Brady Gustafson

[UMGriz75]

I'm all about constructive criticism from those who are qualified to provide it, but name a better option at QB at this point.

Well, since Stitt obviously doesn't like to give the QB bench any time unless he's forced to by injury, he more or less compels the answer, even if it's the wrong one, doesn't he?

 

[CDAGRIZ]

I'm all about constructive criticism from those who are qualified to provide it, but name a better option at QB at this point.

Well, since Stitt obviously doesn't like to give the QB bench any time unless he's forced to by injury, he more or less compels the answer, even if it's the wrong one, doesn't he?

Not exactly my inquiry. I was asking if anyone could name a better option at this point, holding all else constant (implied). If some believe that falls on Stitt for not giving others a shot in game time, then so be it. I, however, have not read anyone to say we have a better option. I'd definitely be interested to read suggestions.

 

[Eriul]

Yah he's older than me XD

Yah, and pointing out that he's played 29 quarters as Griz QB is a "personal vendetta." Can't get much more personal than that.

OK. I accept your claim that you are actually his little sister. Run along and play now.

no your personal vendetta is the fact that nearly 50% of your posts are in reference to how bad he is and how much you love chalich or whatever bad qb you love.

 

[Eriul]

I'm all about constructive criticism from those who are qualified to provide it, but name a better option at QB at this point.

Well, since Stitt obviously doesn't like to give the QB bench any time unless he's forced to by injury, he more or less compels the answer, even if it's the wrong one, doesn't he?

Not exactly my inquiry. I was asking if anyone could name a better option at this point, holding all else constant (implied). If some believe that falls on Stitt for not giving others a shot in game time, then so be it. I, however, have not read anyone to say we have a better option. I'd definitely be interested to read suggestions.

you can look up UMgriz75's post history. He has "stats" to show that Brady is the worst QB to ever play the game and the backups are secretly Tom Brady

 

[AZGrizFan]

I'm all about constructive criticism from those who are qualified to provide it, but name a better option at QB at this point.

Well, since Stitt obviously doesn't like to give the QB bench any time unless he's forced to by injury, he more or less compels the answer, even if it's the wrong one, doesn't he?

Not exactly my inquiry. I was asking if anyone could name a better option at this point, holding all else constant (implied). If some believe that falls on Stitt for not giving others a shot in game time, then so be it. I, however, have not read anyone to say we have a better option. I'd definitely be interested to read suggestions.

Hey, don't misread my statements. In fact, I said precisely that I believe he's our best option. I'm just trying to get PR to admit he's wrong.

 

[PlayerRep]

1: -1 yard bubble pass, 23 YAC by JLM
2: -1 yard bubble pass, -2 YAC by JLM
3: 8 yard pass, 7 YAC by Calhoun
4: 7 yard pass, 4 YAC by Curran
5: -3 yard bubble pass, 7 YAC by Favors
6: 18 yard attempt into double coverage to Horner after staring down receiver, INT by #22 Jerome
7: sails ball 5 feet over Calhoun's head in pass out to the flat
8: incomplete pass to Calhoun (missed it on replay, so can't tell you what he did)
9: 8 yard attempt to Curran, Staring him down, TIGHT double coverage, almost picked off
10: 7 yard pass, 0 YAC by Horner (on 3rd & 18)
11: 32 yard attempt into EZ, pass was short (lucky it wasn't picked)
12: 7 yard attempt; pass sailed 5 feet over Calhoun's head out in the flat again
13: 20 yard attempt to Homan into TIGHT coverage, again against #22, AGAIN stared down receiver, AGAIN almost picked off.
Sacked (on Brady, took too much time)
14: -2 yard dump off to Nguyen, 3 YAC
14a: Fumble because of piss poor ball control (not actually a pass attempt, but it was ON a pass attempt)

At this point he's 8 of 14, 1 INT, 2 fumbles (first one I'll give him a pass on), but he's just 3 of 9 after completing his first 5 and hasn't completed a pass further than 7 yards downfield. The INT seems to REALLY have discombobbled him for an extended period of time. And the reason my numbers didn't add up before is because he was doing MULTIPLE things wrong on EACH attempt during that 9 pass stretch...

