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Kudos for Chalich

He appears more assured in his new role, the last drive was great for his confidence. His ability to run adds a nice plus to Stitt offense.

Overall offense still a bit wonky, hope we can now find the groove to build upon. Our current record is what I expected.....but we gotta a lot of work to do prior to facing some high powered opponents. Averaging 20 some points a game won't win a lot of games.
 
Grizzoola said:
go4two said:
You know where we lost that half second? CENTER SNAP! I swear it was like watching a balloon shaped like a football being snapped to Chalich! We have to get that fixed ASAP!!
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This. Nothing throws off the timing of a pass play, or any other play, for that matter, than a slow snap to the QB. I've never seen this phenomenon (no better word) in any college game I've seen. It was palpable. Yes, it has to get fixed, RIGHT NOW.
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YES. I AGREE. GODDAMIT.
 
You know where we lost that half second? CENTER SNAP! I swear it was like watching a balloon shaped like a football being snapped to Chalich! We have to get that fixed ASAP!![/quote]

Seriously, I noticed that yesterday, and this description of the snaps, IMO, is absolutely DEAD ON!!
LMAO reading it and certainly agree that it needs fixed ASAP. :lol: :clap: :thumb:
 
This offense will find more consistency once it starts to consistently use the middle 3rd of the field. I hope OL improvement will help with this too.
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MtGriz, do you think Chalich has the touch and accuracy to get it over the LB's and in front of the safeties? That seemed to be killing Brady in the Poly game. But Brady executed it beautifully to Carlson in that game-winning NDSU drive.
 
Chalich is much more in the Stitt mold of a mobile QB who makes good reads than Gustafson who is essentially a one dimension drop back passer.
 
Chalich is much more in the Stitt mold of a mobile QB who makes good reads than Gustafson who is essentially a one dimension drop back passer.
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I love that we're saying who's more in the Stitt mold of a QB, when the actual Stitt chose the other guy. :lol: I'm not being sarcastic, this is the kind of cajones you need if you're going to be voicing opinions on a football board. And for what it's worth, you might be right. We always knew there could be more than 1 gem in our large stable of QB's
 
Yeah, I'm not understanding what Stitt saw in practice in the Gustafson vs Chalich decison? Viewing his Colo School of Mines tape I'm seeing a multi-threat QB, not a tall moderately immobile you're working into a new system with an o-line still doing on-job-training. The Griz backfield needs the additional running threat that a Chalich brings to the offense. Not saying Chad is the second coming, but he looks more Dickensonesque than any Griz QB in my recent memory.
 
Grizzoola said:
All I know is what I've seen in the last 4 games, and Chalich runs this offense better than BG. Stitt should continue with Chalich all season, work with him, develop him, devise plays that are suited to his talents. He's far more athletic than BG, a necessary ability, given the state of the Griz OL.
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Agree we need to continue to give Chalich and all our QBs more work. Yet in the last 4 games what I saw was yesterday Chalich looked much better than Brady was vs. Cal Poly, but versus No Dakota St Brady looked far better than Chalich has.

Bottom line, a scrambling QB is NOT ESSENTIAL to Stitt's offense. This offense needs a quick thinking & reacting QB with accurate throws. When the QB is on the mark everything falls into place. We have a slew of excellent receivers and on virtually every play some of them are open. If the QB delivers they will eat up any defense. The improving offensive line will hopefully make this easier as the season progresses.

Which brings me back to agreeing there is a need to continue to develop our QBs with as many reps as possible. There are several things this team needs to work on but Grizzly fans are fortunate to have a multitude of quality QB's each of whom can deliver. :ugeek:
 
Could Stitt have chosen Gus because he's taller and can see more of the field and therefore, theoretically can more easily go through his reads? I'm sure Stitt would like Gus to be more mobile but being mobile might just not be the most important trait to have in this offense.
 
go4two said:
griz4life said:
He was ok. There seemed to be open receivers that Chalich overlooked. And as Guernsey pointed out there were several plays where Chalich got the ball off too late to take advantage of the blocks WRs were making. The timing was off a half second, just enough to break down a play.

