Heinrich Haarberg
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I get all the hype for this young man as an athlete but after seeing him play multiple times the past few years he is not a D1 scholarship QB.
If Frost and Verduzco are looking for “fast-blinkers” this kid is not it. Go look at his entire game films, the games where his team plays quality opponents he is a non-factor. Most of his plays in those games come in junk time.
Yes, he is 6’5” and runs a 4.68 according to his Twitter account but if he gets to the D1 level he won’t be able to ‘out-athlete’ the other team like he does in high school.
Let’s hope that Coach Frost doesn’t waste a scholarship.
If Frost and Verduzco are looking for “fast-blinkers” this kid is not it. Go look at his entire game films, the games where his team plays quality opponents he is a non-factor. Most of his plays in those games come in junk time.
Yes, he is 6’5” and runs a 4.68 according to his Twitter account but if he gets to the D1 level he won’t be able to ‘out-athlete’ the other team like he does in high school.
Let’s hope that Coach Frost doesn’t waste a scholarship.
I know the coaches wanted to see him throw live before Convid. We stand pretty good with Costelli and Haarberg is probably option B. I could see us taking both. Kid has a high celing and a pretty good runner for his size.
According to OWH article today, Frost &. Ver are waiting to watch him throw before considering a scholarship.
The way ours have been getting injured the past 2 years you can’t have enough. Plus, the NCAA has made it very easy for players to transfer. Think of Haarberg as a project, like Vedral or a poor man’s Joe Ganz.
I trust our staff’s decision on this one. Frost and Verdu are great evaluators with quarterbacks.
Maybe. He seems to have a high upside. What if he ends up being more like Josh Allen than Noah Vedral?
Great job not answering the question.
Highly doubt we take both unless Haarberg wants to walk on. Or if he moves to TE. I could see him being a great TE in a couple years. All conf type.
Answering what question? How many quarterbacks we currently have? I wasn’t sure if you were being serious or not.
Consider me on the Heinrich train and hope he gets an offer from NU...If we prioritize keeping our state's best, put your money where your mouth is....that said, I did note on his twitter profile he has offers from not just BC but Harvard & Yale as well....perhaps he loves to ball but if you had the smarts upstairs to get an offer from two of the most prestigious universities in the world, hard to pass that up. If he does get an offer from NU and ultimately chooses to come play for Frost, you'll know his heart and passion are in the right place.
well it does appear we will land AJ Rollins and Thomas Fidone this year at TE. I’m not sure if we take 3 TEs this year or not and how we look next year with any TEs but getting Rollins and Fidone would be a great start and are we sure Chris Hickman stays at WR and doesn’t move back to TE? I’m assuming he’s only helping out at WR this season and not making a permanent move. Those 3 would give us 3 big time TE prospects for the future. GBR
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Id have no bones getting this young man and going after him. But i definitely hope we don’t choose him over Costelli (I know we aren’t that stupid). Just as long as we land Prochazka, Dickerson, Keagan Johnson and Rollins in this years class but we don’t get Haarberg I’d be fine with that. Those are the Top 4 players in Nebraska.
I don't have a problem with taking a "project" QB in this class. Yeah I'd prefer Costelli, but it will be hard to keep him happy when we have McCaffrey and Smothers for the next 4 years. The odds are good that any QB we take in this class will eventually transfer.
that’s why we go after a QB every recruiting class. We go after the best possible player at that position and let them do battle for the starting spot. Just as long as we go after at least 1 per recruiting class, we should be fine. Again, I’d have no bones going after Haarberg but using a scholarship on him? Maybe if we have an open spot or he’s better then all other options at the signing day and we have a spot left open still.
I'm hoping the staff look at every player as someone who can compete for the starting job day 1. If he's better than those 2, that's a good thing.
I'm not ready to anoint anyone a sure-fire starter, especially when they haven't even set foot on campus.
I’ve seen every game he’s played the last two years. He made a ton of improvement last year but he’s still pretty erratic. He worked hard and went to a lot of camps and got better. He can chuck it.
