What are you expecting from Fitz next year?

[57stratdawg]

Assuming it's Fitz that wins out the job.

I'm going:

3,000 passing yards
25 TDs
10 ints
600 rushing yards
8 rushing TDs.

All indications are Fitz is well ahead of where Dak was entering his Soph season. For comparison, here are Dak's sophomore stats (only 11 appearances):

1,940 passing
10 tds
7 ints
829 rushing
13 rushing TDs

 

[patdog]

Pump the brakes just a little. I've been high on Fitz for a while, but that's almost as good a season as Dak had this year. Fitz is going to be a very good QB for us, but he still has very little actual game experience. I'd go with more like
2,500 passing yards
16 TDs
12 ints
500 rushing yards
5 rushing TDs.

 

[ronpolk]

Finish at least 8th in the heisman voting**

I would hope at a minimum he would be around 3500 total offense with around 25 total TDs.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

Gotta temper those numbers with the probability that Dan will play both QBs next year---Nicky Fitz and Elijah Staley.

 

[CoastDawg18]

I would be shocked to see that kind of production. I hope you are right.

 

[aTotal360]

Heisman or GTFO.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

#1 poll ranking again.
Seven TD Egg Bowl and teabag the entire UNM secondary by halftime.
Sweep the Heisman.
Natty.
Cock block Ozarka and leave him blue balling at the after party.

 

[BossDawg78]

I'm hoping he has enough time to get a pass off for starters.

**cough, cough Hevesy cough, cough OL recruiting cough cough**

 

[Dawgzilla]

^^^^This^^^ We will be a 2 QB team.

 

[Shmuley]

Elusiveness ... Or injuries. His choice.

 

[msstate7]

If rankin can help stabilize our oline, bear comes back, and we sign aj, I think fitz can reach those numbers. Supposedly a light has come on for rankin, bear coming back seems more plausible, and I think we get aj, so it's certainly possible

 

[57stratdawg]

Our offense is as good as it's going to get in the SEC except for OL and a young QB.

 

[paindonthurt_]

What does AJ have to do with it?

If bear comes back and assuming Fred Ross isn't leaving, having or not having AJ NEXT YEAR isn't a big deal. At least not a high probability of him being a difference maker in year 1 with the other receivers we have.

 

[msstate7]

If bear comes back and assuming Fred Ross isn't leaving, having or not having AJ NEXT YEAR isn't a big deal. At least not a high probability of him being a difference maker in year 1 with the other receivers we have.

Aj and bear out wide. Ross in the slot. Fred brown and dear backing up out wide. Myles, dear, and Thomas/mixon backing up in slot. We would have arguably the best wr core in the country. Oh and aj would definitely play and help us next year.

 

[KurtRambis4]

Without

an OL, it really doesn't matter about the rest.

 

[msstate7]

an OL, it really doesn't matter about the rest.

Yep... Rankin has to lock down the LT spot and play well

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

2400ish
19td
12int
500yd
6td
Part of it being Staley, the other part is his pocket awareness and lack of play against competition. I'm not sold on him being a solid sec player because I haven't seen him do it yet.

 

[patdog]

Yep... Rankin has to lock down the LT spot and play well

Rankin couldn't get any playing time this fall. I'm not holding out much in the way of high hopes for him next fall.

 

[Dawg1976]

Won't play. Transferring to Jackson St.

 

[msstate7]

Rankin couldn't get any playing time this fall. I'm not holding out much in the way of high hopes for him next fall.

Supposedly, he's really progressed in practice

 

[patdog]

Gotta temper those numbers with the probability that Dan will play both QBs next year---Nicky Fitz and Elijah Staley.

I don't think so. When Mullen has played 2 QBs, they've been very different types of QBs. Relf/Russell, Russell/Prescott, Leak/Tebow. I don't think Staley does anything better than Fitzgerald does. He'll get some snaps here and there, but I think Fitzgerald will be our QB. Staley only got in 2 games this year and those were the 2 weakest teams on the schedule. Fitzgerald played in 7.

 

[patdog]

Supposedly, he's really progressed in practice

Let's hope so.

 

[57stratdawg]

Agreed. That's a truly bad *** WR group. AJ catch bubble screens, Wilson on the slant, Ross working the slot. Good luck stopping that.

