What's wrong with Thompson?

All About UNT · September 11, 2012

I noticed him warming up with Ozzy after halftime... It's hard to take much away from shirt and shorts, but his arm and build damn sure caught my eye.

did he look anything similar to this?

Got5onIt · September 11, 2012

Was his right arm bigger than his left?

Harry · September 11, 2012

How'd he look? As tall and build as listed?

Yes as P1 noted - biggest thing that stood out to me was his high release and arm strength... guy can flat out throw the ball.

NT6 · September 11, 2012

Derek Is going to be fine. You could make the case that the entire team did not bring their A game on Saturday. Frankly, the Mean Green are not used to getting to play a team that they should beat and beat easily early in the season especially after experiencing some success against #3 LSU. They took this team lightly. I haven't seen a team like that on the schedule in the last 6-7 years anyway. This was a factor. Anyway....

Yes Derek did miss on two wide open touchdowns but I know he is still going to lead this team until his eligibility is up. It is clear that Coach Mac wants a game manager and great leader at the QB position. He does not seem to favor a QB that is of the "electrifying type," as a BJ Daniels (who turns the football over a lot). He wants to be a physical, hard-nosed football team that runs the football, controls the line of scrimmage and does not turn the ball over. This is not to say he would not want a QB that can run the ball, but they must not turn the football over I.E. Senaca Wallace.

With that said, it is far too speculative to assume that have Brock Berglund on campus had an effect on Derek and that he will take over after this year. We learned this lesson before with players who transferred here from big time programs. There is a reason they left usually. William Cole and Tyler Stradford, just to name a few, are some that fizzled out and never really made an impact here. Berglund has yet to play a down in college and was not even a clear cut starter recently at his community college. Derek is the type of QB that Mac wants and I will be VERY surprised if Derek does not keep his spot for the rest of this season and next.

UNTLifer · September 11, 2012

Agree NT6. I state this based upon what I perceive DT's personality to be from afar. I think he will have a great game against KSU.

ValleyBoy · September 11, 2012

I copied this list from the following article from June 2009. It list the top ten QB pro style and dual thread from 2005 thru 2009. I have updated the information on QB that I am aware off. Take the information for what it is worth.

http://www.maizenbrew.com/2009/6/10/904837/four-star-quarterbacks-success

Rivals.com dual-threat quarterbacks 2009

1Russell Shepard 5* LSU

2Tyrik Rollison 4* Auburn Left Auburn for Sam Houston State

3Eugene Smith 4* West Virginia

4Kevin Newsome 4*  Penn State

5Tate Forcier 4* Michigan

6Cody Green 4* Nebraska

7Nathan Scheelhaase 4* Illinois

8Shavodrick Beaver 4* Tulsa

9Casey Pachall 4* TCU

10Jordan Reed 4* Florida

11Raymond Cotton 4* Ole Miss to South Alabama then to JUCO ???

Not included – 14 Denard Robinson 4* ATH - Michigan

Rivals.com pro-style quarterbacks 2009

1Matt Barkley 5* USC

2Garrett Gilbert 5* Texas

3Aaron Murray 4* Georgia

4Tajh Boyd 4* Clemson

5Bryn Renner 4* North Carolina

6Richard Brehaut 4* UCLA

7AJ McCarron 4* Alabama

8Tom Savage 4* Rutgers

9Andrew Maxwell 4* Michigan State

10Allan Bridgford 4* California

11Zach Mettenberger 4* Georgia

12Tyler Russell 4* Mississippi State

13Josh Nunes 4* Stanford

14Ryan Mossakowski 4* Kentucky

Rivals.com dual-threat quarterbacks 2008

1Terrelle Pryor 5* OSU – You may have heard of him

2E.J. Manuel 4* Florida State

3MarQueis Gray 4* Minnesota - eligibility issues

4Robert Griffin 4* Baylor - Starter (Heisman winner)

5Matt Scott 4* Arizona

6Darron Thomas 4* Oregon - Bench

7Curt Phillips 4* Wisconsin

8B.J. Daniels 4* South Florida

9Kody Spano 3* Nebraska

10Jaybo Shaw 3* Georgia Tech - Included for awesome name Tranfered to Georgia Southern 2 yr starter

