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Eason vs. Browning
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Never watched film on Browning or Eason until today. I like Browning better and think he is going to be a better college football player. I won't be surprised if Eason is a bust given some of the circumstances.
Browning looks like a more natural QB, with good instincts and good anticipation. He also has good escapability. Eason looks like a big kid with excellent physical tools playing quarterback. Browning has played against better HS competition. In most of Eason's highlights there is no pass rush. Eason has the prototypical height, size, arm that scouts love. I know Eason has done well at the big camps.
Two other things. We know that Eason's dad is really involved. I read in a story that he was toying with the idea of moving down to Athens. Jesus Christ, I hope not for the kids sake or it will be Jake Heaps all over again. Is the dad trying to relive his career through the son? And how many QB's do well in the SEC versus other conferences? How many do well right away? Seems like the kid will feel a lot of pressure at a real football school and from his own dad. And there is a 5* QB from Georgia who is committed to Georgia, who will be one year behind Eason.
My bet is we didn't get Eason because the dad wanted some special treatment or attention from Pete and Pete was slow on the trail, which obviously didn't help.
Not trying to absolve Pete or UW of blame because losing Eason is a big fuckup. But honestly I think Browning is going to be better. I think he's a better quarterback while Eason is a better pro prospect. I think Browning is going into a better situation and will feel much less pressure.
Browning looks like a more natural QB, with good instincts and good anticipation. He also has good escapability. Eason looks like a big kid with excellent physical tools playing quarterback. Browning has played against better HS competition. In most of Eason's highlights there is no pass rush. Eason has the prototypical height, size, arm that scouts love. I know Eason has done well at the big camps.
Two other things. We know that Eason's dad is really involved. I read in a story that he was toying with the idea of moving down to Athens. Jesus Christ, I hope not for the kids sake or it will be Jake Heaps all over again. Is the dad trying to relive his career through the son? And how many QB's do well in the SEC versus other conferences? How many do well right away? Seems like the kid will feel a lot of pressure at a real football school and from his own dad. And there is a 5* QB from Georgia who is committed to Georgia, who will be one year behind Eason.
My bet is we didn't get Eason because the dad wanted some special treatment or attention from Pete and Pete was slow on the trail, which obviously didn't help.
Not trying to absolve Pete or UW of blame because losing Eason is a big fuckup. But honestly I think Browning is going to be better. I think he's a better quarterback while Eason is a better pro prospect. I think Browning is going into a better situation and will feel much less pressure.
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I don't know anything about Eason, but agree Browning is going to be good and has the intangibles that make a QB.
http://dailytrojan.com/2014/10/14/max-browne-patiently-awaiting-his-turn/
"Browne is a communication major with an entrepreneurship minor. He is on pace to earn his degree in only three years, graduating next December. After he graduates, Browne hopes to attend graduate school at USC. If football doesn’t pan out as a career, Browne still wants to be involved in sports."
So essentially he ranks out at
Athleticism, Size, Arm Strength - A+
Decision Making, Awareness, Accuracy - B-
You can fix those things at the bottom, but it's not a given, and if you don't, you're a bust (see Gunner Kiehl from a couple years ago. Many said Kiehl was the best qb prospect to come around in a decade but he was a bust of the highest order. Despite his physical prowess, he couldn't play the position of QB). If the rumors about Eason having a posse/entourage that follows him around to camps, and his father acting as his promotions agent/recruiting coordinator are true, that also raises some red flags to me in terms of how well he will develop.
That being said, there is no guarantee Browning or Eason will be good/bad/ or neither. I wish we had both ( I did want him anyways) but I don't think Eason is a once in a lifetime QB like some do.
I would say Browning looks more polished (his HS coach I believe was one of Cals better QBs), but Eason has way more upside due to arm talent. Not a lot of NFL upside to Browning IMO.
IMHO, Browning most compares to another Georgia QB (Aaron Murray) who was drafted I think by KC or the Redskins (he slid a little because of a torn ACL). If someone put a gun to my head and said guess Browning's post-college future, I'd say he'd be a solid NFL back-up and ok spot starter.
For whatever reason, I had no idea that Tony Eason is Jacob Eason's dad. His dad is going to be waaaaaaayyyy too involved with his son, in fact he already is all up in Georgia so he strikes me as a super high maintenance father:
recruiting.blog.ajc.com/2015/07/24/jacob-easons-father-recruited-charlie-woerner-for-uga/
recruiting.blog.ajc.com/2015/07/24/jacob-easons-father-recruited-charlie-woerner-for-uga/
"Skinny's" dad played college ball at Notre Dame ...
The Eason you are thinking of played at Illinois before going to the NFL
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/university-of-cincinnati/ucathleticsblog/2015/08/04/kiel-being-mentioned--2016-nfl-draft-but-heart---cincinnati/31112921/
I'm more pissed about the Eason situation from the perception standpoint of losing an in-state kid.
I do think that he's more likely to be a bust than a star. I don't like the high maintenance that his family and posse are appearing to be. It wouldn't shock me if Petersen saw that and decided that he wasn't worth the trouble and wasn't a fit in the program. If true, it sucks. But at the same time, Pete will get judged by the results on the field. If Browning is who we think he is and he follows it up next year with a high level recruit that is able to make the Browning to next QB transition seamless then eventually we'll all forget about Eason. But if Browning isn't the guy and/or we continue to struggle recruiting QBs, then Eason becomes a bigger deal and it's absolutely valid to criticize Pete to the point that it probably is a damning commentary on his tenure.
If we land someone good next year, and Browning or KJCS show something this year, I will feel a lot better about life.
Thank goodness we have recruited OL so skrong (even with losing Eletise).
Glass half full says that the QB situation for 2017 will be more appealing to a high end QB with a more direct path to playing ... particularly true if Browning is playing this year.