Nick Fitzgerald

[Dawg_Nation]

I was watching sec now. One of the analyst was saying Fitz was going to New York. I like Fitz, but i don't see this happening. Glad to see him get recognized for the upcoming season though.

 

[Chesusdog]

If he can progress like Dak did as a passer from year 2 to 3 and again from 3 to 4, then absolutely is possible.

 

[57stratdawg]

We'll need to win 10 games and flirt with the CfbPlayoffs. He has a better shot in 2018, IMO.

 

[Dawg_Nation]

We'll need to win 10 games and flirt with the CfbPlayoffs. He has a better shot in 2018, IMO.

Exactly, would have to have at least 10 wins imo. It would be awesome if he did go this year or next. I think he was talking about this year.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

If he went this year what would be the odds he declared for the draft after this season? Or even if he doesn't go to NYC? With all of these analysts jumping on the hype train I just started wondering if he might leave as a junior.

 

[msstate7]

I'm not predicting bc I don't believe it will happen, but RG3 won 9 games when he won heisman

More than a certain win total, I think he has to beat bama and obviously have monster stats

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Fitz doesn't have the talent at WR to put up big passing numbers....

 

[BlueRidgeMtns]

I don't see him declaring after this season. Look what another year did for Dak.

Plus, the 2018 team will be stacked and the schedule won't be as rough.

 

[aTotal360]

He absolutely could. If he has a great year, he might be better off declaring instead of giving scouts another year of tape. Senior years are a double edged sword for QBs.

 

[coach66]

While I'm a big fan I see this happening in 2018 as another poster pointed out.

Nick still has a lot to learn.

 

[kired]

Louisville won 9 games just last year - and lost the last two of the regular season.

I think you can lose 3 games and still go, but you've got to have one or two big wins and ridiculous stats.

 

[Sienfield]

I believe most on this board said Dak needed several years behind Romo to be any good in the NFL.

 

[coach66]

Like I said I'm a big fan and I do believe Nick makes it to the NFL. He has

only been playing QB since his senior year and that was in a predominantly running offense. What I want to see this year is the ability to be patient, read defenses, check off, and put the ball in small windows that only his man can catch. Nick has a super high ceiling but let's be realistic, he is very inexperienced.

 

[Dawg1979]

I hope he leaves after this year. If he does, it means we had an incredible year, and i'm a win now guy. so yeah, i hope he has that type of season that allows him to leave early.

 

[Dogariffic]

Day was great his Junior year obviously but he made his draft by being even better his Senior year in terms of reading defenses, taking what they give you, hitting a high % of shorter passes and just managing the game a bit better than his Junior year...and he ran a lot less as a Senior
I believe we will see improvement in Fitz in all those areas but also believe he will run more on this his Junior year than Dak did his Senior year.
I don't expect Fitz to be as polished as Dak was his Senior year but for Fitz to be a bit more patient than last year and more mirror Daks Junior year..... which was pretty darn good.

 

[aTotal360]

I agree.

 

[coach66]

I certainly wouldn't be upset with that outcome.

nm

 

[BertleTheTurtle]

This is spot on. I'd add to it that he needs to make strides this season in understanding how to play within himself and the system from the first snap. I think it was pretty well documented how shaky he was to start most games last season because he always came out over-hyped, probably due in part to nervous game day jitters. Never get too high or too low during the game. That's a trait all the great QBs have.

 

[BertleTheTurtle]

I wonder how much of the 2016 Nick Fitzgerald running style we will see? I think everyone in the country knows our offense is more dangerous when he brings the running element to it like he did last year. Having said that, last year if he went down, we had a couple of guys behind him who were ready to play. KT is going to be something special, but there is still a huge drop-off between Nick and KT at this point. I expect we'll see some improvement in Nick's passing game and drastic improvement by next season, but I think Nick averaged somewhere around 15 or 16 carries per game in 2016, what does that look like in 2017? 8 or 9 or more? Let's say his carries are at 8 or 9 a game. That's going to drastically change his style. I'm worried that our lack of depth at the QB position is going to force Dan to play call differently with Nick than last year. Fortunately, we have legitimate talent at the RB position which should be able to shoulder more of a load than last year and maybe that's the answer. We'll be just as effective on the ground, but more of an RB emphasis than QB, and then sprinkle in that QB run every so often to keep the defense on it's heels. Either way, I think the offense looks a lot different this year with Nick, and I'm not sure he'll be improved enough as a passer, against the defenses we'll be playing, to make a visit to NY this year.

 

[Wizard of bulldogery]

only way he leaves early is if he has a good season and KT finishes the season with mullen thinking he will be in heisman contention for 2018. Just don't see all of that falling into place... i'm definitely not opposed to it but that would leave us strapped for QB depth again.

 

[Dawgzilla]

We'll need to win 10 games and flirt with the CfbPlayoffs. He has a better shot in 2018, IMO.

I love how our fans are already saying "Wait till Next Year!"