Illinois making a change at OC

[CarolinaCuse]

Illinois hires Barry Lunney Jr. as offensive coordinator

If you can’t beat ‘em, hire ‘em.

www.thechampaignroom.com

Interesting article assessing Lunney’s impact on Illini. Infers that there will be six QBs on the roster including TD and will benefit pro-style play.

 

[BrooklynCuse]

Yes because there’s a similarity between the NFL looking at stats of a QB at Alabama and Kent state. Guys at factory schools get favorably judged, he’s not getting the same look from a scout at Kent state as a QB at any SEC school.

I have no idea what the future holds for Tommy but this year there are two NFL starting qb’s from Cal(not exactly a powerhouse), Eastern Ill(we all know who that is haha), Miami of Ohio, Harvard, Wyoming, North Dakota State, Fresno State and Duke. That’s a third of the starters so not too bad.

What’s interesting is how many starting NFL qb’s are from the ACC. I think 8 which is probably more than the SEC

 

[cali315phan]

Yes because there’s a similarity between the NFL looking at stats of a QB at Alabama and Kent state. Guys at factory schools get favorably judged, he’s not getting the same look from a scout at Kent state as a QB at any SEC school.

Greg Mcelroy was the first Alabama QB to win an NFL game as a starting QB since 1987 when he won a game in 2015. The NFL finds talent.

 

[Orangezoo]

Have you watched the National Football League, there are a lot of bad QB's who make it there. If you got a canon and some level of intelligence, some team will bring you to camp.

I think this makes sense. Guessing he has some good camera work credentials that will serve him well.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Greg Mcelroy was the first Alabama QB to win an NFL game as a starting QB since 1987 when he won a game in 2015. The NFL finds talent.

Holy crap - that’s a telling stat

 

[NineOneSeven]

Yeah there are no bad quarterbacks, only “bad” ones relative to their peers and what is needed to truly succeed at the toughest position in sports. I get why we call certain players bad though. Just like when we call our bball players unathletic (relative to the level of competition, obviously).