Could This Be Our Qb Next Year

[GreenBat]

SL Carroll coach raves about Allen QB

DAMON L. SAYLES / The Dallas Morning News

Quarterback Nathan Dick will graduate in the spring, but Southlake Carroll coach Todd Dodge likes Dick's potential replacement.

Dodge said he was impressed with backup quarterback Stephen Payne, who showed glimpses of greatness in Allen's 38-0 loss. Payne, a 6-3 junior, played most of the game after Dick went down with a shoulder injury.

"He looks more like Vince Young than anybody I've seen lately," Dodge said.

[TicketJohn]

I don't know...that would be the same year that Riley Dodge would come in. Perhaps Coach Dodge was just being over-complimentary.

[GreenMachine]

Perhaps Coach Dodge was just being over-complimentary.

You mean as in "ULM is an outstanding football team and we will have to be playing our best just to have a chance of staying on the same field with them".

[ADLER]

SL Carroll coach raves about Allen QB

DAMON L. SAYLES / The Dallas Morning News

Quarterback Nathan Dick will graduate in the spring, but Southlake Carroll coach Todd Dodge likes Dick's potential replacement.

Dodge said he was impressed with backup quarterback Stephen Payne, who showed glimpses of greatness in Allen's 38-0 loss. Payne, a 6-3 junior, played most of the game after Dick went down with a shoulder injury.

"He looks more like Vince Young than anybody I've seen lately," Dodge said.

Allen's Dick was injured in that last game. Maybe he was just stating that Allen will be experiencing a lot of Payne when Dick is gone.

[Green92]

Doesn't Dick's brother play for Nutt at Arkansas? Nutt won't have any more Dick after he graduates? Okay, that was bad. Sorry.

[mad dog]

Payne's going to have to learn how to carry the ball close to his body if he wants to have any success, in high school or anywhere past that. He holds the ball way out from his body when he runs, and is just a fumble waiting to happen.

That said, he has great size and terrific speed and elusiveness. Don't know much about his arm, but it seemed adequate. For his skill set, I'd say that calling him a poor man's Vince Young is an accurate comparison.

[UNTLifer]

Got to be careful who you stand beside on the sidelines.

[Eagle1855]

Allen's Dick was injured in that last game. Maybe he was just stating that Allen will be experiencing a lot of Payne when Dick is gone.

[LittleMeanGreenMan]

Nathan Dick is going to Rice. Probably could have landed him if we had Dodge about six months ago.