Brady Gustafson

[PlayerRep]

One of the biggest issues I saw in the first half that contributed to the poor performance was the lack of seperation by our receivers. #22 is a shutdown CB, on top of his other skills, and the rest of the SFU D backfield did a fine job of jamming and covering. Bradys had few targets and had to hold the ball too long for the O line to handle all their stunts. Brady was rushed and had the first game jitters to boot. We seem to be forgetting 95% of our WRs are RS freshmen. There was some mis-comunication also. I'm not making excuses for Brady just callin it as I saw it. Whatever adjustments were made at halftime worked wonders on getting the WRs to release. I wasn't paying that much attention to SFUs 2nd half D (beer) but perhaps they were getting gassed and may have been dropping more into zone.

That's a very good assessment.

 

[PlayerRep]

BG completed 62% of his passes in the first half.

Actually, 71.5%, if you included the 2 picks.

 

[Copper Griz]

One of the biggest issues I saw in the first half that contributed to the poor performance was the lack of seperation by our receivers. #22 is a shutdown CB, on top of his other skills, and the rest of the SFU D backfield did a fine job of jamming and covering. Bradys had few targets and had to hold the ball too long for the O line to handle all their stunts. Brady was rushed and had the first game jitters to boot. We seem to be forgetting 95% of our WRs are RS freshmen. There was some mis-comunication also. I'm not making excuses for Brady just callin it as I saw it. Whatever adjustments were made at halftime worked wonders on getting the WRs to release. I wasn't paying that much attention to SFUs 2nd half D (beer) but perhaps they were getting gassed and may have been dropping more into zone.

You may be right, but he locked onto receivers time after time. No checks. Granted he did not have a hell of a lot of time back there. 1st game jitters and hopefully the team knocked the rust off. Can't blame it all on Gus. Just an ugly first half and there are one hell of a lot of games left. Personally I think Stitt should have pulled him for a series. He didn't and the Griz won. That is why Stitt gets the big bucks and I am eating PBJ again.

 

[PlayerRep]

According to 75's stats, BG completed 65% of his passes in the first half. (My stat showed 62%.)

Had BG not had 2 fumbles, would people be saying he was horrible or dreadful or bad in the first half? That's my theory. If he or any qb completes 65% and has 1 interception in a half, I can't imagine people would be complaining so much.

BG completed only 57.6% last season. His passing efficiency was 122.5 last year. His passing efficiency was 147.8 on Saturday. He didn't have a single game last year in which he completed 65% of his passes. Only 2 games over 60%. He had only 1 game with a higher efficency rating last year (MSU).

Are the expectations for BG this year a bit high?

Does a qb completing 65% of passes with 1 interception become dreadful/horrible if he fumbles twice?

 

[AZGrizFan]

According to 75's stats, BG completed 65% of his passes in the first half. (My stat showed 62%.)

Had BG not had 2 fumbles, would people be saying he was horrible or dreadful or bad in the first half? That's my theory. If he or any qb completes 65% and has 1 interception in a half, I can't imagine people would be complaining so much.

BG completed only 57.6% last season. His passing efficiency was 122.5 last year. His passing efficiency was 147.8 on Saturday. He didn't have a single game last year in which he completed 65% of his passes. Only 2 games over 60%. He had only 1 game with a higher efficency rating last year (MSU).

Are the expectations for BG this year a bit high?

Does a qb completing 65% of passes with 1 interception become dreadful/horrible if he fumbles twice?

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

He DID have two fumbles...you can't wish those away.

 

[HelenaHandBasket]

Think you have to consider the 5.5 YPA when you look at the completion percentage which is not stellar.

 

[PlayerRep]

According to 75's stats, BG completed 65% of his passes in the first half. (My stat showed 62%.)

Had BG not had 2 fumbles, would people be saying he was horrible or dreadful or bad in the first half? That's my theory. If he or any qb completes 65% and has 1 interception in a half, I can't imagine people would be complaining so much.

BG completed only 57.6% last season. His passing efficiency was 122.5 last year. His passing efficiency was 147.8 on Saturday. He didn't have a single game last year in which he completed 65% of his passes. Only 2 games over 60%. He had only 1 game with a higher efficency rating last year (MSU).

Are the expectations for BG this year a bit high?

Does a qb completing 65% of passes with 1 interception become dreadful/horrible if he fumbles twice?

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

He DID have two fumbles...you can't wish those away.

No one is trying to wish them away. However, I am trying to determine why some believe BG was dreadful/awful in the first half. If you think he was horrible in the first half, let's see you explanation of why.

 

[PlayerRep]

Think you have to consider the 5.5 YPA when you look at the completion percentage which is not stellar.

Okay, that can be a factor. Do you think a 65% is passer is horrible if his passes are too short?

 

[JayLarson]

I was calling for him to be benched in the first half, then have him start the second. He bounced back and played great. Maybe he got his worst half of the season out of the way, in the first half of the first game.

 

[Bscwatcher]

According to 75's stats, BG completed 65% of his passes in the first half. (My stat showed 62%.)

