1. Minchey is a good but not eye popping athlete at QB....He is not going to break otu of pocket for explosive plays when it breaks down.
2. Minchey is hititng 67% completion percentage, 233 yards per game, 7 TD vs. 1 Int....no rushing stats to speak of.
3. His accuracy to hit guys to get YAC appears to be top level SEC talent. Those deep balls vs Texas AM were dead on guys. HIs YAC on short balls is elite as well. Those are hidden stats to me for a QB.
4. His ability to take care of the ball is really good thus far. We didn't have a near TO in the Texas AM game.
5. The ball he threw on last scoring drive Texas AM....we go unbalance offensive line and sneak Boyer into route and that side had immediate pressure....Minchey anticipated it....backpedaled and threw the pass to where Boyer was going for a huge play that set up game sealing FG. Those are intangibles that he has that many UK QB never had.
I really like him and feel confident in him getting us into a good offensive consistency this year and next to allow Ponatawski and HS kid compete for the job.
For Comparison sake....Cutter Boley lit up Morgan St...but in Texas AM....threw 2 picks and had another fumble. And Cutter was 'meh' vs. Kansas.
So Stein has our QB outplaying Boley thus far which is good sign that Stein can get the QB spot to be productive.