Mike Dare- Looking Good
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After, I believe.
For whatever it was worth, he was the #12 recruit in NJ for the 2015 Class, and the #18 Pro-Style QB, according to Rivals--the very type of recruit RU fans seek. IIRC, the level of competition of his HS team was not all that high. He was all in for Rutgers and shut his recruiting down after committing early.
Anyway, here are a few old threads on him, and a Todderick article. Would be a pisser if he lived up to all of Todderick's praise.
https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/threads/mike-dare.7382/
https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/threads/thank-you-thread-to-mike-dare.7414/
https://rutgers.forums.rivals.com/threads/qb-dare-bulked-up-to-225lbs.21069/
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2014/03/rutgers_commit_analysis_michael_dare.html
Dare's overall mechanics are solid. He sets up quickly, immediately putting himself in position to release the football. And once he spots an open receiver, it doesn't take him long to get the ball there. He has a quick, compact release. And he has a good overhand throwing motion with nice weight distribution to his lead foot and good follow through.
These traits allow Dare to effortlessly flick the football down the field with accuracy to beat any incoming pass rush. And he has the precision to drop the ball in between the opposing team's cornerback and safety, when there is help over the top.
The ball jumps out of his hand with good velocity when he sets his feet. And he has the arm talent to place the ball effectively.
Never got a chance here.
I hope he has great success.
I hope he has great success.
Why did we get rid of him? Looks like Flaco in making. We seem to produce great QBs after they leave. One day we will keep one and will make Rutgers Great Again.
I was thinking the same thing. He excelled in a weak(er) high school conference but simply didn't have the tools to be a P5 starter, which not many actually do, let's be real. That being said, good for him, wish him nothing but the best was a GREAT ambassador for RU both before and while he was OTB!
It wasn't that he was recruited over, it was that he's a pro-style QB and we've committed to the spread.
Yes. More of a case of bad timing with the coaching change and a complete switchover to a new offensive philosophy.
Wish him well.
He did; his transfer was likely already in motion prior to Kill coming here. I think he would have liked Kill as well. He's a great kid/ great family too and was Rutgers through and through. I hope he does well as Lackawanna and beyond.
Joe P.
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Mike Dare earned his first offer from Sam Houston State.
Ranked #9 for JUCO QBs.
He shows pretty good mobility and running ability here.
Ranked #9 for JUCO QBs.
He shows pretty good mobility and running ability here.
I'm pretty sure every QB on our roster would look good throwing against a JC secondary with no pass rush. Try doing that with a B1G defense in the backfield all day and B1G defensive backs. Lewis looked like Cam Newton against Morgan State.
Did you watch the video. Would not say there was "no pass rush." No, they are not playing Ohio State every weekend, but he is showing good mobility and chucking bombs.
He's wearing a red jersey. They aren't hitting him. Put Lewis against that secondary and he'd be chucking bombs too. Jalen Chatman's high school highlights are the same thing. And his receivers are wide open.
You clearly didn't watch his mid season highlights and only watched the video at the top.
at my gym there is a guy who is from Dare's hometown and we talk RU football all the time....he constantly brings up Dare in the conversation, giving me the stats of Dare's latest game.
THe guys attitude is probably typical of many of those who know and like a transfer.....bitter, thinking the kid got a raw deal, etc......even if the player himself does not express this.
anyway, the guy always says it in a way that sounds like RU made a big mistake.....I don't respond to it much, but I always think that Dare is fitting in now with his proper competition level.....if he ever gets to a div 1 school and performs, then maybe RU did mess up.... I would hope the kid succeeds at his level
THe guys attitude is probably typical of many of those who know and like a transfer.....bitter, thinking the kid got a raw deal, etc......even if the player himself does not express this.
anyway, the guy always says it in a way that sounds like RU made a big mistake.....I don't respond to it much, but I always think that Dare is fitting in now with his proper competition level.....if he ever gets to a div 1 school and performs, then maybe RU did mess up.... I would hope the kid succeeds at his level
What will this board turn to next year when there is no juco/D2 quarterback to say “player x never got a fair chance.”
What do you think of his mid-season highlights? Footwork, reads, etc? I was surprised by his mobility.
Sam Houston State is coached by KC Keeler, who was HC for a number of years at Rowan and Delaware. In 3 seasons at SHS, he is 34-10, and went 12-1/9-0 last year.
Hindsight is 20/20, and sometimes good ones get away. But more often than not, cream rises to the top. Think we saw that with how other recent RU QBs washed out at their final stops. The knock on Dare out of HS was he did not face solid competition. Maybe that's the case at Lackawanna. He was all in on Rutgers very early on. I wish him luck.
I personally think he should be the starting QB here if he had stayed. I like his ability to stand tall on the move, I think he has a stronger, and more accurate arm, than any QB we have on the roster. He does a good job of getting his shoulder up when he is extending the play so his balls do not drop. He plays in a legit JUCO environment and is doing very well.
Lackawanna is a legit JUCO program that plays legit juco programs.
Dare is easily better than Bolin and Gio.
Lewis will be better but right now Dare would be the best QB on the roster.
Lewis will be better but right now Dare would be the best QB on the roster.
I was one of the earliest Gio supporters here, and I still am a Gio supporter.
Mike Dare came up on my Twitter feed. Just sharing some info on the kid.
We didn’t get rid of him or any other player for the matter. It’s called transferring and is a personal decision by the player not the coach
Strictly personal? You don’t think he may have been encouraged to look elsewhere?
LOL
Anyway, hope we can get him in for an official visit!
Seriously? C'mon, he has maybe Bolin speed and while he threw a couple of nice passes, these were not the defenses he'd be facing in the B1G. I hope he succeeds, but have my doubts.
I think he was smart enough to say “ I’m never going to sebe this field in this offense. Time to look else where.”
Michael Dare - Lackawanna
http://www.lackawannafalcons.com/sports/fball/2017-18/bios/dare_michael_qm25
http://www.lackawannafalcons.com/sports/fball/2017-18/bios/dare_michael_qm25
Take it easy. AFAIK Dare didnt crack the 3 deep at RU.
Nows he's Joe Flacco ?
He does show some good situational awareness in that video, plus he places some balls where only his receivers can get them.
Um, as stated above, he was recruited as a pro-set QB and in 2016 we were a wide open spread offense run by our Wonder Kid Drew Mehringer.
whatever man, you can't keep following girls on Facebook who refuse to go out on a 2nd date with you. It is just creepy.