I am not sure where to start with this... You don't know why our staff would pursue the #1 QB in the country? Did you watch our QB play this year? A bigger Tommy Rees? What? Don't compare any big time QB recruit to Tommy Rees... they are on different planets in regards to talent levels...
Kiel ran a spread offense in high school where he ran very effectively out of. Services rate out QB prospects on what their bigger strength is (ie Passing=Pro/Running=Dual Threat), so being rated as a Pro-Style is not saying that they cant run, just that they better at throwing the ball. There is no better fit for our offense than Gunner Kiel.
You obviously haven't watched the tape, so go watch it and report back to us...
Okay, I watched some tape and Kiel looks impressive. Happy? Hooray the Irish landed him. Here's my problem; some people on IE jump right to tearing people's head off for asking an honest question. I'm an Irish fan but I don't spend all of my time living and breathing football. I've never heard of Kiel, and as I said in my post, I was looking for some clarification about what little I do know. Is that a crime? Is it too much to ask the other people on IE to share their more informed opinions?
When I compared Kiel to Rees, I said that he is "more talented." Which means, "better than" for those who have basic reading comprehension. Yes, I did watch our QB this year, and it was far from perfect. I never said it was a BAD thing that ND landed Kiel, I was just expressing some simple curiosity and looking for some perspective. So freaking sorry I haven't watched hours of tape about a high school player I've never heard of. I didn't realize I had to do homework before asking a question on an open forum. If you can't convey information without resorting to the internet forum equivalent of rolling your eyes and sighing with exasperation, than just leave me to my ignorance and move onto another post that meets your high standards. Thanks.