Name: Cade McNamara
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 205 lbs.
High school: Reno (NV) Damonte Ranch
Position: Quarterback
Class: Redshirt freshman
Jersey number: #12
Last year: I ranked McNamara #84 and said he would redshirt (LINK). He redshirted.
TTB Rating: 65
McNamara took the expected route in 2019 of redshirting. That’s what the vast majority of freshman quarterbacks should do, and Michigan was able to accommodate that by having a senior quarterback in Shea Patterson, a redshirt sophomore in Dylan McCaffrey, and a redshirt freshman in Joe Milton. For the first time in a while, it seemed like Michigan had a pretty decent succession of quarterbacks lined up.
Now Patterson is off to the NFL, while the other guys remain and true freshman Dan Villari joins the QB room. Presumably, McNamara will take over the #3 role that was held by Joe Milton. On the plus side, I have heard some people throw out that McNamara is a dark horse candidate to win the starting job, and one point in his favor is that he fits the mold of a Penn State-style QB (shorter, quick release, somewhat mobile) a little better than McCaffrey, Milton, or Villari. I don’t think that will end up mattering much, so I expect McNamara to be the third guy in, with minimal opportunities to make his mark this season.
Prediction: Backup quarterback
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“On the plus side, I have heard some people throw out that McNamara is a dark horse candidate to win the starting job”
Curious if you’ve heard this from any legitimate sources, or just the usual “we’ve never seen him play so he has a chance” scuttlebutt?
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I heard that from one person who is not necessarily prone to unreasonable hype. He didn’t say McNamara would win the job, but said that he has a better chance than a lot of people are giving him credit for.
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Interesting. I think you previously made the point that McCaffrey has a bit of a longer release and Milton is obviously not incredibly accurate (at least he wasn’t in high school) so I suppose it’s not insane to think that McNamara has a chance. This will probably not inspire a ton of confidence among most Michigan fans, but he does have a Shea Patterson style to him.
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Macnamara was injured for a significant portion of last year. He might as well be an early enrolled class of 2020 kid
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Rashan Gary was injured for a good deal of 2018, he might as well be a 2020 senior.
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I don’t think he will win it, but would understand him being ranked higher:
– one of Milton/Mac may transfer if not named starter
– Mac is already injury prone, placing Macnamara close to backup
– Milton is turnover prone, so same
– the Rona itself can make Macnamara backup (or starter) real quick
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Joe Milton has a lower TO percentage through 2 years than Tom Brady.
I would bet the farm against a transfer anytime in 2020.
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Comparing Milton to Brady. What a good time you’re having!
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Are they different?
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It’d be great if he didn’t spend his time as a career backup before transferring to a MAC or Mtn West school and maybe see some non garbage time, but he seems like a bit of a stop gap so that the cupboards aren’t bare in case Milton or Dylan does transfer. Either way glad to see a local athlete make it to UM.
P.S. his high school is Damonte Ranch – close to the spanish spelling of diamond.
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the kid was #1 target on Alabama’s board…so I doubt he goes the route you’re implying.
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This is a surprising rating…. supposedly he was #1 also on Alabamas board, and they’ve scouted QB well lately.
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