Ok, now that I said it I want to add all sorts of caveats to this:
a. Kyler Murray 'burst' onto the scene as a 3rd year player- 1 year at Texas A&M; 1 yr redshirt at Oklahoma; and then at Oklahoma so he is either a Junior or a RS Soph;
b. Murray was not impressive as a freshman at Texas A&M-- not a good fit- thus his transfer;
c. Murray's dad Kevin Murray was a legendary QB at Texas A&M and has a sideline career as a QB guru. Like it or not, Kyler got good training above and beyond the Oklahoma system;
d. Kyler played in the Oklahoma system- hard to calculate what that means to his performance.
All that being said, Kyler burst the model of the tall drop back pro-style QB (if that still exists as a desirable skill set-- see Wes Lunt) or the Fullback sized QB who also runs (Sam Ehlinger, Baker Mayfield, Tom Brady, Carson Wentz). So Kyler Murray is a throwback to the Doug Flutie sort of mighty mite QB.
What impact does this have on the Illini Isiah Williams and how he will be used in 2019?
a. Kyler Murray 'burst' onto the scene as a 3rd year player- 1 year at Texas A&M; 1 yr redshirt at Oklahoma; and then at Oklahoma so he is either a Junior or a RS Soph;
b. Murray was not impressive as a freshman at Texas A&M-- not a good fit- thus his transfer;
c. Murray's dad Kevin Murray was a legendary QB at Texas A&M and has a sideline career as a QB guru. Like it or not, Kyler got good training above and beyond the Oklahoma system;
d. Kyler played in the Oklahoma system- hard to calculate what that means to his performance.
All that being said, Kyler burst the model of the tall drop back pro-style QB (if that still exists as a desirable skill set-- see Wes Lunt) or the Fullback sized QB who also runs (Sam Ehlinger, Baker Mayfield, Tom Brady, Carson Wentz). So Kyler Murray is a throwback to the Doug Flutie sort of mighty mite QB.
What impact does this have on the Illini Isiah Williams and how he will be used in 2019?
