QB Marcus Mariota a Duck!

[UofDuck]

I concur, in his vid he looked very fast to me and an electronic 4.58 confirms that he is very fast indeed. The kid is very tall, so the legs are not churning ala LaMike, but look at the players in each of frames for speed reference, he is really moving. So yes, the Denis D comparisons might be legit IF he learns the game at the D-1 level.

I really like this pick-up.

I like that he is all duck before his break-out senior year. "Sorry fellows, you are a little late on this one"

[GrandpaDuck]

I am calling Shenanigans on an electronic 4.58.

The ESPN link said he ran that at the Hawaii Nike Combine. Only one person at the Nike Hawaii combine ran a 4.58 and that was a running back teammate of Mariota's.

Mariota ran a very very good 4.71 which is right up there with the best of the DBs and WR that day.

On Rivals his profile lists his correct Hawaii Combine results.

Here is a link to the full combine results:

http://rise.espn.go.com/football/articl ... sults.aspx

(He ran was also at the LA Nike Combine but there is no report of him running a 4.58 there either though I cant find his actual results but an unreported 4.58 from there would be very improbable.)

[UofDuck]

The ESPN link said he ran that at the Hawaii Nike Combine. Only one person at the Nike Hawaii combine ran a 4.58 and that was a running back teammate of Mariota's.

Mariota ran a very very good 4.71 which is right up there with the best of the DBs and WR that day.

I'm sure you are right, but since 4.71 is marked faster than our current QB's that is pretty darn fast. And he is a JR in HS.

[GrandpaDuck]

The ESPN link said he ran that at the Hawaii Nike Combine. Only one person at the Nike Hawaii combine ran a 4.58 and that was a running back teammate of Mariota's.

Mariota ran a very very good 4.71 which is right up there with the best of the DBs and WR that day.

I'm sure you are right, but since 4.71 is marked faster than our current QB's that is pretty darn fast. And he is a JR in HS.

I absolutely agree that it is a very good SPARQ time for a QB though I think short shuttle is a much better measure for a QB as most of them don't cover punts.

As for comparing his time with our current QBs, I'm not sure. I have not been able to find out if Oregon's Winter times are the slower F.A.T. electronic times they use in Track, or the faster SPARQ timers (used at the Nike combines) where reaction time is eliminated. Also, Thomas is known to be much more competitive with the other QBs in the 20 and less so in the 40. For a QB, 20 time are much more important than 40 times. (Running from the pocket to safely out of bounds just past the 1st down marker, DD's specialty.)

[hendrg]

I'm not sure how anyone that has actually watched Mariota's tape could think that he is not fast. You don't need to be a talent evaluator to notice this kid can flat out move for a QB.

Totally agree, he seemed really quick and fast to me. That dive at the pylon was pretty sweet too.

[Boom]

I am calling Shenanigans on an electronic 4.58.

The ESPN link said he ran that at the Hawaii Nike Combine. Only one person at the Nike Hawaii combine ran a 4.58 and that was a running back teammate of Mariota's.

Mariota ran a very very good 4.71 which is right up there with the best of the DBs and WR that day.

On Rivals his profile lists his correct Hawaii Combine results.

Here is a link to the full combine results:

http://rise.espn.go.com/football/articl ... sults.aspx

(He ran was also at the LA Nike Combine but there is no report of him running a 4.58 there either though I cant find his actual results but an unreported 4.58 from there would be very improbable.)

Interesting, maybe someone from DuckTerritory can clarify their information?

[uodux1212]

I'm not sure how anyone that has actually watched Mariota's tape could think that he is not fast. You don't need to be a talent evaluator to notice this kid can flat out move for a QB.

Totally agree, he seemed really quick and fast to me. That dive at the pylon was pretty sweet too.

Those tall lean guys can be deceptively fast, they cover a lot of ground with those long strides... TPryor didnt look especially "fast" in the RB, but we all know he got to the corner almost every time and picked up first down's like they were going out of style... the guys covers 10 yards in 2.5 steps

[nogerO]

http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/spor ... mbine.html

That is a fast time, whether hand timed or not.

[dthomas=ddixon]

From Gordo on educk:

"Fetters posted on talefeathers how this guy is most likely a 4 star recruit and perhaps best QB on west coast. More importantly, it appears you would be hard pressed to find a recruit who fits our offense any better. So much like a Dixon in that he has the grades (3.5 gpa), speed and arm strength to be a star at Oregon. His benefit over someone like Dixon is the offense he is currently running in HS.

Oregon looks to be in such good shape at QB for the next several years, which includes Bennett from Crespi this year."

[greenyellow]

From Gordo on educk:

"Fetters posted on talefeathers how this guy is most likely a 4 star recruit and perhaps best QB on west coast. More importantly, it appears you would be hard pressed to find a recruit who fits our offense any better. So much like a Dixon in that he has the grades (3.5 gpa), speed and arm strength to be a star at Oregon. His benefit over someone like Dixon is the offense he is currently running in HS.

Oregon looks to be in such good shape at QB for the next several years, which includes Bennett from Crespi this year."

It's nice to see the QB depth get to a point where we aren't relying on a QB like Leaf, Kempt, or Roper for the starting job.

[wlduck]

From Gordo on educk:

"Fetters posted on talefeathers how this guy is most likely a 4 star recruit and perhaps best QB on west coast. More importantly, it appears you would be hard pressed to find a recruit who fits our offense any better. So much like a Dixon in that he has the grades (3.5 gpa), speed and arm strength to be a star at Oregon. His benefit over someone like Dixon is the offense he is currently running in HS.

Oregon looks to be in such good shape at QB for the next several years, which includes Bennett from Crespi this year."

It's nice to see the QB depth get to a point where we aren't relying on a QB like Leaf, Kempt, or Roper for the starting job.

+1. The depth at QB is starting to look really nice.