Wide Receivers/QB

[RU2055]

Why does it always have to be binary? How about we need a good line and we need good QBs and WRs?

 

[RU2055]

Amen...........it all comes down to this. If the QB has the protection we will do fine but good QBs and WRs don't mean squat if the blocking isn't there.

Penn State's supposed weakness was the o-line. Remember all the sacks Hackenberg took? Funny how that o-line all of a sudden improved after they started handing the ball to SB.

 

[zappaa]

Penn State's supposed weakness was the o-line. Remember all the sacks Hackenberg took? Funny how that o-line all of a sudden improved after they started handing the ball to SB.

And a QB with intangibles and elusiveness.
In college, I'm taking those two traits over size and arm strength all day.

 

[chrisfromnyc]

Amen...........it all comes down to this. If the QB has the protection we will do fine but good QBs and WRs don't mean squat if the blocking isn't there.

Just give me a Pedro Sosa and a Betim Bujari in every class. One borderline pro and one solid lunch pail guy with a good sense for the game. Of course Zuttahs and Davises are fantastic but my dreams are smaller: give me a supply of Pedro Sosas.

 

[DJ Spanky]

I've stated this elsewhere: if we don't provide our QB's time to throw, doesn't matter who we have back there or who they're throwing to. One of the reasons we had such a minor game across the middle last season is that the QB's rarely had time for the play to develop where that was an option. Hopefully with the change in schemes, with an OC that can actually communicate with the OL coach, and with a FB or TE to provide extra protection, we'll see our passing game bounce back from last year's disaster.

 

[sct1111]

Penn State's supposed weakness was the o-line. Remember all the sacks Hackenberg took? Funny how that o-line all of a sudden improved after they started handing the ball to SB.

Mobile QB and their line is also better than it was. They had very good OLine recruiting the past dlfew years as well.

 

[Calazzus]

Agudosi and Patton, both with underwhelming RU careers, signing NFL contracts speaks to how bad our QB play has been recently. Play calling was obviously also an issue.

I never subscribed to the "Patton and Agudosi weren't good" rhetoric. Patton was behind secondaries more than anyone is willing to remember or admit.

 

[Knight Shift]

Penn State's supposed weakness was the o-line. Remember all the sacks Hackenberg took? Funny how that o-line all of a sudden improved after they started handing the ball to SB.

Mobile QB and their line is also better than it was. They had very good OLine recruiting the past dlfew years as well.

Actually, Barkley's Yards Per Carry were higher in 2015 when Hack was the QB. He had 90 more carries in 2016 compared to 2015.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/3929630/saquon-barkley

 

[rutgersal_rivals139582]

I never subscribed to the "Patton and Agudosi weren't good" rhetoric. Patton was behind secondaries more than anyone is willing to remember or admit.

More times than not, Patton was missed by the qb when he was open.

 

[chrisfromnyc]

I never subscribed to the "Patton and Agudosi weren't good" rhetoric. Patton was behind secondaries more than anyone is willing to remember or admit.

Coming out of the Quick Lane Bowl, I think everyone was very high on Patton's future. Both of those kids were poorly handled, as was Flanagan. Tsimis should have caught 30 balls a year. Carroo was just dominant on his own but suffered in his rookie year. Coaching dropped off dramatically after Schiano left.

 

[RU2055]

Are you ready for "weapon U"?

He he ......

 

[Big East Beast]

Just give me a Pedro Sosa and a Betim Bujari in every class. One borderline pro and one solid lunch pail guy with a good sense for the game. Of course Zuttahs and Davises are fantastic but my dreams are smaller: give me a supply of Pedro Sosas.

Sosa was a pretty big recruit at the time.

 

[chrisfromnyc]

Sosa was a pretty big recruit at the time.

Looked it up. 3 stars, four other offers (S Carolina, UVA, MD, INDY). So a good score at the time for sure. Interesting. I was talking more about outcomes though.