Gifnalysis: Duffey fits the bill

The Red Raiders were able to pick up a commitment from Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge dual-threat quarterback Jett Duffey, thus finding their signal caller for the 2016 recruiting class. As an early-enrollee, Duffey will be able to pick up some much needed time in Coach Kingsbury's system next spring, which will pay off dividends down the road.

The head coach will also be able to get a better feel for the future of his schemes with the Mansfield native, who fits the bill perfectly for what the former Red Raider QB wants to do with his offense down the road. Duffey can run it and throw it both, and while he's a passer first and former, he can certainly be deadly when scrambling or running read-option plays, too.

So, let's take a closer look at the Lake Ridge QB in this edition of GIFnalysis.

As you can see above, Lake Ridge is running a read-option play, as Duffey can hand it off right or keep it himself. The soon-to-be-senior decides to hold onto the ball. And -even though that might have very well been the wrong read - the slippery ball carrier rockets up the middle of the defense, shaking off two defenders who were simply too slow to close on him in time. He's off to the races in the second level now, a place where he can do some real damage.

Now, instead of a read-option play, here's an example of Duffey scrambling around in the pocket and squeezing his way up and forward to the open field. Again, slippery is the best way to describe Duffey. He's like trying to tackle a greased pig. Basically, you better wrap up. If you don't, he's going to make you pay, plain and simple. While I don't like using this comparison, because it's overused, I do think you can see a certain former Aggie quarterback's scrambling style in the DFW native's movements and wiggle.

Let's take a closer look at Duffey as a passer, now. On this play, Duffey does make a good throw for the completion, but it's what he does before the throw on this play that really, really caught my eye the first time I saw it. He steps up and forward into the pocket when the pressure starts to vice down on him from the sides. They call this "climbing the pocket" in coaching circles, and it's something that many young dual-threat quarterbacks struggle with.

They struggle with it because they feel like they can just take off once the pocket starts to cave in on them. But, instead, Duffey does exactly what you should do. He keeps his calm, steps forward, and he finds a later read in his progression. I absolutely love this play, and it might be my favorite from his film, because it proves he really is trying to be a legitimate passer first and foremost.

This is simply one helluva throw by Duffey. It shows off his strength and accuracy as a passer, and it almost qualifies as a "no-no-no-no YES" play. Under an intense amount of pressure, Duffey gets the pass off to the receiver at the sideline, and he throws it to where only the wideout can catch it. It's also incredible to me that he was able to get a bit of a step off with his right foot to put some power on the throw, and it's even more impressive that he would do that instead of just throw it off his back foot while falling backwards. He took a shot here, and he knew he had to in order to get a good throw off.

Great play, plain and simple.

Speaking of great plays, here's another extremely accurate, pinpoint toss by the signal caller. He drops this bad boy right in the basket over the shoulder for his wideout 30 yards downfield. Duffey can make some great throws that are right on the money, and when you combine that ability with his talent as a ball carrier, Coach Kingsbury is going to love what he'll be able to craft with the QB in coming years