My 2 cents on Blough and Sindelar

[TC4THREE]

Both have a unique strength compared to the other. Sindelar has the better arm and can deliver some throws to the sidelines that Blough doesn't seem to have the arm strength to get there in time.

On the flip side, Blough is more mobile. He can keep plays alive and generally does a decent job extending plays with his legs whereas Sindelar looks to be more of a pocket passer to me who struggles against pressure.

Blough has had some turnovers but I don't really think you eliminate those by switching to Sindelar. Sindelar threw a pick also and had another potential INT dropped on a short pass right over the middle late in the game. I don't view either as a "safe" option in terms of limiting turnovers at this point.

My opinion is Blough is the better QB for this team at this time because our protection is not going to be perfect and his ability to extend plays by moving around is invaluable. I really feel like teams will catch on pretty quickly that sending an extra guy or two to rush Sindelar on passing downs is going to really hurt his ability to move the ball down the field. I believe sticking with Blough and working with him on eliminating some of the poor decisions is the better way to go.

Just my opinion based on what I've seen to date. Curious what others think.

 

[Gemini95]

Agree. Offense has better rhythm with Blough too.

 

[todd brewster]

Both have a unique strength compared to the other. Sindelar has the better arm and can deliver some throws to the sidelines that Blough doesn't seem to have the arm strength to get there in time. On the flip side, Blough is more mobile. He can keep plays alive and generally does a decent job extending plays with his legs whereas Sindelar looks to be more of a pocket passer to me who struggles against pressure. Blough has had some turnovers but I don't really think you eliminate those by switching to Sindelar. Sindelar threw a pick also and had another potential INT dropped on a short pass right over the middle late in the game. I don't view either as a "safe" option in terms of limiting turnovers at this point. My opinion is Blough is the better QB for this team at this time because our protection is not going to be perfect and his ability to extend plays by moving around is invaluable. I really feel like teams will catch on pretty quickly that sending an extra guy or two to rush Sindelar on passing downs is going to really hurt his ability to move the ball down the field. I believe sticking with Blough and working with him on eliminating some of the poor decisions is the better way to go. Just my opinion based on what I've seen to date. Curious what others think.

Great experience for Sindelar, but you are right, we need Blough now. I don't fault Blough's interception in the back of the end zone nor the throw to the back. He expected the back to curl and the back did an out - these things happen. He also had a nifty pass in traffic that was a first down dropped and most glaring was one in the breadbasket that if caught would have gone for a TD. Again I blame the loss on the player ejection.

 

[SKYDOG]

Both have a unique strength compared to the other. Sindelar has the better arm and can deliver some throws to the sidelines that Blough doesn't seem to have the arm strength to get there in time.

On the flip side, Blough is more mobile. He can keep plays alive and generally does a decent job extending plays with his legs whereas Sindelar looks to be more of a pocket passer to me who struggles against pressure.

Blough has had some turnovers but I don't really think you eliminate those by switching to Sindelar. Sindelar threw a pick also and had another potential INT dropped on a short pass right over the middle late in the game. I don't view either as a "safe" option in terms of limiting turnovers at this point.

My opinion is Blough is the better QB for this team at this time because our protection is not going to be perfect and his ability to extend plays by moving around is invaluable. I really feel like teams will catch on pretty quickly that sending an extra guy or two to rush Sindelar on passing downs is going to really hurt his ability to move the ball down the field. I believe sticking with Blough and working with him on eliminating some of the poor decisions is the better way to go.

Just my opinion based on what I've seen to date. Curious what others think.

It's a shame that Blough makes some poor decisions with the football. With his experience, I thought he would be a bit more careful with the ball.

 

[ghostoffatjack]

Brohm will do what he thinks is best and I am betting he will go with the hot hand for awhile. He sure chewed the QB on his pick six so I would not necessarily agree that a receiver ran the wrong way on a scramble. FWIW, Blough, the more experienced QB, still has his interception problem and the ratio of TD to INT has to improve a lot. While our other QB saw his first significant reps with the first team in a game against a good, quick defense. Both have the mentioned strengths and weaknesses, both had drops, both looked good and bad at times....my guess is we will see the same rotation on Friday night due to the short prep week!

