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national title game appearance..........that guy sucked!!!!! Gonna be so much better watching QB's that can throw perfect balls play after play after play.

Wonder what kind of (further) nonsense you'll post when Carr or Minchey throws a bad pass. Prolly start lusting for the next guy in the recruiting pipeline, cuz he'll be perfect for you.

I whole heartedly agree with you, that Riley Leonard did a very good job, and we squeezed every last drop of performance out of him in the limited time he was on the roster.

I'd even argue that we developed him into a significantly better passer as the season progressed, where he could actually make those medium range throws with some consistency. Prior to that, he was much more of a spread-option, run-first QB, who would look at WR1, maybe peek at WR2, and then take off running. Basically, he was like Brandon Wimbush with better short range accuracy.

In the second half of the season, he was actually making regular reads to WR3, and once in a while, even to WR4. However, this was never his strong suit while here. If he had one more year to be developed as a thrower, I think he could have taken that next step.

We were able to cover up his weaknesses with an amazing ground game, and a top notch defense. Unfortunately, we got exposed in the NC game, where Leonard wasn't able to make those medium range throws and exploit the weaker part of the tOSU defense.

There were receivers breaking open, but he couldn't get the ball to them. Part of this was the excellent pass rush that tOSU got with just 4 down linemen versus our banged up offensive line, but he did have time and opportunities to stretch the field.

I've read old's posts before and I can state without reservation that he was shitting on RL and thinks that having a QB that throws beautiful passes all day but loses 3-4 games a year is the way to go.

Prolly thinks Jimmy Clausen should have a statue built at ND. Kid threw a beautiful ball.

Those teams weren't nearly as deep as the one we have now, and a much better staff all around.

The latter had a much greater effect, though.

To put it bluntly, 2009's defense under Jon Tenuta actually had decent players, but with Tenuta calling jailbreak blitzes every down, and allowing teams to complete those intermediate range throws every time, he was the reason why we couldn't get decent field position.

Had he simply played a more conservative defense, that should easily have been a BCS Bowl team.

A good throwing QB can elevate his receivers, just as a poorly throwing one can degrade them.

2016 - Equanimeous St. Brown came close to getting a 1000 yard season, and really stepped up his game, becoming the WR1. He had Deshone Kizer throwing to him.
2017 - St. Brown barely broke 500 yards, and came close to having his neck broken several times reaching for errant passes by Brandon Wimbush. The offensive line was actually significantly better this year, too.
2018 - Miles Boykin breaks out when Ian Book takes over as QB. Up until that time, he had only 9 receptions for about 170 yards. After we finally got a decent passer, he had a very fine season that should have been a 1000 yard season. Chase Claypool and Chris Finke also had nice seasons as well.

I wish that St. Brown had stuck around for 2018, that he would have had a very nice season with Book at the helm.

Regardless of who starts, we'll have a QB who can make all of the throws, to all parts of the field. Teams won't be able to squat in short / medium zones, and this should open up more holes for the running game.

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Link: https://youtube.com/shorts/qNlEl4Hp3r4?si=Vajd767T-G4_qbIA

-Freeman was giving a lot of credit to Tae Johnson during the press conference. That he plays with a lot of confidence & Johnson feels the he could be both the best DB and WR on the entire team.

-Speaking of WR, I’m thrilled to have Fields as part of the team. His size will make it difficult for DBs to cover him & his speed & athleticism will make it difficult for LBs to cover him. He will cause opposing DCs headaches especially in the red zone/goal line situations.

-Dawson is on the “lighter side” for a DT? That’s concerning since many felt he needed to shed some weight so he could be more mobile.

-Aneyas returning punts is interesting. He’s obviously not a speedster but he’s shifty as hell & I could see him taking over as PR. Very underrated player.

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Soon as the meeting started.
I am really excited about this team.
You’re correct iron on iron… daily

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