Watched his highlight film, very live arm, almost Ainge like (hopefully he doesn't have the Ainge like head). But, he sure throws into traffic a lot. Looks like he just needs good QB coaching on reads and mechanics, because he definitely has the arm, and movement is OK.
Heard an analyst talking about the INT stat. Can't remember which one it was, but he made a couple of good points.
First, Shrout's team was so so - 8-4 and not a lot of offensive talent other than Shrout, according to the analyst. Shrout threw the football some 415 times in 12 games, which is a ton, and tried to force passes to make things happen because his team pretty much had to take some chances. 35 times a game in high school is way more than most.
To give you a perspective, Maryville's all state QB Dylan Hopkins threw 226 passes in 14 games (he missed the regular season game at Oakland with a shoulder stinger) with 19 TDs and 4 INTs. That's 16 times per game, vs. Shrouts' 35. 35 is just a huge number in high school football.
I'm not really worried about the INT number. He'll be coached better in college. If he doesn't learn not to force it, he doesn't play. It's that simple.
