Former Ohio State Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer says what is on his mind, whether he is right or wrong. This was no more evident than when Meyer recently discussed whether Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore should declare for the draft or return to Eugene.
Moore was rather brief regarding what he wants to do next. Meyer recognizes that.
“So many things can happen to you, man,” Meyer said on "The Triple Option" podcast of Moore. I just hope if he goes somewhere, he can go sit and learn for a year. I hate that when they throw the rookie quarterback in there and you just wish you had some veteran ahead of him. Jordan Love learned from Aaron Rodgers, and Aaron Rodgers learned from Brett Favre. That was the perfect way for a quarterback to have success.”
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Todd McShay feels similarly to Meyer that Moore isn't fully there yet, which is okay.
"And yeah, the running back on the RPO shouldn’t have hit his elbow when he went to throw," McShay said on "The McShay Show" after the Ducks lost 56-22 to the Indiana Hoosiers in the Peach Bowl."But the strip-sack and several other plays, I’m watching a quarterback – yes, your receivers are covered up, but we’ve got speed up that clock, man. I don’t think Dante Moore’s ready.”
With another season, though, McShay says things may change, where his draft comparison is in the same discussion as some of the NFL's best.
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“He can come back next year, play 12, 13, 15 more games, and now, he’s in the range we’re talking about with [Matthew] Stafford, Lamar [Jackson], Dak [Prescott], Caleb [Williams], [Jordan] Love. I feel a lot more comfortable then," McShay added. "But also, that’s the last game he played with Will Stein, who’s going to be the Kentucky head coach. There’s just a lot of factors here.”
We'll see how much weight Moore decides to add to the decision from a mental perspective. Either way, should he return to school, he'll have to deal with Nebraska Cornhuskers transfer quarterback Dylan Raiola.
Easier said than done.
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