 

[BoilerBabyGirl]

Blough is way better. If he didn't have rust and a shaky arm from the injury time off we could've been Spoilermakers again!

 

[ghostoffatjack]

Blough is way better. If he didn't have rust and a shaky arm from the injury time off we could've been Spoilermakers again!

I agree he is more experienced and could perform better but with an almost 50/50 TD/INT ratio has to end! There is no more demoralizing play to a team than to throw a pick six, imo!

 

[DG10]

Sindelar is very limited seemingly....whereas Blough limits himself with bad/poor decisions at times...and, I think it gets compounded when feeling as though you "need" to make something happen in order to stay on the field, and more so when you are the guy that did not start.

Blough at this point is without question the better QB...never mind way more experienced...Sindelar simply benefited from an unfortunately timed injury to Blough.

The justification offered for starting Sindelar (he "deserved it" for having filled in with the 1's in preparing for Lousiville in Blough's absence), to me at least, goes against what Brohm felt as a player (and his brother as well for that matter).

Sindelar, to his credit, has pounced on the opportunity being afforded...and, Blough failed to an extent by making a couple of all too common mistakes that were similar to some that he has made in the past...but, the last thing this team needs is uncertainty at what is the most critical position on the offensive side of the ball with what this staff is trying to do, and, continuing to play two guys, never mind starting the one that may not be the best, only creates uncertainty...for those two individuals, but, for those playing with them or in the locker room with them.

 

[nat100]

With all that blough does wel, he still is turnover prone. That has nothing to do with rust, just the type of player he is.

biggeat issue in the game is Louisville started sitting on the short stuff and we couldn't keep them honest with blough in there

 

[FLAG HUNTER]

Give Sindelar some experience, and he will improve times 10. You can't throw a guy , who doesn't have much game experience, into a game against a top team and expect great results right away.

 

[since1980]

It was Sindelars first real game playing meaningful minutes and I thought he did a great job considering the opponent. Lville will be one of the better, most athletic defenses we see all season.
I think Blough should have been in on the last few drives because of his scrambling ability. I would have liked to have seen a draw play as well to keep the defense honest. We had time.

But I personally would like to continue seeing more of Sindelar because he can make all the throws and I think with experience he has a higher ceiling.

 

[fcboiler46]

Long term it is quite possible Sindelar could be the answer. I think we truly needed Blough and his experience to win that game though. Sindelar improved as the game progressed, but he looked incredibly uncomfortable early on. I realize it was his first meaningful playing time, so that factors in. He did settle in eventually, but his accuracy, particularly on shorter passes, was erratic. Far too often, he was missing guys he needed to hit. Blough was typically much more accurate, though he suffered from dropped passes.

I believe at this point, provided he is fully healthy, Blough is the best option. But, we do not see what the coaches see every day and at this point, we have no reason not to trust their judgement.

 

[PaBoiler78]

Long term it is quite possible Sindelar could be the answer. I think we truly needed Blough and his experience to win that game though. Sindelar improved as the game progressed, but he looked incredibly uncomfortable early on. I realize it was his first meaningful playing time, so that factors in. He did settle in eventually, but his accuracy, particularly on shorter passes, was erratic. Far too often, he was missing guys he needed to hit. Blough was typically much more accurate, though he suffered from dropped passes.

I believe at this point, provided he is fully healthy, Blough is the best option. But, we do not see what the coaches see every day and at this point, we have no reason not to trust their judgement.

I'll give Blough the edge, but next year it wouldn't surprise me to see Sipe rise to the top.

