100 in 100: Tony Pike (29 of 100)
by Drew Kerr on Feb 9, 2010 2:00 PM PST
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PrintThere has been debate all over the board in regards to how well "spread offense" Quarterbacks can make the transition in to the NFL. The majority of college football teams run some form of spread or another.
Tony Pike, Quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats this past year happened to be in a "spread-style" offense led by Head Coach Brian Kelly who later took a job at Notre Dame as the Head Coach. Throughout Pike's career at Cincinnati, he has had some fairly decent receivers. People have questioned Pikes arm strength and I am not sure why. He may not be the guy that's going to throw it down field 70 Yards but he has been known to throw the ball on a line in to tight windows 20-30 Yards downfield. In my eyes, I would rather have a Quarterback on my team that can throw the ball the 20-30 Yards on a rope down field than a Quarterback that throws it 50-60 inaccurately... kind of one of those no-brainers through my view. Pike, while healthy, demonstrated this multiple times through his collegiate career.
Below the jump, I will post some of Pikes highlights, stats, and provide a projection and summary...
This video is a bit longer than the others I have had in these pieces, but it highlights everything that Pike is both good at and needs to work on at the next level. He has very good field vision and most of the time throughout the feed here, he makes quick decisions and usually they are the right ones.
AWARDS AND HONORS:
- 2009 Second Team All- Big East
CAREER STATS:
| Stats Overview | Passing | |||||||||
| YEAR | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | YPA | LNG | TD | INT | SACK | RAT |
| 2007 | 11 | 20 | 91 | 55.0 | 4.55 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 79.72 |
| 2008 | 199 | 324 | 2407 | 61.4 | 7.43 | 67 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 136.39 |
| 2009 | 211 | 338 | 2520 | 62.4 | 7.46 | 68 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 149.82 |
| 2009 Regular Season Game Log | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
| DATE | OPP | RESULT | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | LNG | TD | INT | RAT | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |
| 9/7 | @Rutgers | W 47-15 | 27 | 34 | 362 | 79.4 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 192.08 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | |
| 9/12 | Southeast Missouri State | W 70-3 | 17 | 23 | 229 | 73.9 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 200.60 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9/19 | @Oregon State | W 28-18 | 31 | 49 | 332 | 63.3 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 129.57 | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 9 | 1 | |
| 9/26 | Fresno State | W 28-20 | 18 | 26 | 300 | 69.2 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 204.23 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 13 | 0 | |
| 10/3 | @Miami (OH) | W 37-13 | 23 | 42 | 270 | 54.8 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 119.72 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10/15 | @South Florida | W 34-17 | 12 | 25 | 140 | 48.0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 121.44 | 5 | -15 | -3.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 10/24 | Louisville | W 41-10 | Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats. | |||||||||||||
| 10/31 | @Syracuse | W 28-7 | Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats. | |||||||||||||
| 11/7 | Connecticut | W 47-45 | Did Not Play or did not accumulate any stats. | |||||||||||||
| 11/13 | West Virginia | W 24-21 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 50.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 248.60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11/27 | Illinois | W 49-36 | 32 | 46 | 399 | 69.6 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 185.47 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 12/5 | @Pittsburgh | W 45-44 | 22 | 44 | 302 | 50.0 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 116.52 | 4 | -11 | -2.8 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2009 Postseason Game Log | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||||
| BOWL | OPP | RESULT | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | LNG | TD | INT | RAT | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | |
| ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL | @Florida | L 51-24 | 27 | 45 | 170 | 60.0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 113.74 | 7 | -12 | -1.7 | 8 | 0 | |
SUMMARY AND PROJECTIONS:
The biggest concern for Tony Pike has been his size and with that size brings durability concerns. Pike stands 6'6 but weighed in at the Senior Bowl under 220. When Pike reaches the NFL, he will have to sprinkle steroids on his Wheaties in the morning and wash it down with a nice HGH Shake. On a serious note, he will have to gain some weight. A good 10 LBS should do it...maybe a few more for good measure. Pike should be selected somewhere in the 2nd or 3rd Round and is a top 100 Player.
Possibilities -- 2nd Round (33-64), 3rd Round (65-96)
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I think the 49ers shouldn't draft a QB this year
Give Smith at least one chance to play in the same offense for consecutive years. If he doesn’t make any further progress, find out what we have with Nate Davis.
Don't trust this guy. He lies.
I like the first half of that scenario. If Smith doesn’t cut it though, we need to spend a 1st Rounder on a QB.
The Tim Tebow Story "A Bust In The Making" ...Part 2 Coming After The Draft...Stay Tuned.
I guess what I ment was
Try to find out both next year. And I agree they need to draft another QB in 2011 if it becomes obvious they don’t have their QB of the future after next season.
