Jayden Daniels was an early Utah commit.
When his mommy wouldn’t allow it, and he committed to then bagmen at ASU, he played the role of Utah’s bitch, till he transferred away, too frightened to play Utah’s defense again.
What’s ironic is the ‘pro-style’ is becoming more simplified except for the best of qbs. So a college system that takes that long to learn rarely actually gets them ready for the pros. All the rage are the Caleb Williams, Bryce Young, Jayden Daniels with ‘playmaking’ abilities. Many offenses are more short passes with occasional deep ball and some more limited runs now it seems. But it still comes down to the ability to read the defense and adjust the play or read.
With yearly turnover on teams, going to Beck from Ludwig hopefully will allow the offense to get into place in shorter time periods (Whit acknowledge this). I don’t think complex college offensive schemes are possible now. Unless it’s built over 2 years with the same qb sticking around.
CBS Sports is high on Dampier
Dampier is going to give Utah an entirely new look. He’s one of just five FBS quarterbacks since 2016 with at least 2,500 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in a single season, joining the likes of former Heisman Trophy winners Lamar Jackson and Jayden Daniels. He did that while playing under offensive coordinator Jason Beck, who now occupies the same position at Utah. Dampier absolutely lifts the Utes’ offensive ceiling and his continued collaboration with Beck could produce some big offensive numbers.
CBS Link
This is what Luginbill says about Dampier.
Dampier was one of the biggest surprise steals in the 2023 class for New Mexico and is about to be one of the hottest commodities on the market for his dual-threat traits and creative play-making. He reminds us of Jayden Daniels as both a runner and thrower. He’s the type of player that can pull a rabbit out of a hat and defending his improvisational plays is a nightmare. — Luginbill
See, this is one area that we need more information before we make any judgments. Whitt has tried to let QB’s sit for a year to learn.
Rising did it and excelled.
Jayden Daniels was going to do it, but then momma got involved and convinced Daniels to play right away at ASU.
Tuttle was supposed to do it and then daddy got involved and Tuttle left.
What was Wilson’s responsibility in all this? Forgive me, but I think that I could completely see momma and poppa bear being in Whitt/Ludwig’s ear about how good golden boy was and it would be a shame if he didn’t play and transferred mid season…
We just don’t know all the information on Wilson.
Cignetti would be my first choice, but he seems intent to stay in Indiana and likely wouldn’t leave for anything short of a blue blood school.
I would like to see the following at least interviewed before it’s just given to Scalley:
– Brian Johnson, he’s had coaching stops at Houston, Miss St & Florida with Dan Mullen, had a hand in coaching Dak Prescott, Jalen Hurts, and Jayden Daniels, also was the one to recruit Anthony Richardson to Florida.
– Spencer Danielson (BSU)
– Barry Odom (UNLV)
– Rhett Lashlee (SMU)
– Eric Morris (North Texas)
Dak Prescott, Jalen Hurts, and now Jayden Daniels. Also learned this morning that he was the one to recruit Anthony Richardson to Florida, though he wasn’t around long enough to develop him.
I don’t see the physical tools in Wilson that I saw in a Jayden Daniels or Cam Ward. Both of them had a lot more raw physical gifts in terms of arm strength/talent and mobility. In Wilson I see a kid who has grown up being spoon fed the QB position and I’m not convinced his ceiling is all that high.
A few years ago a freshman QB by the name of Jayden Daniels came to RES. He played for ASU. He was horrible and I remember thinking this guy is highly touted. By who ? He could run but couldn’t throw. Two years ago Dante Moore a 5* from Detroit came to RES with UClA and same results. Cam Ward was horrible at WSU his first year (transferred from smaller school).
Daniels and Moore transferred to get a new start since they were so bad their freshman year. Ward transferred for his senior year. Jury is still out on Moore since he will get a shot at Oregon next year. Daniels wins the heisman and Ward is the favorite so far this year.
Freshman QBs need time to develop. The only way to develop is by playing in games at game speed. Let’s be patient with Wilson. He will get better. Getting better doesn’t win many games unfortunately.
Spavital – We’ve seen his offense last week and last year with Cal. At Cal under Sonny Dykes and West Virginia under Holgerson he ran wide open, pass heavy offenses. Under Wilcox and Aranda, I haven’t been impressed so perhaps it’s more about what the Head Coach wants than his specific influence. He did coach Manziel and Kyler Murray so it’s been a mixed bag with him over the years.
Baldwin – Couldn’t get anything going in 3 years at Cal or last year at ASU. Now coaching in Canada.
Hill – Tried to put a square peg into a round hole with Jayden Daniels at ASU running the Chris Petersen style offense from Boise. Lots of formation shifts and horizontal screens: works great for a game manager QB but can be stifling for a truly talented QB
Arbuckle – very young but didn’t screw up the offense he inherited at Western Kentucky and then brought to WSU. Not sure if his offense needs a Cam Ward or Bailey Zappe type for max effectiveness. He’s dealing with a run first QB this year in Mateer so we’ll see if his offense works for anyone.
Cramsey – I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game he’s coached
