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From Bryan Fischer - CBSsportsline - broke the De'Anthony Thomas story:
Just talked to Oregon QB commit Jake Rodrigues, he said even with all that's going on, he's a "Duck for life."

Excellent news. Rodrigues is one of the most important recruits in the class. This is what you want from your future leader.

Yes, very good news.

Damn the title scared me, I wasn't even worried about JR and his status...so this is great news for sure.

I'm just curious, what makes this guy so good for us? I know people say he's an incredible leader, and of course, he's got that "it" factor, and he can definitely sling it, but he doesn't fit too well in our O really. He's not a runner, given his 4.9 40. Just wondering.

Duffman57 wrote:I'm just curious, what makes this guy so good for us? I know people say he's an incredible leader, and of course, he's got that "it" factor, and he can definitely sling it, but he doesn't fit too well in our O really. He's not a runner, given his 4.9 40. Just wondering.

Are you aware of the 40 times for Masoli and Thomas?

Duffman57 wrote:I'm just curious, what makes this guy so good for us? I know people say he's an incredible leader, and of course, he's got that "it" factor, and he can definitely sling it, but he doesn't fit too well in our O really. He's not a runner, given his 4.9 40. Just wondering.

The fact that he was number one on our board is what makes this kid so good for us.

gogreen55 wrote:

Duffman57 wrote:I'm just curious, what makes this guy so good for us? I know people say he's an incredible leader, and of course, he's got that "it" factor, and he can definitely sling it, but he doesn't fit too well in our O really. He's not a runner, given his 4.9 40. Just wondering.

Are you aware of the 40 times for Masoli and Thomas?

Uh, yah just looked it up, Thomas had a 4.52 and Masoli had just a general 4.5 according to Rivals and Scout accordingly. Thats actually really good for HS kids as big as them...

Duffman57 wrote:

gogreen55 wrote:

Duffman57 wrote:I'm just curious, what makes this guy so good for us? I know people say he's an incredible leader, and of course, he's got that "it" factor, and he can definitely sling it, but he doesn't fit too well in our O really. He's not a runner, given his 4.9 40. Just wondering.

Are you aware of the 40 times for Masoli and Thomas?

Uh, yah just looked it up, Thomas had a 4.52 and Masoli had just a general 4.5 according to Rivals and Scout accordingly. Thats actually really good for HS kids as big as them...

I hope you don't really believe that.

Phenom wrote:

Duffman57 wrote:

gogreen55 wrote:

Duffman57 wrote:I'm just curious, what makes this guy so good for us? I know people say he's an incredible leader, and of course, he's got that "it" factor, and he can definitely sling it, but he doesn't fit too well in our O really. He's not a runner, given his 4.9 40. Just wondering.

Are you aware of the 40 times for Masoli and Thomas?

Uh, yah just looked it up, Thomas had a 4.52 and Masoli had just a general 4.5 according to Rivals and Scout accordingly. Thats actually really good for HS kids as big as them...

I hope you don't really believe that.

We'll i believe that just as much as i believe the 4.9 that was reported for JRod. So, comparatively, he seems incredibly slow.

Our offense doesn't require the quarterback to be a speed demon, we just need a quarterback that is also athletic. From what I have seen, Jake is a very good athlete, and he's also further along as a thrower than Thomas was as a high schooler.

Duffman57, your inability to comprehend why the Oregon coaches feel Jake is a perfect fit for the offense relates to your apparent cluelessness regarding the nature of 40 times in general, and specifically those of the players mentioned in this thread. Hope this helps.

Do you remember Kellen Clemens, Duffman? Sure, that spread offense was different than the one Chip employs now, but Clemens is an example of an athletic but not overly fast quarterback that excelled in a Spread that carries some of the same principles as the one we run now. I'm very excited for Rodrigues's turn at quarterback, and I think he could take our offense to incredible heights.

gogreen55 wrote:Duffman57, your inability to comprehend why the Oregon coaches feel Jake is a perfect fit for the offense relates to your apparent cluelessness regarding the nature of 40 times in general, and specifically those of the players mentioned in this thread. Hope this helps.

Wow, someone got something up there arse today. I'll admit i'm quite new to the recruiting scene, and again, i'm not doubting that he is such a good fit, i'm just wondering WHY he is a good fit. I dont know much about him, and i just threw out the 4.9 he was estimated at, just as an indication that he was the speedy Qb's that are about the last 4 QB's we've had, ever since Chip came in.

And i brought up the other 40 times, due to the other guy ASKING me to do so....so you really need to go back, read the actual posts and not make yourself look like a complete d bag before you post.

TheMaehlMan wrote:Do you remember Kellen Clemens, Duffman? Sure, that spread offense was different than the one Chip employs now, but Clemens is an example of an athletic but not overly fast quarterback that excelled in a Spread that carries some of the same principles as the one we run now. I'm very excited for Rodrigues's turn at quarterback, and I think he could take our offense to incredible heights.

I dont, but the concept makes sense. I was just wondering because in our offense, as is, he isn't really a great fit, but i understand that it can be run.

Chip Kelly has never really run a spread (IIRC) without a QB that wasn't the greatest athlete, i'm just wondering how it would work out.

Duffman57 wrote:I dont, but the concept makes sense. I was just wondering because in our offense, as is, he isn't really a great fit, but i understand that it can be run.

Chip Kelly has never really run a spread (IIRC) without a QB that wasn't the greatest athlete, i'm just wondering how it would work out.

You should watch some clips of Kellen's final season with us, he was playing incredible before that awful injury ended his season. I also would not consider Darron Thomas to be a "great" athlete, though he is a very good one.