SelmaBamaFan
9/21/2006, 07:32 PM
I guess enough time has passed by to actually ask a football question around here. ;)
You guys are kind of in the same situation Bama is in this year, so I'd like your opinions on this. All the media outlets give bad reviews when a new QB is brought into the fray each year. The 'experts' had their doubts about John Parker Wilson, Paul Thompson, and even the Booty kid from USC.
My question for you guys is:
What determines when a QB becomes 'experienced'? Is it pure playing time, or is it knowing the offense and how it works?
I ask this because we both have new QBs this year, you guys obviously were in recovery mode after the idiot incident. Howeve, both of our QBs have been in their respective systems for a couple years now, but just havent gotten to play. Both QB's aren't playing as if they are new QBs.
John Parker Wilson, who played in a college offensive system at Hoover to begin with, grayshirted coming out of highschool. This means he didnt enroll during the fall, and instead sat at home watching football with his dad while eatin 'tater chips. He enrolled in January, went through Spring and offseason workouts, and redshirted his freshman year. He is listed as a redshirt sophmore, but technically he is starting his fourth year in our system.
Paul Thompsons case is cleary known around these parts. Sure he was moved to WR, but he still learned the offense while out there.
Im asking this because even though both QB's are new as far as being on the field, they both have a lot of experience in the system. Because of this they havent made many new QB mistakes (yet), and seem to be progressing rather fast when given the opporunity. From the limited OU games I've been able to watch, it seems PT doesnt stick to one WR (a common young QB mistake), but instead goes through his reads at ease (read: without panic). JPW appears to do the same.
It is also given that neither of us are into the meat of our schedule, so I guess the answer remains to be seen. However, I am very confident in both PT and JPW's abilities to manage the game from what I've seen so far.
So my question once more, are these QBs experienced? Will they get a lot better with more playing time, or just more consistant? I undoubtably think their stats could get better as both teams' coaches will allow them to do more with the offense as time passes by. I also think both coaches could have let them do more earlier and it wouldnt have affected them that much.
You guys are kind of in the same situation Bama is in this year, so I'd like your opinions on this. All the media outlets give bad reviews when a new QB is brought into the fray each year. The 'experts' had their doubts about John Parker Wilson, Paul Thompson, and even the Booty kid from USC.
My question for you guys is:
What determines when a QB becomes 'experienced'? Is it pure playing time, or is it knowing the offense and how it works?
I ask this because we both have new QBs this year, you guys obviously were in recovery mode after the idiot incident. Howeve, both of our QBs have been in their respective systems for a couple years now, but just havent gotten to play. Both QB's aren't playing as if they are new QBs.
John Parker Wilson, who played in a college offensive system at Hoover to begin with, grayshirted coming out of highschool. This means he didnt enroll during the fall, and instead sat at home watching football with his dad while eatin 'tater chips. He enrolled in January, went through Spring and offseason workouts, and redshirted his freshman year. He is listed as a redshirt sophmore, but technically he is starting his fourth year in our system.
Paul Thompsons case is cleary known around these parts. Sure he was moved to WR, but he still learned the offense while out there.
Im asking this because even though both QB's are new as far as being on the field, they both have a lot of experience in the system. Because of this they havent made many new QB mistakes (yet), and seem to be progressing rather fast when given the opporunity. From the limited OU games I've been able to watch, it seems PT doesnt stick to one WR (a common young QB mistake), but instead goes through his reads at ease (read: without panic). JPW appears to do the same.
It is also given that neither of us are into the meat of our schedule, so I guess the answer remains to be seen. However, I am very confident in both PT and JPW's abilities to manage the game from what I've seen so far.
So my question once more, are these QBs experienced? Will they get a lot better with more playing time, or just more consistant? I undoubtably think their stats could get better as both teams' coaches will allow them to do more with the offense as time passes by. I also think both coaches could have let them do more earlier and it wouldnt have affected them that much.