Quotes about Colt

About how Colt makes plays look easy, RGM said:
"You have to be one of his receivers to understand. He does so many different things to make every play look easy." (HA)


About how comfortable Colt is in his offense, JJ said:
"This is his third year in this offense. He's very comfortable in it. Can you imagine if he had two years left? How many more records would he break?" (HA)


About how wanting to learn the offense better was one incentive in returning to UH, Colt said:
"I'm having fun with (the offense). That's why I came back, for that complete understanding of the offense, and to really take my game to the next level." (HA)


About how Colt goes through his progressions so quickly now, JJ said:
"He was a little slow in his read progressions when he first came in (as a sophomore in 2005). Now he gets through them pretty quick. It's 1, 2, 3, 4, throw." (HA)


Comparing Colt's speed of reading the progressions ot his experience, JJ said:
"When I was playing, I wasn't doing it as a fast as I wanted. It just comes with being in it for a while. He's been in it for a while. He knows what he's doing." (HA)


About how Colt goes through all of his reads to give each WR a chance on each play, Hawthorne said:
"He goes through all of his reads. It's not like he locks in on one guy. It's not like, 'I'm going to throw to my favorite receiver,' or 'this play is for one person.' " (HA)


About why he spreads the ball around so well, Colt said:
"My whole mentality is I want my receivers to know that no matter what the play is, even if it's not designed for them, there's a possibility they can get the ball. You never know when things are going to break down (defensively). I like letting my receivers feel any night can be their night." (HA)


About how Colt confuses the secondary with the looks he gives, QB coach Dan Morrison said:
"Everybody sees his eyes going there, and they start to pull there, then he throws to the other side. He can move corners and safeties and linebackers with his eyes. If he wants you to move, he'll look a particular way to move you. He's very good at that. He's very convincing." (HA)


About how Colt throws catchable passes, Hawthorne said:
"His passes are fast, but they're also soft. It's hard to explain." (HA)


About how Colt throws catchable passes, RGM said:
"The ball gets there fast, but it doesn't jam your fingers, like catching a bullet. That's the magic of Colt." (HA)

HA Note: "Brennan said the key is the way the football spins when he releases it. Morrison agreed, noting a fast-spinning pass is easier to catch."


About how he throws the football, Colt said:
"I've never been a very strong kid. I've never been able to lift a lot. Maybe that's one of the underlying qualities that karmically comes to my advantage because maybe I'm not that strong, but I'm really strong at throwing a football. But as hard as I throw it, it still comes with a nice, soft touch." (HA)


About how Colt throws where he anticipates the WR to be open, Morrison said:
"His passes are not high-miles-per-hour fast. But because his vision is so good, and he anticipates so well, he throws it earlier. He anticipates a window is going to be over here. When he releases the ball, the receiver is not even near the window. Because he's throwing ahead, the ball and the receiver get to the window at the same time. It makes it seem like the pass is faster than it really is." (HA)


JJ said that those qualities of Colt:
"show why he's a phenomenal quarterback." (HA)