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Auerbach does not.
Unpossible. Everybody knows that Morris is only a MAC-level QB and that Malzone had nailed down the starting position while still in high school.
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I don't get why you're harping on this so much. Yes, the completions were against Norfleet. But the Darboh vs Norfleet matchup was such a big advantage for Morris, why not take advantage of that?
No one is saying that after this game Morris is the savior and our starting QB. Most people realize that Rudock is probably going to be starting next year.
But in the grand scheme of things, this is exactly what you would want to see in Morris in terms of his development as a QB. Morris has all the physical tools, we know that, but what's lacking is his decision making and the fact that he forces the ball too much because he has such a good arm.
Today Shane identified a major mismacth in his benefit, and took advantage of it multiple times making very nice throws. That's exactly what you want to see from him. Why criticize him for being effective in doing so? Should he have forced the ball to a different reciever not covered by Norfleet instead just to prove to you that he can? That doesn't make sense.
Obviously most CBs won't be as small as Norfleet, and will be actual CBs so you have to take his performance with a grain of salt. But what he did today is exactly what you would want to see out of him in terms of QB IQ and decision making, and with Shane, that's the most important factor.
were well thrown balls; they had a chance of being caught had one of the other guys been on the WR. It wasn't like they would have been intercepted had one of the regulars been on the coverage.
I thought he looked fine. He looked composed, a little seasoned. Didn't throw bad balls. He looks much better than he did last year, that's for sure.
Given that he not only had to deal with shaky WRs but also iffy pass protection, I thought Shane looked OK. On a lot of his inaccurate throws he had a pass rusher right in his face.
The QBs job is to get the ball to the receiver. The recievers job is to catch the ball. 200 MPH or not. I've heard stories about John Elway breaking fingers He doesn't throw too hard the recievers catch too slow
Mallett started multiple games his one year here.
The receivers'll get used to his passes eventually...or they'll be receiving passes from somebody else...
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Making blanket statements like that when you have no clue and Rudock isnt even here yet makes you sound dumb.
Fair, but he had some touch on intermediate throws this time around also. Gives me a little hope that he can push Rudock. He has the deep arm that Rudock doesn't.
I did think that was weird that Norfleet was covering Darboh.
Yes. Most of his balls that needed more touch were in the first half. In the second half, Morris threw with quite a bit of touch. It was a very encouraging performance for Morris.
There was only one touchdown scored all game! Both quarterbacks looked bad and I wish we could have seen Spieght.
Is that why only MAC teams offered Malzone?
Are you kidding me? Malzone is still high school age. He had issues, but he looked like a quarterback out there. Give him a couple of more years of Harbaugh's coaching, and he could be a tremendous junior-senior starter. Needs more arm strength, though. I 'm excited for the kid.
I was really encouraged by Malzone. His form passes the eye test to me (caveat applies)...really steps into his throws consistently.
With Rudock coming, Will likely be a moot point next year. He looked better than Malzone, but that speaks more to Malzone being raw than what Morris did, IMO
Rudock or Morris is a legitimate question IMO. Never bought into one of these other guys beating out of Shane.
It sure would be nice if Shane won the starting job in the fall. He was the early recruiting gem of Hoke and helped recruit half of that class. Look how much improved he was after just 15 practices with Harbaugh. Fifteen more and then time to develop during the season, and he has all the tools to be a good quarterback.
if Morris wasn't head a shoulders better than Malzone, Michigan was in for a world of hurt. My fears have not been ameliorated.
What you saw today doesn't matter. It's all about the HS tape.
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Kind of sad that our clear best WR had multiple drops. Our passing game needs a lot of tightening up by the Fall and and Rudock and Lucien coming in will/would help a lot.
I tend to agree. Darboh was also being covered by Norfleet for a good chunk of the game which is a favorable matchup for him.
At the same time we have a deep and talented secondary and both sides got pressure and good coverage for most of the game. Hard for the QBs to work with that.
Certainly, Darboh dropped too many balls. In fact, all the receivers did. But they have all summer now to get timing down and get more in synch.