PaulCrewe Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Gilbert definitely fits the statue designation. As others have said, BY made him look like Vince young. Sheffield from tech, was very mobile for the offense he was running. He was a twig, but the kid was tough. I remember sitting in the north stadium thinking the kid was killed everytime he was hit. Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I swear to god, the play where Suh slammed him to the ground I literally feared for his life for a split second Quote Link to comment
lo country Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 MSU QB Maxwell said last year Cousins said that NU has been/can be exposed by a QB who runs. Staff wants him to tuck and run more. His stats are bad regarding rushing from this article: "I remember sitting with Kirk (Cousins) last year before the Nebraska game, he was talking to me about the film,'' Maxwell said. "He says, 'The one thing they do give up is quarterback runs.' They play a fair amount of man (-to-man) coverage. Anytime you do that, you'll have guys on the second level running with receivers or tight ends. That opens up some doors, eyeballs that aren't on you. "This could be a week where this week in practice I can continue to put an emphasis on that. If the situation presents itself, maybe I can capitalize on it in the game.'' Maxwell has pedestrian rushing numbers on the season — 24 attempts, 36 yards gained, 93 yards lost (14 sacks) — but the game seems to have slowed down for him of late. Full article here. http://www.mlive.com...back_and_6.html Doesn't seem like a "dual threat" QB, but some of those listed above didn't worry me until the loss. If he wants to be a runner, plant him in the ground. Pocket passers do not like the physical contact that occurs when running designed plays. They are not "accustomed" to the pounding that occurs. Quote Link to comment
JTrain Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Way to give away the strategy, Maxwell. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 See also: Locker, Jake (Holiday Bowl edition) Jake Locker that runs a 4.4 40-yard dash Jake Locker? Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 See also: Locker, Jake (Holiday Bowl edition) Jake Locker that runs a 4.4 40-yard dash Jake Locker? Jake Locker was predominately used as a pro-style pocket passer for his entire college career...until that bowl game. And a good 40 time doesn't necessarily make you a running QB Quote Link to comment
zoogs Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Zac Lee Look at the pure, unharnessed speed displayed by Zac Lee multiple times throughout the game... Dude ran the ball like he had a cinderblock in his pants (which he probably did). Heard he was quite a lady killer in his day. hahahahaha man, was the zac lee option attack awful or what Zac Lee actually ran a pretty good read on the ZR and it kept us in good down and distance situations. Staying on schedule is a big part of any efficient offense attack. That Arizona game was his showcase on the ZR...and the Kansas highlights presented here are actually the best ones where he flashed his speed. Took off a few times and really ran it. That's what I mean though, Lee was a fast dude, but isn't considered a mobile QB in most cases. So I would say Bradford, Connor Shaw, etc...anyone who isn't a slot receiver, can probably be fairly appropriately counted as a pocket-passing QB, the kind Bo feasts upon. Quote Link to comment
Landlord Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That's what I mean though, Lee was a fast dude, but isn't considered a mobile QB in most cases. So I would say Bradford, Connor Shaw, etc...anyone who isn't a slot receiver, can probably be fairly appropriately counted as a pocket-passing QB, the kind Bo feasts upon. Bradford yes, Connor Shaw, no. He's a legitimate dual-threat, his running ability was a big reason why he ended up taking over the starting position. See also: Locker, Jake (Holiday Bowl edition) Jake Locker that runs a 4.4 40-yard dash Jake Locker? Jake Locker was predominately used as a pro-style pocket passer for his entire college career...until that bowl game. And a good 40 time doesn't necessarily make you a running QB He had 11 rushes for 59 yards and a touchdown in our first meeting against them, including a 33 yarder and a touchdown. Seems he was used as a runner at least a little. Quote Link to comment
deedsker Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That's what I mean though, Lee was a fast dude, but isn't considered a mobile QB in most cases. So I would say Bradford, Connor Shaw, etc...anyone who isn't a slot receiver, can probably be fairly appropriately counted as a pocket-passing QB, the kind Bo feasts upon. Bradford yes, Connor Shaw, no. He's a legitimate dual-threat, his running ability was a big reason why he ended up taking over the starting position. See also: Locker, Jake (Holiday Bowl edition) Jake Locker that runs a 4.4 40-yard dash Jake Locker? Jake Locker was predominately used as a pro-style pocket passer for his entire college career...until that bowl game. And a good 40 time doesn't necessarily make you a running QB He had 11 rushes for 59 yards and a touchdown in our first meeting against them, including a 33 yarder and a touchdown. Seems he was used as a runner at least a little. Jake Locker amassed 1939 rushing yards in his career. Statue I tell you. 1 Quote Link to comment
austinhusker Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Ryan Tannehill and Garret Gilbert? C'mon man! Tannehill could run. He was a great receiver for the Aggies before he converted back to QB Quote Link to comment
broganreynik Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Ryan Tannehill and Garret Gilbert? C'mon man! Tannehill could run. He was a great receiver for the Aggies before he converted back to QB Yeah, I forgot about that. I just think of him as an NFL QB now, so I don't think of him as much of a running qb. Quote Link to comment
VectorVictor Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 The only ones that I would consider statues that have beaten us are Sam Bradford* and the TT QBs. We had to spy Chode Daniel when we played them in 07, so he can run the ball a bit, and Colt McCoy is nowhere near statue status. Colt McCoy doesn't enter into the picture because he never beat Bo. :-| Quote Link to comment
teachercd Posted November 1, 2012 Author Share Posted November 1, 2012 Locker was a running QB in college, NOW, his second coach tried to turn him into a non-runner a little bit BUT he was a runner. Quote Link to comment
kchusker_chris Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 We've certainly turned some statues into runners. Quote Link to comment
The Dude Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Ryan Tannehill and Garret Gilbert? Tannehill was a wide receiver before he was a QB, and Gilbert beat us with is legs. So I don't know if I'd consider either one a "statue" QB. Quote Link to comment
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