Taylor Lewan doesn't appreciate your talk about Bellomy

You don't really understand the point, do you?

There's nothing wrong about a starting LT defending his QB.  

Have a little faith. The reality is (we might not) have anyone else, anyway, so enjoy it. Give the kid a chance. Did you know that Tony Romo, Jay Cutler, and Mark Sanchez are all currently starting QB's in the NFL.

Whether Lewan is wrong or not he's doing the right thing here. If Bellomy read half of the stuff on here his confidence would be at an all time low. Being a team leader Lewan has to keep this team together no matter what. I hope Lewan sticks around next year!

Is what you said going to help the team prepare, or help the fans support the team?  Conclusin, was that comment necessary?

sorry about the double post

Apparently my autocorrect was not impressed with him either.

You're absolutely right. There's nothing wrong with saying a kid had a bad game, hell I'm sure Bellomy would be the first to say that. He definitely deserves some criticism. 

However, ripping a kid relentlessly (a RS Freshman with limited game experience no less) should not be tolerated. There's no doubt in my mind that he can play much better than he showed on Saturday and that if he's given another chance he'll make some good plays. 

you can have this opinion, for sure, but 9 out of 10 times, a freshman in that situation is going to suck, especially when the offense they run is geared around a once in a generation dual threat talent surrounded by a mishmash of mediocre talent. Fitz Toussaint can't manage 3 yards a carry with denard IN the game to draw defenders. How is that going to work when the QB is not a credible threat.

a lot of "fans" have this crazy expectation that players magically arrive ready to play at a "D-1" level. You don't become a star taking 10% of reps, if that, in an offense tailored to someone else. Sure, Russ does not show elite armstrength, but that's about all I really think I learned, along side "Bellomy is not a spread QB". The thing I DID learn about is that he hustled his ass off and made a fucking enormous tackle after throwing the interception. That shows me that he will work his ass off to get better.

You are living in a dream world where we have a backup Denard to come in and run his offense.

no, your argument is horseshit.

are you fucking kidding me? I want Denard taking every possible rep in practice to get better so that we increase our chance of winning. Your backup gets 10% of reps, if that. It is an anomaly to have a Tate Forcier waiting with 13 starts under his belt to step in and not skip a beat. Coaches gamble with reps and preparation. Most of the time, they get burned if the starter goes down, unless you have a backup groomed for the same type of offense. Take Oregon, when Dennis Dixon went out with the knee. They were fucked. Texas, when McCoy went down in the NC game. Shit happens, but really, you won't learn anything about Bellomy until he's actually competing for meaningful reps next spring.

I will give you this: there have definitely been times earlier this season, where they could definitely have gotten Bellomy some reps in game situations.

Please don't call Borges' WCO a "spread."  It isn't even a hybrid.  This staff is going to need its full five years before we see what it is really capable of doing.

I'm afraid we've swung too much in the other direction.  Let's be objectively honest: It's not unreasonable to expect any quarterback, even a redshirt freshman with more than a year in the system, to throw fewer than 3 interceptions, complete more than 3 out of 16 passes, or average more than 2.4 yards per pass.  In one half.  

Look, nobody should personally attack any player for any reason.  But to suggest that Bellomy's  performance (emphasis on performance) was anthing other than terrible is, quite simply, untrue.  Yes, it was at Nebraska.  Yes, there were lights and much drunken debauchery in the stands.  Yes, Denard, of dilithium, was unexpectedly hurt.  But Nebraska isn't the '85 Bears (or insert your preferred impenetrable NFL defense)

It's ok to expect a modicum of mediocrity even under the circumstances.  It just didn't happen.  That doesn't mean hope is lost for Bellomy's future, and it doesn't mean that he was put in the absolute best position to succeed on Saturday.

He played poorly, and I'm sure he'd be the first to admit it.  But in any event, I'm glad that Taylor Lewan is standing up for him.  That's leadership.