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re: 2018 UGA Recruiting Thread (commits, offers, visits, etc.) - Back to that #1 class
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:50 am to crispyUGA
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:50 am to crispyUGA
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Not to mention he's like 6'4" 225 lbs already... he's the closest thing we've seen to Cam Newton since Cam Newton
Sounds like an awesome tight end prospect.
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Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:56 am to MeatCleaverWeaver
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Sounds like an awesome tight end prospect.
CMR said the same thing
Posted on 7/12/17 at 8:57 am to crispyUGA
Hoya pride!
Posted on 7/12/17 at 9:10 am to Buddy2012
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CMR said the same thing
Posted on 7/12/17 at 10:22 am to crispyUGA
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everyone who rips on Eason's accuracy probably won't be all that thrilled with Corral, either. Both seem to have poor mechanics in HS and relied on throwing a bomb that would hang up there while his receiver(s) would just outrun everyone and go get it.
I don't agree with that analysis. Corral throws off his front foot, uses his lower body for power, has a quick and over the top release, gets great velocity and throws a tight spiral. He also does a very nice job of taking something off and dropping one over the top when necessary. His mechanics in high school look better than Eason's do right now to me. If anything, his motion looks a lot like Aaron Murray did in high school, except Murray would sometimes drop his release point.
As a junior, Corral threw 3 ints in 235 attempts, 64.3% completion rate, 12.87 ypa. Fields threw 6 ints in 279 attempts, 66.7% completion rate, 10 ypa. Those numbers, especially the low int ratio, don't support Corral having an accuracy issue. Stats in general and high school numbers especially can be deceiving, and he did underthrow a few long bombs on his videos, but obviously he wasn't throwing that many up for grabs with only 3 ints.
This post was edited on 7/12/17 at 11:12 am
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:40 am to wdhalgren
Corral also played at a juggernaut private school that beat up on weak competition. His WRs could absolutely smoke any DBs they're up against. Now that he's been forced out of that school and at a higher classification public school, we'll get a better chance to see what he's really capable of. I'm pretty sure Fields is still running the wing-t at Harrison (it was basically what almost everyone was running in Cobb County for decades), but in all the drills and competitions he's been in, he has shown to have one of the most accurate arms out there.
Keep in mind, Eason's Jr year he completed 66% of his passes with 3 INTs to 32 TDs. His Sr year he completed 70% of his passes with 6 INTs to 42 TDs. Great numbers and great INT ratios, but he's still struggled with his accuracy at the college level. A lot of your gun slinger type QB's do.
Keep in mind, Eason's Jr year he completed 66% of his passes with 3 INTs to 32 TDs. His Sr year he completed 70% of his passes with 6 INTs to 42 TDs. Great numbers and great INT ratios, but he's still struggled with his accuracy at the college level. A lot of your gun slinger type QB's do.
This post was edited on 7/12/17 at 11:43 am
Posted on 7/12/17 at 11:47 am to crispyUGA
I'm not gonna get into a huge debate about accuracy for any HS quarterback, including Corral and Fields. It's very hard to judge from video or stats, and it changes depending on how they handle the mental challenges of playing at the next level, where the sophistication of the offenses and defenses increase by an order of magnitude.
But, I will disagree about your comparing Corral's mechanics to Eason. Corral's mechanics as seen on video look just fine to me for a HS quarterback. Eason's did not look that good in HS and, as of the spring game, still don't look right to me.
But, I will disagree about your comparing Corral's mechanics to Eason. Corral's mechanics as seen on video look just fine to me for a HS quarterback. Eason's did not look that good in HS and, as of the spring game, still don't look right to me.
This post was edited on 7/12/17 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 7/12/17 at 12:42 pm to crispyUGA
They run a version of the spread with some Wing T concepts. But he has average to below average WRs.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 2:22 pm to crispyUGA
Say what y'all want about Eason, I'm dam glad he is our QB this year. I wouldn't replace him with NOBODY 
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. Posted on 7/12/17 at 2:50 pm to DawgRff
I'm on wait-and-see mode. He has all the tools to be great and Kirby has been praising the work he's put in; as we've seen in the past, Kirby isn't afraid to call-out players, so I don't think it's blowing smoke. I want the kid to break records and win a title with UGA, but he was erratic last year. Hard to blame a freshman for that, but he needs to improve on somethings. I'm cautiously optimistic.
I was simply stating that it's my opinion that Corral isn't an immediate impact type player. He's a great prospect, but from the film I've watched on him I think he needs a couple of years working behind someone to fix some flaws in his technique.
Back to recruiting.
I was simply stating that it's my opinion that Corral isn't an immediate impact type player. He's a great prospect, but from the film I've watched on him I think he needs a couple of years working behind someone to fix some flaws in his technique.
Back to recruiting.
Posted on 7/12/17 at 3:04 pm to crispyUGA
I know. I just wanted to say something 
Posted on 7/13/17 at 6:39 am to crispyUGA
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but he was erratic last year
How much of his erratic throwing was due to a shitty OL? An OL, that may not be improved this year at all...