Being 6’5 and about 200 lbs in class C Nebraska should allow you to be physical at the point of attack....But he is painfully shy of contact. It got a little better last year but it’s not natural for him. He had issues with ball security while running as well. Seems like a good kid and athlete. I’m kinda surprised by the interest, but good for him.
Being 6’5 and about 200 lbs in class C Nebraska should allow you to be physical at the point of attack....But he is painfully shy of contact. It got a little better last year but it’s not natural for him. He had issues with ball security while running as well. Seems like a good kid and athlete. I’m kinda surprised by the interest, but good for him.
In reality, some players will take more time to develop, but are still worth taking. Especially on the lines.
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People can say high ceiling all they want but I believe they can find someone just as good or better than Haarberg to walk-on. Use the scholarship to try to develop depth on a O-Line, D-Line, or WR spot.
What’s you connection here? Just wondering, I saw you wrote the same thing on Sam McKewon’s Twitter. So do you watch Kearney Catholic play or did you watch him against another team you have a connection to?
You think Heinrich is a slow blinker??? I have never heard that one before and can assure you that’s not a popular opinion.
Sounds like you have a strong opinion the other way. Fair enough.
Since you commented on the board that doesn’t cost any money. Could we get some free analysis from you on Mr. Haarberg? It would be nice to see what you think and not what you are hearing from your sources.
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Seen him at two camps last year (Abilene Christian and Wyoming). I also played college football with his HC at KCHS. Yeah...I have seen him.
Let’s hear your analysis. Instead of YOU demanding someone to give you theirs...let’s play it the same way and you give us yours and why you see this young man like you do? Sounds like you are just going off of his film. I’m sure there’s more to it then just that.
Have you went and watched him at camps and seen him spin the ball. And how long have you been a D1 Coach that’s been evaluating QB prospects (or hell, even a D2 Coach)? Just wondering because you want us to take you at your word over Coach V, Boston Colleges coaching staff or any of the other schools coaching staffs looking at him. So I’d like to know what makes you a better QB evaluator compared to the coach’s making hundred of thousands or millions.
and I noticed you have your profile blocked...why? Usually only trolls do that so everyone else can’t follow what they post. What’s you hiding and why are you worried about others tracking or seeing your posting history? Ultimately I agree, I’d rather not use a scholarship on Haarberg but if we have the open spot and he’s better then our other options, then so be it. But calling out Bryan Munson like that isn’t very smart. Dudes one of the main guys on this site and we read his write ups all the time. I’d listen to him before I’d even consider listening to most on here. Except maybe Sean Callahan.
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I was just interested to see what Bryan Munson would have to say since he is a big part of what Rivals does with Husker recruiting. If he wants to give some great, if not I just need to subscribe. Sorry man.
As for my analysis from watching some games in person and some film: I would have to say my original post on this site, what you’ve seen on Twitter, and what balsy said early in this thread would be the majority of it.
well I definitely could have taken that other post wrong. But I’ll say this, Bryan Munson saying something usually has some weight to it. Just like Sean Callahan when he makes a stop once a year lol.
I see we have an offer out to Ty Keyes, but not sure how serious that is. Other than than we have nothing. So yeah Im going to bet Haarberg is the next option. Going to be hard to continue to get top level QBs to trust you as the QB whisperer when you QB and your team haven't performed.
My view is that we had 3 consecutive successful years in getting who we wanted. I’m OK taking a project guy this year but we better get our top guy next year. Who knows with Haarberg. Could be a Ryker Fife at best or could also be Josh Allen or Carsen Wentz type guy. I trust Frosts and Verdu when it comes to evaluating qb’s.
To me I don’t know enough about kid to offer or not offer. What I do know is smothers sounds like a good prospect and mccaffery looked good in his limited opportunities. I don’t think it is absolutely paramount to hit on qb this cycle. That being said I would at least want to bring in body to compete. Kids sounds like at least a legitimate d1 prospect who is willing to work. With smothers ahead of him, he can focus on development. If better than guys we got even better