Football Right now - how good a high school quarterback would you be? - Page 2

**Rain Man** · 07:03 PM

Here's the scenario. It's Friday night. You go out to get yourself some Popeye's Fried Chicken. As you drive over, you see the local high school stadium lit up, and you see a snow cone stand up in the booster club's booth.

Dang, you think to yourself. I could really go for a snow cone right now. So you pull off and park and walk over to get yourself one. There are only 5 seconds left in the game.

At that moment, the quarterback gets Theismanized on a fluke hit. Most of the team immediately starts vomiting. Their helicopter parents, assuming ebola and regretting their stance against vaccination, immediately descend from the stands and take them home, with plans to move them to the soccer team as soon as possible.

When all is said and done, there are only ten players left on the home team.

The team's not great, but it's not bad. They're a .500 club in Class 4A, with a reasonable line and slightly above average running back. One receiver made all-district last year and the left guard may have a scholarship offer to Montana State. The tight end is all-conference and he's only a sophomore.

But they have no quarterback. After exhausting all other options, they look up into the stands where you're just starting to enjoy your blue raspberry snow cone. You have two years of eligibility left from high school even though you're at your current age. and one of the cheerleaders has a pair of cleats in her car that will fit you.

They need a quarterback to finish out the season. You have a dream. Assume that there are six games left on the schedule, and you can be at every practice. By the end of the year, how would you perform?

Remember, this is happening right now. Your current age, your current weight, your current conditioning.

**TimBone** · 12-08-2014, 07:04 PM

Also, what's the body type and relationship status of that cheerleader?

stevieray · 12-08-2014, 07:04 PM

too bad the poll isn't public.

Why Not? · 12-08-2014, 07:05 PM

I'd like to think I would be ok, but have you seen the size and speed of these high school kids nowadays? I'm pretty sure I'd be ****ed and most other people here would also. I'm pretty good at flag football against dudes in their 20's, so there's that.

saphojunkie · 12-08-2014, 07:05 PM

Whatever QB I was, I guarantee CP would hate me.

**Baby Lee** · 12-08-2014, 07:07 PM

Deplorable. Stubby Patton Oswalt fingers.

Throwing a regulation football well and dunking a basketball on a regulation rim were the two things I resigned myself to never doing in my life.

Sad part is, my throwing ability with baseballs, heck even a nerf football, are pretty darn good, and I have good field vision from playing soccer. But anything requiring a tight spiral and zip with a regulation football eternally escapes my grasp [npi]. Plus I'm a lefty which could proved vexing for defenses.

Scrambling and option play would be possible, put anything from the pocket would be weak sauce.

**TimBone** · 12-08-2014, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

You can't screw over his scholarship chances. He's got a chance to be all-state at some point.

How about that worthless bag of bones playing WR opposite of the of the guy who made all district last year? Can he play any QB?

Or is it QB for me or nothing?

I'm telling you, I can really catch. I feel like the team would be doing itself a huge disservice by not making me a receiving option.

stevieray · 12-08-2014, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Plus I'm a lefty

me too!

Just Passin' By · 12-08-2014, 07:09 PM

Flip that guard over to the right side. The TE, RB and I are going to play catch, all game long. People will be screaming "We could have watched Alex Smith if we wanted to see this shit!" from the stands.

stevieray · 12-08-2014, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

Flip that guard over to the right side. The TE, RB and I are going to play catch, all game long. People will be screaming "We could have watched Alex Smith if we wanted to see this shit!" from the stands.

Just Passin By the WR's

Pablo · 12-08-2014, 07:10 PM

I can wing a football pretty well still. Shit for speed and mobility though. If I had one super fast option I could throw it up for him to run under.

ROYC75 · 12-08-2014, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBone

How about that worthless bag of bones playing WR opposite of the of the guy who made all district last year? Can he play any QB?

Or is it QB for me or nothing?

I'm telling you, I can really catch. I feel like the team would be doing itself a huge disservice by not making me a receiving option.

As a Sr, we ran the damn wishbone offense in HS. Our starting QB was faster than me on the option, he got the start. I had the better arm and wing it around.

This produced 2 problems on our team, I was the best WR that could catch the ball and we ran it 80% - 90% of the time.

We had nobody else who could really catch the ball well when I went in to QB.

**hometeam** · 12-08-2014, 07:15 PM

I just played in an inter-dealership flag football game on Sunday.