 

[CookieMonster.sixpack]

Aj and bear out wide. Ross in the slot. Fred brown and dear backing up out wide. Myles, dear, and Thomas/mixon backing up in slot. We would have arguably the best wr core in the country. Oh and aj would definitely play and help us next year.

Have you watched a game under Mullen? Name a freshman that plays significant minutes for us since Bumphis (and that was out of necessity). AJ would have to be Amari Cooper level good to play ahead of upper class men in Mullen's system and I'm not even sure that would do it. Not saying I agree with it, but no true freshman is starting for us. Not how Mullen works.

 

[coach66]

Fitz knows how to throw a deep ball

Which Dak never grasped. I believe Fitz will be a very good player and I'll leave it at that for now.

 

[msstate7]

Have you watched a game under Mullen? Name a freshman that plays significant minutes for us since Bumphis (and that was out of necessity). AJ would have to be Amari Cooper level good to play ahead of upper class men in Mullen's system and I'm not even sure that would do it. Not saying I agree with it, but no true freshman is starting for us. Not how Mullen works.

Bear Wilson... Played in all 13 games

 

[Dawgzilla]

Staley is a lot faster than Fitz, assuming he is 100% healed up. It's an open competition, and I think Mullen will spend the entire season just going with the hot hand.

 

[leeinator]

Gonna be Damien Williams and Nick Fitzgerald mostly. Staley is slowly trending toward basketball. By not going to spring camp, he is putting himself way down the pecking order. Even Tiano may surpass him.

 

[esplanade91]

Gonna be Damien Williams and Nick Fitzgerald mostly. Staley is slowly trending toward basketball. By not going to spring camp, he is putting himself way down the pecking order. Even Tiano may surpass him.

Damien Williams might get some snaps in garbage time (if he's still at MSU), but the real battle is between Fitz and Staley. All indications is that Staley has looked impressive in practice despite injuries.

Damien for whatever reason can't take a hint.

 

[msstate7]

Damien Williams might get some snaps in garbage time (if he's still at MSU), but the real battle is between Fitz and Staley. All indications is that Staley has looked impressive in practice despite injuries.

Damien for whatever reason can't take a hint.

Williams is probably just sticking around to graduate, so he can transfer and play immediately.

 

[57stratdawg]

Correct. Also I have a feeling we're either going to be down or in shoot outs quite a bit next year with question marks on DL and at CB.

 

[AlCoDog]

Staley is a lot faster than Fitz, assuming he is 100% healed up.

I think you have this backwards. Staley has the stronger arm and is the more experienced passer, but I'm pretty sure he is the slower of the 2.

 

[hotdawg88]

Fitz is the fastest QB on the roster

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Staley is a lot faster than Fitz, assuming he is 100% healed up. It's an open competition, and I think Mullen will spend the entire season just going with the hot hand.

lolwut. Fitzgerald is way faster than Staley. Fitz could play WR for us, where Staley is like Ralph. Big and strong.

 

[Uncle Ruckus]

Gonna be Damien Williams and Nick Fitzgerald mostly. Staley is slowly trending toward basketball. By not going to spring camp, he is putting himself way down the pecking order. Even Tiano may surpass him.

loldoublewut. when has it been said he is not going through spring? football is priority #1 and he won't miss any practices.

 

[patdog]

Damien for whatever reason can't take a hint.

I think Williams realizes that he's never going to be the starting QB and is a good Bulldog who is happy providing needed depth (he is a good backup) and getting his education at MSU instead of transferring down to I-AA.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Heisman or its a bust. **

 

[rem101]

Impossible.

Cock block Ozarka and leave him blue balling at the after party.

 

[RocketDawg]

From what I saw of him in a couple of games, he looked really good. I'm looking forward to him being our starter next year. I wish we'd started Dak all three years ... I think we'd have been a lot better off.

 

[esplanade91]

I think Williams realizes that he's never going to be the starting QB and is a good Bulldog who is happy providing needed depth (he is a good backup) and getting his education at MSU instead of transferring down to I-AA.

More than one person has told me that the staff has recommended him transferring, but he thinks he can win the starting job.

He still has the option of transferring into an FBS program. He would do well at a AAC, CUSA, or MWC school.