The most promising element is what’s been mentioned, but probably not enough:
quicker decisions/release. That will go a long way.
But we all know the OL is a ??
Casey Thompson Vs Adrian Martinez
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quicker decisions/release. That will go a long way.
But we all know the OL is a ??
I also wouldn’t have said we’ll be competing for the division title in year 2 and then it will only get better … or the big ten will have to adjust to us … or that Purdue is a winnable game right before playing them … or whine about Iowa clapping
I agree Frost has said some dumb stuff, but the quote we are talking about at the time wasn’t one of them, if you compare the stats minus wins and loss,JB was not better than Adrian the first year!
I don’t really understand the guy’s comment?
the only good QBs we’ve had since Crouch are Ganz and Armstrong
EDIT: and The General, Zac Taylor
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One of the biggest disappointments of the ‘modern era’ was not getting one more year with Joe Ganz. Would have been super fun.
ganz was the dimond in the rough, 0.0 hype and gets it.
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Not going to debate merits just putting it out as a fact
since Frazier we have had three 1st team all conf selections at QB (media or coaches)
Crouch
Zac Taylor
Taylor Martinez
The fastest way for Thompson to lose favor with the fans is to start turning the ball over and making obvious bonehead plays.
I think the regular NU fan has had a belly full of those actions to last a lifetime.
As the season grows nigh, I am starting to think simply looking like a football team that has prepared to play football games will be enough for most to think we are improving
I watched the whole video. My thoughts:
Pros:
Pros:
- Really impressive start to the season. He got noticeably worse after the thumb injury.
- Actually knows how to navigate a pocket and go through his progressions. Will step up to make a throw.
- Looks good scrambling and throwing on the run, but he does it at the right time and doesn't bail early
- Pump fakes.. remember those?
- Hits receivers in stride. Especially on swing passes.
- Actually a really good runner. Has some wiggle and some power. Doesn't have the straightaway speed of Martinez.
- Can hit the deep ball. Seems like every game he hit a TD pass of 25+ yards
- Not afraid to throw it. More of a gunslinger mentality for better or worse
- Tough. Willing to take a hit to finish a throw. Willing to take a hit at the goal line to score.
- Watching Texas lose to the old doormats of the B12 is really fun.. they gave up 35 points to KANSAS in the first half!
- Got some glimpses of Ochaun Mathis and he was causing all sorts of trouble for their O-line
- Some mishaps handling the snap and handoffs. Really hoping we don't see that again this year
- We need to be prepared for some interceptions. He has the occasional ill-advised or errant throw. He seemed to get into an occasional funk where multiple drives would stall on bad throws.
- Not a great success rate with the 2 minute drill. But he at least finished some of them, so it'll be an improvement
- Could use a little more touch on his throws. Sometimes he just rifled it and the receiver dropped it
- Like you would expect a lot of his bad throws came when the O-line was struggling. We really need ours to step it up this year or it won't matter what Thompson's potential is
Good assessment.
For me the quick decisions stood out as a huge upgrade.
QBs get a bad rep sometimes for the INTs. Yes, it’s very important to minimize those, but if the trade off is gunslinging TDs, then I can cope with the aggressive play. You don’t wanna see stupid throws though.
Conversely, Adrian had a season with like 3 TDs thrown. I’d gladly trade some extra INTs to get the TD throws up over 16-20.
Let’s watch the first 4 games before slamming AM too much. We may find that he wasn’t as bad as some believe. If our OL isn’t much better I’ll hope and pray that Thompson has a little bit of Houdini in him. AM did seem to have that from time to time.
I’ll check in on the topic after OU game. AM will have 3 games with KSU by then as well.
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According to Texas fans he was quite good before his hand injury and quite average after the injury. Will all depend if that hand is completely healed.
As an OU fan I think Casey Thompson got a raw deal at Texas. His performance was marred by a very bad Texas OL. He would have looked a lot better with a better OL. The same thing happened to Hudson Card the other Texas QB. Card won the starting QB position at the start of the year but the Texas OL killed him too and then Thompson took over. Eventually Thompson was replaced by Card at the end of the year. Both are very good QBs but neither could operate behind that OL that Texas had. I know nothing of the NU OL this year but if they are good then Thompson will be good. Casey is not nearly as fast as his dad but is a much better passer.
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@BleedRed78 - taking your name down. Let’s revisit the discussion 4 or 5 games into the season. Fair?
Just taking it down so I can further the conversation once we have data to actually compare and discuss. The rolling laughing face emoji wasn’t real detailed so I’d like to discuss in more depth down the road.
I especially liked the "hoodie" comments with the cold Minnesota game. Really moved the team forward, didn't it? LOL
Tampa, all I ask for in a NU QB is Ferragamo's arm talent with Crouch or T. Mart's speed, Lord or Frost's toughness, Gill's cool under fire, and Frazier's fiery will to win. Is that asking too much?
I heard he's changing his # to #5... as motivation for the team to get to that rarified air.
@BleedRed78 - taking your name down. Let’s revisit the discussion 4 or 5 games into the season. Fair?
We've already seen the clown show that was AM. There's no further discussion necessary...
We've already seen the clown show that was AM. There's no further discussion necessary...
Sarkisian, Casey’s coach from last year, just called him a wart that needed to be removed.
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...equipped-compete-weeding-some-warts-last-year
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...equipped-compete-weeding-some-warts-last-year
No, he didn't. He didn't say a single negative word about Thompson in that article.
How so? They had a mass exodus, what makes you say CT was one of these "warts" ?
sark is a blowhard & world renowned a-hole
if CT rubbed him the wrong way, I take that as a positive sign
If Sark doesn't get it turned around this year, he is a candidate to be fired.
Since 2014 they've had 3 head coaching changes.
With Texas headed to the SEC the powers that be will likely make a gigantic offer to Urban Meyers.