Sandberg will probably not make it to campus if there was doubt.
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If it makes y'all feel any better
Robert Lane (remember that guy?) was supposed to go in the first half of the first round out of high school too, and I was sweating out losing out on the 5 star dual threat QB to baseball. The guy didn't even get drafted. I'm certainly not implying that will happen to Sandberg, but I think the MLB draft is 10xharder to predict than the NFL.
Robert Lane (remember that guy?) was supposed to go in the first half of the first round out of high school too, and I was sweating out losing out on the 5 star dual threat QB to baseball. The guy didn't even get drafted. I'm certainly not implying that will happen to Sandberg, but I think the MLB draft is 10xharder to predict than the NFL.
People
greatly underestimate the mental aspect of being successful. It takes more than physical tools to make it to the next level, and this is hard to judge in a high school kid.
greatly underestimate the mental aspect of being successful. It takes more than physical tools to make it to the next level, and this is hard to judge in a high school kid.
But Lane was weird because he didn't even have the physical tools to be a good qb. He couldn't throw. And from what I understand from one of my UM friends that actually pays attention to that crap, he couldn't throw in high school either. He ran a lot as a qb and was just good enough passer to keep people honest, in high school. I can understand missing on all the dual threat high school qb's that really do have all the tools (Spurlock, Madkin, Omar Conner), because it seems impossible to predict which ones will figure it out mentally and which ones won't, but what makes people latch on to somebody like Robert Lane and think he will figure out how to throw and read defenses in college. And not a know on Robert Lane because he obviously he was a good prospect because he had the tools to play TE or FB and potentially be serviceable at QB, but the only way I can see him being a five star is for one service making a terrible assessment or getting too hyped up over the offers he received to play QB, and then all the other services buying into the hype.
What about the remote possibility that the OM coaching staff screwed him up?
Lane was NOT just a running QB BUT he never was a high percentage passer ...
Began his prep career as a free safety before moving to quarterback ... Had 9,016 total yards and accounted for 107 TDs during career at Neville High ... Completed 460-of-940 passes for 6,782 yards and 64 TDs, while rushing 437 times for another 2,234 yards and 42 TDs ... Averaged 5.1 yards per rush ... As a senior, completed 117-of-222 passes (53 percent) for 1,913 yards and 16 TDs, with only six interceptions, while rushing for 867 yards on 141 carries with 16 TDs ... Averaged 6.1 yards per rush senior season ... Earned four letters in football as he was a four-year starter ... Coached in high school by Mickey McCarty ... Also considered to be an outstanding baseball prospect ... Earned four letters in baseball as he was a four-year starter at shortstop, hitting .415 with 42 homers ... As a junior, hit .509 with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs as he was named the Class 4A All-State shortstop ... Also made All-State senior year when he hit .389 with 14 homers and 56 RBI.
He was the La High School Mr Football and Gatorade POY. Not too many HS QBs have this kind of resume ...
Considered one of the nation's top quarterbacks in 2002 ... Named to Parade All-America team ... Also earned All-America honors from PrepStar, Lemming's, and SuperPrep magazines ... Rated No. 9 on Lemming's Top 100 list and No. 3 on his Top 25 Quarterbacks list ... PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team, rating No. 3 at quarterback ... Rated No. 16 on SuperPrep National 50 squad, No. 31 on Rivals.com 100 list, and No. 39 on TheInsiders.com Hot 100 ... Named to Max Emfinger's Ultimate Super Seven All-Americas list, ranking No. 1 nationally under "Athlete Quarterback And/Or Super Athlete" category, and was a member of Emfinger's 2002 Louisiana Super Team All-State Team as "Athletic QB" ... Rated No. 12 on Rivals.com Southeast Top 100 list ... Selected as one of the top 20 football players in the south by the Tampa Tribune ... Made Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 team ... Was member of SuperPrep Southwest Team and rated No. 1 on SuperPrep Louisiana 45 list ... Gatorade Player of the Year in Louisiana ... All-State pick who was selected Louisiana Class 4A Offensive Most Valuable Player by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association ... Also received Louisiana Sportswriters Association's Farm Bureau Mr. Football award, given each year to the State of Louisiana's top player ... Dick Butkus Football Network 2002 National Top High School Football Prospects list ... Attended Student Sports Elite 11 Quarterback Camp in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., in summer of 2002 ... Prior to 2002 senior season, was named All-American by SuperPrep and ranked as Louisiana's top recruit by the magazine ... Honors following his junior season included being a member of Tom Lemming's 2001 High School All-America team, Most Valuable Player of Louisiana Class 4A All-State team, first-team 2-4A All-District quarterback, and The News-Star 2001 All-Northeast Louisiana Big School Prep Football Team
Lane was NOT just a running QB BUT he never was a high percentage passer ...
Began his prep career as a free safety before moving to quarterback ... Had 9,016 total yards and accounted for 107 TDs during career at Neville High ... Completed 460-of-940 passes for 6,782 yards and 64 TDs, while rushing 437 times for another 2,234 yards and 42 TDs ... Averaged 5.1 yards per rush ... As a senior, completed 117-of-222 passes (53 percent) for 1,913 yards and 16 TDs, with only six interceptions, while rushing for 867 yards on 141 carries with 16 TDs ... Averaged 6.1 yards per rush senior season ... Earned four letters in football as he was a four-year starter ... Coached in high school by Mickey McCarty ... Also considered to be an outstanding baseball prospect ... Earned four letters in baseball as he was a four-year starter at shortstop, hitting .415 with 42 homers ... As a junior, hit .509 with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs as he was named the Class 4A All-State shortstop ... Also made All-State senior year when he hit .389 with 14 homers and 56 RBI.
He was the La High School Mr Football and Gatorade POY. Not too many HS QBs have this kind of resume ...
Considered one of the nation's top quarterbacks in 2002 ... Named to Parade All-America team ... Also earned All-America honors from PrepStar, Lemming's, and SuperPrep magazines ... Rated No. 9 on Lemming's Top 100 list and No. 3 on his Top 25 Quarterbacks list ... PrepStar Top 100 Dream Team, rating No. 3 at quarterback ... Rated No. 16 on SuperPrep National 50 squad, No. 31 on Rivals.com 100 list, and No. 39 on TheInsiders.com Hot 100 ... Named to Max Emfinger's Ultimate Super Seven All-Americas list, ranking No. 1 nationally under "Athlete Quarterback And/Or Super Athlete" category, and was a member of Emfinger's 2002 Louisiana Super Team All-State Team as "Athletic QB" ... Rated No. 12 on Rivals.com Southeast Top 100 list ... Selected as one of the top 20 football players in the south by the Tampa Tribune ... Made Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 team ... Was member of SuperPrep Southwest Team and rated No. 1 on SuperPrep Louisiana 45 list ... Gatorade Player of the Year in Louisiana ... All-State pick who was selected Louisiana Class 4A Offensive Most Valuable Player by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association ... Also received Louisiana Sportswriters Association's Farm Bureau Mr. Football award, given each year to the State of Louisiana's top player ... Dick Butkus Football Network 2002 National Top High School Football Prospects list ... Attended Student Sports Elite 11 Quarterback Camp in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., in summer of 2002 ... Prior to 2002 senior season, was named All-American by SuperPrep and ranked as Louisiana's top recruit by the magazine ... Honors following his junior season included being a member of Tom Lemming's 2001 High School All-America team, Most Valuable Player of Louisiana Class 4A All-State team, first-team 2-4A All-District quarterback, and The News-Star 2001 All-Northeast Louisiana Big School Prep Football Team