much talk, speculation and such
bottom line, this is year #4 for Harbaugh
is another transfer the break out QB or are the fans expected to wait until year 5?
yes, I'll agree it takes time to develop a freshman QB. Which QB recruit is going to be that guy? Because the transfer looks to be the guy this season.
Hopefully it doesn't take Frost's staff 4 or 5 years to develop their true frosh recruit, that they nabbed from the Vols after the conference champ game. And I really mean that, I'm not sold that this kid starting as a true frosh is the GUY.
Shea Patterson was a 5*, the #1 ranked QB overall and #4 player overall in the 247Composite rankings in the class of 2016.
Brandon Peters was a 4*, the #6 ranked Pro-Style QB and the #61 player overall in the 247Composite rankings in the class of 2016.
Dylan McCaffrey was a 4*, the #5 ranked Pro-Style QB and the #123 player overall in the 247Composite class of 2017 rankings.
Joe Milton was a 4*, the #9 ranked Pro-Style QB and the #204 player overall in the 247Composite class of 2018 rankings.
If he can't find a real life QB out of that collection of talent- he should just quit.
Patterson was the best, most accomplished HS player of the 4. Also the shortest, but also the most technically advanced, most polished, and ready to play coming out of high school. Hence the high ranking he got coming out.
Peters probably had the best mix of talents coming out of those 4 but not the best at any one thing. I'm still a big Peters fan despite that poor bowl game showing and Patterson transferring in and winning the QB job.
McCaffrey probably the best all-around athlete of the four- had the height but he came in weighing like 190 at 6'5. If he can put on the weight and keep it on- he's got pretty much every thing else.
Joe Milton is a flat out project- his ranking is entirely based on potential. Honestly he probably should've been rated a 3*- but he has the best size and by far the strongest arm of that group. He probably had the strongest arm out of any QB recruit in the 2018 class. He showed up to Ann Arbor 6'5, 234 pounds. He runs a legit 4.6 at that size and oh yeah- he can also throw a football 90 yards in the air and right through a brick wall. He's huge, he can run, and he's got a massive arm. Didn't have the greatest HS completion stats though. Might be shades of Shane Morris here. He's very boom or bust. He'll either be the #1 pick in the draft or ride the bench and/or transfer.