Rivals.com pro-style quarterbacks 2008

1Blaine Gabbert 5* Missouri - sorta starter

2Dayne Crist 5* Notre Dame - Bench

3Mike Glennon 4* N.C. State - starter

4Andrew Luck 4* Stanford

5Star Jackson 4* Alabama tranfered to Georgia State/left team ???/

6Landry Jones 4* Oklahoma

7Jacory Harris 4* Miami - Starter

8Jordan Jefferson 4* LSU

9Tyler Wilson 4* Arkansas

10Kyle Parker 4* Clemson

Rivals.com dual-threat quarterbacks 2007

1Tyrod Taylor 5* VTech – Starter

2Cameron Newton 5* Florida to JUCO/ Auburn (Heisman winner)

3Aaron Corp 4* Southern Cal - Starter

4Stephen Garcia 4* South Carolina - washout?

5Willy Korn 4* Clemson - Starter

6Keith Nichol 4* Oklahoma - Bench/transfer?

7Chris Forcier 4* UCLA - Washout/transfer

8Kodi Burns 4*Auburn Moved to WR

9Josh Nesbitt 4* Georgia Tech - starter

10Logan Gray 4* Georgia

11Kellen Kiilsgaard 4* Stanford

12Bradley Starks 4* West Virginia

Rivals.com pro-style quarterbacks 2007

1Jimmy Clausen 5* Notre Dame - Starter

2Ryan Mallett 5* Michigan – Transfer/Starter

3John Brantley 4* Florida

4Mike Paulus 4* North Carolina

5Peter Lalich 4*Virginia

6Pat Bostick 4*Pittsburgh - Bench

7Jarrett Lee 4* LSU - sorta starter

8Robert Marve 4* Miami-FL - washout/transfer

9Steven Threet 4* Georgia Tech – Sadly, washout/Transfer x2.

10BJ Coleman 4* Tennessee - nothing

Rivals.com: Dual-threat quarterbacks 2006

1Tim Tebow 5* Florida (Football Jesus)

2Demetrius Jones 4* Notre Dame Washout/Transfer – Now a linebacker at NIU

3Jevan Snead 4* Texas – Transfer/Starter at Ole Miss

4Jake Locker 4* Washington – Punching bag/Starter

5Jeremy Ricker 4* Maryland

6Austen Arnaud 4* Iowa State

7Garrett Green 4* Southern Cal - bench

8Sherrod Harris 4* Texas - bench

9Antonio Henton 4* Ohio State – Who? Tranfered to Georgia Southern left after one year.

11Rick Stanzi 3* Iowa – Starter/Manzi

14Adam Weber 3* Minnesota - Starter

15Nate Davis 3* Ball State - NFL

16Todd Reesing 3* Kansas – Marky M says Balla.

Rivals.com Pro-style quarterbacks 2006

1Matthew Stafford 5* Georgia 1DC

2Mitch Mustain 5* Arkansas Washout

3Isiah Williams 4* Illinois Starter

4Josh Freeman 4* Kansas State Starter/washout/NFL?

5Pat Devlin 4* Penn State washout/transfer

6Kevin Riley 4* California sorta starter

7Neil Caudle 4* Auburn bench

8Chris Smelley 4* South Carolina sorta starter/washout

9Zach Frazer 4* Notre Dame washout

10Tyler Lyon 3* Arizona Bench

11Greg McElroy 3* Alabama – Starter (sorta)

12Sam Bradford 3* Oklahoma (Heisman winner)

Rivals.com Pro-style quarterbacks 2005

1Mark Sanchez 5* Southern Cal - NFL

2Jonathan Crompton 4* Tennessee - sorta starter

3Harrison Beck 4* Nebraska

4Derek Shaw 4* Arizona State

5Willie Tuitama 4* Arizona - One Time Stater/washout

6Rob Schoenhoft 4* Ohio State - bench

7Joe Cox 4* Georgia - bench?

8Arkelon Hall 3* Washington St.

