QB play

[upperdeck]

Knowing everyone ripped Falardi last week. But he is a better QB than Collins long term

 

[tbonezone]

he's a walk on lax player not the solution to fran's mess. no reason for him to get injured in a lost cause.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Knowing everyone ripped Falardi last week. But he is a better QB than Collins long term

Agree. I actually didn’t think he was that bad last week. O line play was terrible and his timing was just off on throws. But he hasn’t had many reps with those wide receivers. I would have stuck with him this week. We know Rickie can’t read a D.

 

[Dcuse]

Agree. I actually didn’t think he was that bad last week. O line play was terrible and his timing was just off on throws. But he hasn’t had many reps with those wide receivers. I would have stuck with him this week. We know Rickie can’t read a D.

OMG! That was the worst game I’ve ever seen any QB play……EVER.

 

[Lord Ashby]

Knowing everyone ripped Falardi last week. But he is a better QB than Collins long term

I agree. He put on a ton of pounds since last week.

 

[Scooch]

Knowing everyone ripped Falardi last week. But he is a better QB than Collins long term

He’s a better lacrosse player and that’s what he should be doing the next 4 years.

 

[AngryOtto]

Fillardi is not the answer but even though it was garbage time he stood in the pocket saw the correct read with Washington and made the throw. Something Rickey cannot do. I like carney and Angeli were congratulating him after the TD.

 

[007]

Agree. I actually didn’t think he was that bad last week. O line play was terrible and his timing was just off on throws. But he hasn’t had many reps with those wide receivers. I would have stuck with him this week. We know Rickie can’t read a D.

RC's completion rate is around 50% for the season. Even if he could read the D, you cannot win with a QB who is consistently inaccurate.

 

[DoctahLexus]

he's a walk on lax player not the solution to fran's mess. no reason for him to get injured in a lost cause.

Plenty of lax guys play football. There are a lot of examples both in college and the NFL. True freshman walkon is the main factor here.

 

[721Comstock]

RC's completion rate is around 50% for the season. Even if he could read the D, you cannot win with a QB who consistently throws it to the opposing team.

FIFY.

Rickie was 4/11 for 21 yards late in the first half.
Then he threw the pickie-6.

Then he had a few completions during that late drive, only for us to have 1st and goal on the 5, and manage to not only NOT score any points,
but to have a false start and then a fumble.

So, it doesn’t even matter whatever stray glimmers of semi sorta almost competence he sporadically shows -
He’s far too turrible the rest of the time for that to even matter.

Cuse will never win another football game with him at QB.

 

[ImperialOrange]

RC's completion rate is around 50% for the season. Even if he could read the D, you cannot win with a QB who is consistently inaccurate.

you counting to the opposition?

 

[007]

you counting to the opposition?

I honestly feel bad for Rickie. Seems like a nice kid who gives you everything he has on every play. He is playing "better" but will never be accurate enough at this level of competition.

 

[javadoc]

I honestly feel bad for Rickie. Seems like a nice kid who gives you everything he has on every play. He is playing "better" but will never be accurate enough at this level of competition.

Agree. Not going to pile on.

 

[Scooch]

I honestly feel bad for Rickie. Seems like a nice kid who gives you everything he has on every play. He is playing "better" but will never be accurate enough at this level of competition.

Seems like it’s both accuracy and vision. He can’t see the field. That pick was unreal.

I also feel bad for him. Really thoughtful young man who simply isn’t cut out for P4 football. It’s a shame that the staff botched the QB room so badly. Collins should have been passed by others, been the QB 3 or 4, and never seen the field this year.

 

[blust2i3d4]

Knowing everyone ripped Falardi last week. But he is a better QB than Collins long term

I feel the same. Even with the first game jitter, Falardi show better pose, not easy to panic like Collins.

 

[007]

Seems like it’s both accuracy and vision. He can’t see the field. That pick was unreal.

I also feel bad for him. Really thoughtful young man who simply isn’t cut out for P4 football. It’s a shame that the staff botched the QB room so badly. Collins should have been passed by others, been the QB 3 or 4, and never seen the field this year.

To me, the accuracy supersedes the vision issue.

I know Riddick was making a big deal about Rickie "not seeing" the LB drop on that pick. To my eyes, he was trying to place that ball over the LB's head and made an incredibly bad throw under pressure.

