Offensive SRS is 5th in the country defense SRS is 96th

[JustPherU]

QB is great. He is irresponsible sometimes. Many of the near picks or picks are completely avoidable. Everyone has something to work on, even Kyle.

The D & specials & the running game are what are going to determine if this season is good or great.

Those D numbers are awful, especially against our schedule.

You’re not completing 30-40 passes a game without trying to fit it into some tight windows.Only way they are avoidable is if you throw it away half the time.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Yes, I think he’s trying to mask a poor defensive backfield that will get toasted over the top. If we could tackle, it would be working better but the tackling is awful.

There’s a reason Barnes was starting as a true freshman. We need better talent. Getting Barnes back will help.

 

[Crusty]

Kyle is very accurate. Sure there is the occasional hard to fathom lousy throw, but most are spot on.

Because he is so accurate he throws a lot of passes most college QBs won't even try. He makes receivers better because the 50-50 throws are so well thrown. Many of his interceptions are 50-50 throws slightly off target.

I don't think we get one without the other.

His quick run through his progressions combined with his accuracy makes him special and hard for us to replace. We have to improve everywhere else because KM is irreplaceable for SU. Devito obviously has NFL level arm talent but doesn't have McCords recognition. Not many do.

Feel sorry for our next QB as KM is a tough act to follow.

 

[swish7]

Yes, I think he’s trying to mask a poor defensive backfield that will get toasted over the top. If we could tackle, it would be working better but the tackling is awful.

Is the backfield so poor that they need 7 whole extra yards?

Sure, you cannot play 1 off, but why not 3-4 yards off? What I don't get is being 10 yards away from the receiver.

 

[Cusefannotindc]

McCord is only 47th in passer rating
What this might show (in addition to all the screens dragging him down) is you're better off throwing all the time even if your QB isn't great, as long as he's good enough

McCord is 38th on ESPN's total qbr, but that seems to mostly from him being sacked. he is 4th in Total EPA and Pass EPA but he is 101st in Sack EPA.

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[swish7]

Kyle is very accurate. Sure there is the occasional hard to fathom lousy throw, but most are spot on.

Because he is so accurate he throws a lot of passes most college QBs won't even try. He makes receivers better because the 50-50 throws are so well thrown. Many of his interceptions are 50-50 throws slightly off target.

I don't think we get one within the other.

His quick run through his progressions combined with his accuracy makes him special and hard for us to replace. We have to improve everywhere else because KM is irreplaceable for SU. Devito obviously has NFL level arm talent but doesn't have McCords recognition. Not many do.

Feel sorry for our next QB as KM is a tough act to follow.

He is extremely accurate, agreed. It does seem however that his timing w his receivers is off. I'm not saying it's on him. Seems to be on them. Thus, is pulling some throws to make micro adjustments to where his receivers are vs where they should be. This is leading to him staring down the receivers a bit & making some bad throws. Should perhaps just throw it away & not force it, when the play is broken.

The near interceptions are going to haunt us when they become interceptions in some future game.

I could be wrong, of course.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

He is extremely accurate, agreed. It does seem however that his timing w his receivers is off. I'm not saying it's on him. Seems to be on them. Thus, is pulling some throws to make micro adjustments to where his receivers are vs where they should be. This is leading to him staring down the receivers a bit & making some bad throws. Should perhaps just throw it away & not force it, when the play is broken.

The near interceptions are going to haunt us when they become interceptions in some future game.

I could be wrong, of course.

It does seem that when he's intercepted it's an underthrow.

Not sure if that's an adjustment.

 

[RandomGuy]

We had 96 plays vs. UNLV, without going fast. #1 in the country. We rank 11th in plays per game. Did you hear that Dino? Lol

 

[kcsu]

We have functional talent at the WR spot. If we had OSU level we would be scoring 40+ every game with this offense. Lets shoot for somewhere in the middle

From the little we have seen the FR I think once they know the offense they are all a step ahead of what we have for the most part playing now.

We have to get the oline to be better because we wont have the same level of thrower most likely. But better oline can help with that.

Need Pena to stay, Tremble to put on weight, hornsby ross gill hatcher and we can survive if Haynes doesnt make it back.

Meeks

 

[JKinPhilly]

We had 96 plays vs. UNLV, without going fast. #1 in the country. We rank 11th in plays per game. Did you hear that Dino? Lol

“Be quick, but don’t hurry” - John Wooden

 

[kcsu]

Kyle is very accurate. Sure there is the occasional hard to fathom lousy throw, but most are spot on.

Because he is so accurate he throws a lot of passes most college QBs won't even try. He makes receivers better because the 50-50 throws are so well thrown. Many of his interceptions are 50-50 throws slightly off target.

I don't think we get one within the other.

His quick run through his progressions combined with his accuracy makes him special and hard for us to replace. We have to improve everywhere else because KM is irreplaceable for SU. Devito obviously has NFL level arm talent but doesn't have McCords recognition. Not many do.

