I know a little bit of Tom Savage and disagree with some of the analysis including a key fact. Savage left Rutgers on his own; he was not booted off the team by any means. They tried very hard to keep including firing the offensive coordinator who utiliized a spread offense and bought in a coordinator who ran a pro style offense which would have helped Savage had he stayed. Schiano screwed up big time by hiring the spread coordinator in my opinion and fired him quickly but not quick enough. My sons went to Rutgers at that time and I know people who know the family. It was Savage's father who convinced him to leave in the same way that Savage's older brother, also a QB, also transferred colleges.
In terms of his performance, the OL at Rutgers during the time peripd you mentioned ws much like the Giants OL this year and it's hard to make a meaningfull conclusions about the QB performance. He has a big time arm and is a vey tough kid. He is also very coachable. I've read this and agree that if he had stayed in 1 place for 4 years, he would have been a 1st round pick. As it is, I think he'll go in the 2nd round or early 3rd. His arm is that good.
In terms of his performance, the OL at Rutgers during the time peripd you mentioned ws much like the Giants OL this year and it's hard to make a meaningfull conclusions about the QB performance. He has a big time arm and is a vey tough kid. He is also very coachable. I've read this and agree that if he had stayed in 1 place for 4 years, he would have been a 1st round pick. As it is, I think he'll go in the 2nd round or early 3rd. His arm is that good.