Posted by Bonkers on 4/27/2008, 3:26 pm
Booty is a perfect fit into the WCO. Reading his BIO he may be a better fit than Tarvaris. What jumps out at me are three things.
Smart: Makes good decisions, make pre snap reads and studies hard.
Accurate: Gets rid of the ball quickly and has a quick release, very smooth release also, no footwork issues.
Calm: Doesn't panic with the ball, follows his progressions.
I'll be honest, I've had enough of the "athletic" strong armed QB. Flacco is perfect example. Great arm strength, bad accuracy. So what if you can throw it hard, where is the ball going?
It always reminds me of the Movie Seabiscut when the owner see's him run:
Owner - "Well atleast he's fast"
Trainer - "Yea... In every direction."
Read over Booty's summary and you could have been reading Tom Brady's BIO out of Michigan. I'll take accuracy and smarts over big and stronge every day.
From Scouts:
Overall: Booty won the backup job as a freshman in 2003, but missed the team's final two games because of a broken wrist. He received a medical redshirt in 2004 after suffering a bruised right (throwing) elbow in the fall. For his career, he appeared in 38 games (23 starts) and completed 518 of 832 attempts (62.3 percent) for 6,125 yards, 55 touchdowns and 21 interceptions. He missed three games as a senior after breaking the tip of the middle finger on his throwing hand, but he still finished with 23 TDs in 10 games. He completed 63.2 percent of his passes for an average of 236.1 passing yards per game. Booty finally got his chance to take over the helm in 2006 after spending three seasons sitting behind former Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart. Booty lacks good size and arm strength, which puts a bit of a ceiling on his draft potential. He also has had some durability issues, including a broken finger on his throwing hand as a senior. However, he is a mechanically sound passer with very good decision-making skills. He knows how to read defenses and go through progressions. He also can be a very accurate short-to-intermediate passer. He will fit best in a West Coast system at the next level. In our opinion, while Booty might lack the physical skills to emerge as good starter in the NFL, he is the type of hard working, cerebral quarterback that could overcome the odds. At the very least, he should carve a lengthy career as a reliable backup. A team operating out of that offensive system should view Booty as a good value in the third-round range.
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This means two things. One Bollinger is gone. Two, by the end of the preseason, Booty will be puting pressure on Jackson.
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