mechanics.
-His arm is decent. I would say about average. Definitely not elite.
-He throws a very pretty ball, but for the most part they are all lobs. Hardly any throws on a rope.
-He does throw a nice deep ball though, however, like I said it's more of a moon shot than anything. He just put so much air under the ball.
-His footwork needs major improvement. It doesn't affect him now, but it will in college. He "bounces" around the pocket and never really sets his feet.
-His highlight reels give his stats for each game and I noticed that he never threw the ball more than 20 times in a game. (I'll reveal why in a moment)
-He does show very nice play action ability.
-He's an above average athlete who throws well on the run.

Now for the revelation:

-His school name and uniforms looked very familiar and I couldn't figure out why. Then it hit me. He's the QB of Tyren Jones' team. No wonder he doesn't throw much. My team wouldn't either if I had Jones at RB. I have a feeling that this why his play action skills are so good. Most teams were loading up to stop the run and weren't bringing any type of pressure. It's not his fault but he definitely benefits from having Jones in his backfield.

Overall, he would be a perfect candidate if we were to take 2 QBs in this class. He would certainly be behind Bateman so he would have time to be coached up without necessarily needing to be thrown into the fire. If we were to get him I could see him starting his Senior year while we waited for higher ranked underclassmen to mature. He has experience playing in a run first offense that utilizes play action. Having said that, I would rather us not use a scholarship on him and miss out on a truly elite player. So I guess you could say I'm on the fence with him. If we miss out on some guys and feel taking a second guy is the best option then I'm cool with us taking him. Think of him as a taller version of Philip Ely. Not a big time prospect, but could be serviceable given time.