Feel sorry for our next QB as KM is a tough act to follow.

He's a 25 year talent for SU

 

[BillSU]

I think McCord is irreplaceable great between the ears. Going to be hard to plug and play that kind of elite level field IQ, experience and cerebralness.

Agreed. Kyle is very smart on the field and in person.

He has great passing skills and great football knowledge about what to do with the ball every play.
It will be very tough to replace his skill set at QB but I hope we do to keep this level of play rising.

 

[DomeHolmes]

It's has to come back to earth, you can't have this many more plays than everyone else even with the kicking woes

QB is great. He is irresponsible sometimes. Many of the near picks or picks are completely avoidable. Everyone has something to work on, even Kyle.

The D & specials & the running game are what are going to determine if this season is good or great.

Those D numbers are awful, especially against our schedule

First 2 points very valid.

About the defense, We beat 3 FBS teams with Winning records. Very few teams who have played 6 games already can say that. Take out Ohio, (which has been the first game outlier) and we have been fine.

We are 51st in rush defense in the country VS. Power 5

 

[upperdeck]

Meeks

yeah but Meeks isnt coming back next yr

 

[Nicknack]

McCord is very good, big fan, but he's not impossibly irreplaceable great, I'm hoping this continues

I hope I'm wrong, I really hope, but he may be the best QB that we have for the next 20+ years. He is an NFL caliber quarterback for sure.

 

[Millhouse]

I hope I'm wrong, I really hope, but he may be the best QB that we have for the next 20+ years. He is an NFL caliber quarterback for sure.

NFL caliber shouldn't resign us to twenty years of lesser play

If Brown is all about recruiting and the game is all about QB play, then we need him to keep finding qbs

 

[DomeHolmes]

NFL caliber shouldn't resign us to twenty years of lesser play

If Brown is all about recruiting and the game is all about QB play, then we need him to keep finding qbs

Style helps. Buttgers can’t ever get a Qb because they play meathead football. Pitt, UNC, Wake, etc have done ok as peer programs as far as getting them because they throw the ball. If we have Dungey or Nassib our record is probably the same. We can get those guys. CDRW type, maybe 2-3, even 1-4.

keep throwing 40+ times and good QBs will come. Need to do this while running 75 plays a game to keep RBs happy.

 

[Jcuse_44]

We have functional talent at the WR spot. If we had OSU level we would be scoring 40+ every game with this offense. Lets shoot for somewhere in the middle

From the little we have seen the FR I think once they know the offense they are all a step ahead of what we have for the most part playing now.

We have to get the oline to be better because we wont have the same level of thrower most likely. But better oline can help with that.

Need Pena to stay, Tremble to put on weight, hornsby ross gill hatcher and we can survive if Haynes doesnt make it back.

Disagree. I take our WR and TE group over the guys McCord had at OSU every day of the week. Other than Harrison they were pedestrian.

 

[GoSU96]

McCord is only 47th in passer rating
What this might show (in addition to all the screens dragging him down) is you're better off throwing all the time even if your QB isn't great, as long as he's good enough

FPI. SP+, Fremeau all the same, Special team efficiency is killing their computer rankings.

It’s all correctable nonsense.

Return teams and coverage teams have been fine. Stonehouse is a good punter. Punt pro and place kicking is dragging the rating and perception of the team down and it is fixable.

 

[DomeHolmes]

McCord is 38th on ESPN's total qbr, but that seems to mostly from him being sacked. he is 4th in Total EPA and Pass EPA but he is 101st in Sack EPA.

2024 College Football Season Leaders Total QBR | ESPN

Visit ESPN to view College Football Total QBR for the current and previous seasons

www.espn.com

EPA is very high at #4 ,despite good, not great comp %. (51st in the country). and Short passes hurting. Because he has had few ”garbage time snaps” his good plays count more . #1 contributor is 3rd down conversion rate.

 

[upperdeck]

watching last week's game. there were many plays where we called passes, and the entire route tree is under 10 yds. If you throw it and complete it that's a good thing but the system would say it isn't.

Yeah, we would all love to complete long passes for TDs and be 8-10 for 400 yds and 6 TDs. But that doesn't also mean you did a great job throwing. Some long passes are easy, and some are not. Metrics don't show that.

 

[SYRtoBOS]

yeah but Meeks isnt coming back next yr

looks like he only played in 3 games each of his first two years, i assume one of those will count for a redshirt?

 

[upperdeck]

looks like he only played in 3 games each of his first two years, i assume one of those will count for a redshirt?

He caught passes in 3 games. That doesn't mean he didn't play. he played 14 and 9 games those years.

 

[upperdeck]

there are only like 15 teams with a better success rate than SU right now and thats with a running game thats not winning a ton of battles. Thats the QB doing good things.

 

[samspann1]

Yds per play SU was 16th in 2022, 24th in 2021, yds per game 21st in 22, 18th in 21.

So, nowhere close to 5th