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[QUOTE="hungrychuck, post: 3108778, member: 389"]
I actually agree that Dungey had a lot of Flutie in him. It wasn't just that he was big and could truck guys, which he really wasn't at first -- that type of size developed in his junior and senior years.

Eric also had that Spiderman sense of approaching danger and an ability to spin out of it to make something happen. Usually -- not always, but usually -- something good. Something that would make the opposing defensive coordinator say bad words.

My concern with Tommy is that I'm not sure that the Flutie/Dungey playmaker quality is something you develop. Maybe to a certain extent you recognize situations better and it helps you out of trouble, but I feel that sort of escapability is largely innate.

The good news is that I don't think Tommy needs to have it the same quantity to eventually be a good, capable P5 quarterback. He does bring another skill set to the table as Venables said in his postgame comments. I'm just afraid that the learning curve is going to be longer than some had suggested.
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