 

[Frankie611]

With all that blough does wel, he still is turnover prone. That has nothing to do with rust, just the type of player he is.

biggeat issue in the game is Louisville started sitting on the short stuff and we couldn't keep them honest with blough in there

Both QB's seemed to lock in on the play that they wanted and try to force it. There was one play that stood out where we threw it right into the asscheeks of a defender. The play was obviously forced. However I think he threaded a TD like two plays later so how can you really complain.
I was very satisfied with Sindelar and saw no appreciable difference between the two qb' s. However I was pretty much in shock the whole game so I didn't really analyze very well. The offense was outstanding compared to the past. I was concerned about the ability to catch the ball but we did pretty well overall.

 

[todd brewster]

Brohm will do what he thinks is best and I am betting he will go with the hot hand for awhile. He sure chewed the QB on his pick six so I would not necessarily agree that a receiver ran the wrong way on a scramble. FWIW, Blough, the more experienced QB, still has his interception problem and the ratio of TD to INT has to improve a lot. While our other QB saw his first significant reps with the first team in a game against a good, quick defense. Both have the mentioned strengths and weaknesses, both had drops, both looked good and bad at times....my guess is we will see the same rotation on Friday night due to the short prep week!

I do not have access to see the play again, but I hope you do. You will see a QB going down his list of options while scrambling. He spots a RB, not WR, who decides to get open when he sees his QB scrambling and takes off. The QB sees him, sees the defender on his back and throws it to him just as he takes off to the outside.

This is a play I have seen numerous times by NFL rookie QB's. They get chewed out and are told to just throw the ball away instead of trying to create. Yes, you definitely do not want the QB to make that throw just like the Louisville QB will be told to curtail his improvising, when he gets to the NFL. It is a Catch 22 for Brohm. You want it when it works, but the odds are against it working for Blough on the college level and Jackson in the pros. IMO Brohm wants Blough to improvise, because our OL needs a lot of improvement, but he wants him also to make high % plays. Jackson threw several times into double coverage, but he and his receivers were on the same page and many were caught. Then again there was that play where the pass was tipped and then Bentley made an athletic play to bat it way, but it was about to be intercepted. Such is life.

It is good to have competition and Sindelar is going to be a very good QB, but I will be shocked if Blough is not the starter going forward.

 

[Gemini95]

The offense was outstanding compared to the past.

This is the real takeaway. No matter the QB, the team is better.

 

[Gemini95]

biggeat issue in the game is Louisville started sitting on the short stuff and we couldn't keep them honest with blough in there

Philips catches the bomb and they would have been real honest.

 

[stout1]

Blough' pick 6 was symptomatic of many of his picks. He doesn't have the arm or accuracy the get that ball where it needed to be. He wasn't set and couldn't muscle the ball to the front of the receiver.

 

[Boilerman1973]

Quarterbacks has to stay in the game to get in the Rhythm if you keep switching quarterbacks in the middle of games neither one will get in a rhythm

 

[boilermaker75]

Quarterbacks has to stay in the game to get in the Rhythm if you keep switching quarterbacks in the middle of games neither one will get in a rhythm

We don't know why Brohm switched QBs. Maybe at this point in Blough's recovery they knew he could not go a whole game so the plan may have been to start, instead of finish, with Sindelar. After those two terrible throws for interceptions maybe Brohm needed to send a message to Blough that those will not be tolerated anymore.

 

[z_one]

Blough "forces" too many passes. He threw into excellent coverage and could not "thread the needle". He tried to "jam" the ball into the receiver when there was no where to put it. Brohm is a former high school, college, and professional quarterback. He knows what he sees when he watches these guys better than anyone else. He's doing what he thinks is best to win. Sindelar moved the offense more smoothly than Blough. How much Blough was affected by his injury, we don't know. Sindelar has a cannon for an arm and he can hit his man from 50 yards out. Blough is more mobile. He is who I would prefer to see start, but Brohm knows better than I and I defer to his superior knowledge of the sport. I just know it was fun watching us kick Louisvilles ass for 3 and a half quarters. By the fourth quarter I was actually believing that we would pull it out. How long has it been since I felt that way? A long time! Go Boilers!