15: -2 yard bubble pass, 18 YAC by JLM
16: 24 yard pass attempt to Curran, short by 10 yards...VERY weird pass
17: 9 yard out route pass to Calhoun, 1 YAC
18: 1 yard pass to JLM, 7 YAC
19: 3 yard pass, 3 YAC by Horner
20: 25 yard pass attempt to Calhoun, hit as he threw, knocked away by defender
21: -3 yard pass to Calhoun, 17 YAC by Calhoun

So, he started out 5/5 with a fumble (or 6/6 if you count the INT like you wanted to yesterday) :lol: , then went 3-9 with the INT and all around terrible play (and another fumble thrown in for good measure), and finished up 5/7. Just FIVE pass attempts over 9 yards, and every single one was piss-poorly executed. Virtually ALL the yardage in the first half was YAC by his excellent group of receivers.

You can sugarcoat it all you want, PR, but it was an absolute horrible half of football, up until about 1:18 to go. So, if you want to split hairs, he played 28:42 of horrible football. 111 yards passing in the first half....409 in the 2nd. Hmmm.....even coach Stitt thought he played poorly....

It was not a horrid half of football. The defense was good. To the extent you believe the offense was horrid, then I don't blame it all on BG. There are 10 other players on the field on each play, and coaches calling plays and creating game plans. Only the combo of 2 fumbles and a pick were horrible.

Sorry, but the last part of the half is part of the half. How about if we back out the 2 fumbles and the pick, as they surely occurred in less than 1:18.

You apparently don't understand the many of the passes, like bubble screens, are designed to be behind the line of scrimmage. Isn't that what a bubble screen is? Also, Stitt's offense is designed to get the ball to players with some space, and let them run, so YAC is what the offense is trying to achieve. That's not a negative; it's a positive.

Had BG not had 3 turnovers, no coach would not have thought BG played poorly. 3 turnovers in a half is truly inexcusable.

You need to attend the games, and talk to the coaches, to understand what is going on. I'm sorry, but watching the game on tape, with crappy camera work and weak announcing, is not substitute for watching the game in person and interacting with knowledgeable fans on every play.

BG did many good things in this game, and that's why he ended up with big passing yardage, so many passing TD's, reasonable high passing efficiency, 35 points scored in one half, 41 points in the game, receptions by so many receivers, and a win. Besides the turnovers, he made other mistakes and incorrect reads/progressions. The offense and Stitt ask much of him; maybe too much at times. He has much to improve. He will improve. We'll see how much he improves. UNI will be a tough game to show vast improvement.

Talk about dumb. Do coaches watch the tape of games, especially their own to grade their players, and COACH?

Yes, coaches watch the "tapes" of games, after all of them have watched the game in person. Coaches don't watch recordings of the tv broadcasts, and rely solely on tv. The game tapes are taken from 2 angles. Jeez, talk about a dumb comment.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

I'm all about constructive criticism from those who are qualified to provide it, but name a better option at QB at this point.

Well, since Stitt obviously doesn't like to give the QB bench any time unless he's forced to by injury, he more or less compels the answer, even if it's the wrong one, doesn't he?

Not exactly my inquiry. I was asking if anyone could name a better option at this point, holding all else constant (implied). If some believe that falls on Stitt for not giving others a shot in game time, then so be it. I, however, have not read anyone to say we have a better option. I'd definitely be interested to read suggestions.

Hey, don't misread my statements. In fact, I said precisely that I believe he's our best option. I'm just trying to get PR to admit he's wrong.

I would never dream of misreading your statements, bro. You know me. I agree with your above assessments in whole. But, he's what we have. My whole thing is like when my college roommate refuted my argument that John Stockton was the pest PG of all time. He said, "No, he's not." I asked him who was, and he had no name in response. He just wanted me to know that Stockton wasn't.

