What would worse look like?
Can he wear lifts? I think some are worried his passes will get knocked down. The irony there.
He was analyzed based on athleticism and arm strength. In drills he probably looks great. Coaches did not have game reps to evaluate. They went with potential. After spring ball they knew they needed another option. They got Angeli (sp). They hoped Ricky would be ready if necessary it just hasn’t worked out so far.
So much of qb is more than just the throw. It’s getting into the right play, changing pass protection, etc. it’s the unseen stuff. Like RBs it’s just not all the ability to break a run. Thats not to say Luke cannot do it. But that’s why a lot of freshman don’t play much. Given we are playing 12-15 a game though, I’d give a series or two and see what we have. You can clearly pull a starter to motivate
One other thing to consider is what happens if Angeli maybe needs a little more time and isn't quite ready for fall camp? Who is the more likely player to have on the roster that you're comfortable handing the ball to for a little while?Four things Syracuse must consider before making a QB change
If Fran Brown benches Rickie Collins for freshman Luke Carney, there's no turning back, Chris Carlson writes.www.syracuse.com
This. I don't see why we can't - at a minimum - rotate him in for a series each half and play it by ear.
I expect we'll play Rickie until we have lost 7, then will switch to Carney to see how he does, and hopefully to get a sense of whether he has "it" or not. Then make offseason portal plans accordingly.
I don’t think so. I think if there is not notable improvement by Pittsburgh, then we make the change the following week.
Yeah, I don't see any benefit to holding off on a change until we're solidly out of bowl contention.
Yeah it’s all about his feet. When he is set he is ok. I say ok because even the passes he does complete over 15 yards feel like they are into coverage and the WR needs to make an unreal adjustment (see Ross)
I think part of the issue is his long windup. It just takes longer for the pass to get out and get there. The pass has to be zipped to make up for the windup. On certain deep routes, that works well. On others, once he begins that windup, the safeties can react. I am not sure if/how you fix that.
THIS is my point. Why will we not get him experience? I could see if Rickie was playing at 90% of Angeli. We have six games left. If Carney plays 7 games, then it was a worthwhile use of the redshirt year AND he can still use it in a future year. And that is assuming that 5 years to play 5 seasons is not the rule moving forward anyway. If that is the case, then redshirting is no longer really a thing. Forget about having him start... can he get a series here or there?