9Domenic Natale 3* Michigan State

10Sean Canfield 3* Oregon State

11Bill Stull 3* Pittsburgh - starter

12Evan Sharpley 3* Notre Dame - Graduated

14Dustin Sherer 3* Wisconsin - sorta starter

15Colt McCoy 3* Texas - Starter Heisman Candidate

Rivals.com: Dual-threat quarterbacks 2005

1Ryan Perrilloux 5* LSU - Washout of spectacular fashion

2Jake Christensen 4* Iowa - Washout

3Ike Whitaker 4* Virginia Tech - Washout

4Josh Portis 4* Florida - ?

5Kyle Reed 4* California - ?

6Chase Daniel 4* Missouri - NFL?

7Jimmy Johns 3* Alabama - Proveyor of Fine Powdered Products

10Zac Robinson 3* Oklahoma State - Starter

Edited September 11, 2012 by ValleyBoy

All About UNT · September 11, 2012

Derek Is going to be fine. You could make the case that the entire team did not bring their A game on Saturday. Frankly, the Mean Green are not used to getting to play a team that they should beat and beat easily early in the season especially after experiencing some success against #3 LSU. They took this team lightly. I haven't seen a team like that on the schedule in the last 6-7 years anyway. This was a factor. Anyway....

Yes Derek did miss on two wide open touchdowns but I know he is still going to lead this team until his eligibility is up. It is clear that Coach Mac wants a game manager and great leader at the QB position. He does not seem to favor a QB that is of the "electrifying type," as a BJ Daniels (who turns the football over a lot). He wants to be a physical, hard-nosed football team that runs the football, controls the line of scrimmage and does not turn the ball over. This is not to say he would not want a QB that can run the ball, but they must not turn the football over I.E. Senaca Wallace.

With that said, it is far too speculative to assume that have Brock Berglund on campus had an effect on Derek and that he will take over after this year. We learned this lesson before with players who transferred here from big time programs. There is a reason they left usually. William Cole and Tyler Stradford, just to name a few, are some that fizzled out and never really made an impact here. Berglund has yet to play a down in college and was not even a clear cut starter recently at his community college. Derek is the type of QB that Mac wants and I will be VERY surprised if Derek does not keep his spot for the rest of this season and next.

How is Celina treating you?

The Fake Lonnie Finch · September 11, 2012

I like Derek Thompson. He is one of my favorite quarterbacks.

Why are some of you acting like poopheads? Sometimes players have an off night. Maybe he had the flu, or allergies, or crabs, or something. People are always trying to get around quarterbacks and touch and sneeze on them. Just let the kid have some space.

I'm not saying he's going to light up Kansas State for 53 touchdowns. All I'm saying is, shut up and quit acting like plastic butt puppets.

MeanGreenTexan · September 11, 2012

I copied this list from the following article from June 2009. It list the top ten QB pro style and dual thread from 2005 thru 2009. I have updated the information on QB that I am aware off. Take the information for what it is worth.

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What is this for?

ValleyBoy · September 11, 2012

What is this for?

Just feed back on the fact that Berglund might not be the saving grace that some think. I will have to take a wait and see approach. I hope that he lives up to his billing but only time will tell.

MeanGreenTexan · September 11, 2012

Just feed back on the fact that Berglund might not be the saving grace that some think. I will have to take a wait and see approach. I hope that he lives up to his billing but only time will tell.

Ah. Gotcha. Yeah, there are alot of nice QB's on that list. Then, there are some guys that I've never heard of... I guess it's up to him and how hard he wants to work.

Censored by Laurie · September 11, 2012

Ah. Gotcha. Yeah, there are alot of nice QB's on that list. Then, there are some guys that I've never heard of... I guess it's up to him and how hard he wants to work.

Agreed. McNulty is gonna be just fine

KRAM1 · September 11, 2012

DT will be fine. He's tough as nails and there's no one who wants to win more. I have full confidence In him to lead this team to a conference championship.

Rick

On this we completely agree. DT will be fine. memories are short around here it seems. An off night perhaps, but the numbers added up to a win for the Mean green. Just keep leading the team to victory DT...you don't have to do it all yourself these days.....DT is the Mean green QB...he'll get it done folks...relax.....