The point is: whether Gus is the best option at QB isn't much of a debate when nobody can name someone better. It's totally fair to critique him where warranted. However, he might be bad, or good, or great, or terrible, but he's the Griz QB1 right now. :thumb:

 

[PlayerRep]

I will be surprised if any of his critics and naysayers give him the praise and respect he deserves for his 2nd half play. Thankfully, Coach Stitt and the team have much more faith in Brady than many GRIZ fans. It takes some amazing fortitude to bounce back from a terrible 1st half to play a brilliant 2nd half. .... GREAT job in the 2nd half Brady, the whole offense, and the coaches for terrific adjustments!!!! :thumb:

If he has THAT first half against just about any other team on our schedule, we're down 28-0 and even the 2nd half he had yesterday wouldn't bring us back. Gonna be tough to win a lot of games with a QB who regularly plays half a game.....let's hope Brady's not that guy.

Posters are acting like this was Brady's first game, new receivers, first game jitters, etc.

No. This was Cal Poly, last half of SDSU, the whole of NDSU, and now the first half of SFU. In fully half of the games Brady played in last season, he had games like that first half, including the last six quarters of the season when the team was at its most experienced, the receivers as tuned in as you're going to get.

Nailed it! Brady has enough game experience to show improvement over last season; he didn't, far as I'm concerned. During the game I was thinking, "Brady maybe knows Stitt's offense, hands down, but he can't execute. Simple as that. What game was it last season, Liberty, where he got pulled in the 1st half, supposedly because of injury? This kid is inconsistent. That's it in a nutshell.

So, 5h in nation in passing yardage, 5th in in passing TD's, and second best passing efficiency for him ever, is not good enough for you to say anything better than that for the game? Tough crowd.

 

[PlayerRep]

1: -1 yard bubble pass, 23 YAC by JLM
2: -1 yard bubble pass, -2 YAC by JLM
3: 8 yard pass, 7 YAC by Calhoun
4: 7 yard pass, 4 YAC by Curran
5: -3 yard bubble pass, 7 YAC by Favors
6: 18 yard attempt into double coverage to Horner after staring down receiver, INT by #22 Jerome
7: sails ball 5 feet over Calhoun's head in pass out to the flat
8: incomplete pass to Calhoun (missed it on replay, so can't tell you what he did)
9: 8 yard attempt to Curran, Staring him down, TIGHT double coverage, almost picked off
10: 7 yard pass, 0 YAC by Horner (on 3rd & 18)
11: 32 yard attempt into EZ, pass was short (lucky it wasn't picked)
12: 7 yard attempt; pass sailed 5 feet over Calhoun's head out in the flat again
13: 20 yard attempt to Homan into TIGHT coverage, again against #22, AGAIN stared down receiver, AGAIN almost picked off.
Sacked (on Brady, took too much time)
14: -2 yard dump off to Nguyen, 3 YAC
14a: Fumble because of piss poor ball control (not actually a pass attempt, but it was ON a pass attempt)

At this point he's 8 of 14, 1 INT, 2 fumbles (first one I'll give him a pass on), but he's just 3 of 9 after completing his first 5 and hasn't completed a pass further than 7 yards downfield. The INT seems to REALLY have discombobbled him for an extended period of time. And the reason my numbers didn't add up before is because he was doing MULTIPLE things wrong on EACH attempt during that 9 pass stretch...

15: -2 yard bubble pass, 18 YAC by JLM
16: 24 yard pass attempt to Curran, short by 10 yards...VERY weird pass
17: 9 yard out route pass to Calhoun, 1 YAC
18: 1 yard pass to JLM, 7 YAC
19: 3 yard pass, 3 YAC by Horner
20: 25 yard pass attempt to Calhoun, hit as he threw, knocked away by defender
21: -3 yard pass to Calhoun, 17 YAC by Calhoun

So, he started out 5/5 with a fumble (or 6/6 if you count the INT like you wanted to yesterday) :lol: , then went 3-9 with the INT and all around terrible play (and another fumble thrown in for good measure), and finished up 5/7. Just FIVE pass attempts over 9 yards, and every single one was piss-poorly executed. Virtually ALL the yardage in the first half was YAC by his excellent group of receivers.

You can sugarcoat it all you want, PR, but it was an absolute horrible half of football, up until about 1:18 to go. So, if you want to split hairs, he played 28:42 of horrible football. 111 yards passing in the first half....409 in the 2nd. Hmmm.....even coach Stitt thought he played poorly....

