TurtleMan51

On 7/16/2022 at 9:25 AM, Toe said:

 

The reason Thompson didn't run much isn't that he can't run. The stats you're referring to are a product of Steve Sarkisian's system, which doesn't use a running QB. And keep in mind that Thompson was originally recruited to Texas by Tim Beck, who definitely likes a QB who can run.

Look I hope I’m wrong but to me he doesn’t look that comfortable running when he did. He might be able to pick up some yards towards the sideline on a 2nd and long but he’s typically a guy who keeps his eyes down the field. He is athletic but by no means fast, enough to maybe keep the defense honest on 3 or 4 reed option plays a game but is by no means a runner of the football.

either way he is 110% pass first guy

On 7/8/2022 at 11:31 AM, Undone said:

 

Thank you for the recap.

 

The bold is what we really needed since Frost got here. It's hard to say where things really went wrong but I think it had mainly to do with:

 

-Martinez having a bit of (not a lot of) trouble reading defenses

-Not recruiting a throwing QB that could do it any better than Martinez

 

Now we've got guys like Purdy & Haarberg who are pass-first guys. Maybe Thompson is in this category as well but I'm not completely convinced of that until I see him play against Big 10 defenses. It took five seasons but we finally have the staff, the organizational direction vis a vis giving a decent offensive coordinator the reigns, and the QB's to put together an offense that can be more like UCF's in 2017 - or maybe something even better.

If you don’t think Thompson is a pass first guy then you should really watch the YouTube vid that displays every pass/run by him from last season. I’d say he is more pass first than what Chubb’s has shown. Thompson isn’t a runner. He might carry his fathers reputation but he’s as much of a runner as a guy like Joe Ganz was. I think the big 12 defenses he faced aren’t much worse than what we will face in our terrible schedule this year as well