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Why can’t TCU land an elite QB?

Palliative Care

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Agree with Eight. Now is not the time to panic. See what you have in the spring first and then watch the portal later. There will be candidates both at RB and QB that will be very worth while.
 

LisaLT

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Just to be clear, Morris only had one injury, and he would have been able to return about 3-4 weeks after that injury, correct?

Reading comments on here you'd think he was made of tissue paper...
I thought he was injured the season before last after the Baylor game (i think we played Okie State but I'm too lazy to look it up).
 

82 Frog Fever

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Just to be clear, Morris only had one injury, and he would have been able to return about 3-4 weeks after that injury, correct?

Reading comments on here you'd think he was made of tissue paper...

He was injured in his 2nd start Vs. Okie Lite in ‘21 and was unable to go against Kansas with Max already hurt.

TCU QBs ran 150+ times last year, & that number could easily rise in a KB offense.
It would be rare for any QB under 200 lbs to remain healthy with 10+ carries per game, and he is literally the only QB we currently have with the skills to manage a spread rushing offense at a high level.
 
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McFroggin

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Just to be clear, Morris only had one injury, and he would have been able to return about 3-4 weeks after that injury, correct?

Reading comments on here you'd think he was made of tissue paper...

He has had significant injuries 2 years in a row after relatively little playing time.
 
Just to be clear, Morris only had one injury, and he would have been able to return about 3-4 weeks after that injury, correct?

Reading comments on here you'd think he was made of tissue paper...
He has had three starts, 2 in 2021 and 1 in 2022, and has only finished one, the Baylor game. The two injuries in the games he left were significant enough that he was also not able to return the following week.

A short history but not a good one thus far regarding injury. Durability is just as important as ability.

My gut feels odds are against him making it through that 7-0 start that some expect for the 2023 season, so good luck to QB2 contributing to that 7-0 mark.
 
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Eight

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regardless of whether morris is the college football version of deadpool when it comes to healing or if he is scott ankrom 2.0 doesn't matter if we are talking about a depth chart w 2 scholarship qb's

we will just have to wait and see
 

y2kFrog

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He has had three starts, 2 in 2021 and 1 in 2022, and has only finished one, the Baylor game. The two injuries in the games he left were significant enough that he was also not able to return the following week.

A short history but not a good one thus far regarding injury. Durability is just as important as ability.

My gut feels odds are against him making it through that 7-0 start that some here think should happen and will be disappointed if it doesn’t. So good luck to QB2 contributing to that 7-0 mark.

We don’t really even know what his injury was in 2021 considering our injury reports from those 20 seasons are buried in a vault somewhere.
 
We don’t really even know what his injury was in 2021 considering our injury reports from those 20 seasons are buried in a vault somewhere.
Perhaps they are in Joe Biden’s garage?

…. Or Mar a Lago to be an equal opportunity smart ass and not start a debate that would land this thread in the pit.

On second thought flame away boys.
 
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TopFrog

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Why not move Battle back to QB? He was a top dual-threat QB in Alabama. I think he did not play his senior year because of an injury?
 

hfhmilkman

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I saw that, he was really excited about Duke.
Man he’s fast and has a build that looks like he could take a hit.
A 10.68 100m as a Soph., he could be our QB and kick returner. :>)
The question is does this translate to the football field. One of the side effects of football training is a reduction in speed. It is one of the reasons why Nyckoles Harbor wants to concentrate on track until after the 24 Olympics. To survive in football pretty much every position requires a weight gain. Point taken you can't run an exceptional time on the football field if you can't do it on the track. But running in pads is definitely different. The best track stars top out at 25-27 mph. Yet it extremely rare to clock a NFL player exceeding 21 mph in game.
 

TopFrog

Lifelong Frog
The question is does this translate to the football field. One of the side effects of football training is a reduction in speed. It is one of the reasons why Nyckoles Harbor wants to concentrate on track until after the 24 Olympics. To survive in football pretty much every position requires a weight gain. Point taken you can't run an exceptional time on the football field if you can't do it on the track. But running in pads is definitely different. The best track stars top out at 25-27 mph. Yet it extremely rare to clock a NFL player exceeding 21 mph in game.
Darius Davis says hi.
 

ticketfrog123

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What about Josh Hoover? He put up good numbers and honors at 6A Rockwall. Perhaps not a dual-threat but looks to be a good drop-back guy? Dad played in NFL. Not an "elite" recruit but could be very good?
Heard he was brought on scholarship as a career back up. Maybe can play as a 5th year senior
 

82 Frog Fever

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The question is does this translate to the football field. One of the side effects of football training is a reduction in speed. It is one of the reasons why Nyckoles Harbor wants to concentrate on track until after the 24 Olympics. To survive in football pretty much every position requires a weight gain. Point taken you can't run an exceptional time on the football field if you can't do it on the track. But running in pads is definitely different. The best track stars top out at 25-27 mph. Yet it extremely rare to clock a NFL player exceeding 21 mph in game.
Idk what your point is.
Yes, everyone on a sloped field/grass, in pads, & fb cleats would be slower than they would be when running on a flat track, in shorts, & track shoes. However, all players are in the same boat under the same conditions, so all players are slower.
Also, a weight gain does not necessarily mean a reduction in speed. Many TCU players put on 10-15 lbs of muscle this year and they were both faster and stronger.
Whether on a track or fb field, Hejny has great top-end speed. Probably a major reason he ran for nearly 1,300 yds & 15 tds this year.
 
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