Because Ash doesn't want to get fired this year and he knows Carter has more upside, which just might save his job if we can squeeze out 5 wins
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Because Ash doesn't want to get fired this year and he knows Carter has more upside, which just might save his job if we can squeeze out 5 wins
I disagree most of Ash's original staff is not here. So I say he is making the right decisions for RU....
Carter won the job at Texas Tech (a pass happy offense) before getting injured
My opinion: unless Cárter clearly outplays Sit, expect Sit to start vs UMass with a short leash
Don't care who starts , as long as they proved the best after practice was completed and season begins.
Just don't want Ash to get locked on who he names starter, just give Sit or Carter some leeway and keep or pull them according to how they handle the job.
If McNulty can't tell if the starter is over his head and needs to be replaced , John probably is the one over his head as a P-5 OC.
Just don't want Ash to get locked on who he names starter, just give Sit or Carter some leeway and keep or pull them according to how they handle the job.
If McNulty can't tell if the starter is over his head and needs to be replaced , John probably is the one over his head as a P-5 OC.
Yes . He was going to be 3rd string this season at Texas Tech so he transferred out.
Hopefully the new opportunity at RU will reenergize him and led the team to some wins.
Agree 100%. Though I haven't seen Carter play, I have seen Sitkowski. That makes it a no brainer. Very little chance that he could be worse than last year's worst college QB.
I respect the loyalty, but that seems ridiculous. The coaches made all the decisions last year and there was only 1 win. They clearly are not making the correct decisions.
Your approach is doomed for failure and does not provide a pathway to success. Having AS ready to go the next two years will provide the team with a far better chance of achieving success.
Are you saying 1-11 was a success?? Because that is what we got from Sit.
If you honestly expected a good season from a true freshman QB then you might be as delusional as Ash.
QBs generally need time to develop.
Rutgers isnt getting ready made freshman QBs.
Will Sit actually develop is another question but he needed at least a chance last year.
My comment did not state that last year was a success. My point was that if we continue to play AS this year, it would hopefully provide a better opportunity to be more competitive and successful over the next two years versus sitting him this year. I am unwilling to trade that opportunity for a few wins this year with Carter.
What exactly would be the plan?
Play Carter and go 4-8? Then 2020 Sit is back with no more in game development.
Is Carter leading us to a bowl game in 2019?
This is the same as Gio last year.
Let's delay development for a 3-4 win season?
Ash caused this all with his terrible messaging of "2018 goal is a bowl game".
At some point you need to let a QB develop.
Whoever is chosen, people will be howling for the other guy after the first 3 and out.
In three years he threw less passes then Sit did last year, and next year he is gone, I would hand it over to Sit first game,
if he has shown, improvement.
I didn't think he be top 10 in the country. And certainly never in my wildest nightmares think he would finish dead last in the country. In 2018 he was a million miles away from mediocre.
What was the point in bringing in a grad transfer then? It should be the best man starts just like at any other position on the field. Development doesn't stop if he's not starting. It might even push him to get better for next year.
Utah blocks people, their WRs catch the ball, and their QBs generally throw it to the correct team. That's what allows them to deal with OC turnover.
Why bother trying to develop a QB that can’t develop.
Starting freshman QB’s that are good enough to win the job show flashes.
They mix WTF plays in with holy **** plays.
There are glimpses of greatness, coupled with obvious inexperience.
You can’t just literally stink the joint out all season long.
We have Carter for one season, Sit for 3 more.
No reason to sit Carter if he seems capable at QB. Didn’t we start Bolin from UL for 4-5 games?
Will be disappointed if Carter doesn’t start the season if healthy.
No reason to sit Carter if he seems capable at QB. Didn’t we start Bolin from UL for 4-5 games?
Will be disappointed if Carter doesn’t start the season if healthy.
Not to worry:
“He’s got some football savvy to him, some moxie out on the field where he can every now and then improvise when he needs to — and that’s really something that you can’t coach and teach,’’ Ash said. “You either have that or you don’t and he has some of that.’’
“I’m just a guy who wants to make plays,’’ Carter said. “I want to operate at a high level and if stuff breaks down I want to be able to make a play and maybe turn something out of nothing every now and then and just give them a second chance if it’s not there.’’
^^^^Sign me up, please.
He is NOT the main reason for the change in the OL coach. The OL coach had other prospects and coach Ash needed to make some changes. The move was offered by the OL coach and accepted as part of the staff "makeover".
Sometimes a vote FOR someone is actually a vote AGAINST someone else.
I fully expect to see Sit start based on his experience as bad as it was. But, I don't want to see him still in there if he is not producing or throwing ints.
If Carter can perform, my guess is that we may well see a two-headed monster based on both performance and the opposition. Don't like this, but it may be the only way.
Sometimes, switching it up disrupts the defenses enough to get them to make a mistake. Then it is up to us to take advantage of it. We need to score points any way we can.
If Carter can perform, my guess is that we may well see a two-headed monster based on both performance and the opposition. Don't like this, but it may be the only way.
Sometimes, switching it up disrupts the defenses enough to get them to make a mistake. Then it is up to us to take advantage of it. We need to score points any way we can.
Opinion.
But...it’s based on watching high level athletes, playing and following sports my entire life.
Never, have I seen a player performing at the elite level we play at, show no glimpses or promise of future success, and all of a sudden perform.
Name one player you’ve seen at RU that went on to have a fine career, whom you weren’t impressed with some aspect of their game from day one?
Have you seen one play...one!!! out of Melton or Art, where you said to yourself or the person sitting next to you... wow, now I get it?
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Sorry, I simply don't think there is any future for AS, so investing further in him is a waste, IMO. And Ash wants to keep his job, so Carter will start, as he gives us a better chance to win this year. He can worry about our next QB after this year, if he's still around.
Your last two post nailed it. I don't get where anyone can say Sit will get better. We haven't seen anything for him to build on. Nothing.
Pretty pathetic plan for both the near and far term. Do me a favor and route for another team.