It was not a horrid half of football. The defense was good. To the extent you believe the offense was horrid, then I don't blame it all on BG. There are 10 other players on the field on each play, and coaches calling plays and creating game plans. Only the combo of 2 fumbles and a pick were horrible.

Sorry, but the last part of the half is part of the half. How about if we back out the 2 fumbles and the pick, as they surely occurred in less than 1:18.

You apparently don't understand the many of the passes, like bubble screens, are designed to be behind the line of scrimmage. Isn't that what a bubble screen is? Also, Stitt's offense is designed to get the ball to players with some space, and let them run, so YAC is what the offense is trying to achieve. That's not a negative; it's a positive.

Had BG not had 3 turnovers, no coach would not have thought BG played poorly. 3 turnovers in a half is truly inexcusable.

You need to attend the games, and talk to the coaches, to understand what is going on. I'm sorry, but watching the game on tape, with crappy camera work and weak announcing, is not substitute for watching the game in person and interacting with knowledgeable fans on every play.

BG did many good things in this game, and that's why he ended up with big passing yardage, so many passing TD's, reasonable high passing efficiency, 35 points scored in one half, 41 points in the game, receptions by so many receivers, and a win. Besides the turnovers, he made other mistakes and incorrect reads/progressions. The offense and Stitt ask much of him; maybe too much at times. He has much to improve. He will improve. We'll see how much he improves. UNI will be a tough game to show vast improvement.

Yes, I understand the purpose of a bubble pass, but the point of the play-by-play was to show that he was incapable of completing any OTHER type of pass for essentially the entire first half. PR, if you can't see (and admit) that the INT rattled him, that he immediately began staring down receivers AND THEN throwing to that same receiver, and couldn't complete (even come CLOSE) a pass further than 9 yards downfield for the vast majority of the first half then there's no point in discussing it further. He played 28:42 of horrible, crappy football. Against an inferior opponent. One he should have absolutely FEASTED on for 60 minutes, not just 31. Yes, there's other players on the field, but The other 10 players weren't staring down receivers. The other 10 players weren't missing wide open receivers by throwing the ball 5 yards over their heads. The other 10 players weren't fumbling the ball just about every time they got hit. The other 10 players weren't missing longer range passes by 10-15 YARDS (even Mick and Grady were incredulous that he could be off by that much). And even STITT called Brady out at the halftime interview.

Chalk it up to what ever you want...first game jitters, lack of chemistry with receiver set, whatever...dude had 111 yards passing and three turnovers in the first half, generating just six points, and FOUR HUNDRED AND NINE in the 2nd half, generating 35 points. His first half is in the damned dictionary when you look up "crappy football". Try it. It's true.

Sorry, your summary, even with incorrect editorial comments, doesn't support what you just said. He wasn't off 10-15 yards on passes. You don't know what the routes were, or were supposed to be. Your "analysis" is horrible and crappy, and longer than 28:42.

 

[PlayerRep]

Oh, and any sane person KNOWS you get a much better view, with slow motion, instant replay, expert analysis, etc., etc., watching the game on TV than sitting in the stands. Not to mention I was able to watch and re-watch plays and focus on specific players each time to see what went right/wrong. Can you do that in real-time sitting in the stands. With "knowledgable fans"? Lol...

That might be the weakest argument you've ever made on here, and that's saying something.

Not true. Watching only from tv, at this level, is a horrible way to know what really occurred at a game. The "expert" analysis is often dead wrong. Watching in person with a group knowledgeable fans with good eyes, is much better, especially when they are ex, or recently ex, players. There is instant replay at the stadium, in the Canyon Club, and in the Suites, by the way. Only a "fan" would think watching in the crappy tv at this level would be better.

 

[PlayerRep]

I'm all about constructive criticism from those who are qualified to provide it, but name a better option at QB at this point.

Well, since Stitt obviously doesn't like to give the QB bench any time unless he's forced to by injury, he more or less compels the answer, even if it's the wrong one, doesn't he?

