You said “another overrated QB” though when Fields was clearly not overrated. And there a ton of former 5-star QBs in general that don’t pan out in the NFL. It wasn’t that he didn’t pan out at UGA, they never even gave him a real shot. Rumor was part of it was “politics”. And allegedly getting call a racial slur by a Georgia baseball player at a game.
He did look at Jared and Faizon but preferred Faizon. One because the type of character he had, and because he was young relative to people in his class while Jared is older than most in his class. He felt Faizon still had more time to grow physically. Also felt he had a higher ceiling on top of him already being really good. It was rumored his belief was that Jared was already closer to the ultimate player he would be (right, wrong, or indifferent). Faizon’s physical tools are better than Jared Curtis from an arm strength, athleticism, and speed standpoint. He’s also a great decision maker. Jared is more of a modern age pocket passer, while Faizon is more of a dual threat but still has excellent accuracy and can make every single throw.
I’d think Curtis is already receiving senior citizens discounts the way some of you guys wear out the age of a guy who’s within the TSSAA age range for his class. Good is good whether it’s 19vs 18 or 22 vs 23 IMO. We all remember that guy in school who seemed huge and had a mustache in 7th grade then you see him years later and he’s just an averaged sized man. Haggling over month’s difference seems silly as there’s a diverse development clock for folks.
We can sit here and state with our chests puffed out that he inherited the most talent ever, and I agree with you. He started with the baton 1 lap up, but, he still won it. Won it all.
