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Colt Brennan
positives
Has a tall, lanky frame, with good upper-body structure, tapered thighs and room to carry additional bulk -- at least 20 pounds -- with no loss in quickness...Runs with a normal stride, showing the valid speed and balance to force defenses to account for him when running with the ball...Very mobile in the pocket, which causes problems for a slower defense to cover him on roll-outs...Slides and adjusts to pocket pressure with ease, showing the body control to easily throw on the move...Has good acceleration driving back from center to his throwing point...Has the nimble feet to throw on the move and the arm strength to stretch the defenses when passing from the outside hashes...Shows ease of movement sliding in the pocket and while he lacks blazing speed, he is a threat to gain valid yardage running with the ball...Does a good job of taking plays from the chalkboard to the field and excels at adjusting to defensive coverage, making good pre-snap decisions...Plays with good intensity and won't get rattled under pressure...Quick decision-maker who has the confidence in his arm to make all the plays...Demonstrates good body control running with the ball, but needs to work on ball security (seven fumbles in 2006, nine in 2007)...Fires the ball out quickly and has the vision and patience to scan the field and wait for secondary targets to open...Even though he is used more in the shotgun, he has the good quickness to set and throw coming back from the center...Throws on the move as well as he throws from the pocket due to his fine balance and body control...Has a compact throwing motion and knows how to vary his release and delivery, carrying the ball at chest height and throwing over the top when in the pocket, or with a three-quarters sidearm delivery when passing on the move...Even with that release, his passes are high enough to not get batted down at the line of scrimmage...Has the arm strength to air the ball out, showing very good timing and ball speed...Plays with good awareness and always seems to know where his receivers are, doing a nice job of checking down and making progression reads...Has better timing and accuracy working the short-to-intermediate areas...Gets good trajectory on his deep throws, but must step into them better...Has very good anticipation skills and delivers a catchable ball that gets to his target without the receiver having to adjust (throws the ball to get it there when the receiver is about to come out of his break)...Does a fine job of stepping up or sliding when flushed out of the pocket (struggled with an ankle injury most of the 2007 season)...Knows when to throw, as he has the knack for anticipating when his receivers will be coming out of their cuts...Does a solid job of locating secondary targets and checking down, demonstrating very good vision on route-progression reads...Knows how to adjust his delivery when throwing on the move...Respected leader with good huddle presence...Has a good command of the offensive game plan and his teammates respect his ability to create and improvise with the ball in his hands...Has a feel for pocket pressure, knowing when to slide or step up to find the throwing lanes, as it is rare to see him step back or fall away from his tosses...Has the scrambling ability to throw on the run with good short-to-intermediate area accuracy, showing the nimble feet to buy time and the natural instincts to know when to run with the ball.
compares to
ALEX SMITH-San Francisco...Smith is several inches taller and more powerful than Brennan, but both rely on their athletic agility to step up and avoid pressure. Brennan has that moxie on the field that reminds some of Brett Favre, but it is his quick reads that sees him get the ball out instantly to his targets. He is a mobile passer whose scrambling keeps defenses honest, but lacks the size and certainly lacks the core strength you look for in a quarterback that can absorb punishment at the next level. In a spread or West Coast offense, Brennan is a nice fit. But despite good arm strength in the short-to-intermediate areas, he isn't capable of consistently attacking the deep secondary.
negatives
Has good quickness and a strong throwing arm, but his overall core strength is marginal and he might struggle absorbing punishment at the next level...Field smart, but needs to make a better effort academically...Puts in the effort in the training room, but has marginal lifting habits...Does not have the size, strength or body mass you look for at his position...Can fire the ball with good strength, but when he throws off the wrong foot, his deep throws tend to wobble...Puts a lot of effort behind his deep throws, but his footwork needs to be refined...Will lose his composure under a fierce pass rush, but will generally step up and avoid...Will generally throw with a high release, but when he fires low, he gets lots of passes deflected (see 2007 Louisiana Tech game)...Has good arm strength, but must throw with better velocity when attacking the seam...Now scans the field well, but did lock on to his primary target too often in the early stages of his career...Will throw the ball with a three-quarters sidearm delivery when rolling out, but needs to refine that delivery (better when going over the top), as he will drop his arm too low at times and this affects his trajectory, resulting in deflected passes...Not the type that will force the ball into traffic when pressured, but possibly due to his ankle injury negating his foot speed in 2007, he struggled to maintain balance on roll-outs, resulting in a high amount of his passes being intercepted or deflected.
2002: Missed two games during his prep season at Worcester Academy with a finger fracture.
Campus: 4.71 in the 40-yard dash
32 5/8-inch arm length
9 3/8-inch hands.
Attended Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Cal.) High School, where he earned three letters in football and one in basketball
The team's MVP in 2001, Brennan added All-League first-team gridiron honors
Led the squad to a 9-5 record his final year, completing more than 68% of his passes with 16 touchdowns and four interceptions, adding 200 yards and four scores on the ground
The team went 11-2 his junior year and 9-1 during his sophomore campaign, when he led the team to the CIF championship with a win over powerhouse DeLaSalle High
After his senior year, he was invited to play in the County All-Star Game
Lettered as a forward on the basketball team as a senior, as the squad captured the CIF title.
Communications major
Son of Betsy and Terry Brennan
Cousin, Brent Brennan, is an assistant coach at San Jose State and was a wide receiver at UCLA (1991-95)
Brent's father, Steve, played at San Jose State in 1967
Born 8/16/83 in Laguna Beach, California
Resides in Irvine, California.
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