Comments on: Kelly Gets His QB

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:30:45 +0000

This kid reminds me of Troy Smith at Ohio State – not exceptionally tall or big, but extremely accurate, tight spirals and mobility to escape pressure. I think he will fit in nicely with Kelly’s version of the spread.

For the person who commented about needings WR’s, ND is littered with them. I don’t really see that as a major need. What IS a need, however, is offensive and defensive lineman – especially with the decommittments earliers in the year.

As ND has shown in November, a great D is what wins games. So adding a few quality DL, LB’s and CB’s is where I see the “meat” of this class.

By: Big Perm

Big Perm — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 02:14:12 +0000

“For comparison Clausen hd a 46-6 TD/INT ratio and a 68% completion ratio his senior year.”

For camparison Jimmy was the #1 recruit in the country. I hope this kid pans out but Jimmy was a potential 4 yr/ starter who owns the ND passing record book.

By: Terry

Terry — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:34:51 +0000

He’s definitely pass first, which is how Kelly’s spread works, he doesn’t look extremely fast but seems to have a good pocket presence, however his line seemed to be dominating the other teams D-Line in those highlights. Cam Newton is the bar right now, maybe the best college quarterback ever because he can do it AAAALLLLLLL! He’s no Cam Newton, but with the right receivers, which Notre Dame doesn’t seem to lack, he won’t need to run too often. Good job BK!

By: St. Olaf

St. Olaf — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 14:48:29 +0000

As promised, Golson has a strong arm and solid accuracy. A few of the more impressive things in his highlights video I noticed are that he cotinues to look down the field when pressured, rather than tucking it away and running automatically. When he does scramble, he may be small in stature, but he is a long-stride runner…makes his speed and direction deceiving, similar to Cam Newton. And you have to love that when he scores, he does it like he’s been there (which he has).

By: Domer

Domer — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 07:24:02 +0000

Watching his film I think this kid is a good fit for Kelly’s system. For a high school kid I am really impressed with the way he keeps his eyes downfield. A lot of athletic QBs in high school are too quick to run when pressured but this kid seems to have good field vision. A couple of those throws to the corner of the endzone show great accuracy and touch too. Lets go Irish!!!

By: The Gipper

The Gipper — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 00:08:41 +0000

Graduated the same year as Joe Theismann and he lived down the hall form me. He was 5-11 maybe soaking wet as I am, but as mpsND72 states accurately his hands were immense allowing him to grip the ball well and throw rocket passes. I put my hands up against his once — they were twice the siz of mine!
Golson can be better than him and more, A very talented young man. Welcome aboard!

By: Notre Dave

Notre Dave — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:00:01 +0000

In reply to mpsND'72. He seems to be the type of quarterback Kelly covets to run his spread offense. I hope this is the kid to take us to the promised land. Go Irish!!

By: FRED

FRED — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:51:26 +0000

State finals tomorrow vs South Pointe and #1 high school player Clowney. Go Seahawks!

By: FRED

FRED — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:48:14 +0000

My daughter goes to MBHS and I’ve watched him play for 4 yrs. He’s very quick and throws a beautiful, catchable ball. We’ve often wondered how much better he could be throwing to college level receivers. Missed 8 games this year when he injured his ankle and hand vs. Byrnes. Otherwise he probably would be very high on all-time records as he started 4 years. A great kid by all accounts. As a basketball player he is a driving, penetrating point-was all-state. Good luck to him.

By: Nick S.

Nick S. — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:47:52 +0000

Thank you for this post. I have a naive question: Does Golson take the snap from the shotgun farther from the line of scrimmage than normal? It seems like he’s back about a yard farther than normal. Just a question. Thanks again.