Pittsburgh Live, the home of Steelers coverage, has some reaction to the Omar drafting. By and large, its positive. Media wise, they seem to think they have gotten value, and that Omar is clearly in position to be the #3 QB on the team. Some quotes:
"I think we got good value and a good young prospect," coach Bill Cowher said.
Despite the drop-off, Jacobs felt it was best to leave school, because his team was losing several other good players, because he felt it wasn't a great draft year for quarterbacks, and, he said, because of his "family situation."
Some scouts don't like Jacobs' three-quarter delivery, but he has a powerful arm and good mobility, and Whipple believes his height makes up for the low delivery point. Whipple doesn't plan to tinker with Jacobs' motion.
Whipple is the QB coach in Pittsburgh.
The Steeler message board is pretty interesting, and pretty positive on the signing. Here's a link to the main Omar thread. There seems to be the usual message board anger and hostility, but fans seem to like Omar's potential.
I think Jacobs will easily pass C. Batch on the depth chart before the season is done. Obviously, that guarantees him little P.T. Will Jacobs play an occasional "slash" role? Have you started to build some excitement over the Reds yet?
ReplyDeleteSteve---Good to hear from you again. I think Omar certainly passes Charlie (if he progresses) by next season, if not this year.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the "enjoying the ride" mode right now with the Reds. We've seen these quick starts before. I still believe a .500 season would be an accomplishment. (One thing people do forget is this team was over .500 after the all-star break last year).