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The loss of Burks will hurt. The spring game showed clearly that we did not pick up any WR that will play at his level.Scored from 66 and 50 yards in OU’s spring game. He was completely uncovered both times. Will be interesting to see how our 2 big portal losses produce in their new spots.
Scored from 66 and 50 yards in OU’s spring game. He was completely uncovered both times. Will be interesting to see how our 2 big portal losses produce in their new spots.
I think Card is pretty damn good when healthy, thought the play calling was ave at best and the WR corp was lacklusterI hope I’m proven wrong but I think our offensive coordinator and play calling left a lot to be desired last season. I also think Card underperformed all his hype last year. Or do most believe our receiving corps was just not good?
CJ Smith looked fine and is probably even faster than Burks. The WR1 did not even play. The WR group is improved imoThe loss of Burks will hurt. The spring game showed clearly that we did not pick up any WR that will play at his level.
You didn't watch the game then. There was NO separation. If there was separation it was from the returning players NOT the new players. There was NOTHING shown during that would lead to a conclusion that the WR corps is improved.CJ Smith looked fine and is probably even faster than Burks. The WR1 did not even play. The WR group is improved imo
Card isn’t an option QB.I don’t believe our offensive play calling and Card were always on the same page last year. We were not taking advantage of Card’s talents And he really didn’t fit the role that was given to him. The question will be will Purdue change its offense to match Card’s talents? Or will Purdue be just like The Bears?
If you have an option QB, you run an option offense. You don’t try to make an option QB play a pro style offense.
My definition of an option Qb is different than yours. It’s also a matter of what type of offense is a QB best suited for. Coming out of high school Card was rated as a Dual QB by 24/7. They have two ratings they use for QB recruits. One is dual and one is pro. A pro rated qb is one that drops back and runs a pro style passing attack. A dual qb is one that incorporates running as part of his offensive game.Card isn’t an option QB.
But then, you admitted you didn’t watch the games, so you wouldn’t know that…
And sometimes people that watch every single game don’t have a clue about what they are watching!My definition of an option Qb is different than yours. It’s also a matter of what type of offense is a QB best suited for. Coming out of high school Card was rated as a Dual QB by 24/7. They have two ratings they use for QB recruits. One is dual and one is pro. A pro rated qb is one that drops back and runs a pro style passing attack. A dual qb is one that incorporates running as part of his offensive game.
To me a dual QB is best suited to be placed in an option offense where his running talents can be utilized. A pro style qb is a player like mark herman who just drops back in the pocket and throws the ball.
To me that’s two totally different style of offense and also requires a totally different type of blocking scheme.
To make the best utilization of a player’s talents, a team has to also place that person in an offense that matches their abilities rather than forcing that player to adapt their talents to fit the team’s style.
What I said was card’s talents did not match the type of offense Purdue ran last year until they started incorporating his running into the offense. To me that’s an option offense.
It was the same with Fields and the Bears. Their offense did not match or take advantage of his talents.
Call the offense what you want. But the type of offense you run affects more than just the QB. I’m saying Card was not the right fit for the offense Purdue wanted to run, so they had to adapt their offense to fit his skills and it took longer to make the adjustments and make it work.
No. You were told that we didn't have the talent YOU claimed we did, and we didn't.And here I was told we had no talent last year…. Lol
I was at the game. He made a couple grabs and then didn't even play in the 2nd half I don't think. Edrine, Smith, Morrissette are an upgrade over what we lost in the portal imoYou didn't watch the game then. There was NO separation. If there was separation it was from the returning players NOT the new players. There was NOTHING shown during that would lead to a conclusion that the WR corps is improved.
In your expert analysis, what does this offense ask Card to do, that he isn’t able to, specifically?My definition of an option Qb is different than yours. It’s also a matter of what type of offense is a QB best suited for. Coming out of high school Card was rated as a Dual QB by 24/7. They have two ratings they use for QB recruits. One is dual and one is pro. A pro rated qb is one that drops back and runs a pro style passing attack. A dual qb is one that incorporates running as part of his offensive game.
To me a dual QB is best suited to be placed in an option offense where his running talents can be utilized. A pro style qb is a player like mark herman who just drops back in the pocket and throws the ball.
To me that’s two totally different style of offense and also requires a totally different type of blocking scheme.
To make the best utilization of a player’s talents, a team has to also place that person in an offense that matches their abilities rather than forcing that player to adapt their talents to fit the team’s style.
What I said was card’s talents did not match the type of offense Purdue ran last year until they started incorporating his running into the offense. To me that’s an option offense.
It was the same with Fields and the Bears. Their offense did not match or take advantage of his talents.
Call the offense what you want. But the type of offense you run affects more than just the QB. I’m saying Card was not the right fit for the offense Purdue wanted to run, so they had to adapt their offense to fit his skills and it took longer to make the adjustments and make it work.
Did any of those guys even make a catch in the spring game? It must be a paper upgrade. There was nothing that happened during that game that got me remotely excited about the WR corps.I was at the game. He made a couple grabs and then didn't even play in the 2nd half I don't think. Edrine, Smith, Morrissette are an upgrade over what we lost in the portal imo
It was a pretend game lolDid any of those guys even make a catch in the spring game? It must be a paper upgrade. There was nothing that happened during that game that got me remotely excited about the WR corps.
It was a pretend game lol
I literally said in the post that Smith had couple grabs then sat out the 2nd half and Edrine did not play.
Burks was a fine player but not a #1. Yaseen and Sheffield easily replaceable.
If you had to say what skill position has the most talent (meaning in all of football), what would you answer? I would say WR. Now, in my humble opinion, the more a team depends on a pass, the better they need to be, but if you've got a good to great QB a team can get by with "serviceable" (or above average).I would not be too concerned about what mklinker has to say about this team. His/her face has been purple holding his/her breath for this team to fail.
#1) Spring football is a pretend game. Does not reflect how this team will be at Fall camp.
#2) Nyland Green was covering CJ Smith most of the game. Nyland Green is going to be our stud defensive back this year.
#3) Burks was not doing much when Brohm was coaching the Boilers. CRW and staff helped develop Burks to the player he is today. I would imagine the WRs jumping in production by the time Fall gets here.
#4) Edrine is projecting to become our #1 WR. He did not play in the Spring game.
#5) More WR help is coming in the Fall.
Will see what this team looks like after this transfer window and before Fall camp.
O line was just so bad. Had to really limit play calling options.I hope I’m proven wrong but I think our offensive coordinator and play calling left a lot to be desired last season. I also think Card underperformed all his hype last year. Or do most believe our receiving corps was just not good?
If you had to say what skill position has the most talent (meaning in all of football), what would you answer? I would say WR. Now, in my humble opinion, the more a team depends on a pass, the better they need to be, but if you've got a good to great QB a team can get by with "serviceable" (or above average).
O line was just so bad. Had to really limit play calling options.
Ok what I saw in the controlled practice session Is that the receivers could not find separation in the 8 plays that were run with the exception of Smith. NO other WR stood out. Is that better?Folks, it was a spring "game". They ran like 8 plays over and over and over again. They didn't even tackle all the time.
Anyone making pronouncements based on what they "clearly" saw, or didn't see, in the "game" is an idiot.
Relax.