Originally posted by mrgneissguy:
Originally posted by DesiDez:
Originally posted by English:
Originally posted by DesiDez:
Originally posted by English:
Originally posted by Dshearn:
They need to start getting him qb reps in practice.
Off the field he is best thrower of the bunch
Based on?
Reality
So you have no justification at all.
Watched Davis play at Ball State on ESPN at least 4 times last year and all his preseason games.
Plus I've played ball my entire life and I currently coach high school and run football camps year round so before you try to push your "Veteran" status from a message board, I would stfu
The Ball State Stadium is within about 5 miles from my house. I, my wife and my two daughters watched him play for three years. We watched him develop from a freshman getting 2 or 3 series a game, to a freshman starting against Michigan in Michigan (and scaring the hell out of the Wolverine faithful). I watched him play at Nebraska and lead the team to over 40 points. We watched him lead a successful aerial attack during his sophomore year when the coaches had to resort to converting linebackers into running backs due to injury (try being a successful quarterback without a true running back). We watched him all the way through his junior year leading a team that normally considers a 7-5 season a success finish the regular season 12-0 and nationally ranked for the first time in school history. We watched that same team finish this season with only 2 wins without him.
I've seen him make throws that very few QBs at any level can make. I've seen him throw with touch, I've seen him throw it 15+ yards on a rope to a receiver outside the numbers. I've seen him throw it 50+ yards for a touchdown across his body, off his back foot, while scrambling. And to those folks worried about his height (he's maybe an inch shorter than the prototypical QB), he has a very high release point. And to those worried about the laces thing, he throws a tighter and more consistent spiral than Peyton Manning (Being in the same state, I've seen him play an awful lot as well).
He may not be a great QB in the NFL, as there is more to it than just throwing. But from a pure throwing ability standpoint, he is by far the best on the team.
And then there was preseason. One can argue about the opposition, but the only way to find out is to play him.
We pretty much know about Smith and Hill. Let's see if the team has to spend a draft pick on a QB.
I would like him to play some in the last two games, treating them as a pre-preseason. But, only if he has been getting some reps in practice to where he knows the plays. If he hasn't, then play him a limited number of reps with the plays he does practice.
Does anyone really care if the team is 8-8 or 7-9? It means nothing. The owner says the coaches are coming back, so they don't have to worry.
Smith's sensibilities? Play well, play better than Davis. Teams shuffle guards, DBs, everyone, all the time. QBs can do that and survive mentally. If not, then they weren't going to make it anyway.