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Cook is getting a remarkable amount of good press for how bad I remember him being.
'13 OH QB Malik Zaire (Notre Dame Early Enrollee)
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Cook is getting a remarkable amount of good press for how bad I remember him being.
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Yup. He was totally the starter 8 years ago...
GrangerIrish24
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That's impressive
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MZ has been chosen an Elite 11 Finals counselor.
Irish great Thom Gatewood has high praise for Malik Zaire below:
Notre Dame great Thom Gatewood gives Malik Zaire rave review - Notre Dame Insider: Irishstew
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Irish great Thom Gatewood has high praise for Malik Zaire below:
Notre Dame great Thom Gatewood gives Malik Zaire rave review - Notre Dame Insider: Irishstew
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dublinirish
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not surprized at all. Dilfer LOVES Malik
ND faces #1, 2, 11, 16, & 19!
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Bogtrotter07
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Noticed that, cool, huh?
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Gatewood's remarks were very interesting to read. He is saying from a very much loftier and expert perspective what a lot of us think that we have seen in Zaire --- the aura of the confident cool gunslinger with the hot passionate leadership --- AND great talent to project that into results.
Sometimes the "feel" of a gamer just is too powerful to miss, and why, I bet, Coach is somewhere smiling in anticipation right now. I know I am.
Sometimes the "feel" of a gamer just is too powerful to miss, and why, I bet, Coach is somewhere smiling in anticipation right now. I know I am.
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Bogtrotter07
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Amen, brother Michael!
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He is a leader the team hasn't had since Brady was there. He is surrounded by talented and protected by a fantastic line. If he can just manage the game there is no reason we shouldn't win 10 games.
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I watched the LSU game again last night (Texas can't get here soon enough) and I am very confident in MZ to play smart football. IF he doesn't turn the ball over, ND will win 10 games at least. I noticed vs. LSU he is a better thrower than we give him credit for. On a few 3rd and mid distances, he threw some bullets to get the 1st down. I know he is big and strong but I do NOT like him playing the battering ram like Tebow. Keeping the ball on a read option or scrambling if no one is open is fine with me. But, running as hard as he can right into the pile to get 1 or 2 yards will add wear and tear over time. Need him to stay healthy ALL year!
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the ESPN way too early 2016 Draft projection has Cook going #2 overall
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Clausen would be talking just like MZ if he had this team's talent.
Samardzija would be waiting at the end of the tunnel for the other team to come out and tell them, "If you turn around now, you lose 0-0. If you walk onto that field, we're gonna hang 50 on your sorry azzes.
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I generally agree with you, Zaire looks durable but even the toughest players aren't invincible. At the goal line it might make sense to gamble in competitive games, even Tom Brady runs the sneak a lot and the Pats generally protect him as much as any player in the league. Zaire is absolutely a big time threat with his arm, and he did go 12/15 vs LSU. I'd even argue that he looks like a better passer than Golson at the same point in his career.
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Once MSU stopped mismanaging his development after the ND game in '13, Cook came into his own.
But I think most of his reputation as "one of the best" comes from his performance against Ohio State in the '13 B1G championship game. Everyone knew MSU was good, but they got to see how efficient Cook could be when he picked apart OSU's shoddy 3rd-down defense in that game.
IMO, he is a good-to-very-good QB, but his rep is inflated greatly by that one game that everyone was watching.
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I think part of it also is people think he'll project to be a better pro than college player. MSU still goes pretty pro-style on offense, and even their spread looks are more of what you see in the NFL than from teams like Ohio State or Auburn or Oregon.
It's also projected to be a very weak QB class. Cook, Hackenberg, and Cardale are the top 3 in some order on just about every mock right now. He could Christian Ponder his way into being a top pick by default.
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I do think he'll be a good pro QB, or at least he has all the tools, but you are right that the current crop of draft-eligible QBs helps as well. I actually wanted to mention that but I lost my train of thought.
And for his sake I hope he doesn't Christian Ponder his was AFTER being a top pick by default lol.
Shark only saw 50 points against an opponent once in his career as a freshman under Willingham against Stanford. He didn't have a reception.
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ulukinatme
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Can't wait for this guy to lead our team this year. Not going to get crazy with the expectations, but I like the way he handles himself on the field and he's saying all the right stuff. Haven't felt this good about the potential of one of our QBs in awhile.
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I just hope all this offseason talk is backed up by his play on the field. I certainly think he is capable of big things, but at this point it's going to look pretty stupid if he doesn't have a pretty good year. I'd rather he focus on his playing doing the talking for him at this stage in his career.
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So what's your prediction? Will he live up to his hype? What's the teams final record?
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So Ride Along is on HBO and it occurred to me that Malik looks exactly like a jacked Kevin Hart.
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I don't know honestly. He hasn't proven to be a refined passer yet, so if he can develop that enough by the time the season starts, then I'd say 10+ wins. If not, I'd say 7-8 wins.
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Bogtrotter07
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Is that a prediction, a blanket statement, or a wet blanket?
Dude, 11 to 7 wins with ND's schedule on the accuracy of a quarterback on under routes?
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Malik Zaire will serve as a counselor at the Elite 11 Finals next weekend at Nike. <a href="https://t.co/o4OO5WVcJY">https://t.co/o4OO5WVcJY</a></p>— Irish Illustrated (@PeteSampson_) <a href="https://twitter.com/PeteSampson_/status/616424848605212672">July 2, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Man Malik has no filter. I love it but I know some won't. Hopefully the staff sees it as a positive and a... "I told you so" declaration and not that he's rubbing their nose in it.
Go Malik!
Mag Excerpt: Malik Zaire perseveres through rocky beginning at ND - Notre Dame Insider: Notre Dame Football
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Go Malik!
Mag Excerpt: Malik Zaire perseveres through rocky beginning at ND - Notre Dame Insider: Notre Dame Football
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Man... That article gives you a lot to think about. On one side, I wish our staff had a better system in place to let guys at the QB position get more true opportunity to show their talent and get quality reps. That being said, BK's philosophy does seemingly force the "cream to the top".
How can you not like your starting QB saying the following regarding his fight to the starting role:
I like that he demands us fans to expect the best of him. Not because it's the right thing to say, but because he truly believes it. He believes he can be the best. He believes this team can be the best. He believes he can be the guy that takes us there. With all of that... He isn't even asking us to believe it... He simply asks us to expect and demand it. I'm good with that.
Wasn't Malik a redshirt that yr? If so. Did he really expect to come in. Learn an entirely new system and beat out guys who have been in the system longer? Especially EG. I love his "Competitive Sickness" though. This kid believes in himself and his abilities. And with that kind of attitude. This team will have no choice but to follow his lead. I can't wait for this kid to play this yr. I'm starting to drink the Kool aid.