That said, Chalich was much better than he was last week. Another week with most of the practice reps should mean better results at Davis.
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You know where we lost that half second? CENTER SNAP! I swear it was like watching a balloon shaped like a football being snapped to Chalich! We have to get that fixed ASAP!!
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If the center wasn't holding the ball by the tip, the snap would be much faster. Watching the Griz in practice last spring for a very limited period, as well as Mines video, it seems that floating ball helps set up a couple things Montana isn't currently doing, like the fly sweep. The Griz really haven't put a receiver in motion to suggest to opponents that the sweep was even an option since NDSU.
 
Silvertip said:
Not saying Chad is the second coming, but he looks more Dickensonesque than any Griz QB in my recent memory.
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You mean besides the guy who graduated last year and finished as the third best passer in Griz history, despite playing in Delaney's offense for two years?
 
I agree with MtGrizRule that a key will be if Chalich can hit guys in the middle of the field. But this takes a lot of touch, which is maybe why Brady struggled a bit - he's got a rocket arm, but wasn't always able to "drop" the ball into open spaces. Anybody at all familiar with Chalich's ability to do this? I haven't observed scrimmages or practices...
 
Htowngriz said:
Silvertip said:
Not saying Chad is the second coming, but he looks more Dickensonesque than any Griz QB in my recent memory.
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You mean besides the guy who graduated last year and finished as the third best passer in Griz history, despite playing in Delaney's offense for two years?
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Amen to that. It still haunts me that we don't have JJ for this offense.
 
Grizz Man said:
I agree with MtGrizRule that a key will be if Chalich can hit guys in the middle of the field. But this takes a lot of touch, which is maybe why Brady struggled a bit - he's got a rocket arm, but wasn't always able to "drop" the ball into open spaces. Anybody at all familiar with Chalich's ability to do this? I haven't observed scrimmages or practices...
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Well it is what the kind of made his name on in high school. Watched him play his senior year. Had great touch on the ball. They used his run ability a lot though too. Never had the strongest arm but was really accurate.
 
HookedonGriz said:
Htowngriz said:
Silvertip said:
Not saying Chad is the second coming, but he looks more Dickensonesque than any Griz QB in my recent memory.
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You mean besides the guy who graduated last year and finished as the third best passer in Griz history, despite playing in Delaney's offense for two years?
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Amen to that. It still haunts me that we don't have JJ for this offense.
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I've never seen a young man overcome so much, coaching changes, legal challenges, fricking character assassination by his own UM Administration, an O-Line that did little to protect him, and so much turmoil and chaos, and who always -- always -- came back to "play the game" because he was smart enough and motivated enough and loyal enough to do so. Excuse me if I think he was the greatest QB in UM history, but I am using a set of standards I think most appropriate and that success in "sport" is not a mere measure of statistics.
 
Well it is what the kind of made his name on in high school. Watched him play his senior year. Had great touch on the ball. They used his run ability a lot though too. Never had the strongest arm but was really accurate.
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This bodes well, this bodes very well, thinks me...
 
Thought Chalich played pretty well considering all of the OL miscues. Brady's target date for a return is the Portland State game, if not sooner, and trust me, no matter where the Griz are, he will be given the keys right back. Book it.
 
Fahque said:
Could Stitt have chosen Gus because he's taller and can see more of the field and therefore, theoretically can more easily go through his reads? I'm sure Stitt would like Gus to be more mobile but being mobile might just not be the most important trait to have in this offense.
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Agree that mobility might not be critical to this offense, BUT, a mobile QB can help keep the defense from dropping an extra man or two into coverage like they have with Gus. Especially if Gus doesn't have time to go through his progressions. Will be interesting to see what happens in a few weeks if CC continues to improve.

Either way, it's all good for the Griz! :thumb:
 
...the center snap...
...looked like a side hike...
...back in the sand lot days...
...when you can't rush for 3 seconds...

... :wtf: ...
 
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