Written by Duane Long
| 25 June 2009
I can't evaluate Taylor Graham as well as I would like to. The offense he plays in does not allow me to get a good look at his arm. In the Buckeye Vision section of this blog, just look down the right side and you will see it, is the YouTube video. Not as good as the Rivals video but you do get to look at him. If you have access to the Rivals video there are a couple of points I want you to take a look at. At the 23 second mark there are 3 plays back to back to back where we get to see him put something on the ball. Then again at the 1:13 mark. Most of the time you see a kid who is not putting everything he has on the ball. That is something I said before this weekend and it sounds like he showed it at camp this weekend. There are some other things I like alot about him. He sets his feet well and delivers the ball. No mechanical problems with his motion so the staff can get right to teaching the kid to play at this level. That is something I lament about Pryor. How much time has been wasted ironing out his mechanics. Graham is not the most mobile kid but he moves around well enough that he is not a target back there, and throws very well on the run. I was impressed that he hung in there and delivered the ball on a couple of plays even though he knew he was going to get hit. His dad was not a mobile guy. He knew he was going to take shots. He stood in and took the shots. It looks like dad got this across to his son. I love that he is the son of a quarterback. When you see the sons of coaches and former players, whether they are good enough athletes or not, they are always heady. That is why they make good quarterbacks and point guards.
I am very happy the staff prioritized quarterback. We are a little light at the position. Once it became apparent that Hendrix was going to Notre Dame they jumped right in with the next kid on their list. In a down year for quarterbacks, the worst I can remember, this is a great get. I would give the edge to Hendrix but the gap between them is no greater than it was between Hendrix and Montana.
