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[jodcon]

Simis: Not as good of arm and locks on one target.

He throws longer successful passes, and you're right, he locks on one target and, unlike Brady, does not consistently overthrow it, ie, Brady "does not lock" on target.

Meaning what?

 

[rimrockgriz]

Simis: Not as good of arm and locks on one target.

He throws longer successful passes, and you're right, he locks on one target and, unlike Brady, does not consistently overthrow it, ie, Brady "does not lock" on target.

Meaning what?

They're saying M.S. stares down the intended #1 receiver in the progression, as opposed to looking off the defender with his head. D.B.'s are taught to take read steps that can involve the quarterbacks eyes. Tom Brady is a master of looking off the safety to one direction and then firing a laser to another receiver... :egriz:

 

[jodcon]

Simis: Not as good of arm and locks on one target.

He throws longer successful passes, and you're right, he locks on one target and, unlike Brady, does not consistently overthrow it, ie, Brady "does not lock" on target.

Meaning what?

They're saying M.S. stares down the intended #1 receiver in the progression, as opposed to looking off the defender with his head. D.B.'s are taught to take read steps that can involve the quarterbacks eyes. Tom Brady is a master of looking off the safety to one direction and then firing a laser to another receiver... :egriz:

Yeah that's what I meant, but I think 75 is trying to spin in into Brady doesn't lock on his target and throws it up for grabs every time. Not sure if he really doesn't know what it means or is trying be funny...either way isn't good.

Don't really care which one starts next week but bottom line Simis does lock on one receiver, and as far as accuracy, he has the worst completion percentage of the 3 by far, and that's including the game against the worst DB's I have ever seen.

 

[Umista]

Locks his eyes on one receiver? You guys are not really saying that are you? If he locks it is only for one second because he only has one more second to throw at the most! Two seconds is all he gets and if his receiver is coverd he has to run or be sacked. Simis, if he can get hot against isu, will be fun to watch.

Lucas was not even thought about at psu because of the wet conditions. Perhaps we will get to see him soon as he is still practicing.

 

[jodcon]

So you're saying the line has gotten worse and Simis has less time to throw than Gus did? Hmm...interesting.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

 

[UMGriz75]

Yeah that's what I meant, but I think 75 is trying to spin in into Brady doesn't lock on his target and throws it up for grabs every time. Not sure if he really doesn't know what it means or is trying be funny...either way isn't good.

No, the exact opposite. When Stitt still thought he might have some flexibility, he was soon disabused of the notion by multiple overthrows by Brady. The problem wasn't selecting the receiver, the problem was consistently -- consistently -- overthrowing them.

The very next game with Brady G as QB, the yardage of successful passes dropped by nearly half, obviously in an effort to avoid overthrows on the long passes.

Interceptions tripled.

And we lost a game we should not have lost. The "strategic adjustment" took us in the wrong direction, unless this is all philosophical, of course. That we get a participation medal because of ... something ...

 

[runcatchscore]

Stitt has never wavered on his choice for the starting q.b. Expect to see Gus if he is physically ready to go... :egriz:

This reflects one of my concerns about Coach Stitt, an "I'm right no matter what" attitude that has led to unwarranted losses.

Agreed. Coach does not seem to re-adjust mid game well. PSU game was terrible before 1/2 time. I kept waiting for some improvement after half time and nothing. Also, Cal Poly and Weber may have had different outcomes if Stitt was not playing so agressively on 3rd and 4th downs. Kick (even if we miss every now and again)!! That being said not having an OL to protect the QB has led us to a third string QB. Also, Simis seemed in a funk on Saturday, why not put Lucas in? I am worried about Stitt's stubborness, but hopeful he can learn from his mistakes.

 

[clawman]

Ytd - 308 rushing attempts, 353 passing attempts

 

[AZGrizFan]

Stitt has never wavered on his choice for the starting q.b. Expect to see Gus if he is physically ready to go... :egriz:

This reflects one of my concerns about Coach Stitt, an "I'm right no matter what" attitude that has led to unwarranted losses.

Agreed. Coach does not seem to re-adjust mid game well. PSU game was terrible before 1/2 time. I kept waiting for some improvement after half time and nothing. Also, Cal Poly and Weber may have had different outcomes if Stitt was not playing so agressively on 3rd and 4th downs. Kick (even if we miss every now and again)!! That being said not having an OL to protect the QB has led us to a third string QB. Also, Simis seemed in a funk on Saturday, why not put Lucas in? I am worried about Stitt's stubborness, but hopeful he can learn from his mistakes.

Perhaps its simply that, after Spring ball, fall ball, and 8 weeks of football with practices every week, we should just trust Stitt's judgement regarding who best to have under center each week. Do you (or anyone for that matter) attend each and every practice?

 

[rimrockgriz]

Yeah that's what I meant, but I think 75 is trying to spin in into Brady doesn't lock on his target and throws it up for grabs every time. Not sure if he really doesn't know what it means or is trying be funny...either way isn't good.

No, the exact opposite. When Stitt still thought he might have some flexibility, he was soon disabused of the notion by multiple overthrows by Brady. The problem wasn't selecting the receiver, the problem was consistently -- consistently -- overthrowing them.

The very next game with Brady G as QB, the yardage of successful passes dropped by nearly half, obviously in an effort to avoid overthrows on the long passes.

Interceptions tripled.

And we lost a game we should not have lost. The "strategic adjustment" took us in the wrong direction, unless this is all philosophical, of course. That we get a participation medal because of ... something ...

This isn't my f.....g post... :egriz:

 

[AZGrizFan]

One of the reasons why Simis ran so often is he lacks the ability to find anyone but his primary receiver. Dude looked and took off...

And got very positive yardage and a TD.

What amazed me is why Stitt, in a veritable monsoon, did not have much of a running game for the running backs. Why was he even working with a passing offense, more complex, in that kind of weather? Where were the handoffs, the flysweep, the yardage gains designed on the ground? WHY IN THE HELL WAS THERE A PASSING GAME like that?

In similar, but not as extreme, weather, Dakota Prukop had similar difficulties and it was not because of his inexperience, lack of ability to find secondary receivers, etc.

You can't squeeze water out of a rock. This is NOT a running team. Period.

 

[UMGriz75]

You can't squeeze water out of a rock. This is NOT a running team. Period.

Not when you abandon all plays involving rushing except for just two of the rushers, compared to nearly ten (in the game that was won), and leave it to the QB to get the majority of rushing yards. It definitely is not a running team when the coach doesn't use the runners. There's no other result.

Isn't this sort of what "coaching" is about?