I haven’t read or heard a bad word about Barry Brunetti, except from some fans in SEC territory who have — and I’m paraphrasing here — wished him well in obscurity. I believe I’ve heard that before … at the quarterback position … at WVU. That turned out pretty well, though.

As for the reviews, I’ve selected ESPN’s Scouts Inc. service, which can be a little negative from time to time.

Except here. It, for example, states the obvious:

His size will limit his vision.

True, that’ll happen and it’s of particular concern at WVU, where the coaches are recruiting towers along the offensive line. I have no qualms with that opinion. Before that, though, the review makes a more appropriate point:

He isn’t very tall, but he is polished, has a very live arm and is extremely athletic with his legs. He is the ideal fit for the spread offense and shotgun zone-read.

Translation: He can see just fine deep in the shotgun.

Sooner or later, I thought, they’d just say something because they have to be negative at some point. Not exactly:

At times will try and do too much, but his mentality is to keep the play alive.  Overall, Brunetti is one of the better QB prospects in this class …

And if you don’t believe that, watch the included video. A few things to note:

1) Arm strength is no joke. First throw is a step-in, flick-of-the-wrist that hits the spot in stride 45 yards away. The second is a patient 50-yard strike. Kudos to the editor. Nice way to start the video.

2) He either makes a lot of reads (which you don’t see often in high school) or he’s skilled at looking off defensive backs (also rare). Either way, that’s a big positive.

3) There’s fast and there’s pull-away speed. He may be the former, which is basically getting from Point A to Point B, but he has the latter, which involves using angles, teammates and open field to your advantage. Nothing wrong with that.  

4) There were a few times I thought he was left-handed by the way he dropped back and got himself set. I figure that’ll have to change.

5) Not once did I say, “Wow, a young Todd Reesing!”