Except you're pretty much the only person talking about Davis moving positions at this time. Until the coaches give Davis some indication he could be moved, he's probably being told he's going to play QB. They may bring in a second QB, but that doesn't necessarily mean Davis automatically moves to slot - see Devin Gardner and Denard Robinson. That and as much as people like to go crazy about hand timed 4.4s and 4.5s with no verification, I'm a bit perplexed that you're not thrilled with that time. Plus, he's got the rest of Spring and Summer to get that time down until his SENIOR SEASON OF HS. He'll be plenty fast by the time he steps foot on campus.
As for the rest of the post I think we should pump the breaks a bit on marking guys down for ND. Teams rarely sign their number 1 or 2 target at QB - it's no different in 2017. The story may likely be the same - might want to let it play out.
I didn't say I guarantee he gets moved, nor am I recruiting him as an athlete. All I've said is he has the physical skill set to do other things and not waste away in clipboard purgatory. That flexibility makes him a take for me and I express that in my comments.
I don't get your Michigan QB mention? Didn't Gardner sit the bench for a couple of years before playing WR during at least one of Robinson's years at QB? Flexibility is a good thing, that's why Robinson is on the Jags. No position in high school offers more flexibility in college than the short, athletic, dual threat QB. They generally have grown up the best football player on both sides of the ball and are QB because it's the most important position. It's common sense they'd be flexible.
In regards to his time. There was talk of sub 11 / 100's, that's fast. 4.63 is nothing special. I thought he'd be sub 4.5. I'm saying this as a former basketball / track hack who ran consistent, ET'd 4.6's. Yes, hand timed 4.4's are between a dime a dozen and garbage. I don't put too much stock into times unless it's this year's Opening Regionals or large meets posted on Athletic.net.
Regardless, I still have no problem with him being a QB recruit if they are going after another guy with more upside. I am not comfortable with them bringing in Book and Davis only, back to back. IMO, that is not the level of QB recruiting ND should be happy with. Would I tell him there's a chance he gets moved? No. I'd recruit him as a QB only but knowing all along he has the ability to shed the clipboard in a few years if he can't rise up the depth chart and/or gets passed by an '18 or '19 QB.
Which brings me to the pump the brakes part of the response. I'm a long term sales strategist. I have to assume & project that ND is going to get another Wimbush level QB. I have to expect that a Phil Jurkovec level guy is going to look at Book and Davis and say to himself, "No long term roadblocks there". I have to assume the Irish are eventually going to go after the best of the plus armed, dual threat QB's on a yearly basis as the MZ, DK, BW roadblock isn't going to be there forever. UGa and Bama don't start off every cycle looking for borderline 4 star RB's. You don't get to the stars by aiming at the moon.
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