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the quarterback position more attractive
by putting the ball in the
hands of the signal caller.
“Maybe 15-20 years ago (throwing)
was just an afterthought, but
now they’re putting the focus on
the passing game, and I think that’s
causing a lot more kids to become
interested in the quarterback position,
and it gives more exposure
and kids have better film. When
kids have exposure and good film, it
leads to more offers,” Morgan said.
While quarterback has been a
position of strength for area teams
recently, there is no shortage of
Cobb players offered scholarships
to play other positions. There are
45 offensive skill players on Division
I rosters, including 26 wide
receivers, 10 running backs and
nine tight ends, that helped shed
some light on Cobb’s quarterbacks
in their high school days.
“If you have a good quarterback
that can feed out the ball to your
good skill players, they’re going to
be good. If you have a good skill
player that can make really good
catches and run really good routes,
or make really good plays defensively,
they’re going to show out
and they’re going to bring coaches
to watch your team,” Swann said.
Mason agreed about the parallel
relationship between quarterback
talent and skill position
talent, adding that players at all
positions have better physical skills
because many begin training at a
young age now.
“Cobb County isn’t just a pipeline
for quarterbacks, it’s a pipeline
for receivers and tight ends
and Arik Gilbert last year and offensive
linemen,” Mason said.
“Now, high school kids work out
pretty much year-round if you’re
a part of a football team. Your
season ends in November or December,
you get one month off,
and then you’re back to morning
workouts in February. I think all
of that plays into guys being far
more athletic and explosive at a
younger age now.”
Football in the area has improved
overall in the past decade, according
to Mason, and the year-round
nature of modern high school football
and the widespread availability
of diverse training resources
See RICH, Page 138
Chicago Tribune
Former Harrison, Ohio State and current Chicago Bears rookie Justin
Fields leads the way from a large pool of current Cobb and Cherokee
quarterbacks. Fields was taken by the Bears with the 11th pick of this
spring’s NFL Draft.
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