As I mentioned in a previous article, Bobby Petrino has a few questions to answer now that he is the new head coach for Arkansas.
One of those questions asked how he would replace McFadden and Jones. Well, he didn’t get another McFadden. But Joe Adams, of Central Arkansas Christian School, resembles Percy Harvin on paper.
Adams runs a 4.41 and has a 33 inch vertical. He was originally headed to USC, but changed his mind in favor of Fayetteville. Petrino also brought in De' Anthony Curtis from Camden, Arkansas.
In 2007 Curtis rushed 119 times for 1,237 yards and 18 touchdowns.
The quarterback situation was another big question and Petrino answered that one with ease. He brought in transfer Ryan Mallet from Michigan. Also in this class was Jim Youngblood.
Youngblood is only a three-star prospect, but he runs 4.6. The last quarterback with decent speed at the U of A was Matt Jones.
Personally, I think that Youngblood is a shorter Jones with a little better accuracy. He is 6'2'' and weighs 217 pounds. From the film I've watched, he runs a darn good option, and despite his speed he is a pass first type of quarterback.
On the defensive side of the ball, Petrino didn’t bring in many big name prospects, but nonetheless he signed some good ones. He focused mainly on the D-line and linebacker corps.
It will be interesting to see how well this year’s recruiting class shapes up. I will give Arkansas a "B" for recruitment for right now, but it will take a few years to be absolutely sure just how well this well did in acquiring these prospects.
One note, Jamal Anderson of the Atlanta Falcons was only a two-star prospect out of high school. Now look at him—a top 10 pick in the NFL draft leaving early from college, and a starter as a rookie in the NFL.
So don’t pay too much attention to the rating of prospects.
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8 months ago
About 1/2 of this is WRONG!
from 8 months ago
That was the person that edited this. it was right before she got to it im sorry for the innacuracy of her edits.
8 months ago
Holy crap, that is a horrible analysis!
Do you even know who Ryan Mallet is? You could not have been more incorrect in describing his physical attributes and playing style.
I am dumber for having read this nonsense....
from 8 months ago
That was the person that edited this. it was right before she got to it im sorry for the innacuracy of her edits.
8 months ago
"He brought in transfer Ryan Mallet from Michigan—he’s another Jim Youngblood."-->Wrong! Youngblood is an option QB; Mallet is a traditional dropback passer.
Were you drunk when you wrote this or are you just that ignorant?
"Mallet is only a three-star prospect, but he runs 4.6."--> Wrong! Out of high school, Mallett was a 5 star prospect, gatorade player of the year, and and was one of the top ten prospects on just about every recruiting site out there.
"Personally, I think that Mallet is a shorter Jones."--> Wrong! First off Jones was 6'6"; Mallett is 6'7" Second, Jones was an option QB, Mallett is a traditional dropback passer.
"From the film I've watched, he runs a darn good option, and despite his speed he is a pass first type of quarterback."-->????????????? Mallett?
You say Mallet but you have descibed Youngblood.
from 8 months ago
That was the person that edited this. it was right before she got to it im sorry for the innacuracy of her edits.
8 months ago
wow
a little research would help
from 8 months ago
That was the person that edited this. it was right before she got to it im sorry for the innacuracy of her edits.
8 months ago
Do me a favor and post this on www.theonion.com. Thanks.
from 8 months ago
That was the person that edited this. it was right before she got to it im sorry for the innacuracy of her edits.
8 months ago
holy crap whoever edited my article got it all wrong.... youngblood is supposed to resemble matt jones..who edited this? im sry yall had to read that. ill change it back.
from 8 months ago
I feel ya man. Sometimes the people editing articles on this site don't get that the point of an editor is to check grammar and stuff like that.
I am tired of people editing things I write and rewriting entire sentences just because they think it will sound cooler with a different set of words. Or better yet editing things and changing facts I put in.
My personal favorite was an edit that changed something I wrote about a player from calling him "unsure" about his commitment, as I wrote it, to what the editor did in saying the recruit was "dishonest" about his commitment.
To the editors, we get bashed enough, doing shit like that just gets our articles bashed more.
from 8 months ago
thank you.. thats the first time that anyone has every changed it to where it was stupid sounding.
8 months ago
Bobby petrino will keep them contending for a bowl and battling lsu and alabama for the sec title.
8 months ago
Mallett was a 5 Star.
http://www.arkansas.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=29816
http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=1809554
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