QB Situation

Submitted by tjl7386 on

OK so it seems that we can almost start preparing for Jimmy H to be our next head coach. Baring something out of the blue happening with Rosen/Other highly rated QB, we head into next season we a 2 deep of Morris and Bellomy/Speight depending on if Bellomy sticks around next year and doesn't get passed up.

I know a lot of people are VERY un-impressed with what we saw out of Morris and based on his hype coming out of HS rightfully so, but if we do end up with that as our depth chart for the QB position what are peoples thoughts on who gives us the best chance to win? My vote would be for Morris and I am sure that is most likely not the most popular vote at the end of day.

Reasoning is as I would sit and watch each painful game every Saturday I would sit there and think how is it possible that Hoke and company would go out and recruit to a top 10-25 class each season and then the talent on the field would like like a MAC team at best. Guys like Kalis who a lot of recruiting experts said was the most college ready guard they have ever seen looking so bad or our 4/5 star RB and QB's looking like they are lost. I feel like this roster has a ton of talent on it, but for what ever reasons our coach was just awful at developing that talent and getting them ready for college. With the proper coaching I feel like we are very close to being able to feild a competitive team. Am I way off here or what??

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Everyone Murders

December 27th, 2014 at 10:36 AM ^

If we get the late Christmas gift we're all hoping for, the best QB will see the field, and he'll be well-coached. And we have some talent available-so I feel good about the QB situation. Assuming we get that gift.

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MichiganMan_24_

December 27th, 2014 at 10:38 AM ^

I think Wilton Speight is going to be good..He moves good in the pocket and i feel like he is not scared of contact so he stands strong in the pocket..being 6'6 235 also makes him harder to bring down...I am in no way calling him Andrew Luck but i think he has some similar qualities and his accuracy and maturity will show...Whatever happens though i trust our former QB Jim Harbaugh to work them until one of them starts to shine.

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umbig11

December 27th, 2014 at 10:39 AM ^

I would be very surprised if he were asked to return for his fifth year. There is enough depth to move in a new direction without him. Rosen has said he is 99% with UCLA, but will listen to JH if he calls. Morris will be a better QB than most people think. However, it will be a great story to follow through spring and fall.

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megaswami

December 27th, 2014 at 10:41 AM ^

Guys, Rosen will commit shortly thereafter Harbaugh is announced as coach. The question is, will Malzone commit as well. Morris will be passed by Speight, who I look to be the starter next year.



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Gisele

December 27th, 2014 at 10:42 AM ^

The throw Shane made against MSU coming in cold still gives me hope. 

 

For all we know Malzone may not even be the highest rated QB coming in this year.  If there is one position Harbaugh can go out and hand pick last minute and get to flip from another school it's a QB.

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bluecervelo

December 27th, 2014 at 10:43 AM ^

He just needs to gain the confidence and maturity that good coaching and a solid game plan can help him with. He always looked like a high school kid out there, all flustered and rushed. I'm hoping having Harbaugh over him day in and day out will help with that.

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gwkrlghl

December 27th, 2014 at 10:46 AM ^

If our run game can be relied upon to be the bulk of the offense, I think Shane could be a good Stanford QB where they many run power and do some play action and 1-2 route patterns. We aren't going to be running the air raid with our current crop of QBs unless someone has a breakthrough in the offseason

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Steve in PA

December 27th, 2014 at 10:50 AM ^

Does Shane have PTSD like Gardner?  Has Speight regressed by sitting and has he developed at all with a redshirt?

I'm not going to speculate before spring/summer/fall training and practices.  I'm still terrified the Raiders could make a change of plans for Harbaugh.  This is too much like recruiting season and I worry it's going to be Treadwell or Hand again.

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Greeks for Harbaugh

December 27th, 2014 at 10:53 AM ^

It's going to be either Morris or Speight, whoever is smart enough to pick things up. I'm going to guess Speight, based on how slow Morris has been to develop. Morris appears to be a guy with all the physical tools, but isn't smart enough to learn the position in college. Maybe Jimmy can fix that.

