2015 Outlook: Quarterbacks

Ben Gooding · March 3, 2014

Everybody is putting stock in Williams bc no one wants to watch the second coming of Derek Thompson the next 3 or 4 years. People don't want to watch a 2500 yd passer 12 td 12 int. It's frustrating and exhausting being so invested in a program then watching that. Williams offers a spark with his legs. He's not the 2nd coming of Manziel, but he could be a Soza from utsa. Good decision making, high % throws, and make something happen with his legs whether designed or not. I really hope DW is our next QB. If Canales can mold the O around him the offense will be very, very good. Also, basing this only on his persona I think that no atmosphere will be too big for him...such as @ DKR.

Ben Gooding · March 4, 2014

Racism.
He's more "athletic"

Nothing to do with racism. A. Mac-4.8 DW-4.6

Those 2 tenths of a second is a giant difference. Also McNulty runs more like a TE and DW runs more like a back. So elusiveness is also on DW's side. I can't speak for accuracy at this point, but arm strength is also on DW's side. With a good offensive game plan molded around DW along with the weapons on O this O can be surprisingly good.

Harry · March 4, 2014

The problem with having a four year starter who (mostly) stayed healthy is you really have zero idea who is going to be good behind him.

For all we've seen of McNulty, he could be the next coming of Andrew Smith and we would have no idea. He came in, cold, two plays into a blowout against Arky State in 2011 and went 14-26 for 136-1-1 (a game where we were down 31-0 at the half). Same deal with another 2011 blowout against Tulsa (28-3 at the half), where he posted a 11-18, 158-0-2 line. Outside of those two games, he has a total of 13 passes under his belt. Not sure if you can tell much of anything from that tiny sample size in those game situations.

Dajon Williams looked absolutely amazing during each his six throws in a blowout agaist Idaho. But it's crazy to try and call him the next coming based on that sample size, either. Same goes for Connor Means, Quinn Shanbour, or Josh Greer. They have played exactly zero snaps, and at least two of them probably won't... ever.

Uncertainty isn't all doom and gloom. Hope always springs eternal, and that's really part of the fun of watching your team. But, realistically... we have no idea what any of these guys have in the bag. Yet.

Andrew Smith was 6-0 (if that) and DW is 6-4... Smith had a big arm but he was slow afoot. Love Andrew but I think DW has more upside if he can put it all together.