Not exactly my inquiry. I was asking if anyone could name a better option at this point, holding all else constant (implied). If some believe that falls on Stitt for not giving others a shot in game time, then so be it. I, however, have not read anyone to say we have a better option. I'd definitely be interested to read suggestions.

Hey, don't misread my statements. In fact, I said precisely that I believe he's our best option. I'm just trying to get PR to admit he's wrong.

Wrong? No way. I'll take the likes of HavGriz, MGRule, Putter, Eruil and others pretty much agreeing with me.

 

[jcu27]

Is everyone also forgetting, this is against Saint Francis... Any decent qb would of thrown 400+ passing yards and had a hundo rushing. And who the hell turns over the ball so much against a weak team? It'd be like Alabama vs Idaho St... And I guarantee you if a qb is playing terrible in a game that should be an easy win. That qb gets pulled 10 out of 10 times.

 

[AZGrizFan]

Well, since Stitt obviously doesn't like to give the QB bench any time unless he's forced to by injury, he more or less compels the answer, even if it's the wrong one, doesn't he?

Not exactly my inquiry. I was asking if anyone could name a better option at this point, holding all else constant (implied). If some believe that falls on Stitt for not giving others a shot in game time, then so be it. I, however, have not read anyone to say we have a better option. I'd definitely be interested to read suggestions.

Hey, don't misread my statements. In fact, I said precisely that I believe he's our best option. I'm just trying to get PR to admit he's wrong.

Wrong? No way. I'll take the likes of HavGriz, MGRule, Putter, Eruil and others pretty much agreeing with me.

Whatever dude. If that's not the definition of a crappy half of football to you then your bar is set pretty fucking low and it's obvious you don't understand the game very well. And while those folks may agree with you, the head coach doesn't. Listen to his comments during the sideline interview. And when those "experts" you so easily dismiss are a former Griz QB and former Griz head coach, I think I'll take their word over a bunch of drunk fans sitting in the stands. The half sucked for Brady. It was his fourth consecutive sucky half and this one came against significantly inferior Competition. He had a great second half. And he's our best option at QB. Those are the facts.


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[Bscwatcher]

1: -1 yard bubble pass, 23 YAC by JLM
2: -1 yard bubble pass, -2 YAC by JLM
3: 8 yard pass, 7 YAC by Calhoun
4: 7 yard pass, 4 YAC by Curran
5: -3 yard bubble pass, 7 YAC by Favors
6: 18 yard attempt into double coverage to Horner after staring down receiver, INT by #22 Jerome
7: sails ball 5 feet over Calhoun's head in pass out to the flat
8: incomplete pass to Calhoun (missed it on replay, so can't tell you what he did)
9: 8 yard attempt to Curran, Staring him down, TIGHT double coverage, almost picked off
10: 7 yard pass, 0 YAC by Horner (on 3rd & 18)
11: 32 yard attempt into EZ, pass was short (lucky it wasn't picked)
12: 7 yard attempt; pass sailed 5 feet over Calhoun's head out in the flat again
13: 20 yard attempt to Homan into TIGHT coverage, again against #22, AGAIN stared down receiver, AGAIN almost picked off.
Sacked (on Brady, took too much time)
14: -2 yard dump off to Nguyen, 3 YAC
14a: Fumble because of piss poor ball control (not actually a pass attempt, but it was ON a pass attempt)

At this point he's 8 of 14, 1 INT, 2 fumbles (first one I'll give him a pass on), but he's just 3 of 9 after completing his first 5 and hasn't completed a pass further than 7 yards downfield. The INT seems to REALLY have discombobbled him for an extended period of time. And the reason my numbers didn't add up before is because he was doing MULTIPLE things wrong on EACH attempt during that 9 pass stretch...

