He went 13-23 for 175 yards one coming on that pass to Niles Paul where the DB fell down. His accuracy was off, he threw behind recievers, etc. I'm not saying he played bad that game because he didnt. But once you found out he was hindered by a ligament tear in his elbow equivilent to tearing your ACL in your knee, it made a lot of sense why he didnt have any arm-strength or accuracy.
Keller completed 63% of his passes, and was more known for his ability to push the ball down the field than anything else. Keller gave us more of a vertical threat in the passing game than we have ever had.
Keller really was checking it down most of the time though. I think Lucky's increased numbers with Ganz in those 3 games were due to him becoming a focal point of our offense that season due to Keller. He only had 26 catches with Ganz the entire next season. Also Ganz was a much more vertical threat then Keller and that's why Purify got half of his yards and 2/3 of his touchdowns in the three games Ganz started. Even if Ganz was somewhat of a poor practice player either Callahan majorly messed up or there was a back room deal. I guess we can at least thank Keller for giving us Bo Pelini because had Ganz started all year Callahan would have gotten at least one more year.BigWillie said:Keller completed 63% of his passes, and was more known for his ability to push the ball down the field than anything else. Keller gave us more of a vertical threat in the passing game than we have ever had.Lil said:
Even more - Ganz on average passed more to Lucky than Keller did as well. Lucky caught 20 passes in the last 3 games, while he caught 55 in the first 9 games. So to say Keller was simply checking down is not true. It's simply that Lucky was that good of a receiver and was used quite often in our offense that year. Really should have been used more out wide in his career, because he was one of our better pass catchers.
Again, Ganz was a poor practice player, even against our defense.
I know it's easy to say it was a conspiracy. But if it were, I would be the first to stand up and say it. I don't really hold back in my criticisms, if you haven't noticed.
Lucky was hurt the next year, we had a new head coach with different philosophies and being a vertical threat has nothing to do Purify's TD's. Ganz just knew where to go with the ball in the red zone. The increased numbers to Lucky would probably be due to the fact that we threw the ball more the last 3 games of the year. Ganz did not have great arm strength, which should have been noticeable during the season he was the full time starter.Keller really was checking it down most of the time though. I think Lucky's increased numbers with Ganz in those 3 games were due to him becoming a focal point of our offense that season due to Keller. He only had 26 catches with Ganz the entire next season. Also Ganz was a much more vertical threat then Keller and that's why Purify got half of his yards and 2/3 of his touchdowns in the three games Ganz started. Even if Ganz was somewhat of a poor practice player either Callahan majorly messed up or there was a back room deal. I guess we can at least thank Keller for giving us Bo Pelini because had Ganz started all year Callahan would have gotten at least one more year.BigWillie said:Keller completed 63% of his passes, and was more known for his ability to push the ball down the field than anything else. Keller gave us more of a vertical threat in the passing game than we have ever had.Lil said:
Even more - Ganz on average passed more to Lucky than Keller did as well. Lucky caught 20 passes in the last 3 games, while he caught 55 in the first 9 games. So to say Keller was simply checking down is not true. It's simply that Lucky was that good of a receiver and was used quite often in our offense that year. Really should have been used more out wide in his career, because he was one of our better pass catchers.
Again, Ganz was a poor practice player, even against our defense.
I know it's easy to say it was a conspiracy. But if it were, I would be the first to stand up and say it. I don't really hold back in my criticisms, if you haven't noticed.
Now you are just twisting in the wind trying to make a point.
You're probably right but I just would have thought that they would have noticed that Ganz was the better QB. I agree Keller had the stronger arm but during the games he really didn't use that arm strength to his advantage and that's why he averaged less yards per attempt than Ganz. Ganz also had a big advantage with his mobility which allowed him to make plays outside the pocket or tuck it in run if nothing was there. Callahan probably goofed on Ganz but the under the table deal thing sounds very believable especially with a guy like Keller who sues video games for putting his name in it :facepalm:Now you are just twisting in the wind trying to make a point.
Lucky was a focal point in our passing game simply because he was a great receiver. He was great at setting up screens, a great route runner, and had great hands. If Lucky had any hint of speed or quickness, he would at least be a VERY good 3rd down RB in the NFL. In all honesty, he should almost be converted to WR where his limited speed/quickness wouldn't be as glaring due to his route running ability.
Ganz was more a vertical threat than Keller? Ganz had a noodle for an arm, which is the exactly reason he had no NFL future. Ganz was able to be a very good college QB due to his ability to read a defense, and all around smarts on the field. In all reality, if Ganz had real arm strength, our offense would have had another real option to spread defenses.
Mo didn't bring a vertical threat to this offense either. Mo was just a good route runner with a big body who was able to out-muscle college CBs. Also cannot forget his ability to take a short catch, break a tackle, and turn it into a good gain constantly.
Our offense in the last 3 games of that '07 season was a complete overhaul a well. We may as well have been Texas Tech in those last games. 50, 48, 58. I mean, Ganz threw the ball on average 49 times in each of those last 3 games. Not only that, but we went predominantly out of the shotgun, and almost forgot our WCO philosophy.
Heck, Keller threw the ball 325 times in 9 starts. Ganz threw the ball 148 times in only 3 starts. Put that over a 9 game stretch and Ganz would have thrown the ball 444 times. :blink:
Lucky was hurt nearly his entire senior season, and had to share the workload as a result. His junior season he was able to rack up 200+ carries, while no one else got more than 80 carries. In his senior season, we had 3 RBs with 100+ carries, and no one had more than 130 carries. Even Ganz nearly had 100 carries.
Again, you can think there was some sort of conspiracy if you want. However, people that know more than I have said for years that Callahan promised Keller nothing. And after all that has transpired with both of those guys, I doubt they would stick to that story, unless it was true.
Keller's lawsuit is based on the fact that EA uses the exact specifications of players but redacts the names in order to say they aren't breaking any rules.
