statistical comparison between '09 Forcier & '06 McCoy

Not really trying to say Tate is the 2nd coming of McCoy at all. I just remember Tate comparing himself to a 'Colt McCoy but with a stronger arm', and for my own curiosity, decided to look at their stats through the first 5 games of their collegiate careers. To be fair, I would be shocked if Tate ended up w/ 29 TDs- 7INTs as Colt did in his remarkable freshman year. anyway, blah blah blah, here are some numbers: Tate Forcier (Through 5 games) W 4, L 1 (key win against ND + 6 4th Q TD drives) 71-119 Passing (59.7%), 894 YDS, 9 TD, 3 INT Colt McCoy (2006, Through 5 games) W 4, L 1 (loss at home to Ohio St, 4 wins against cupcakes) 69-97 (71.1%), 846 YDS, 10 TD, 2 INT Now, McCoy ended up throwing for 2500+ yds, completing 68%+ of his passes w/ the aforementioned 29-7 TD-INT ratio. Texas finished 10-3 w/ a win in the Alamo Bowl. Interesting to note also that Colt seemingly regressed a bit as a sophomore (18 INTS) before his breakout Jr year. ESPN's player page indicates Tate is on pace for 2146 yds, 22-7 TD-INT. a 10-3 record is, IMO, the upper limit of what we could hope for this year, with 7-6 the opposite end of the spectrum (obviously, including a bowl game as the 13th game, if we're able to eek out 2 more wins - god i hope so). I could see Tate getting to 2000 yards, 20 TDs and 10 INTS... however, I don't see him getting up to Colt's final stats, if only because Rich Rod definitely would prefer to run a higher percentage of the time. McCoy threw the ball 30+ times in 5 games that year. The striking difference in the 2 QB's freshman stats is completion percentage. Do we have a tally of 'officially' dropped passes? I don't remember who Colt was throwing to in '06 (was that Limas Sweed era??), but I'd venture to say probably better receivers than M has now. I've definitely seen tate make his share of poor throws, but I know there've been a plethora of drops, as well. Coming into this season, Forcier's rep was a deadly accurate thrower. has this held up? Considering the types of passes this offense is built around, it shouldn't be unreasonable to expect >60% accuracy, which is a line Tate's fluttering around at the moment. anyway, just some thoughts and stats on Young Mr Forcier. he's been great to this point. here's to hoping he keeps this up! he'll have a clunker or 2 at some point... it's inevitable. but he's exciting as all hell.