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Talk of Mallet transfering to UCLA...

I prefer mobile QB's but I heard this guy's arm is stronger than Brady's or Henne's....


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Mallett looked good against PSU. He ran a TD in from about 9 yards out...showing a little scoot to him.

Yes.

Top 2 qb out of HS. Cannon for an arm. Needs to work on accuracy. Big NFL-type pocket passer. Does better from the shotgun, ran spread offense in HS.

I saw Mallett when he was a Texarkana HS. Dude is a pocket passer with sneaky mobility though. I think transferring to another school is his best bet considering RR's coaching style. The problem is, transferring and sitting out a year did not quite work out for what's his name up in Nebraska, so I am not sure how that would work out for Mallet. He is a super talent, but I'd hate to see him lose his job because of a regime change.

On the other hand, McGuffie had to love watching this play out. He might get on the field sooner than expected.

if he's mobile with a strong arm, why not go to teams out there who run spread offenses that would fit those type of skills. Talk about backward move.

WolverineSteve wrote:Yes.

Top 2 qb out of HS. Cannon for an arm. Needs to work on accuracy. Big NFL-type pocket passer. Does better from the shotgun, ran spread offense in HS.

He's definitely shown more promise than Claussen with less playing time but to be fair, Claussen played behind a high school offensive line and didn't have the skilled position players around like Mallett and Henne had. Neuheisel is a QB guru...he'd be nice project for him. If Pryor comes to Michigan, Mallett is far from a sure thing as the starter next year. He's probably better off transferring considering he's not really a "Rodriguez guy".

I don't know exactly how he has shown more promise than Clausen. Clausen played for a horrible team with no proven running game or recieveing corps. He finished 138-245 (56.3%) with 7 TD's and 6 INT's. Not world beater statistics by any means, but pretty fucking good for a true freshman.

Back on point, Mallett can move a bit but has issues with his accuracy. Also, some reports of him as a teammate weren't exactly positive.

Killian wrote:I don't know exactly how he has shown more promise than Clausen. Clausen played for a horrible team with no proven running game or recieveing corps. He finished 138-245 (56.3%) with 7 TD's and 6 INT's. Not world beater statistics by any means, but pretty fucking good for a true freshman.

Did we include all the fumbles he had? How about the all the twinkies he stole from Weis' locker?

Killian wrote:I don't know exactly how he has shown more promise than Clausen. Clausen played for a horrible team with no proven running game or recieveing corps. He finished 138-245 (56.3%) with 7 TD's and 6 INT's. Not world beater statistics by any means, but pretty fucking good for a true freshman.

Back on point, Mallett can move a bit but has issues with his accuracy. Also, some reports of him as a teammate weren't exactly positive.

3-0 as a starter. Beating PSU, Illinois, and Minnie. Other than that, I'm sure Clausen was his equal.
Sin,
Not really.

Reports of him as a teamate?!.... Gimme a break.

Thing is Mallet was a true-frosh. He can still sit-out a year and have three left to play. Why try stick-around trying to mold yourself to a system you don't really fit? Ya RR said the spread can be used with different qb-types but he has always run an option-oriented version. Mallett would be like a little more talented version of Chris Leak. When will RR get his Tebow that fits his system? It could be soon, and that could put Mallett in a tough spot.

I haven't seen enough of Mallett to know his full running abilities but I know he is more of a pocket-passer than dual-threat qb. I think he could be better-off going to a place like UCLA with an offense where he'll fit.

WolverineSteve wrote:

Killian wrote:I don't know exactly how he has shown more promise than Clausen. Clausen played for a horrible team with no proven running game or recieveing corps. He finished 138-245 (56.3%) with 7 TD's and 6 INT's. Not world beater statistics by any means, but pretty fucking good for a true freshman.

Back on point, Mallett can move a bit but has issues with his accuracy. Also, some reports of him as a teammate weren't exactly positive.

3-0 as a starter. Beating PSU, Illinois, and Minnie. Other than that, I'm sure Clausen was his equal.
Sin,
Not really.

Reports of him as a teamate?!.... Gimme a break.

Time out. You're going to give Mallett credit for beating Minnie? Might want to tell Chad Henne about that one.

And I'm sure it was all Mallett, not the fact he had Michigan's all time leading runner, a top 5 LT, and two first day draft picks out at WR. I'm sure that didn't help. So, I agree that you are completely comparing apples to apples.
Sin,
Not really.

Ask around Ann Arbor. I'm sure not that many on the team will be crying if he left. He wanted to leave once, now he's thinking about it again. That coupled with his attitude in practice and he really hasn't won anyone over on the team.

I don't think one should regard Mallett's abilities as unfriendly to the spread. Also, RR was the OC at Tulane when King was there, right? He's had recent success with running QBs, but I don't think it's fair to say that's all he knows. Pryor or no, UM will probably still throw to sickly talented WRs.

Also, I was impressed by Clausen this year. He played well, despite what surrounded him. He's going to be a good QB.

Sure if you like a target in the pocket. Guy has a monster arm but runs like he has weights on his ankles. :paul:

PSUFAN wrote:I don't think one should regard Mallett's abilities as unfriendly to the spread. Also, RR was the OC at Tulane when King was there, right? He's had recent success with running QBs, but I don't think it's fair to say that's all he knows. Pryor or no, UM will probably still throw to sickly talented WRs.

Also, I was impressed by Clausen this year. He played well, despite what surrounded him. He's going to be a good QB.

I don't know where you guys are getting this from? Clausen impressed you? Why? Maybe he didn't screw up too much. But he also didn't help a lot either. He was mediocre at best. I'm not saying he won't be good in the future but he sure didn't impress me in any of the games I saw.

Notre Dame was in a tough spot against PSU. After the Lions got a lead, they came hard after Jimmy. He handled it pretty well, I thought. He outplayed his PSU QB counterpart, even under quite adverse circumstances.

Mallet will have to sit a year and then compete with Crissman, Crissman will be a good QB for you guys