 

[nat100]

Blough' pick 6 was symptomatic of many of his picks. He doesn't have the arm or accuracy the get that ball where it needed to be. He wasn't set and couldn't muscle the ball to the front of the receiver.

Agree. He's joey Elliot but thinks he's Kyle Orton

 

[BoilerBabyGirl]

Agree. He's joey Elliot but thinks he's Kyle Orton

At least with Blough it's interceptions and not fumbles when we're running out the clock.

 

[Inspector100]

I like all of the things said so far. I can only add that I wish these QB's were more accurate with their passes. I am surprised they miss so many throws after all the hype during recruiting about how accurate they are. The Cradle of QBs should have guys with better accuracy.

 

[FirstDownB]

The only thing I'll add is I like to see one guy given the job and run with it for at least a couple full games. The dual QB thing almost never works out well.

 

[HUD628]

I think Brohm and staff wants it to be Sindelar, and we will see that play out as the season goes on. If Blough was the guy, he starts and plays the entire game. He's not injured. Instead, SIndelar starts, Blough comes in off the bench. Both had some success. Blough, incumbent starter then turns it over twice in a row, once being a really bad pick 6. SIndelar then gets the 4th quarter.

Sindelar is the guy they want, based on Saturday night. Seriously, he was in there to win try to win it at the end over the incumbent starter. Writing is on the wall.

 

[BoilerBabyGirl]

Sindelar isn't good. All he can do is throw a barely catchable pass to Anthrop and he always catches it

 

[BoilerBulldog]

I think Brohm and staff wants it to be Sindelar, and we will see that play out as the season goes on. If Blough was the guy, he starts and plays the entire game. He's not injured. Instead, SIndelar starts, Blough comes in off the bench. Both had some success. Blough, incumbent starter then turns it over twice in a row, once being a really bad pick 6. SIndelar then gets the 4th quarter.

Sindelar is the guy they want, based on Saturday night. Seriously, he was in there to win try to win it at the end over the incumbent starter. Writing is on the wall.

Blough missed what - 3 weeks? - of meaningful practice building up to this game. That's why Sindelar started IMO. I really hope it's Blough on Friday for the entire game. Blough needs to improve his decision making - and that happens in practice but most importantly in games. I'm still hopeful he can correct that as the season progresses. There's no guarantee that he can't.

 

[HUD628]

Blough missed what - 3 weeks? - of meaningful practice building up to this game. That's why Sindelar started IMO. I really hope it's Blough on Friday for the entire game. Blough needs to improve his decision making - and that happens in practice but most importantly in games. I'm still hopeful he can correct that as the season progresses. There's no guarantee that he can't.

Ok but the 4th quarter, in a game that we were in position to win, belonged to Sindelar. Blough was healthy and played. But when all the chips were on the table, it was Sindelar out there to try to win it.

 

[New Pal Boiler]

At least with Blough it's interceptions and not fumbles when we're running out the clock.

At least with Orton we were 5-0.

 

[Secrefreakintariat]

I'm a huge Blough fan - but Sindelar made passes I just don't think Blough is capable of making. Blough has the experience and the moxie (and unfortunately some bad decision making) and Sindelar has the inexperience and the arm.

 

[mryankee2397]

i hope the first game means we are getting better but a good first game isnt always an indicator for the season as you can see by the following.
The 1992 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season.They participated as members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team was coached by head coach Jim Colletto.

Schedule[edit]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 12 1:00 PM No. 17 California* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 41–14 44,838
September 19 1:00 PM Toledo* Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 29–33 37,437
September 26 12:30 PM at No. 6 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) NBC L 0–48 59,075
October 3 1:00 PM Northwestern

Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN L 14–28 39,812
October 10 1:00 PM Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN W 24–20 30,935
October 17 1:05 PM at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 16–19 73,573
October 24 1:05 PM at Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 27–16 70,397
October 31 12:30 PM No. 3 Michigan Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 17–24 38,021
November 7 2:00 PM at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) L 17–20 55,339
November 14 1:00 PM at Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 13–35 36,803
November 21 1:00 PM Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) W 13–10 56,338
*Non-conference game.

Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
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[boilerbusdriver]

I think by the start of the Conference games CJB will have settled on a starting QB, which one? The One that can/will lead us to Victory is all that matters!

 

[Frankie611]

Four wins including a win against STF (Stink Town's Finest)? Meh, frankly I would take that. The only score for. That year that gives me pause is the notre lame score.

 

[Nerdberts]

Both have a unique strength compared to the other. Sindelar has the better arm and can deliver some throws to the sidelines that Blough doesn't seem to have the arm strength to get there in time.

On the flip side, Blough is more mobile. He can keep plays alive and generally does a decent job extending plays with his legs whereas Sindelar looks to be more of a pocket passer to me who struggles against pressure.

Blough has had some turnovers but I don't really think you eliminate those by switching to Sindelar. Sindelar threw a pick also and had another potential INT dropped on a short pass right over the middle late in the game. I don't view either as a "safe" option in terms of limiting turnovers at this point.

My opinion is Blough is the better QB for this team at this time because our protection is not going to be perfect and his ability to extend plays by moving around is invaluable. I really feel like teams will catch on pretty quickly that sending an extra guy or two to rush Sindelar on passing downs is going to really hurt his ability to move the ball down the field. I believe sticking with Blough and working with him on eliminating some of the poor decisions is the better way to go.

Just my opinion based on what I've seen to date. Curious what others think.

Sindelar has more talent. He's struggling hitting his 2nd read, but that will improve with experience. I think Elijah is Brohm's guy.

 

[TC4THREE]

I think the Ohio game is super important to this season. Winning will validate that we do seem to be a step ahead of expectations. Losing would be a tough pill to swallow as we would possibly be staring down 0-3 and 0-4 straight in the face. Ohio will be a tough game but one that we desperately need to win for the team and fans to believe this team is capable of doing things this season.

 

[Heiner]

I think the Ohio game is super important to this season. Winning will validate that we do seem to be a step ahead of expectations. Losing would be a tough pull to swallow as we would possibly be staring down 0-3 and 0-4 straight in the face. Ohio will be a tough game but one that we desperately need to win for the team and fans to believe this team is capable of doing things this season.

This is spot on. Lose this and the moral victory with Louisville fades immediately. Friday is a must win.

 

[TC4THREE]

Sindelar has more talent. He's struggling hitting his 2nd read, but that will improve with experience. I think Elijah is Brohm's guy.

He has a stronger arm. Don't think that necessarily means he's more talented and based on what I've seen I don't think he's any less likely to turn the ball over than Blough. He can make a couple throws that Blough can't but he struggles when forced to move around at all and I think other teams would exploit this and I don't think experience is going to help much with this.

 

[BoilerBulldog]

Ok but the 4th quarter, in a game that we were in position to win, belonged to Sindelar. Blough was healthy and played. But when all the chips were on the table, it was Sindelar out there to try to win it.

I'm not convinced Blough was 100% healthy.

But it sounds like they're both playing again on Friday. And I'm not sure I'm a fan of that, regardless who gets the PT. It does seem with Blough missing so much practice time, they're using these early games to determine the long-term starter. Sindelar had all the first team reps through most of fall practice, but couldn't nail down the starting job. And then Blough represented Purdue at media days. I doubt you take your assumed backup QB to that.

I personally prefer Blough but am confident this staff will ultimately make the right decision. I absolutely want to have settled on one guy by Michigan.

 

[SIBoiler2]

Neither one of these guys is Drew Brees but remember Drew threw 20 passes to the other team his first full season. Young players make mistakes. Good/great players learn from that and eliminate those mistakes as they get experience. So far Blough hasn't shown that he can do that.