15: -2 yard bubble pass, 18 YAC by JLM
16: 24 yard pass attempt to Curran, short by 10 yards...VERY weird pass
17: 9 yard out route pass to Calhoun, 1 YAC
18: 1 yard pass to JLM, 7 YAC
19: 3 yard pass, 3 YAC by Horner
20: 25 yard pass attempt to Calhoun, hit as he threw, knocked away by defender
21: -3 yard pass to Calhoun, 17 YAC by Calhoun

So, he started out 5/5 with a fumble (or 6/6 if you count the INT like you wanted to yesterday) :lol: , then went 3-9 with the INT and all around terrible play (and another fumble thrown in for good measure), and finished up 5/7. Just FIVE pass attempts over 9 yards, and every single one was piss-poorly executed. Virtually ALL the yardage in the first half was YAC by his excellent group of receivers.

You can sugarcoat it all you want, PR, but it was an absolute horrible half of football, up until about 1:18 to go. So, if you want to split hairs, he played 28:42 of horrible football. 111 yards passing in the first half....409 in the 2nd. Hmmm.....even coach Stitt thought he played poorly....

It was not a horrid half of football. The defense was good. To the extent you believe the offense was horrid, then I don't blame it all on BG. There are 10 other players on the field on each play, and coaches calling plays and creating game plans. Only the combo of 2 fumbles and a pick were horrible.

Sorry, but the last part of the half is part of the half. How about if we back out the 2 fumbles and the pick, as they surely occurred in less than 1:18.

You apparently don't understand the many of the passes, like bubble screens, are designed to be behind the line of scrimmage. Isn't that what a bubble screen is? Also, Stitt's offense is designed to get the ball to players with some space, and let them run, so YAC is what the offense is trying to achieve. That's not a negative; it's a positive.

Had BG not had 3 turnovers, no coach would not have thought BG played poorly. 3 turnovers in a half is truly inexcusable.

You need to attend the games, and talk to the coaches, to understand what is going on. I'm sorry, but watching the game on tape, with crappy camera work and weak announcing, is not substitute for watching the game in person and interacting with knowledgeable fans on every play.

BG did many good things in this game, and that's why he ended up with big passing yardage, so many passing TD's, reasonable high passing efficiency, 35 points scored in one half, 41 points in the game, receptions by so many receivers, and a win. Besides the turnovers, he made other mistakes and incorrect reads/progressions. The offense and Stitt ask much of him; maybe too much at times. He has much to improve. He will improve. We'll see how much he improves. UNI will be a tough game to show vast improvement.

Talk about dumb. Do coaches watch the tape of games, especially their own to grade their players, and COACH?

Yes, coaches watch the "tapes" of games, after all of them have watched the game in person. Coaches don't watch recordings of the tv broadcasts, and rely solely on tv. The game tapes are taken from 2 angles. Jeez, talk about a dumb comment.

Keep digging. AZ already explained this.




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[HelenaHandBasket]

Brady is God! Now fukc off!

 

[PlayerRep]

Not exactly my inquiry. I was asking if anyone could name a better option at this point, holding all else constant (implied). If some believe that falls on Stitt for not giving others a shot in game time, then so be it. I, however, have not read anyone to say we have a better option. I'd definitely be interested to read suggestions.

Hey, don't misread my statements. In fact, I said precisely that I believe he's our best option. I'm just trying to get PR to admit he's wrong.

Wrong? No way. I'll take the likes of HavGriz, MGRule, Putter, Eruil and others pretty much agreeing with me.

Whatever dude. If that's not the definition of a crappy half of football to you then your bar is set pretty f***[*] low and it's obvious you don't understand the game very well. And while those folks may agree with you, the head coach doesn't. Listen to his comments during the sideline interview. And when those "experts" you so easily dismiss are a former Griz QB and former Griz head coach, I think I'll take their word over a bunch of drunk fans sitting in the stands. The half sucked for Brady. It was his fourth consecutive sucky half and this one came against significantly inferior Competition. He had a great second half. And he's our best option at QB. Those are the facts.


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Whatever Dude back to you. I have always liked you and liked discussions with you, but if you want to be a jerk to me, then I'll return the favor. First, in that regard, it's clear that you never played the game. You know something about it, but I can't imagine you played very long. So, don't think you want to go up that alley.

