Heaps As A Cautionary Tale

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TierbsHsotBoobs

Who?

GuadalajaraGringo

His dream was to play at UW. His parents sound like a nightmare.

HFNY

For sure. It sounds like his parents' marriage was in a bad place and they invested so much time and effort into his career as a crutch.

The crutch gave way after he didn't succeed at BYU so his parents divorced after he left BYU.

Regardless, he should've redshirted and nearly every QB should. Heaps' story is one of the reasons why I think Browning has a better than 50% chance of redshirting though Browning did participate in spring ball and Heaps didn't.

Plus Browning doesn't appear to have helicopter parents and played in a tougher league so he is more prepared to play as a true frosh than Heaps was.

So I really have no idea.

His dream was to play at UW. His parents sound like a nightmare.

PurpleBaze

*tail

Dennis_DeYoung

Fuck Jake Heaps and fuck his parents. I sat with his dad once at a UW football practice (is this where the Real Dawgers sit?! lol!!!) and his dad was a fucking toolbag.

Plus he always sucked.

6-1 white QBs with no arm strength are not good no matter what (don't tell that to Jake Browning!!!).

Penace

I always had a severe dislike for heeps. First of all he was a short little chubby fuck with small hands. When his family hired a PR firm to assist with his announcement I knew he was a fag. I can honestly say for the first time in my life WDWHA

Gladstone

Hmm, surprisingly interesting read.

HeretoBeatmyChest

Someone should send this article to Skinny Eason.

Swaye

I read the article. Jake Heaps seems like a pathetic loser.

GuadalajaraGringo

I read the article. Jake Heaps seems like a pathetic loser.

Not really, he lives in his in-laws basement. #fitinhere

Cougzz

And changes his clothes in a porta potty.

The_Undertaker

The story is interesting for every young QB out there, but I came out of it still not really understanding how, from a pure football perspective, he went from #1 QB in the country to sucking that much. Or does he not suck but lost his mental strength? What is it?

Someone should send this article to Skinny Eason.

There is a chance it is a similar situation, you're right. Hard to have the maturity to go against your parents at that age.

TTJ

The story is interesting for every young QB out there, but I came out of it still not really understanding how, from a pure football perspective, he went from #1 QB in the country to sucking that much. Or does he not suck but lost his mental strength? What is it?

It's actually not that rare for these guys to bust under the weight of being labeled #1. Here is Rivals' #1 ranked QB prospect, 2002 to present:

2002 Vince Young
2003 Kyle Wright
2004 Rhett Bomar
2005 Mark Sanchez
2006 Matthew Stafford
2007 Jimmy Clausen
2008 Terrelle Pryor
2009 Matt Barkley
2010 Jake Heaps
2011 Jeff Driskel
2012 Jameis Winston
2013 Max Browne
2014 Kyle Allen
2015 Josh Rosen
2016 Shea Patterson

I'd also point out that 2010 was one of only two years in this period that no QB made Rivals' top 10 players overall. Heaps was ranked #63 overall in 2010; Driskel was ranked #32 overall in 2011.

AtomicDawg

Heaps was always overrated. He had okay arm strength but was not bright. Had no athletic ability whatsoever. Maybe the least athletic 6-1 quarterback I've seen as a legit prospect. Was not accurate. Had no concept of throwing with touch. He just sucked all around. But Kim and f3 were still bobbing his knob when he was at Kansas saying you just wait til charlie Weiss gets ahold of him.

You can't make this up.

AZDuck

@Swaye - another one for the death list - "GuadalajaraGringo"

RaccoonHarry

Up vote for bobbing his knob.

Swaye

@Swaye - another one for the death list - "GuadalajaraGringo"

Why did he hit the bricks? I try to put reasons down now. I'm thorough and shit.

AZDuck

@Swaye - another one for the death list - "GuadalajaraGringo"

Why did he hit the bricks? I try to put reasons down now. I'm thorough and shit.

Axe Stalin.

Swaye

@Swaye - another one for the death list - "GuadalajaraGringo"

Why did he hit the bricks? I try to put reasons down now. I'm thorough and shit.
Axe Stalin.

I'll mark him down as FBA until I hear otherwise.

AZDuck

@DerekJohnson what's the deal with "GuadalajaraGringo?"