Rickie Collins

[bnoro]

I would roll Rickie out
Limit his reads to
2 options and tell him.
One two run or throw OB

Not sure condensing the defense on one side of the field makes it easier for Rickie.

 

[orangecuse]

Hes not a kid though, he is 20, people are off fighting wars at his age. Its a hyperbolic statement but i think its important to remind people that whole "they're only kids" arguments goes out the door when they make more money than nuclear engineers.

I wish I could like this a thousand times! Money aside, the whole "kids" label when the FACT is that they are legal adults is asinine IMO. A young adult, which is what they truly are, isn't someone who is still under the full control of their parents, legal guardians, etc. as a 'kid' and/or child is.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Not sure condensing the defense on one side of the field makes it easier for Rickie.

I, uh... he already does that on his own.

I haven't actually watched film but I'm fairly confident every pass, or at least the heavy majority, of balls he's thrown down field have been to the left side of the field. A few down the middle, nothing or little to nothing to the right.

 

[richmondcuse03]

I, uh... he already does that on his own.

I haven't actually watched film but I'm fairly confident every pass, or at least the heavy majority, of balls he's thrown down field have been to the left side of the field. A few down the middle, nothing or little to nothing to the right.

Don’t recommend rewatching the film. I did. And it only gets worse. It’s infuriating.

 

[kcsu]

Not sure condensing the defense on one side of the field makes it easier for Rickie.

In watching him in practice it's apparent that he struggles with his reads. So regardless of roll or pocket I'd limit him to two reads followed by him running or throwing it away. Speed the game up for him by limiting his decision process.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Don’t recommend rewatching the film. I did. And it only gets worse. It’s infuriating.

Thankfully I am pretty good at avoiding self-flagellation exercises like that.

 

[oldpinepoint]

In watching him in practice it's apparent that he struggles with his reads. So regardless of roll or pocket I'd limit him to two reads followed by him running or throwing it away. Speed the game up for him by limiting his decision process.

Problem is he can’t get beyond the first read

 

[kcsu]

Problem is he can’t get beyond the first read

Simplify it and let him play loose

 

[oldpinepoint]

Simplify it and let him play loose

Oh I agree 100% but you still need to be able to do some basic things like look off DBs hit second reads etc

 

[OttosShoes]

I haven't actually watched film but I'm fairly confident every pass, or at least the heavy majority, of balls he's thrown down field have been to the left side of the field. A few down the middle, nothing or little to nothing to the right.

Off the top of my head, in the Pitt game the TD pass and Yasin drop were both to the right. But to your point I can't remember any others.

Anyway, easy solution. We'll just make him throw with his left hand half the time.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Off the top of my head, in the Pitt game the TD pass and Yasin drop were both to the right. But to your point I can't remember any others.

Anyway, easy solution. We'll just make him throw with his left hand half the time.

But were they down field?

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

I just don't know how you start him when he is currently the Whoopsy Daisy King...

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I just don't know how you start him when he is currently the Whoopsy Daisy King...

That stat they flashed up about him having the worst interception percentage really hurt.

I want to believe in our guys. But sometimes your eyes tell you it's bad, and when the stats reinforce that... it is just bad.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

That stat they flashed up about him having the worst interception percentage really hurt.

I want to believe in our guys. But sometimes your eyes tell you it's bad, and when the stats reinforce that... it is just bad.

I am in the same boat, my friend. He seems like a great kid and I wish I saw something, anything that gave me hope(in non garbage time) but it is just not there.

 

[bigmike]

Off the top of my head, in the Pitt game the TD pass and Yasin drop were both to the right. But to your point I can't remember any others.

Anyway, easy solution. We'll just make him throw with his left hand half the time.

Threw a nice catchable ball to Gill I believe on the left sideline.

IMO, What troubles me most is I would expect a player with his wheels would not play frantic, but he does. Being able to escape pressure and extend plays when you don’t have solid protection is a great equalizer. Here, though, I just do not see it translate.

 

[bnoro]

Simplify it and let him play loose

How is Rickie looking away from the defense while running a bootleg going to make it easier for him to make a read?

 

[sufan59]

Maybe the most delusional thing I’ll ever write on this message board. I feel a Rickie Collins breakout game incoming.

 

[buffalorange]

Maybe the most delusional thing I’ll ever write on this message board. I feel a Rickie Collins breakout game incoming.

Coach Campanile coached for SU when Garrett Shrader was QB and the team used the RPO extensively, and when Shrader was healthy, rather successfully. Is it too much of an adjustment to incorporate that scheme with Rickie? Like Shrader, Rickie is a good runner, and under the right circumstances throws the ball well.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Maybe the most delusional thing I’ll ever write on this message board. I feel a Rickie Collins breakout game incoming.

Look, nobody would be upset if Collins suddenly has an inexplicable 350 yard 3 TD game.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

i stopped my crying when the players starting cashing the checks. fair game i say.

So money makes people open game? Interesting standards.

 

[sufan59]

Look, nobody would be upset if Collins suddenly has an inexplicable 350 yard 3 TD game.

Yeah it’s like I’m watching the film and thinking back to the games in real time. I get so frustrated because it’s not like he isn’t capable of making good plays, good throws, and good runs. Nearly all of his mistakes is not processing where the defenders are on the field and it comes at critical moments too, like stage fright. Nixon just needs to scheme 1 on 1 matchups on both sidelines, let Rickie make the read and lets his receivers make plays.

 

[CuseFan]

Maybe the most delusional thing I’ll ever write on this message board. I feel a Rickie Collins breakout game incoming.

I will have what he's having.
And, especially since I'm going to the game in Atlanta, would love for it to be a real delusion !

 

[tbonezone]

So money makes people open game? Interesting standards.

if i go to the neighbors BBQ and get a lousy cheeseburger i keep my mouth shut ,smile and eat it.
once you start charging me for said lousy burger ...you're gonna hear about it. it's now a service.

 

[AlaskaSU]

Rickie has a passer rating of 102. The average rating of the top 100 college quarterbacks is 142. Hard to imagine anyone being worse.

 

[GoSU96]

I, uh... he already does that on his own.

I haven't actually watched film but I'm fairly confident every pass, or at least the heavy majority, of balls he's thrown down field have been to the left side of the field. A few down the middle, nothing or little to nothing to the right.

His biggest plays have been middle to the right