Why was he number 3 on the depth chart and Filardi getting a start came completely out of nowhere.
Because depth charts are useless
Fran is out at Hookway today for the flag football intramural battle of Shaw 4 vs. Dellplain 6. He's looking at the Shaw kid for the BC game.
Nixon is the problem. Fran needs to get rid of him and bring in someone who can adapt the offense to whatever talent you happen to have. This isn't the NFL where you can get players to fit your offense.
The same useless depth chart Tenn and SU decided to hide?
I think I hear what you are saying...but if Carney was as good or better than Filardi and your plan is to redshirt him, what is the problem with how he was used? Maybe, just maybe, the Coaches don't think he is better than Filardi! We have no clue..only the coaches know fr sure what they see in practice. The limited action I saw with Carney, I am not thrilled that he is the future.
Yes. Especially when you go beyond a 2 deep.
What talent did we have with Ricky at QB...that could have been used differently? Wildcat? Wishbone? What scheme fits a team with a poor offensive line and QB's that can't read coverage?
Somewhere along the line, despite his early commitment, joining for spring ball, and being QB3 coming out of fall camp, the staff (my money is on Nixon) decided that they didn't like his game enough to commit to giving him a realistic try, despite other guys putting up historically terrible numbers. Repeatedly.
Fran told us...multiple times when asked, that Ricky gave us the best option to win. Instead of believing him, we demanded to see the bench.....and what did that result in? Putting players out on the field at QB, who just graduated from High School. and were grossly unprepared to lead a Power 4 program. Fans need to trust the professional coaches ...who cares about what we want to see with our own eyes. Look at what that got us! I think public pressure and incessant questioning about the reserves behind Collins, may have influenced the coaches in playing two QB's who were not ready to play at all. I think it would would have been best for all involved , to have stuck with Ricky the entire season, bit the bullet and stood up to the public pressure, then do what he did...play a walk on QB just out of HS nad sub him with another Freshman, Carney. I believe the coaches knew those guys couldn't play and gave us no chance to win. We were in an impossible situation here with this QB situation after Angeli got hurt. Nothing we could have done, would have produced a different outcome IMO...I just dont see it...do you?
This “plan” was just rumored online. I don’t think it was reality for what it’s worth.
As a fan I was hoping for a Doug Flutie situation, where he was so buried on the depth chart as a freshman that we was given number 22. Finally got a chance to play late in his first season and the rest is history. Oh well...
Well clearly Filardi is bad, so I stand by the idea that you cannot do worse. You should see if he is a game day hero.And regardless putting him in for like 6 plays for 4 weeks is also dumb
If the fans influenced Fran’s QB decision making then that’s incredibly concerning and a very bad sign for his head coaching future.
No clue, I don’t really follow recruiting.
Not blaming the media and the fans...All I am saying is: Fans don't know anything! All they know ..is what they want! The fans wanted to see replacements for Collins...they got it...and they are still talking Smack! Yes, it is the coaching staff can take the blame, it is their jobs that are on the line....but, how this played out was very predictable. The house of cards started to crumble when they missed on their evaluation of Collins. Maybe they should have brought in 2 QB's with Steve and paid big money for to have 3 starting level QB's, behind Angeli, that is the only thing that would have fixed this!
When Collins was starting...the same argument was put forward...clearly collins is bad, you can't do worse, thus we got Filardi and Carney...who were as bad if not worse. Why can't we all just admit, Fran's statement about Collins giving us the best chance to win...as bad as we was, was the truth and sometimes the truth is ugly and painful..but is is the truth!
You are talking garbage.
Your comments just supports what I am trying to articulate. You are the average fan... Ricky was horrible!!! There is no dispute there...but there was nothing behind him...nothing. All this talk about Carney should have played more..., should have subbed in Filardi...etc.... is all bogus when, as politely as they could without publicly criticizing players, told all of us..in spite of how Ricky is playing, he gives us the best option to win! But, as you said, the average fan just couldn't believe that. The average fans don't see what these guys do in practice. Fans are just pissed that this season turned out the way that it did. It is hard to believe that we didn;t have a third or 4th QB that could win a game..how many teams do? The big negative of this season, was the coaching staff missing out on their evaluation of Ricky Collins. There is very little chance that true freshman are ready to lead a team in Power 4...unless they are extremely gifted...I have not seen that from Filardi or Carney. they may develop...but that will take time. When things are going bad, you look for answers...and if still unsuccessful, then comes the blame game. Young inexperienced QB's need support...that support can come from conservative play calling to limit mistakes, other players stepping up and making big individual plays, we saw none of that. The offensive line was atrocious when it came to pass protection and run blocking. The receivers made no 50-50 catches, the running backs made no one miss for long gains...and let's not talk about the defense. There will be a lot of discussion and self evaluation in this off season for sure.