Don't trust this guy. He lies.
If Pike is there in the 3rd or LeFevour in the 4th, I wouldn't be upset with a Qb selection, and I do expect a QB to be drafted, just not high.
Mocking.............
1a- traded for Eric Berry
1b- Ray Bulaga OT- Iowa
2 E Berry traded
3. Mike johnson OG, John Jerry, Asamoah
4. Jacoby Ford, Freddie Barnes, Stephen Williams
5. Trindon holliday KR/PR
6.Anthony Wiseman CB Maryland
7. Danny Batten, South Dakota State - DE
Really? I don’t expect a QB to be drafted at all this year, and plus your mock doesn’t show a QB being drafted either.
Andy Lee for MVP! Hey, that rhymes...
My mock is more based on what I would do, not what I expect.
The Niner mocks at least.
Mocking.............
1a- traded for Eric Berry
1b- CJ Spiller RB Clemson
2 traded to acquire E Berry
3. Calloway, Selvish Capers, Jason Fox
4. Mike johnson OG, John Jerry, Asamoah
5. Stephen Williams, Jacoby Ford, Freddie barnes
6.Anthony Wiseman CB Maryland
7. Danny Batten, South Dakota State - DE
Sorry FloridaDanny, I owe you one, I just don't know what it is!!
Definitely a project
He’s got good mechanics and very good mobility for a spread quarterback. For that he would probably adapt well to playing under center (I didn’t pay too much attention to him in the Senior Bowl). But I pretty much agree with you as far as where in the draft you think he’ll go. Wouldn’t be surprising if he goes even later than that.
He lofts nearly every pass and isn’t durable because he has the figure of a stickman.. With some NFL coaching he should be able to bulk up and throw line drives, cause I know he has the arm to, just needs to become more confident doing it.
1.Trent Williams 1.Brandon Graham 2. Syd Thompson 3.Torell Troup 4.Andrew Quarless 5.John Jerry 6.Mike Kafka 7.Quinton Andrews 7.Preston Parker
He is accurate and throws with touch. He will definitely need to bulk up, but I like him more than any other QB.
Mocking.............
1a- traded for Eric Berry
1b- CJ Spiller RB Clemson
2 traded to acquire E Berry
3. Calloway, Selvish Capers, Jason Fox
4. Mike johnson OG, John Jerry, Asamoah
5. Stephen Williams, Jacoby Ford, Freddie barnes
6.Anthony Wiseman CB Maryland
7. Danny Batten, South Dakota State - DE
Sorry FloridaDanny, I owe you one, I just don't know what it is!!
If he can land on a team with a good OL he can do really well.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Feb 9, 2010 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
He looks good. I wouldn’t take him before the 4th just because he would be a project due to the whole spread offense he ran, and we have more pressing needs. Good quarterbacks can be found without having to waste first day picks on them. It takes a few late round picks to find the right one, but that’s better then wasting first rounders on a position that is very hard to judge
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by theghostofjasonellison on Feb 9, 2010 5:45 PM PST reply actions
A little thing I hadn't noticed before
He throws the ball high a lot of times.
Even when a WR is wide open he throws it a bit high.
It doesn’t happen ALL the time though.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
Problem with Spread QB's
1) QB makes his decision on where to throw the ball lining up in formation. In the NFL QB’s are required to make the read during the play (a majority of the time).
2) Very limited training on taking snaps under center and dropping back into a pocket.
Doesn’t mean a QB prospect cannot make the adjustment but teams are left to guess.
Also, the Spread offense is much easier to run on a college level. QB’s emerge from the system faster and typically put up better stats compared to Pro style counterparts.
All true.
I know what I'm talking about, I started at right guard for the 1992 College Park Falcons.
by Johnnysixnut on Feb 10, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
I live in Cincinnati...
So I’ve had a pretty steady diet of Tony Pike the last couple of years — the Bearcats are the best team in town. I think in the right circumstances he’d make a pretty good NFL QB. As everyone else has mentioned, the Niners have Smith and Davis for next year and don’t need another new guy.
Truth has a well-known liberal bias.
He's skinny
But he makes up for it with an average arm and low accuracy. He’s got the tall and fast thing going for him, but that’s about it.
I’m not in love with the QB talent in this draft and I’m glad the 49ers aren’t looking to draft one high, if at all. Not that I think Alex Smith is the answer, just that I don’t see anyone that looks like they’ll be an upgrade anytime soon. Last year’s crop of QBs had a lot more talent, I think Sanchez or Stafford would go before Bradford if all of them came out in the same year. Really I like McCoy the best out of this years class, but he has limited upside due to his lack of height or athleticism.
I know what I'm talking about, I started at right guard for the 1992 College Park Falcons.
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