It's easy to wish ya could soar with the Cyclones when the Herkies are floundering in a plethora of troubles.
Chizik Will Address QB Situation Tonight
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It's easy to wish ya could soar with the Cyclones when the Herkies are floundering in a plethora of troubles.
May the best man win. I don't care who plays as long as they can help us score. I trust the coaches on this one.
Uhh, you do realize Arnaud is not immobile don't you? He is not a shifty runner, but I saw him gain a lot of yards with his legs.
Regardless of who has been better in practice, they will both get the opportunity to show what they can do with the lights on and 49k people in the stands.
Some players are better in practice and others are better in real game situations. We will find out who is the better game day player in the first 3 games before a "true" starter is identified.
Some players are better in practice and others are better in real game situations. We will find out who is the better game day player in the first 3 games before a "true" starter is identified.
We have what we feel will be an improved offensive line. We have a trio of running backs many feel are solid to very good. Our receivers look to be a forced to be reckoned with.
I'm not sure we need all this mobility at QB some think we must have.
I don't want the guy with the best mobility back there, I want the guy that will be the best leader, best decision maker and the guy with the best arm. If he's a Seneca type guy with his feet, cool. If not, so what. Just drop back and fire away.
I'm not sure we need all this mobility at QB some think we must have.
I don't want the guy with the best mobility back there, I want the guy that will be the best leader, best decision maker and the guy with the best arm. If he's a Seneca type guy with his feet, cool. If not, so what. Just drop back and fire away.
Right. He made a hell of a nice run vs K-State last year. IMO, both are more mobile than what we had last year.
At the risk of being mauled, we keep hearing about what a great athlete Bates is, but I for one haven't seen that much from him yet. He made one clutch play last year against an overmatched linebacker. Other than that he really didn't do anything.
I understand that he is a good athlete, and he has an edge over Arnaud in that department, but I just wonder if people are making more of this advantage than actually exists. If I remember, Arnaud looked fairly mobile as well, its not like he's a sitting target. Personally, I think that Arnaud is athletic enough that the decision should be made solely on the QBs passing ability and ability to run the offense. If that's Bates, I'm fine with that. If not, and Bates is really as athletic as he's hyped to be, I'm sure he'll find the field in some other capacity.
With all that said, both QBs sound more than capable, and I too will be happy with whichever QB is chosen.
I understand that he is a good athlete, and he has an edge over Arnaud in that department, but I just wonder if people are making more of this advantage than actually exists. If I remember, Arnaud looked fairly mobile as well, its not like he's a sitting target. Personally, I think that Arnaud is athletic enough that the decision should be made solely on the QBs passing ability and ability to run the offense. If that's Bates, I'm fine with that. If not, and Bates is really as athletic as he's hyped to be, I'm sure he'll find the field in some other capacity.
With all that said, both QBs sound more than capable, and I too will be happy with whichever QB is chosen.
Beat me to it. This is exactly what I'm thinking. Lets hope it comes true next Thursday!
Because of Jerome Tiller's unexpectedly quick grasp of the "Cyclone Storm" offense, he has been moved up to the #2 QB position on the depth chart, allowing P. Bates to move over to the flanker position. Coach Chizik commented, "JT has us trying to figure out where we're going to move Austen next."
Seriously though, I've been following AA since he started at AHS, if he progresses like I believe he's capable of...we're talking all-american b4 he's thru.
Seriously though, I've been following AA since he started at AHS, if he progresses like I believe he's capable of...we're talking all-american b4 he's thru.
Both will play and it will be very planned out who plays when.
What if he says one will play the whole SDSU game and the other will play the whole kent st game?
What if he says one will play the whole SDSU game and the other will play the whole kent st game?
I have been critical of AA in the past, but he has developed into a B12 QB. I don't give a lick if he or PB starts/plays more as long as the offense is fun to watch and we have stuff to cheer for! :yes:
Personally, I don't even care if the offense is fun to watch, so long as we win.
This is it. It is only common sense that if the most skiled person has a tendency to panic or freeze, we have to use the other player(s). I think Chizik wants to play both as much as possible to see who has the best presence. Although their skill sets are not exactly the same, they are sufficiently equal so that both can execute the game plan. I think we are in a good place.
Arnaud should have the advantage right now. He had a redshirt year to watch defenses, he got reps at QB all of last year, and played in 6 games. The fact it is close says a lot for Bates imo. Both have a lot going for them.
I think they'll use both and use Bates as receiver some too? Maybe that's just wishful thinking.
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