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[QUOTE="RF2044, post: 4353109, member: 40"]
Tragically misguided for numerous reasons.

First, I doubt there has been a stronger Shrader proponent than me from the time we landed him.  I loved the potential his MSU film showed.  I vociferously hoped / predicted here that he'd beat out DeVito after fall camp last year, and was disappointed as hell when he didn't.  I was thrilled when he finally supplanted Tommy, and hung on every play when he turned our season around last year.  I defended him after he got hurt, when a segment of our fanbase declared that he couldn't throw and was a liability post-VT, when he was clearly playing injured.  And I've been telling anyone who would listen that we were going to a bowl this year, no matter how many prognosticators slotted us into last place.

But it is absurd to not acknowledge that his performance HAS improved for a variety of reasons -- including him benefitting from playing QB full time for a full year.  But two other key factors are that Anae / Beck have a far superior offensive system to what we were saddled with in recent years under Gilbert.  And Beck has done wonders tweaking little things, like Shrader's footwork, that have made his accuracy far improved.

Because it is UNBELIEVABLE how much better he was playing.  I expected him to throw the rock better this year, as a function of incremental improvement.  I didn't expect him to be connecting on near 80% of his passes, and near perfect in terms of execution / placement.

Your straw man comparison suggesting I implied GS is "untalented" is off-base, putting it mildly.
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