i find this extremely interesting
2013 QB Situation
February 6th, 2012 at 12:35 PM | 
This Gardner or Morris discussion is sounding like 1998
This Gardner or Morris discussion is sounding like 1998
February 6th, 2012 at 12:48 PM |
How good of a runner is
How good of a runner is
How good of a runner is Morris, anyway? It might be possible that the current scheme will stay in place until Gardner is gone, then going to whatever Borges actually wants to run. If that's the case, I think there is zero chance Morris can/will beat out Gardner, since the scheme with Gardner/Bellomy might be pretty different than with Morris/Gardner.
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February 6th, 2012 at 1:24 PM |
It is not just Gardner's skills
It is not just Gardner's skills
It's not just Gardner's skills that have to be taken into consideration. Hoke is recruiting players that are suited for the West Coast offense. Borges is not going to delay the transition when he has the players (big WR's, TE's and FB) to run the WC scheme. He'll probably be moving away from the spread in 2012 as Denard and Gardner are more comfortable running the WC offense.
February 6th, 2012 at 1:34 PM |
Given how highly touted of a
Given how highly touted of a
Given how highly touted of a recruit Gardner was, I really hope we give the guy a chance for at least a season. With most other positions they would probably just let the players battle it out in practice, but with these 2 you almost have to pick ahead of time because you need to gear your whole system to their skill sets...
February 6th, 2012 at 1:57 PM |
I wouldnt assume that Gardner
I wouldnt assume that Gardner
I wouldnt assume that Gardner will get the medical redshirt, I don't think it's a sure thing. Also, I wouldn't rule out Bellomy in 2013. Qb in the west coast system is heavily dependant on accuracy and decision making, which seem to be Bellomy's strengths . Hopefully we can develop Denard, Gardner and Bellomy for 2012 so that we can get some more consistent QB play
February 6th, 2012 at 2:47 PM |
Gardner,
Gardner,
Gardner, being a dual-threat QB who is more pass than run, stands to be an ideal bridge from Denard (more run than pass) to Shane (more pro-style); a straight jump from the former to the latter might not be as violent as the 2008 jump from pro-style to spread. But it would almost certainly be awkward and difficult. Better to transition the players and the scheme, rather than pull a 180. Also, the bridge year(s) will allow for the natural evolution of the entire roster: spread-friendly players smoothly ceding to pro-friendly ones. A year or two with Gardner at the helm could be just the ticket.
This Gardner or Morris discussion is sounding a lot like 1998 when red-shirt junior Tom Brady was being challenged by freshman Drew Henson. We all know how that turned out.
Morris may be the next freshman phenom but Gardner will have been in the program for three years and have practices/game experience that cannot be duplicated at the HS level.