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'14 CA QB Cade Apsay (Signed to COLORADO)
- Thread starter Duff Man
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Very good numbers. Particularly impressed with just 6 INTs.
bigbang2
blindslighted
Let it go.
Yes to Duff.
And Wood doesn't even fit with what I was saying. Completely different circumstance.
How awesome would this finally be? Between the OLine and QB we've had a hard time giving these positions time in the program.
Final season highlights. Good footwork, accuracy, surveys the field well, AND an athlete. Only negative imo is arm strength (and size)
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/584947/highlights/103270375
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/o/584947/highlights/103270375
I'd agree although I wouldn't say the arm strength is a negative. It's just not a huge strength. Love the rest. Don't care about the height. See ASU's QBs.
Wow the footwork, accuracy, and quick decision making look great. Can't have enough Pac level QBs on your roster.
Checks to the 2nd and 3rd receiver very well. Better than I can remember any of our high school recruits doing in a long time. I also like that he looks like he can run. Sefo is a reluctant runner, but with a QB that will keep, it will open up the O a little more. Like the pick up, and I am excited to see him develop.
'14 CA QB Cade Apsay (Verbal to COLORADO)
Sefo has apparently been playing hurt with a bad wheel all season
Sefo has apparently been playing hurt with a bad wheel all season
As stated above he has excellent footwork and accuracy. In fact that is the best I've seen from a CU QB recruit in a long time. He has a lot of the tangibles you are looking for. He also seems to run the read-option very well. Also, as stated above, the only negative I see is size, but hopefully we won't need him for at least 3-4 years. One other thing I noticed was he seems to push the ball out a lot like Cody H. did. Not sure that is a bad thing, at this point in time, but probably more to do with his size. Overall, based off of those highlights, I think the staff got the QB they covet.
Joe Theismann's Leg
Well-Known Member
Nice. I like Sefo a lot, but having Apsay waiting in the wings should be great
This staff is pretty good at picking guys under the radar.
I wouldn't exactly call him under the radar. He hit several camps and was getting looks (not all serious) from several west coast teams.
His release is phenomenal and compensates well for his average arm. Also like the athleticism. He just needs to get a couple years in a college weight program before he can be an every down QB. Excited to watch his development.
His release is phenomenal and compensates well for his average arm. Also like the athleticism. He just needs to get a couple years in a college weight program before he can be an every down QB. Excited to watch his development.
I would imagine the staff would like to see Apsay RS, let Sefo play the next three, with Gehrke backing up this coming year and Gehrke and Apsay battling it out for the back up role the year after that. My guess is Wood may have played his last down here, which is too bad.
Wood is very likely the backup next season.
I'd imagine the staff wants to get him in here and start to develop him. I wouldn't say anything beyond that in terms of the above. Both Sefo and Apsay (and Gehrke) have a lot of development to do. Excited to watch it all unfold. I suspect we could end up with very good QBs in a few years.
Connor is a serious student. I spoke with a friend of the family 2 weeks ago and it certainly sounds like plans to stick around to finish his degree.
From his CU bio:
Sefo and Wood are very good friends and I have heard that Wood likes Boulder and CU a lot. He could easily transfer to a lower division school and finish up his career as a starter but it wouldn't shock me if he decides to stick around as the back-up. Dorman's decision may have had something to do with this happening because with Wood coming back he had to know that he wasn't even going to have much of a shot a competing for the back-up job.
Either way I don't expect to see Apsay taking a snap for the Buffs for at least a couple of years which is how it should be unless you manage to recruit a QB who is a phenom. He will be able to come in and take his RS year with no pressure then spend a year or two competing as a back-up hopefully moving into the second spot and getting some time before he is in position to have the starting job for his own for his last couple years.
I wasn't knocking Wood, it's just once you have gotten the hook, you rarely get the job back at QB (unless you are named Cody). The coaches saw something that made them want to switch. I think Wood has been a great help to the team and I hope he stays around to finish his degree. I was just speculating the staff may be looking to develop the younger guys. Maybe Wood will be the backup next year.
Buffenuf
massive tool
Heisman winner Johnny Football (TM) and Heisman front runner Jameis Winston are both "phenoms" and both are red-shirts.
Its a shame Sefo didn't get the opportunity to RS this year. Apsay should have that chance, thank goodness and the Buffs will be better for it!
You will notice that I said a couple of years. I would like to see us getting into a cycle of giving our QBs a RS year followed by competing for the back-up job and getting some playing time for a year or two followed by starting for a couple years while we develop the next guy(s) in line.
There are a few true freshman QBs who have been mildly successfull. Guys like Terrell Pryor, RG3, Tebow, and some guy named Peyton Manning all did well as true Fr. QBs. The most successful of all time may have been Jamell Holloway who led the Sooners to a NC as a fr. but that was in a different era when he was more of a RB who pitched the ball and occasionally threw than a modern passing QB.
We definately aren't getting this level of talents but I look forward to seeing what our guys can do with some development.
I think the coaches would love to have Wood in the backup role. He is the only QB with major college experience aside from Sefo. That is invaluable both in-game and in the meeting rooms. With four QBs on the roster going into next season (assuming Wood stays), we finally have a balanced depth chart there. It also allows Apsay to comfortably redshirt. The difference between three QBs and four QBs is huge in this instance.