On the uselessness of "pro-style" and "dual-threat" monikers - Printable Version
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On the uselessness of "pro-style" and "dual-threat" monikers - washingtonismoney - 01-30-2017
Tavita Pritchard and Jack West get a lot of quotes in this article about the blurring distinction between the two categories; http://www.espn.com/college-football/recruiting/story/_/id/18566821/why-retire-quarterback-labels
Re: On the uselessness of "pro-style" and "dual-threat" monikers - BostonCard - 01-30-2017
Maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there, but the categorization always had a bit of a racial tinge to it.
BC
Re: On the uselessness of "pro-style" and "dual-threat" monikers - OutsiderFan - 01-30-2017
I had to laugh when I saw Mills characterized as a "Pro Style" QB after watching his highlight videos. No, he's not Michael Vick, but he is a great athlete with very good quickness with more than enough speed. He sure looked like a dual threat QB to me, which is why he was my #1 QB choice for Stanford in 2017, if I was deciding who it would be.
Re: On the uselessness of "pro-style" and "dual-threat" monikers - Mick - 01-30-2017
I can't remember the announcer who referred to Steve Young essentially as a plodding, pocket (white) quarterback, but one of the receivers laughed about it and noted that Young was the fastest player on the team.
Re: On the uselessness of "pro-style" and "dual-threat" monikers - washingtonismoney - 01-30-2017
(01-30-2017, 03:30 PM)Boston Card link Wrote:Maybe I'm seeing something that isn't there, but the categorization always had a bit of a racial tinge to it.
Putting this to the test...I went back through 2013 in 247 composite's Pro and Dual-threat QBs, and compiled the top five QBs in each categorization over the five years. 88% of pro-style QBs are white, while 68% of dual-threat QBs are people of color.