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He got to play every 3rd series last season.
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'18 CO QB Blake Stenstrom (SIGNED to COLORADO)
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JOEinDenver
National Championship or Bust
So it looks like we may have ended up with better QB's for our 2017 and 2018 classes than if we had McCaffrey in 2017. I doubt Blake would have come to CU if McCaffrey was at CU.
darth-horax
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his stock should only rise with more playing time. He was backing up the McCaffery kid who went to Michigan, so I'm thinking that could account for his lower * status and overall rankings.
Seems from all the interviews to be a very mature and good kid. Especially important with the QB next year because he's likely going to need to be a great team guy ("star in your role, whatever it is") for a few years, considering the young QB depth on the roster.
Is there any reason to think we might take more than one QB this cycle? I only ask because ESPN was touting the '18 QB class in California to be one of the best in recent history. It would surprise me if Colorado would target a QB who has yet to play a starting role with all that talent coming within their recruiting footprint.
Nope. Not with all our QBs being underclassmen.
Depends on his Elite 11 performance(s). Definitely helps, though.
jizzrag85
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When's that?
New Orleans regionals for Elite 11 are today. It's why Blake is there.
Results aren't up yet: https://www.elite11.com/2017-e11-journey-results
jizzrag85
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Oh! Perfect, thanks! I looked it up but wasn't sure what date and didn't put 2 and 2 together with him being in New Orleans this weekend.
I think Stenstrom is a much better QB than the coaches thought they were getting. If you look at their QB recruiting, they seem to have gone after a potential starter in odd years (Montez in 15, Lytle in 17), and gone after depth guys in even years. From early indications, they might have gotten a potential starter in Stenstrom.
Not a bad problem to have, but it does make for some interesting class balance issues 2-3 years down the road, potentially. If, for the sake of argument, Montez starts 17, 18, & 19, there's a huge battle going into 2020. Again, not a bad problem to have, and a far cry from what we have dealt with the last ten years.
Not a bad problem to have, but it does make for some interesting class balance issues 2-3 years down the road, potentially. If, for the sake of argument, Montez starts 17, 18, & 19, there's a huge battle going into 2020. Again, not a bad problem to have, and a far cry from what we have dealt with the last ten years.
jizzrag85
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I was thinking the same thing earlier when I saw his numbers posted here. I'm getting very excited he could be an absolute stud of a QB. Bad teams with good QB's can be competitive, we've seen this on multiple levels. Its good that we seem to be set at QB for a few years now.
At the least, they knew that were recruiting a guy with the locker room character who wouldn't become a problem if he had to wait his turn for 3 or 4 years. Doesn't mean he won't win the job ahead of schedule, though.
Not only does this mean we are likely to be solid with our starter for a few years to come it also means that our entire season is tied to one guy being both good and healthy all year.
We saw this last year when Sefo went down. In the two prior years had Sefo been hurt we had no hope (sorry Gerke and Apsay) because we didn't have a P5 QB or even a guy who would eventually be a P5 QB. I still contend that Sefo was damaged in his development because he was forced to play before he was ready as we had zero other real options.
We continued to see in the prior years Sefo hobbling out there because there was no other choice. Stenstrom looks to me like a guy who can eventually contend to start. he also looks like a guy who up till that point can also handle the mental and emotional side of being a back-up, ready to perform even when he doesn't know when he will be called on. Playing this last season behind McCaffrey will help him in that regard. How many HS QBs as good as he is weren't starting for their teams? Very few.
We saw this last year when Sefo went down. In the two prior years had Sefo been hurt we had no hope (sorry Gerke and Apsay) because we didn't have a P5 QB or even a guy who would eventually be a P5 QB. I still contend that Sefo was damaged in his development because he was forced to play before he was ready as we had zero other real options.
We continued to see in the prior years Sefo hobbling out there because there was no other choice. Stenstrom looks to me like a guy who can eventually contend to start. he also looks like a guy who up till that point can also handle the mental and emotional side of being a back-up, ready to perform even when he doesn't know when he will be called on. Playing this last season behind McCaffrey will help him in that regard. How many HS QBs as good as he is weren't starting for their teams? Very few.
I actually think the coaches were always really high on Stenstrom given when they accepted his commitment and how much they'd seen of him. It's not like we were in a Noyer situation where we'd struck out multiple times, Stenstrom was seemingly our top choice aside from maybe DTR. I think we thought we'd gotten a hidden gem.
Still stand by this statement. Don't get hung up on how much he played last year or if he was or wasn't the starter. Simply stated, the upperclassman is going to Michigan and is blood to biggest football family name in Colorado right now. We got the right kid here
That answers all the non-throwing physical questions anyone could possibly have. Next up: is he an athlete or a QB?
I've seen him throw plenty. That's not a problem.
They didn't do that and nobody does that, I find it laughable actually.
You go get the best guy you can, each year. You never know about attrition and development success rates.
They thought Montez had a high ceiling, but he also needed to develop. He wasn't their first choice because development is a risk and they had no room to take risk.
They went after a bunch of tier-1 guys and dropped to Noyer, not by design. They also felt he had a high ceiling, but again, would need to develop.
Stenstrom was right near the top of their list from the get go.
For sure. Reminds me of someone else's antics in the expansion threads (or basically every other thread).
Obsession noted.
We are all allowed our opinions Sacky, as you say. Just because you've been wrong at every juncture, and never willing to change your position, shouldn't keep me from continuing to point out when your logic makes no sense.