USF notes: Taggart will wait to name starting QB

[Who'sYourData?]

 

Only 11 sacks allowed in 8 games.  That is in the Top 20 of fewest allowed.  Yes, we run the ball, but we've been behind most games and needed to pass often.  

 

South Florida QBs are not having a horrible time getting passes away because of a terrible OLine.

 

Do those stats you're quoting here take into account hurries and knock-downs as well?  There are other things that tell the tale of a bad o-line than just sacks allowed.

 

 

I haven't seen a lot of hurries either.  When a QB gets hurried after holding the ball 14 seconds in the pocket I don't really consider that a hurry.

[GaUSFBull]

 

 

Only 11 sacks allowed in 8 games.  That is in the Top 20 of fewest allowed.  Yes, we run the ball, but we've been behind most games and needed to pass often.  

 

South Florida QBs are not having a horrible time getting passes away because of a terrible OLine.

 

Do those stats you're quoting here take into account hurries and knock-downs as well?  There are other things that tell the tale of a bad o-line than just sacks allowed.

 

 

I haven't seen a lot of hurries either.  When a QB gets hurried after holding the ball 14 seconds in the pocket I don't really consider that a hurry.

 

 

Our QB holds onto the ball ... for 14 seconds ... in the POCKET?

 

You sure you haven't been watching University of San Francisco play football? 

[Triple B]

Only 11 sacks allowed in 8 games.  That is in the Top 20 of fewest allowed.  Yes, we run the ball, but we've been behind most games and needed to pass often.  

 

South Florida QBs are not having a horrible time getting passes away because of a terrible OLine.

 

Do those stats you're quoting here take into account hurries and knock-downs as well?  There are other things that tell the tale of a bad o-line than just sacks allowed.

I have to agree that time to throw has not been a major problem.

Taggart has a tough decision .... If it was me, I'd give Wilson a shot or go to the Veer with Flowers.

[smazza]

trouble in river city

[El_Toro_86]

Flowers wasn't even wearing head phones during the Cinci game, so he was disconnected from the play calling and now he's thrown back in to the race and we hear nothing about Evan Wilson.

 

Inmates are running the asylum.  Geeesh!

[CousinRicky]

 

 

It's a 3 man race, Flowers is in it as well.

 

And just like that we're back to square one. 

 

 

This is kind of ridiculous.  We are halfway through the season and you have three guys (or more) competing for the starting QB job?  This is why he should have taken action in Game 1 instead of Game 7.

 

 

Methinks the main problem is that one guy looks really good in practice but not so much when the bright lights come on.  Confuses Tags and then he reverts back to choosing the guy that looks good in practice.  Wash, rinse, repeat.

 

I would suggest that Tags looks at how the QBs grade out while in the game as opposed to practice. Otherwise why grade them?

Edited October 28, 2014 by CousinRicky

[Gismo]

Maybe he surprises all and Evan Wilson starts.

[FatDaddyBull]

I still think White has all the physical tools to be really good for us, but for the life of me, I just can't figure out why he seems to have a hard time getting himself into the game mentally.

You're a starting D1 college football QB, on scholarship at a large university. I wish I had the natural talent he has, because when I played sports, I was one competitive SOB.

Agree with TallyBull that if CWT is looking for a competitor, that speaks volumes as to the QB's mental makeup. Is it even possible for him to acquire the mental toughness at this stage for him to be successful?

Very good stuff, as usual. I've got to say if White were a pro QB I would use some choice words to describe the way he plays. Mainly one word that starts with P.

He doesn't have toughness and if he did he could be an excellent QB.

[raptorcj]

^ yet we were all praising him for his toughness after the Tulsa second half. He's got some stones, but for some reason he keeps losing them.

[Superhippy]

Taggart is in a tough situation right now.

 

White - 2 star QB that was ranked 79th in the country in High School -  He's just not getting it done.  Yeah when Andre gets wide open he finds him but otherwise he's just awful.  He doesn't see the field well, and his accuracy overall is awful.   At this point I don't think he can go back to him.

 

Bench - 3 star QB that was ranked 58th in the country in High School - He was destined to ride the bench for 4 years at Penn State so he came here.   Just like White he has been up and down when he has hit the field.   He has shown some flashes at times, but at other times he has looked just as bad as White.

 

Flowers - 4 star ATHLETE.  Half of the recruiting websites don't even consider him to be a QB prospect.  We saw why when he came in and starting throwing interceptions right away.   He may techinally be a "4-Star" but he is obviously not close to being ready yet and is way too raw to expect a high level of play.

 

Wilson - Redshirt Freshman walk-on that has had zero time with the 1st team, and probebly almost no time with the 2nd team either.  If we are expecting a walk-on QB to do anything then we are in trouble.

 

 

Taggart has been recruiting extremely well overall since he got here, but if he doesn't find a QB by 2015, he is doomed.   The scary thing is that if you look at the prospects at QB for next year, only 13 of the top 100 QB's are uncommitted still, and the only one we have is Kean, whose only other offers have been from MAC and D-2 schools.