Posted on 7/13/17 at 8:43 am to Spaceman Spiff
Hey fellas. I thought I would share this article on Fields. It comes courtesy of ellitor on the Auburn board:
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Quarterback Justin Fields has experienced a meteoric rise from a potential football recruit hoping for his first offer to the No. 1 prospect in the newly updated ESPN 300. He has a commitment and a decommitment under his belt, and has gradually generated interest from major programs. Now, all the attention is on him.
Here's a look at how Fields got to this point in his recruitment, and what took place along the way.
April, 2016: Fields, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound unranked QB in the ESPN Junior 300, is unsure if schools are noticing his talent. While he has only finished his sophomore season, many prospects are already seeing offers roll in.
"I remember in April, he was talking to his speed and agility coach, and he was stressed about not having any offers," said Fields' mom, Gina Tobey. "Then his coach was like, don't worry about it, it'll come and sure enough North Carolina was the first to offer. His coach said when one comes, the floodgates will open and that's what happened."
May 5, 2016: Fields receives his first offer from North Carolina.
June, 2016: Fields receives offers from nine schools. As a testament to his academics as well as his athletics, Duke, Northwestern, Vanderbilt and Harvard are among the schools that offer him scholarships.
"Harvard was one of the first offers that [Fields] had," Tobey said. "I wanted him to go to Harvard, but he said, 'Mom that's not enough football for me,' so I said, ok what about Duke? That still wasn't enough football for him."
July 17, 2016: Penn State holds a summer camp, which Fields attends. After seeing him in person, the staff makes Fields an offer the very same day.
September, 2016: Other big programs take interest in Fields. Arizona, Indiana, Louisville, Missouri, Nebraska, Ole Miss, South Carolina and TCU all throw offers on the table. Fields also travels to Penn State in September, marking his second visit to campus.
November, 2016: The Nittany Lions get another unofficial visit. Fields, who hails from Kennesaw, Georgia, also pays his in-state team in Athens a visit. The Bulldogs offer Fields shortly after the visit.
December 1, 2016: Fields commits to Penn State.
"He was feeling a little pressure to commit," Tobey said. "If someone commits before me and I don't have that opportunity anymore, then I don't have that choice anymore. It was no pressure from the coaches, just his position.
"At the point he committed to Penn State, he might have had 20 something offers. At that point, Penn State had great academics and football tradition, so that was the happy medium for us."
December 12: The ESPN Junior 300 rankings are updated with Fields at No. 8 overall.
February, 2017: Alabama, Oregon and Florida all offer Fields.
April, 2017: Florida State receives a visit from Fields, and the Seminoles extend an offer shortly.
"Schools kept coming and his stock kept rising," Tobey said. "Then he was second-guessing his choice. That was what we were afraid of in the beginning, but [prospects] feel so much pressure."
April 20, 2017: Updated ESPN 300 rankings are released. Fields is now a five-star and No. 4 overall.
June 6, 2017: Fields decommits from Penn State.
"The reason I decommitted was to make sure that Penn State was the best fit for me," Fields said. "Calling Coach (James) Franklin and the staff was probably the hardest phone call I've ever had to make, but I feel like it was the best decision for me and my family."
June, 2017: Now that he's decommitted, Fields pays visits to Georgia, Auburn and Florida State on consecutive days from June 12-14. He then stops by Florida on June 20. Finally, he and his family visit Alabama at the end of June -- a trip that coincides with his sister's softball schedule.
This was a big month for Fields; the five-star QB decommitted from the Nittany Lions, took four unofficial visits and added an offer from USC on June 25.
July 13, 2017: The ESPN 300 rankings are updated, and Fields moves up to No. 1 overall. Former USC quarterback Matt Barkley is the only QB other than Fields to ever claim the No. 1 spot in ESPN's rankings, so the Georgia native is joining rare company.
Fields will visit Auburn this weekend and make another trip to Georgia shortly thereafter. His sister, Jaiden, is committed to play softball for the Bulldogs.
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Posted on 7/13/17 at 8:47 am to TideSaint
Thanks TS...ellitor is a good poster for Auburn. Used to follow him on their other site years ago.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 8:49 am to IT_Dawg
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ellitor is a good poster for Auburn.
Yeah he's a good dude. TigerPaw1 from their board is a great guy too.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 11:15 am to Spaceman Spiff
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An OL, that may not be improved this year at all...
Oh, its gonna improve buts that's another thread.
Posted on 7/13/17 at 11:20 am to DawgRff
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Oh, its gonna improve buts that's another thread.
needs significant improvement thats for sure
Posted on 7/13/17 at 12:24 pm to Buddy2012
Not really cruitin' but heard CKS with the "Kang" yesterday and heard a funny exchange imo.
Kang: Would Kirby 2017 recruit Kirby 1994?...
Kirby: Not no, but hell no, if I were recruiting athletes like me today I'd still be coaching at DII...
Then he thanked Ray for finding him... Lol
Kang: Would Kirby 2017 recruit Kirby 1994?...
Kirby: Not no, but hell no, if I were recruiting athletes like me today I'd still be coaching at DII...
Then he thanked Ray for finding him... Lol
This post was edited on 7/13/17 at 12:26 pm
Posted on 7/13/17 at 12:42 pm to dallasga6
Off Topic. Take is to the 1995 recruiting thread!!
Posted on 7/13/17 at 12:55 pm to Barstools
4* TE John Fitzpatrick just committed to UGA 
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