Personally, I'd prefer not to spend a scholarship on a reach like this. However, you are correct in that if he can bring his teammates who would likely rally more of the Omaha prospects, it could be worth the risk. I'm hopeful but really would like to see some growth from him as a player this year to justify the take here.
Sam McKewon speculated that NU has been working on him for a few weeks once they realized Raiola was out of the picture (which was probably in mid-April). It does seem like a quick flip, but NU probably went to plan B once Raiola made it obvious he was going to UGa.
Flores is a better athlete and was more likely to do whatever it took to win games whether using his arm or legs as needed. Flores reminded me of Noah Vedral in that regard.
I think it’s fair to bring in QB’s with different skill sets and have the offense adaptable to whomever wins the starting job. We haven’t seen one actual game yet.
Read somewhere that they were 1a and 1b. With NU confident they could get Kaelin if Raiola committed elsewhere.
I only saw his hudl highlights but more often than not he was making passes in very tight windows and taking some shots as he threw. From what I saw he can take the heat, and yeah his receivers were making great catches but he also made great throws so the catch could happen. Maybe he looks different live in game but the tape looks pretty encouraging :dunno
I hope so. I must mention that highlight tapes are supposed to show the good plays and generally leave out the bad stuff. I was simply not impressed enough to think he was worthy of a scholarship at this stage. The fact that he also split time at QB as a Junior, as @sho mentioned, isn’t encouraging after they went 7-4 despite having some very talented players.