Had BG not had 2 fumbles, would people be saying he was horrible or dreadful or bad in the first half? That's my theory. If he or any qb completes 65% and has 1 interception in a half, I can't imagine people would be complaining so much.

BG completed only 57.6% last season. His passing efficiency was 122.5 last year. His passing efficiency was 147.8 on Saturday. He didn't have a single game last year in which he completed 65% of his passes. Only 2 games over 60%. He had only 1 game with a higher efficency rating last year (MSU).

Are the expectations for BG this year a bit high?

Does a qb completing 65% of passes with 1 interception become dreadful/horrible if he fumbles twice?

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

He DID have two fumbles...you can't wish those away.

No one is trying to wish them away. However, I am trying to determine why some believe BG was dreadful/awful in the first half. If you think he was horrible in the first half, let's see you explanation of why.

Just to start, 2 fumbles lost and and interception, and the points scored by the offense. It is pretty simple even if people haven't played the game.

Luckily it was against a 45 scholly team or it would have even been uglier

You of all people are smarter than that


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[HelenaHandBasket]

Think you have to consider the 5.5 YPA when you look at the completion percentage which is not stellar.

Okay, that can be a factor. Do you think a 65% is passer is horrible if his passes are too short?

Not necessarily, but it is definitely a factor that leads to the completion percentage you are trying to pass off as great. It all has to be considered in context. I am not sure if it boils down to Gus or Stitt but almost every pass is into the flat or down the sidelines. Whatever happened to using the middle of the field. I did not chart the plays, but how many of the completions were behind the LOS in the flat? Gus did not look good prior to the final drive of the half. If you think differently, then we will just have to agree to disagree. But the lack of consistency from the QB position was a huge factor last season and it was on Saturday also.

 

[GravyBison]

Another point nobody is bringing up about Brady, even some of his completions are really bad passes. Wr has to stop, catch low or over their head because the balls are so inaccurate. He doesn't lead receivers and rarely is the pass on target.

 

[AZGrizFan]

According to 75's stats, BG completed 65% of his passes in the first half. (My stat showed 62%.)

Had BG not had 2 fumbles, would people be saying he was horrible or dreadful or bad in the first half? That's my theory. If he or any qb completes 65% and has 1 interception in a half, I can't imagine people would be complaining so much.

BG completed only 57.6% last season. His passing efficiency was 122.5 last year. His passing efficiency was 147.8 on Saturday. He didn't have a single game last year in which he completed 65% of his passes. Only 2 games over 60%. He had only 1 game with a higher efficency rating last year (MSU).

Are the expectations for BG this year a bit high?

Does a qb completing 65% of passes with 1 interception become dreadful/horrible if he fumbles twice?

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

He DID have two fumbles...you can't wish those away.

No one is trying to wish them away. However, I am trying to determine why some believe BG was dreadful/awful in the first half. If you think he was horrible in the first half, let's see you explanation of why.

He was dreadful/awful because he was directly responsible for three turnovers and accounted for a total of 6 points against a 45-scholly team that should have been/was horribly overmatched. He had a "Jake Bleskin-like" first half. I mean, we all thought Bleskin was dreadful in the brawl, didn't we?

We can't have a QB that has complete halves of football like Brady seems to when we get to the varsity portion of our schedule. That starts NOW.

 

['68griz]

According to 75's stats, BG completed 65% of his passes in the first half. (My stat showed 62%.)

Had BG not had 2 fumbles, would people be saying he was horrible or dreadful or bad in the first half? That's my theory. If he or any qb completes 65% and has 1 interception in a half, I can't imagine people would be complaining so much.

BG completed only 57.6% last season. His passing efficiency was 122.5 last year. His passing efficiency was 147.8 on Saturday. He didn't have a single game last year in which he completed 65% of his passes. Only 2 games over 60%. He had only 1 game with a higher efficency rating last year (MSU).

Are the expectations for BG this year a bit high?

Does a qb completing 65% of passes with 1 interception become dreadful/horrible if he fumbles twice?

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

He DID have two fumbles...you can't wish those away.

No one is trying to wish them away. However, I am trying to determine why some believe BG was dreadful/awful in the first half. If you think he was horrible in the first half, let's see you explanation of why.

He was dreadful/awful because he was directly responsible for three turnovers and accounted for a total of 6 points against a 45-scholly team that should have been/was horribly overmatched. He had a "Jake Bleskin-like" first half. I mean, we all thought Bleskin was dreadful in the brawl, didn't we?

We can't have a QB that has complete halves of football like Brady seems to when we get to the varsity portion of our schedule. That starts NOW.

+1

 

[kemajic]

Think you have to consider the 5.5 YPA when you look at the completion percentage which is not stellar.

Okay, that can be a factor. Do you think a 65% is passer is horrible if his passes are too short?

I think pretty unimportant relative to four turnovers.

 

[PlayerRep]

According to 75's stats, BG completed 65% of his passes in the first half. (My stat showed 62%.)

Had BG not had 2 fumbles, would people be saying he was horrible or dreadful or bad in the first half? That's my theory. If he or any qb completes 65% and has 1 interception in a half, I can't imagine people would be complaining so much.

