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[QUOTE="Archbold44, post: 5591130, member: 10528"]
Angeli looked good.  He also threw about 10 passes that were batted down.  I think it will be something that opposing teams DL are coached up to look for... if you can't get to the QB, knock his passes down.  The other issue is health generally.  He was hit hard against UConn and hurt earlier in the game against Clemson. Even if he had not torn the achilles, he might have missed time and/or been considerably less than 100% the rest of the season.  With hindsight, Angeli at 50% was better than Collins and Angeli on the scooter would have been better than Filardi.  Collins on the scooter might have been.  So we need a much better QB#2 this year.

As for Russell, I could also see him having done Fran a favor by waiting until Friday.  Everyone else is signed now, for the most part.  We had a few flips, which is disappointing.  We really need the money elsewhere. Seems like a win/win where Russell says great things about us, helps our class, ends up somewhere that will generate him a lot more money, and we end up having the money we need to go get a solid QB#2 to ensure that if 2026 goes off the rails, it will NOT be because of the QB position.  Taking the hit on signing day would have hurt, but it will not be as bad if we have a few of these "we may lose him" days to lessen the blow before it actually happens.  If he had done this on Sunday... it might have negatively impacted our class... more flips.
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