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Mr. Yost

December 27th, 2014 at 10:58 AM ^

...and we're back to being arrogant and overly confident. Harbaugh does not guarantee Morris becomes Aaron Rodgers or we sign Josh Rosen. Let's stop talking as if these things are fact, it's so stupid. Saying "I like our chances of seeing significant improvement in Morris" is way different then saying "you all are dumb, Morris will be great, Harbaugh." It's that same blind Beilein nonsense that people spewed all fall. Beilein was going to make LeVert into a MVP of the B1G and it was an outrage that the first bracketology had us as a 7-seed and we started the season #23. Beilein is a GREAT coach. Best in the country. He's not a miracle man...neither is Coach K or Izzo or Cal. They all had rebuilding years...just because Beilein has done more with less doesn't mean we won't have a rebuilding year. Harbaugh will have growing pains as well. And he doesn't have some magic QB powder to make everyone better. Let's be happy that we have the right coach in place and our players should improve and get better. Let's save the arrogance until we are Alabama elite again. At that time...then we can assume everything we do is going to be great.

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NuckyT

December 27th, 2014 at 11:30 AM ^

While I'm not with the miracle worker crowd, I am surprised at the number of folks that think next year will be a rebuilding year.

I don't know about the rest of you, but the biggest reason for the pitchfork in my right hand last year was that the team struggled so mightily despite plenty of talent on the roster. That's why Hoke isn't the coach anymore, right?

We certainly have a ? at QB, but I foresee monumental improvement next year if Jim arrives, thanks in large part to him but also due to a more experienced roster and a more favorable schedule.

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M-Dog

December 27th, 2014 at 2:00 PM ^

We'll go as the QB goes.

We do have all of the rest of the pieces in place to make a good run . . . O-Line, RBs, Defense.  The WR's are a little shaky but serviceable.

It will come down to how well a QB develops.  We can keep some of the pressure off of him with the other pieces, but not all of it.  Morris/Speight/(Malzone) need to get significantly better for us to avoid more than 4 losses.

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mGrowOld

December 27th, 2014 at 11:54 AM ^

Bingo Mr Yost-100% on the money.

As noted by others though the presence of an actual running game does wonders for any QB at any level. Here in Cleveland this year Brian Hoyer looked fantastic right up to the game when all-pro center Alex Mack went down and with him the running game. And from that point on he was awful.

Fix the running game and the QB will follow.

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JTrain

December 27th, 2014 at 12:05 PM ^

Yep. This^^^^^. Amazes me how OVERCONFIDENT some people are.
Do you think Dantonio's teams are just going to start sucking? How about Urban Meyer?
We have some ground ground to make up here folks. Harbaugh has a winning formula...hopefully it works sooner rather than later...if he ends up here that is.



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BursleyHall82

December 27th, 2014 at 11:05 AM ^

I remember watching Speight at the open scrimmage in August. He looked a ton better than Morris. With another year under his belt, plus JH's coaching, he'll be a fine middle-of-the-pack B1G quarterback next year. Barring Rosen coming, I'm predicting he'll be the starter.

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Eric Heath

December 27th, 2014 at 11:08 AM ^

Yeah, it's quite obvious from the last 30 snaps Morris has taken that he's been faking it for the last several years and just fooled everyone. Just look at how awesome our air attack was as soon as we benched that "wannabe". We should just shoot him and petition the NCAA to reinstate Tebow.

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Pelinka2Voskuil

December 27th, 2014 at 11:10 AM ^

When Harbaugh took over the 49ers, Alex Smith was very much considered a bust. I'm highly confident JH can draw the most out of these kids and help them realize ther potential regardless of who starts.

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twheel21

December 27th, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^

Morris being a lefty might cause some trouble but I think the main reasons for him not performing well last year were mostly from not being properly prepared or coached. I think Harbaugh can whip him into shape and and really tap into his talent.

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BlueBreeze

December 27th, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^

We have all the talent we could want (or expect, being a team from the Midwest) and could easily be developed into a serious contender with the help of Harbaugh and some worthwhile assistants.

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SECcashnassadvantage

December 27th, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^

Morris can't throw at all, not even in warm ups. He is so inaccurate it's laughable. You can throw 70 yard floaters in high school and that's impressive. He just doesn't have it for college, unless Jim is really a miracle worker, and he may be. I think we will get a transfer.

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rob f

December 27th, 2014 at 11:18 AM ^

you're way off. Jimmy's gonna set things straight with the QB situation and very quickly. They're all gonna be on equal footing from day one and he'll quickly sort it out.

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ChalmersE

December 27th, 2014 at 11:25 AM ^

I wonder if there's a fifth year transfer qb out there who would jump at the opportunity to work with Harbaugh.  Wisconsin's had some pretty good success finding such guys.

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