I caught 4/4 for 110 yards including 2 first down catches and a 50 yard score. Also picked a ball with a 35 yard return, 2 'tackles', 2 passes defensed.

We beat the other store 37-7. All because we had a QB, they had a guy playing QB, but he wasn't very good~ Sooooooo can I play wideout and let my co-worker play QB? Cause im gonna suck at QB.

**Rain Man** · 12-08-2014, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimBone

Also, what's the body type and relationship status of that cheerleader?

Well, she had cleats in her trunk so I'll let you draw your own conclusions. But it was one of the guys who now has to play soccer, so I hear they could be breaking up soon.

Ecto-I · 12-08-2014, 07:23 PM

I'm 31, and my conditioning is pretty good. I do pretty well in school yard football. I can throw the ball probably 45-50 yards in the air. I'm athletic but physically less gifted than the avg high school QB.

First game or two would be rough but I think the last four, I would be better than average and I'm attributing that mostly to intelligence (ie not forcing throws I know I don't have, learning to read defenses, etc.)

Just Passin' By · 12-08-2014, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stevieray

Just Passin By the WR's

Just Passin' By is currently rehabbing, post-op. So, Just Passin' By is planning to just avoid getting sacked.

View Poll Results: By the end of the season, I would be...
Off the charts state-championship scholarship to the U good.	9	13.24%
Much better than the average high school quarterback	3	4.41%
A little better than the average high school quarterback	5	7.35%
Roughly equivalent to the average high school quarterback	3	4.41%
A little worse than the average high school quarterback	6	8.82%
A whole lot worse than the average high school quarterback	22	32.35%
Off the charts George Plimpton Paper Lion bad (or Matt Cassel during a blitz)	14	20.59%
Not applicable. My mother would never sign my permission slip to play.	3	4.41%
I can't tell you. I would take it one week at a time and not look ahead.	3	4.41%
Voters: 68. You may not vote on this poll

12-08-2014, 06:53 PM
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3068491 VARSITY	Right now - how good a high school quarterback would you be? Here's the scenario. It's Friday night. You go out to get yourself some Popeye's Fried Chicken. As you drive over, you see the local high school stadium lit up, and you see a snow cone stand up in the booster club's booth. Dang, you think to yourself. I could really go for a snow cone right now. So you pull off and park and walk over to get yourself one. There are only 5 seconds left in the game. At that moment, the quarterback gets Theismanized on a fluke hit. Most of the team immediately starts vomiting. Their helicopter parents, assuming ebola and regretting their stance against vaccination, immediately descend from the stands and take them home, with plans to move them to the soccer team as soon as possible. When all is said and done, there are only ten players left on the home team. The team's not great, but it's not bad. They're a .500 club in Class 4A, with a reasonable line and slightly above average running back. One receiver made all-district last year and the left guard may have a scholarship offer to Montana State. The tight end is all-conference and he's only a sophomore. But they have no quarterback. After exhausting all other options, they look up into the stands where you're just starting to enjoy your blue raspberry snow cone. You have two years of eligibility left from high school even though you're at your current age. and one of the cheerleaders has a pair of cleats in her car that will fit you. They need a quarterback to finish out the season. You have a dream. Assume that there are six games left on the schedule, and you can be at every practice. By the end of the year, how would you perform? Remember, this is happening right now. Your current age, your current weight, your current conditioning. Last edited by Rain Man; 12-08-2014 at 07:03 PM..
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Just Passin' By In Search of a Life Join Date: Feb 2009 Casino cash: $5460524	Flip that guard over to the right side. The TE, RB and I are going to play catch, all game long. People will be screaming "We could have watched Alex Smith if we wanted to see this shit!" from the stands.
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Pablo Ultrabanned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: KCMO Casino cash: $1769356	I can wing a football pretty well still. Shit for speed and mobility though. If I had one super fast option I could throw it up for him to run under.
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12-08-2014, 07:23 PM	#29
Ecto-I The only way to Travel. Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: In the car Casino cash: $5143602	I'm 31, and my conditioning is pretty good. I do pretty well in school yard football. I can throw the ball probably 45-50 yards in the air. I'm athletic but physically less gifted than the avg high school QB. First game or two would be rough but I think the last four, I would be better than average and I'm attributing that mostly to intelligence (ie not forcing throws I know I don't have, learning to read defenses, etc.)
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