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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby StallionsModelT » Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:58 am

In several of his updates it mentions offers from Colorado and Cincy. That said I'll let the kid prove it on the field. Those measureables remind me a lot of BLM.
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby RGV Pony » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:30 pm

StallionsModelT wrote:In several of his updates it mentions offers from Colorado and Cincy. That said I'll let the kid prove it on the field. Those measureables remind me a lot of BLM.


except for the fact that BLM came from a run-oriented offense in HS and Preston did not
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby Pony_Law » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:37 pm

The other great atribute about Preston is that he seems to be a high character guy. Meaning i expect him to put the work in and thrive in the mental aspect of the R&S, I like our chances with a Red Shirt Sophmore after Kyle's Senoir year (obviously I hope june actualy takes advantage of the redshirt process with him)
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby couch 'em » Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:40 pm

He gets the quality of his WRs held against him, but if you watch his highlight vids (yes, I know they are highlights, but it's all I have) he's hitting them right on the money in stride, near, midrange, and deep. It's not like his WR's are having to come back and leap to get it.
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby ponyboy » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:07 pm

How does he compare to Kaiser?
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The next great Pony QB??

Postby Junior » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:22 pm

Well, he doesn't wear the helmet with a spike on top of it.
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby SMU21TCU10 » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:34 pm

ponyboy wrote:How does he compare to Kaiser?

Does anyone know how Kaiser looked in practice all year?
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby reddevil » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:51 pm

Also don't forget the things that are most important for QB's in our R&S system to have: Accuracy and the ability to read and diagnose. Preston has tons of experience in reading defenses and letting his receivers make plays. This is exactly what we need.
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby Cadillac » Fri Jan 07, 2011 1:52 pm

ponyboy wrote:How does he compare to Kaiser?


The thing with Kaiser is similar to BLM in that he came from a running offense. I always thought that one of BLM's major issues coming in was becoming noodle armed by the 4th quarter, wich (and without any numbers, just speculation) seemed like it could be tracked back to the lack of reps the year before.

To Kaiser's benefit, he's put a year in as a redshirt in the system, which you would hope would better prepare him for the rigors of throwing the ball eleventy-billion times in a season.

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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby well travelled pony » Fri Jan 07, 2011 2:04 pm

I saw Preston play. Yes, Gardena Serra was passing oriented, but they could run too. Preston had a good line and great receivers, but he still made some good throws. Not every catch was made due to some wonderful move by the receivers. Preston has decent size, and good mechanics. I was surprised more programs were not going after him. I am glad he stuck by SMU. I think other Pony fans will be too.
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby westexSMU » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:42 am

Very accurate and 4.5 Speed....Welcome to SMU !
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby Stallion » Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:40 pm

Just for grins-where are you guys getting this 4.5 speed-I've seen it stated several times. Neither service lists a speed in his profile. I don't see a verified speed anywhere. He doesn't look like much of a threat to run in his videos and the scrambles I've seen show nothing more than average speed
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby davidpaul123 » Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:05 pm

Cadillac wrote:
ponyboy wrote:How does he compare to Kaiser?


The thing with Kaiser is similar to BLM in that he came from a running offense. I always thought that one of BLM's major issues coming in was becoming noodle armed by the 4th quarter, wich (and without any numbers, just speculation) seemed like it could be tracked back to the lack of reps the year before.

To Kaiser's benefit, he's put a year in as a redshirt in the system, which you would hope would better prepare him for the rigors of throwing the ball eleventy-billion times in a season.

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I agree. I think it makes a difference In having a QB come in who came from a pass oriented offense. Even though Kyle didn't get a lot of starts he still had years of experience in a passing offense. I expect the transition to be even shorter for Preston who has a lot of starts under his belt.
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby westexSMU » Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:15 pm

Stallion, I thought I read on Scout or Rivals a few months ago that Preston had 4.5 speed. I'll try to find it again.
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Re: The next great Pony QB??

Postby well travelled pony » Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:20 pm

Stallion, you are correct. His speed isn't amazing, but I hope he won't be needing it. Good enough to get along. Also, he comes from a winning program, and I would venture to guess he expects to keep that up. I saw Preston and his team make good adjustments to the d when I saw him play. Let's watch him learn under JJ.
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