Although I'm not rollred *nor do I want to be* , I do have an opinion about whether Michael Fisher has D-1 talent.
Michael has three things working for him:
1) Coming from great athletic bloodlines (Fisher's father was a quarterback and, i think, baseball player at Vandy in the 70's), Michael automatically has a leg up on other college prospects. Like with Peyton and Eli Manning, Fisher's name will automatically command attention from those in the know. But even with that on his side, Michael will still have to prove himself on the field.
2) Barring injury, before his high school career is over Michael will have had the experience of being a three-year starting quarterback in arguably the toughest classification in the state. Those three years of competing against some of the most well-coached teams in the state is something that can't be taught - it's cliche, i know, but it's also very true.
3) Fisher has had the priviledge of working with two great offensive coaches with contrasting styles - Ricky Bowers last season and Jeff Rutledge this season and next. Rutledge's tutelage may prove to be the most beneficiary for Michael, in that Rutledge knows what it takes to become an All-American quarterback - he was one himself at Alabama, under another great coach, Bear Bryant. With Rutledge as a mentor, Michael not only has a good blueprint to follow, but also a great head-hunter when it comes to the recruiting game after the season.
Along with those three things, I was completely impressed with Fisher's performance in the CPA scrimmage last week. In the second or third offensive series, it was first down and Fisher was on the run. With about five yards to go and a couple of CPA players ready to eat him for lunch, Fisher ducked out of bounds, avoiding the hit. What was so impressive to me was that instead of risking injury, Fisher took the five yard gain and went back to the huddle facing a 2nd and 5 situation, which is much better than having 1st and 10 while being carted off the field. Whether he did it on purpose is debatable, but the fact that was his instinct says alot about his potential.
Also, speaking with Rutledge after both the CPA scrimmage and the Riverdale scrimmage two weeks ago, he told me how impressed he was with the how quickly the kids were catching onto his new offense, especially Fisher. Save for a pair of fumbles in the CPA scrimmage, I didn't see Fisher make any mistakes - pretty impressive for a kid learning an offense for the first time.
Now if that doesn't merit a good mark from you, rollred, i might just have to retire from posting