Let the QB battle begin....
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Even IF that is true (I doubt it), at least he IS a crayon.
For the past 8 years we have had leadless pencils at that position
TA could be just awful at times. He would miss open receivers, had a penchant to heave it 30-40 yards downfield and at times not see defenders, His mobility also made up for the deficiencies of the offensive line. Either the new group of quarterbacks better have some sort of mobility or the O line must become better at pass protection or no one is going to complete at least 65% of their passes.
I know one of his instructors, said POB is all in all a good kid but that he writes at about a 5th grade level. I like most people am hoping his quarterbacking ability is much much better than his academic ability.
See TMart's junior stats: 62% completion rate, 2871 yds, 23/12 TD/int, 1019 yds rushing. first team B1G coaches, second team media. Not a leadless pencil. I would have taken that productivity in a heartbeat this year and I would have liked to have seen what he would have done as a senior.
Meh. Your point is noted and well taken.
But I was never a TMart fan. He was not a good enough passer to be effective in big games against good defenses that took away our running game. He also fumbled too much and was good for two or three absolutely boneheaded plays a game. In short, he could, at times, and in a limited way, be an effective QB. But he was not an elite QB and never got us over the hump.
Yikes. Ha. I taught students like that.
Dumb but nice. Hopefully he can play football at a high level despite that!
That ER dude is a no holds barred full time troll.
Awesome that an instructor is sharing info like that with you. I question his integrity.
Is that directed at me or TheNewNu who brought the info?
But just FYI, as a former prof I can attest to the fact that some profs are gossipy and unprofessional assholes
Does not mean this report is true, but I would not rule it out on the grounds that an instructor would not do this. Remember too that there are all kinds of different instructors. From part time adjuncts to full scale full professors. And with those differences also come differences in professional demeanor
Let's see his football smarts. Not asking him to solve an integral or author a novel.
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It is also true that a kid can be very smart, but still struggle with writing if they are dyslexic. Some kids too are just really bad writers. Not necessarily a reflection on their native intelligence. Crap, I proofread papers from some of my fellow doctoral students when I was at Fordham that were borderline illiterate. Mind blowing
Ah yes. Finally. Some real facts and not just rumors.
I had forgotten about that
Strange accomplishments for a kid with a fifth grade writing level
I'll go out on a limb and say that professor is full of sh*t
Probably. It is a common practice among college instructors to joke about how dumb this student or that student is. They love to exaggerate.
So true!
English/Grammar mean very little when deciding if someone is intelligent or not. I for one am TERRIBLE with English and Grammar, but I'd challenge everyone of those grammar police to a math quiz and see what happens
Replacing a senior with a three year starter would not have been popular. POB was not ready obviously and there was no sense in subjecting a freshman to the mess.
Obviously, I can't prove anything, I'm just reporting what I heard from someone who has always been very reliable in the past. I hope Patrick is the real deal and he comes out next season and tears it up for the big red. Going off of what I have heard, I have a lot of confidence Lee will be a 2 year starter for us.
Looked to me like he ran the offense against NU better than Barrett.Assuming he ever sees substantial playing time at Ohio State.
Oh I agree with you..
I guess the point I was trying to make is that no one man will be our Savior here. People tend to expect too much our of young qb's and when they fail to produce miracles theyre seen as average.
My post sounds in hindsight like a bash on TA. It really wasn't meant to be. The guy played as hard as anybody ever has IMO for NU and did the best he could. We would have been screwed without him. There are pro QBs that struggle with reads and decision making. Obviously since he plans on working out as a WR for the pros, he recognizes that his skill set probably doesn't translate to the NFL very well. I am hopeful based on reports I've heard from practice that Lee is one of those guys that gets it done.