 

[ImperialOrange]

I honestly feel bad for Rickie. Seems like a nice kid who gives you everything he has on every play. He is playing "better" but will never be accurate enough at this level of competition.

I'd give everything I had at QB as well but would probably look similar and I've never played QB and am 41 years old and fat

 

[upperdeck]

Collins would look better if 75% of the time he doesnt have time to even make 1 read let alone 2-3.

He has more really throws than routine ones, but that also means 50% seem to be wild

 

[ImperialOrange]

Collins would look better if 75% of the time he doesnt have time to even make 1 read let alone 2-3.

He has more really throws than routine ones, but that also means 50% seem to be wild

The oline play certainly hasn't been stellar bit they're passable on more plays than RC.

Angeli was 3-1 behind the same line with 10TDs/2INTs that Rickie is O-5 with 6TDs/9INTs. We have receivers open a LOT, slick Rick just doesn't see them or the defenders rolling in front of them. It's not Rickies fault at this point though, he long since shouldn't have been on the field.

At this point just run wildcat, wishbone and/or option with jet sweeps or reverses to WRs or Villardi. Easy installs and will get single high coverage for when we do pass out of it. If we don't have a QB, run an offense that doesn't take one and go beat the hell out of opponents in the front 7 all game while running clock to help the defense. Nixon is making play calling look much more difficult than it is at this point

 

[HRE Otto IV]

The oline play certainly hasn't been stellar bit they're passable on more plays than RC.

Angeli was 3-1 behind the same line with 10TDs/2INTs that Rickie is O-5 with 6TDs/9INTs. We have receivers open a LOT, slick Rick just doesn't see them or the defenders rolling in front of them. It's not Rickies fault at this point though, he long since shouldn't have been on the field.

At this point just run wildcat, wishbone and/or option with jet sweeps or reverses to WRs or Villardi. Easy installs and will get single high coverage for when we do pass out of it. If we don't have a QB, run an offense that doesn't take one and go beat the hell out of opponents in the front 7 all game while running clock to help the defense. Nixon is making play calling look much more difficult than it is at this point

Season is no longer about winning. I think that was made after the Pitt game. We have been scrimmaging since then.

 

[23Zone]

The oline play certainly hasn't been stellar bit they're passable on more plays than RC.

Angeli was 3-1 behind the same line with 10TDs/2INTs that Rickie is O-5 with 6TDs/9INTs. We have receivers open a LOT, slick Rick just doesn't see them or the defenders rolling in front of them. It's not Rickies fault at this point though, he long since shouldn't have been on the field.

At this point just run wildcat, wishbone and/or option with jet sweeps or reverses to WRs or Villardi. Easy installs and will get single high coverage for when we do pass out of it. If we don't have a QB, run an offense that doesn't take one and go beat the hell out of opponents in the front 7 all game while running clock to help the defense. Nixon is making play calling look much more difficult than it is at this point

Completely agree. Basically run a high school offense lol

 

[Blanko97]

I honestly feel bad for Rickie. Seems like a nice kid who gives you everything he has on every play. He is playing "better" but will never be accurate enough at this level of competition.

I don’t feel bad for people who make 500k to be mediocre

 

[ImperialOrange]

Season is no longer about winning. I think that was made after the Pitt game. We have been scrimmaging since then.

Which is fine for the program long term but not to the fans spending time and money to travel and support the team.

 

[HRE Otto IV]

Which is fine for the program long term but not to the fans spending time and money to travel and support the team.

I agree. The best thing for this season and the fans was to shift during the bye week to a 2021 like O with Carney at QB. Just like we did that season going from DeVito to Shrader.

The problem is that we would have needed to beat all three of Pitt, UNC, BC to make it worth while.

The alternative was to keep our O the same, practice our O all season (which makes us better long term), yet have games look like they have.

I cannot blame Fran for choosing the long play when we had so little reward for changing things (an outside shot at 6-6).

It sucks but it is the hand we were dealt.

 

[orangejunkie]

I totally understand the concerns about Rickie. I think he will be given every chance in the remaining games to show he can be "the guy". If he doesn't show solid improvement he'll likely move on. I also think whoever the coaches feel is the current #2 will get chances as well. Don't know if they are trying to keep the new freshman QBs eligible for a red shirt...I like that Fran is playing a lot of freshmen and sophomores. Might as well look towards next year. Should get a win vs. BC, not sure of any others.