I loved his decision making and the speed he exhibits. I hope he can be durable for the long run. Four more years of his play and we possibly may return to prominence...
Luke runs the option like its suppossed to be run...
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Agreed. There's a reason Martinez doesn't run the true option much
Yep, Luke looked really comfortable out there running the option. There were a few instances where he waited until the last possible second to make his decision, and it really threw the defense off. He seems like a natural in Frost's offense, or at least as much as he's been given command to run.
I think AM looks really good running it too. I think the reason he doesn’t run it more is because they are afraid of getting him hurt.
Mmmmm. I'll agree to disagree. If you can't run plays then you got them wrong guy. Not trying to go down that road....
“If you can’t run plays then you got them wrong guy”. ???????
Please have an open competition this Spring at QB
I think you're right. But, I think it has more to do with not wanting to burn Luke's redshirt than anything else.
Sorry for the typo on the word guy. I was referring to what you said about them being afraid to have him run it afraid to get him hurt.
If you can't call plays that work, then you've got the wrong guy running the play is my point.
I'm not saying that we've got the wrong QB. I said McCaffrey runs the option better in my opinion.
If I had my way, Luke would still spend most of his time developing at QB, but also get on the field at WR.
I was super impressed with McCaffrey. He's going to be a stud. And yeah, he's a lot more like Frost/Crouch; you could tell that Maryland had not really game-planned for him coming in and running the ball so much, because we just kept gashing them every time he did it.
If we are ever going to be good again, it’s going to be running the ball and stingy D. It’s in the DNA of the the university. Anything else causes inflammation and leads to lethargy. We are allergic to the norm. Get back to the basics and run 60% and have a defense that will hit
Good lord...AM could walk on water and some of you nerds would complain that he didn't know how to swim.
He had a good game. However, as he has done all year he shows poor decision make and horrible ill timed throws. Had we been playing a half competent team he has 3 if not 4 picks today. 2 for sure in the RZ. That is not going to cut it long term against BIG10 teams.
I agree that AM ran well today, but watching Luke run it, he is a natural. I’m sure I’m not the only one who thought he looked like Crouch... loved watching him keep it and split the defenders over and over again. I don’t think AM looks like that. AM is good with the zone read when he keeps it and runs, but true option I would love to see Luke run that all day every day over AM.
I like them mixing it up and getting Luke in there for some plays. Martinez is still learning but won’t make the same mistakes next year. The most popular guy on the team for fans is usually the backup Qb. I would like if they had some packages for Luke where they use his strengths. But I think Frost knows we need Martinez’s strengths more. Now if Adrian makes the same mistakes next year then it’s a problem.
No doubt, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that Luke split the defenders expertly. Not taking anything away from AM, I’m a big supporter, but Luke looked great against lesser competition, which you would expect.
Absolutely, it was garbage time against a really bad team. But still, there's a whole lot to like there. I'm not a Martinez basher but I can see him getting leapfrogged in the spring or next fall.
Luke is best in the option because when he is one on one with a defender who thinks he is even with him....hes past him.. dude is just quick and people dont know how to adjust to thay. He is certainly a change of pace QB if Frost can find a way to get him a couple series on friday
Simply put, he wins his 1 on 1 battles...a lot. Poor MD linebackers had no chance against him in the open field.
Didn’t need to. If he pitches, we lose yards as the pitch man had a man on him. He did what he was supposed to do. If both players focused on him, no doubt he would have pitched it.
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