LawFrog504
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Delton puts a 7 win ceiling on this team. This has been true all summer long
Is Baldwin 100% yet?I never thought I’d say this, but I think having a second week bye is coming at a good time. We need to figure out our QB situation.
Here is what I would do:
1. Give Duggan the first team reps and plan to start him against Purdue
2. Have Collins and Baldwin split second team reps. Determine which one is better between the two and if either should be challenging Duggan for the starting spot.
3. Move Delton to a situational wildcat/option quarterback type role. He has some serious athletic ability and he can still be a contributor to this team.
I never thought I’d say this, but I think having a second week bye is coming at a good time. We need to figure out our QB situation.
Here is what I would do:
1. Give Duggan the first team reps and plan to start him against Purdue
2. Have Collins and Baldwin split second team reps. Determine which one is better between the two and if either should be challenging Duggan for the starting spot.
3. Move Delton to a situational wildcat/option quarterback type role. He has some serious athletic ability and he can still be a contributor to this team.
He is 100%. But we all know that, in football math, 110% is the goal. So, he has 10% left to go.Is Baldwin 100% yet?
It's going to take Duggan to beat Purdue. GP says he makes his decision based on Saturdays and he now says that he will be more involved in the offense so based on his statements, that means Duggan starts at Purdue if he holds to his present thought process.
This by far(whisper) Barlow looked like our best RB (ducks out of room).
I think this weekend showed that our staff is WRONGWell known that coaches have apprehension about playing young QBs for 3 main reasons.
1. Inexperience negatively impacts the decision process (reading defenses etc)
2. The game moves to much faster the HS
3. Teammates aren’t bought in to their leadership
I think Duggan showed last night that none of those things are an issue. He made everyone around him better. Was poised and played with confidence. He made some bad throws but generally made all the right reads....what the hell more do you want?
You know what this thread needs... a pole.
Drive 1 (Delton): 48 yds, FG
Drive 2 (Delton): 46 yds, fumble
Drive 3 (Duggan): 58 yds, TD
Drive 4 (Duggan): 25 yds, punt
Drive 5 (Delton): -7 yds, punt
Drive 6 (Delton): -3 yds, FG
Drive 7 (Duggan): 34 yds, FG
—HALF—
Drive 8 (Delton): 56 yds, FG
Drive 9 (Delton): 62 yds, FG
Drive 10 (Delton): 27 yds, punt
Drive 11 (Duggan): 62 yds, TD
Drive 12 (Duggan): 30 yds, punt
Drive 13 (Duggan): 35 yds, FG
Drive 14 (Duggan): 60 yds, TD
So we have Delton accounting for 229 yards and 12 points as well as a fumble. Duggan accounted for 304 yards and 27 points. The offense played better with him in even if Delton technically had more yards personally.
It's going to take Duggan to beat Purdue. GP says he makes his decision based on Saturdays and he now says that he will be more involved in the offense so based on his statements, that means Duggan starts at Purdue if he holds to his present thought process.
Never believe anything GP says to the media...
I think we all knew that Max was a physically talented guy. The thing I was most impressed with was his command of the offense. He got the snap, scanned the field, and got the ball out on time. He wasn't always on target but that will come as he gets more comfortable I think. The thing you worry about with a freshman QB is that they won't know exactly what to do or will be indecisive. I saw none of that from Max. He honestly looked more decisive and in command of the offense than the senior but it was obviously a very small sample size and against a bad opponent.
I think this weekend showed that our staff is WRONG
Or they can’t prepare a young QB
True freshman came back to beat Florida State and Oregon plus about 5 others put up numbers we would die to have at TCU
Someone on our staff is chickens [ steaming pile of Orgeron ] about starting a true freshman and needs to get over it or get out of the room when the decision is made