Trace Mcsorley vs Fitz

[Justin themowa reed]

I'm sure I will take a lot of heat for this but I have watched both Penn State games this year to see the differences between McSorley and Fitz and to be honest Fitz has a a lot of things better than Mcsorley...

1. Running ability is obvious
2. Speed
3. Arm Strength

Their decision making is pretty much the same. Both will make bad decisions at times.

The only thing I see in Mcsorley that's better is his touch on the deep ball even though he over throws at times as well... plus he is a bigger name right now cause he has been in the Joe Moorhead system a little longer and had a monster year last year... Mcsorley only had a 65% completion percentage last year the rest of his career he is in 50% plus 53 this season through two games...

I just see Fitz has potential to be better in this offense if he can settle down and get a little more touch on the ball... that was his first game in 9 months he may have been too pumped up... let's see if he can settle down and develop that touch... thoughts everyone????

 

[BigDawg@HillsofMS14]

I completely agree!

 

[Dawg1976]

Time will tell the tale. I certainly hope Fitz improves his touch. But you would think that part would already be improved being a 5th year senior. First game back after a long lay off.....maybe that had something to do with it vs KSU.

 

[TheStateUofMS]

I think a large part of being a QB is accuracy in all phases of the game. May be the biggest part. That's just me though.

If McSorley doesn't make a lot of money in the NFL is bc of his stature not his QBing ability. He reminds me of Brees.

 

[StillTbonewannabe]

I hope Fitz throws 40 passes against ULL to get his timing down. He was awful in the first half but was better in the 2nd. If he gets to 60% then he will be extremely dangerous, Coach JoMo wants 65%. I think if Fitz can hit some deep shots and actually complete 65% then we would have a great shot at the playoff.

 

[maroonmania]

I think a large part of being a QB is accuracy in all phases of the game. May be the biggest part. That's just me though.

If McSorley doesn't make a lot of money in the NFL is bc of his stature not his QBing ability. He reminds me of Brees.

Arm strength is great, especially in the NFL. But for college, THE most important things are accuracy and touch. Danny Weurffel winning a Heisman is living proof of that.

 

[The Fatboy]

Does anyone know Fitz's completion percentages in each half Saturday?

 

[TheStateUofMS]

I hope Fitz throws 40 passes against ULL to get his timing down. He was awful in the first half but was better in the 2nd. If he gets to 60% then he will be extremely dangerous, Coach JoMo wants 65%. I think if Fitz can hit some deep shots and actually complete 65% then we would have a great shot at the playoff.

You're a homer if you think Fitz has a realistic shot to get to 65%.

 

[FlotownDawg]

At one point in the second quarter, the announcer said he was 4-13. He finished 11-27. So after the 4-13 start, he completed 7-14 passes. His only really good throw he completed down the field was his second touchdown pass. That was on the money with pressure in his face. The rest of his completions were short throws or guys running wide open (Going from memory, so I could have missed one or two).

 

[mparkerfd20]

Does anyone know Fitz's completion percentages in each half Saturday?

It wasn't much better at all. He was 6-15 in first half with 1TD and 5 of 12 in 2nd with 1 TD and 1 INT.

 

[GloryDawg]

Under Mullen's offense passing was real simple in the RPO. No really deep passing. Not to complicated. I think under Coach Joe RPO passing is more complicated and going deep. Fitz's have been under Mullen for four years. It is going to take him having a in game learning curve to catch on. His reads are different in Coach Joe's offense. He is going to end up being a good passer. That's my observation.

 

[mount lefroy]

As the competition gets better

You're a homer if you think Fitz has a realistic shot to get to 65%.

The passes will be more deliberate. Routes will be tighter. Less risks will be taken and the percentage will rise. Now, will that mean that Fitz throws a better deep ball? Maybe, maybe not.

I think by seasons end he will be over 60% or right at it.

Keyton may step up too. This is going to be an interesting year in how our offense absorbs the system and each individual's role in it.

 

[AssEndDawg]

Their decision making is pretty much the same. Both will make bad decisions at times.

Anyone will make a bad call or a bad read from time to time, it's a very fast game. But I was actually really impressed by how well Fitz was reading things Saturday. I only saw a few times where he misread the option and those few times there was really not a good option, he just should have trusted KH to get more than he could. For passing I thought he did a good job of going through progressions quickly and making the right decision, it was just the accuracy that was off. There were also several balls that should have been caught that weren't but that was in part due to Fitz zinging everything at 10,000 mph.

Overall I thought he managed the game exceptionally well, he needs to default to handing the ball to Hill over running himself when there isn't a great option and he simply has to get some touch on those passes for us to have any chance of winning the West.