BG completed only 57.6% last season. His passing efficiency was 122.5 last year. His passing efficiency was 147.8 on Saturday. He didn't have a single game last year in which he completed 65% of his passes. Only 2 games over 60%. He had only 1 game with a higher efficency rating last year (MSU).

Are the expectations for BG this year a bit high?

Does a qb completing 65% of passes with 1 interception become dreadful/horrible if he fumbles twice?

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

He DID have two fumbles...you can't wish those away.

No one is trying to wish them away. However, I am trying to determine why some believe BG was dreadful/awful in the first half. If you think he was horrible in the first half, let's see you explanation of why.

He was dreadful/awful because he was directly responsible for three turnovers and accounted for a total of 6 points against a 45-scholly team that should have been/was horribly overmatched. He had a "Jake Bleskin-like" first half. I mean, we all thought Bleskin was dreadful in the brawl, didn't we?

We can't have a QB that has complete halves of football like Brady seems to when we get to the varsity portion of our schedule. That starts NOW.

Then, are you agreeing with me that BG is being judged harshly, for his first half, primarily because of the interception and 2 fumbles, and not because he threw poorly, not because he didn't run the offense well, and not because he made lots of bad decisions and didn't call or check to good or better plays?

I'm not trying to argue that BG played well in the first half, or didn't play poorly, I just want some posters to articulate why they believe he played poorly. His throwing stats were good in the first half, as high as he's ever had in a game.

While consistency would be nice, doesn't 35 points in the second half go along with in making up for 6 points in the first half? 41 points is alot of points. UM scored over 41 points only 3 times last season.

 

[PlayerRep]

Think you have to consider the 5.5 YPA when you look at the completion percentage which is not stellar.

Okay, that can be a factor. Do you think a 65% is passer is horrible if his passes are too short?

I think pretty unimportant relative to four turnovers.

Then are you agreeing with me that the 3 turnovers are the reason BG is being judged harshly for the first half, not other parts of his game? If not, what else causes you to judge him harshly? I agree with you on the turnovers.

 

[PlayerRep]

Another point nobody is bringing up about Brady, even some of his completions are really bad passes. Wr has to stop, catch low or over their head because the balls are so inaccurate. He doesn't lead receivers and rarely is the pass on target.

I don't agree. This didn''t happen much in the past game.

 

[PlayerRep]

According to 75's stats, BG completed 65% of his passes in the first half. (My stat showed 62%.)

Had BG not had 2 fumbles, would people be saying he was horrible or dreadful or bad in the first half? That's my theory. If he or any qb completes 65% and has 1 interception in a half, I can't imagine people would be complaining so much.

BG completed only 57.6% last season. His passing efficiency was 122.5 last year. His passing efficiency was 147.8 on Saturday. He didn't have a single game last year in which he completed 65% of his passes. Only 2 games over 60%. He had only 1 game with a higher efficency rating last year (MSU).

Are the expectations for BG this year a bit high?

Does a qb completing 65% of passes with 1 interception become dreadful/horrible if he fumbles twice?

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

He DID have two fumbles...you can't wish those away.

No one is trying to wish them away. However, I am trying to determine why some believe BG was dreadful/awful in the first half. If you think he was horrible in the first half, let's see you explanation of why.

Just to start, 2 fumbles lost and and interception, and the points scored by the offense. It is pretty simple even if people haven't played the game.

Luckily it was against a 45 scholly team or it would have even been uglier

You of all people are smarter than that


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Then you too seem to agree with me that the primary reason you think he was bad in the first half, is because of the 3 turnovers?

Don't understand your comment about "smarter than that"? I ask posters to articulate their reason they believe BG was bad in the first half, and virtually everyone seems to agree with my assessment that is was primarily the turnovers.

How would you rate 35 points in the second half? How do you rate the 5th most passing yardage in FCS last weekend? How would you rate the 2d highest passing efficiency BG has ever had in a game?

 

[Bscwatcher]

If ifs and buts were candy and nuts...

He DID have two fumbles...you can't wish those away.

No one is trying to wish them away. However, I am trying to determine why some believe BG was dreadful/awful in the first half. If you think he was horrible in the first half, let's see you explanation of why.

Just to start, 2 fumbles lost and and interception, and the points scored by the offense. It is pretty simple even if people haven't played the game.

Luckily it was against a 45 scholly team or it would have even been uglier

You of all people are smarter than that


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Then you too seem to agree with me that the primary reason you think he was bad in the first half, is because of the 3 turnovers?

Don't understand your comment about "smarter than that"? I ask posters to articulate their reason they believe BG was bad in the first half, and virtually everyone seems to agree with my assessment that is was primarily the turnovers.

How would you rate 35 points in the second half? How do you rate the 5th most passing yardage in FCS last weekend? How would you rate the 2d highest passing efficiency BG has ever had in a game?

The second half is attributed to two things

1. He played better
2. He played a team that only has 45 scholarships, meaning less depth.

Now it is gut check time. We will see what kind of team the Griz have including coaches.


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