QB William Watson is N
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he compares favorably in the areas that are neither here nor there when playing QB (footspeed, quickness, etc)
after watching his highlight reel, I'm afraid @WHCSC may have hit the nail on the head
oh, and to put a bow on it, this kid's smaller than Flores, too!
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2800 combined yards and 31 TDs this past season. Similar numbers as a true freshman starter but 31 passing and 7 rushing TDs....as a true freshman. He's not Luke McCaffrey and he won't need to start at NU as a true freshman like Adrian did. IF he starts as a freshman, it would be because he's earned it and it sounds like he already makes good decisions with the ball. Sounds like he already knows Whipple's offense and reads. It's Whipple's *** and he won't get any do overs like Frost has. I'll let him decide who to recruit. Massachusetts Player Of The Year. MaxPreps has a good article. Watson's offers included Michigan, Tennessee, Pitt and OREGON.
Career TD/INT: 58/8
5 things I noticed on junior film.
1. Gets the ball out quick most plays.
2. Throws a nice deep ball with touch.
3. Arm strength looked sufficient.
4. Plenty fast
5. Made plays from the pocket and on the run.
I really liked his film. Didn't see his completion. percentage but couldn't be too shabby with 58 TDs and only 8 picks
Not a huge historian of Massachusetts football but who are the qbs to come out of there in the last 2 decades??
Does he really expect Whipple to be here for the next 5-6 years, though? He's turning 65 in a couple months. I will be surprised if he doesn't retire in 3 years
Matt and Tim Hasselbeck? That’s more than 20 years ago but I can’t think of anyone else.
Thanks for the data, looks promising. Seems to be a smart player that is also a real jerk that knows his stuff. Great get.
Isn’t this like saying some chick is the hottest MIT or Caltech coed in 20 years… I don’t know if that is saying much
“Hypothetically” this could leave us with 6 scholly QBs for 2023.
Assuming there would be some attrition by then, I’m not opposed to taking two QBs in this class. The position is too important.
The new model is load up on options, let em compete, then process some out.
More likely it’d be another transfer after next season to keep the room “older” if/when Thompson leaves. But a 2nd young project is not out of the question since the other guys will be reaching the ‘older’ phase.
Assuming there would be some attrition by then, I’m not opposed to taking two QBs in this class. The position is too important.
The new model is load up on options, let em compete, then process some out.
More likely it’d be another transfer after next season to keep the room “older” if/when Thompson leaves. But a 2nd young project is not out of the question since the other guys will be reaching the ‘older’ phase.
He can coach in to his 70s but I don't think Watson is worried about it. IF Whipple would retire, he could transfer without consequence. The transfer rule really frees kids up to change his school if his coach leaves. Whipple has been a coach his whole life and still seems to have the juice to want to keep going. I'm 64 and I'm not nearly ready to park my *** in a rocking chair and the stuff I'm doing is a lot more physically demanding than what Whipple would be doing.