ESPN's Ted Miller interviews Steve Sarkisian
by Paragon SC on Jul 23, 2008 6:10 PM PDT
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Ted Miller got a chance to interview Steve Sarkisian.
Here is some of the give and take.
What did Mark Sanchez do in the spring to jump ahead in the quarterback race?
Steve Sarkisian: The first thing that jumps out is he has a great comfort level with the offense. He does a nice job handling the offense as far as making the proper checks, the audibles, getting the ball into guys' hands quickly. But on top of that I think we felt and saw his energetic leadership. We saw a charismatic guy who loved to come out and work and practice every day and I think it was contagious for the entire football team. Those are some of the qualities you like to see in a leader, a guy who makes those around him better.
It seems like the competition remains wide-open at tailback, with a bunch of guys who could end up starting or at least get a lot of carries: How does the pecking order stack up there?
SS: If we were going to play today you'd see three guys: You'd see Joe McKnight. You'd see Stafon Johnson. You'd see C.J. Gable. For sure those three. But I think you're also going to get a little dose of Allen Bradford as well. Now that doesn't mean Allen Bradford couldn't be the lead dog by the end of camp. And that doesn't mean Marc Tyler or Broderick Green couldn't get in the mix. But coming out of spring football, those three guys really established themselves. And Allen Bradford made a lot of noise
It will be interesting to see how Sark does in his 2nd year at the helm. he made some mistakes last season lets hope he doesn't repeat them this season.
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What class is Mark Sanchez in? Seems like USC has always got a Junior or Senior ready to take the helm and blow up passing records. It’ll be interesting to see if he ends up getting the starting job.
~ Brian – www.ncaafootballfreak.com
by beeneeb on Jul 24, 2008 12:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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Starting next fall he will be an senior academically and redshirt Junior athlete because he did not play his freshman year so he still keeps that year of eligibility on his scholarship. I think that the recruiting strategies of Pete Carroll and his staff are largely responsible for having an experienced upperclassmen take over the quarterback position when it is their time. Except for Palmer, who started as a true freshman, nearly every quarterback was a backup when they started, this usually involved learning the plays in order to become acclimated to the college game. Also top quarterbacks (usually 5 star recruits) are recruited every 2 years. They end up red shirting their freshman year and spend another 2 learning the offense and such in practice and minimal game time experience, so that’s 3 years of learning and preparing for that coveted starting position. Then finally they have 2 solid seasons of starting time, all that should be able to develop a quarterback who is NFL caliber.
by sharpie20 on Jul 25, 2008 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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