David Fales

August 6, 2013 11:38 am ET

David Fales went from being a quarterback known only by some diehard NFL Draft observers to becoming That Guy because of steamy afternoons in the dead of summertime. The 6-foot-2, 225-pounder was the mystery man around the other top college quarterbacks invited to work the Elite 11 camp as counselors on Nike’s sprawling campus in Oregon.

Everyone at the week-long camp knew the big stars. There was Heisman winner Johnny Manziel; Teddy Bridgewater, the guy some are touted as the first overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft; Tajh Boyd, the reigning ACC Player of the Year; Michigan starter Devin Gardner and Georgia Tech’s Vad Lee. And there was Fales, who a few of the other counselors admitted they’d never heard of. Well, after Fales’ performance in winning the camp’s Counselors Challenge, a myriad of passing drills, testing both footwork and QB arms, they all know about the San Jose State QB now.

“He’s big-time,” said Boyd.

Fales admitted that he always wondered how he compared to the other top QBs in the country. “You’re seeing Johnny Football and Teddy Bridgewater and those guys,” he said last month at Mountain West media day in Las Vegas. “It’s eye-opening. I knew I threw the ball pretty well, but you just don’t know (exactly how you measure up.) I tried not to put too much pressure on myself.”

Fales pointed out that even though it was a competition and every guy there is an intense competitor, it wasn’t an actual football game.

So did it really matter?

“Whatever David has to do to get the ball off into windows, he can do it. And not everybody can do that. A lot of guys can go out and throw in pass skel or one-on-ones and look really good. But then if you put a rush on them and they have to sidestep and their feet just can’t be right and they have to make accurate throws, they can’t do that. David can. That’s what separates him. He can make those accurate throws without a perfect pocket. He’s not a scrambler, but he can stay alive and make great throws.”

Fales has done more than his share of scrambling off the field too. He started his college career at Nevada behind star Colin Kaepernick, and he also had a brief stint at Wyoming in addition to his time playing junior college ball. In fact, Fales may be the only quarterback to have been parts of three teams in the same conference.

Making those moves and leaving behind a scholarship for uncertainty was a nerve-wracking process for the QB. “I felt like I was disappointing my family. ‘Really you’re gonna leave a scholarship?’ ” his parents asked, ” ‘What if you don’t get another scholarship?’ ”

Fales gamble is paying off in a big way although he does have to adapt to another coach, new terminology and system. MacIntyre left to take the Colorado job so Ron Carragher was hired from San Diego. Out goes the Pistol. In comes more pro-style from under center. Fales’ goals also are quite a bit different from what they were going into last season, when he just wanted to win the starting QB job and win the WAC. This year? He wants to win the MWC and a bowl game, cut down on his turnovers and have an even higher completion percentage. He’s also worked hard to improve his deep ball, he says by pushing more off his back foot.

The once under-the-radar guy still isn’t recognized much even locally although when he and his teammates attended a recent fundraiser at a San Jose Giants game, some fans started to “freak out,” he said, once he told them his name.

Then again, he wasn’t one of the two dozen or so college quarterbacks invited to work as counselors for the Manning Passing Academy.

Asked if he might use the snub as motivation, Fales shrugs sheepishly. “I could.” Then he pauses for a few heartbeats. “Yeah, I probably will.”

from: http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/23039032/mw-preview-fales-looking-to-improve-draft-stock-lead-spartans-to-conference-title

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David Fales was born on October 4th, 1990 (time of birth unknown) in Salinas, California according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Fales

October 4th, 1990

10 + 4 +1+9+9+0 = 33 = his life lesson = Putting on a good show. Going into the lion’s den.

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October 4th, 1990

October 4th

10 + 4 +2+0+1+3 = 20 = his personal year (from October 4th, 2013 to October 3rd, 2014) = Turning point. Need to exercise sound judgement.

20 year + 12 (December) = 32 = his personal month (from December 4th, 2013 to January 3rd, 2014) = Football. In it to win it.

Six of Wands Tarot card

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using the number/letter grid:

1      2    3       4       5       6     7    8     9
A      B   C      D      E       F      G     H      I
J   K    L      M      N     O   P    Q R
S     T      U      V     W     X      Y    Z

Where:

A = 1 J = 1 S = 1

B = 2 K = 2 T = 2

C = 3 L = 3 U = 3

D = 4 M = 4 V = 4

E = 5 N = 5 W = 5

F = 6 O = 6 X = 6

G = 7 P = 7 Y = 7

H = 8 Q = 8 Z = 8

I = 9 R = 9

David Fales

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