Don't try moving the cross bar with me. I have consistently said the offense and Brady were bad in the first half. However, I have also said that the primary reason for people judging BG harshly is because of the 3 turnovers. The 3 turnovers were horrible and inexcusable. Coach's and analyst's comments took into account the turnovers, which, of course, they would. Take away the 3 turnovers, and the rest of BG's first half game looks better. He made some mistakes on reads/progressions. The coaches made some adjustments as halftime to help with that. BG's completion rate in the first half equaled his best completion rate for a game last season. You pointed out some things by going through some of his first half passes. After looking at the list again, I can see that you mis-characterized and mis-analyzed some of them. You blamed some receiver mistakes on BG. You missed that BG made some throws to keep away from tight coverage. You never mentioned that received didn't get separation in the first half. You didn't point out an obvious missed pass interference on one throw. You didn't realize that one pass off the mark, was caused by great coverage and the corner not allowing the receiver to veer to the ball. On that one, you weren't at the game and didn't hear the crowd yell for a PI call. Then you just left off the best drive of the half. Cherry pick.

You will never be able to analyze a game by watching tv, compared to those who attend the game and interact with knowledgeable fans, ex-players, parents, players and coaches. Too much is missed by the tv cameras and their angles, at this level.

 

[first11]

Wow...one bad half and halfway under the bus!

 

[RobGriz]

Wow...one bad half and halfway under the bus!

I think it's more the culmination of several not very good halves strung together. He really hadn't played very well since the 1st half of SDSU. Might be first game of the season jitters because in the second half he played very well.

 

[AZGrizFan]

Seriously, you just pulled a 75 and said absolutely nothing. I refuted the only concrete item you attempted to use, completion percentage, to base your "Gus was adequate" stance. Of which, this adequate stance needs to be prefaced by the "don't consider the 3 turnovers" stipulation. I also stated numerous times, that Gus played better in the second half, as has pretty much every other poster on the board. Gus is very inconsistent, which was on full display Saturday. I hope the good Gus shows up this Saturday, because they will need him.

No, you refuted nothing. And you didn't any the question I asked. I have been asking you why you thought BG played poorly in the first half, other than the obvious 3 turnovers (which everyone agrees was horrible). Like I thought, you have been unable to point to anything else and apparently don;t' have any views or data to back up anything you say. You don't understand the game of football. You just have opinions, and you stick to them.

But thanks for your view that BG played better in the second half. That was very helpful. No one probably knew that.

You just have your opinions and you stick to them. You know zero about what I understand and what I don't understand. I however understand, that you are unable to be objective about how Gus played for most the first half. Outside of your cherry picked stat of completion percentage, albeit at a poor YPA, why do you think he played well?

I never once said BG played well in the first half. I consistently said he played poorly or bad or something similar, and that the turnovers were horrible. Now we've confirmed that you can't read too.

Then, I moved on to a new subtopic, i.e. why do you think people thought he was horrible/dreadful, besides the turnovers (or was it primarily the turnovers). You were unable to answer the question--perhaps even to understand the question.

People, including myself, can tell a lot about what you know about football, because of all the dumb things you say about football.

Here you are claiming you said he played poorly or bad, yet nowhere is there an actual post where you STATE he played poorly or badly...just a lot of posts baiting people for their reasoning/analysis as to why they think he played poorly, and then dissecting and wordsmithing their answers and berating their knowledge level because you don't agree with their analysis. Mick Delaney thought he played poorly. Grady Bennett thought he played poorly. Bob Stitt thought he played poorly. I like having those three agree with me a lot more than whether or not you agree with me.

Watch the game again, PR. You'll see all the things I pointed out (BEYOND the three obvious turnovers) that indicate Grady had a bad half of football. Or don't watch it again, I really don't give two shits.

 

[Blgs Griz Fan]

It just seems to me that the 1st QTR, esp., was indicative of Stitt teams coming out flat. I could be challenged on this, but it's my impression from last season, as well. I'm wondering how fired up Stitt gets his team to start the game. Their first snap should be sharp, aggressive, and effective, setting tone for rest of the game. This catch-up nonsense is, well, nonsense. The fight should start from the gitgo.

IMO, Stitt teams seem to come out like a Pomeranian about to enter a dog show ring instead of a police attack dog about to be cut lose to take down a criminal.