Looking at Weber, alot of you guys are pretty harsh on him. Heres some stats to think about.
57.2%...partially skewed because of the syracuse game. He has had to change his throwing motion which may have adjusted his feel. Either way, 57 isnt so bad when you dont have much time on most downs and no playaction or run threat. If you notice, when he has more then 4 seconds in the pocket, he usually finds someone or gives someone a chance to make a play.
INT-TD ratio (6-6)...This is also slightly skewed, because of the california game. He threw three picks, one of which was trully a mistake, the others were just heaved up attempts to salvage the game. His touchdowns may also be slightly skewed lower, depending on how you look at. I can't count on one hand how many times he hit someone and they were tackled inside the three, and then we ran it in with Bennett or Eskridge.
Spreading of the ball...I think this is were everyone really is unfair to Weber. percentage wise 47.25% of his passes which were completed, go to Decker, and probably 50% of his attempts where in Decker's direction. If you were Adam and Eric was open wouldn't you throw it to him. The reason he gets the ball so much is because he literally is open almost every play. Sure Weber forces some to him, but all Qb's make that mistake. Outside ED, we have Troy, Brandon, and NT/A. They have a combined 34 catches(13, 10, and 11 catches respectively). The only one of those three I would trust in traffic is Nick. Green has solid hands but is inconsistent. Stoudermire is a burner, but isnt so handy and i'd be afraid to send him over the middle. Heose & Carpenter are the only other non-running backs Weber has thrown to. Carpenter doesnt get much time, but he really hasn't proven anything at this time. Hoese is a fullback. Hes good for a chekdown or two every game or so. His catches usually result in 5 yards or so. Not a huge threat.
The GRAY effect...Ever since he signed up, people have been begging to see him, and the coaching staff has given us a little taste of him, in the form of his running and receiving game. He has TD pass from Decker, and 9 rushes for 54 yards. However, he has yet to throw a pass, so we don't know much about his overall QB play. In this situation, I trust that Weber trully is a much better QB than Gray at this time, and that Brew keeps him in because of this. Having said that, i would like to see a throw or two out of him next week, because it probably wouldn't be great if his first pass was against OSU or PSU's defense.
Overall...Weber currently is the best and probably most consistent Quarterback on the roster, and currently one of if not the greatest Gopher quarterback, statistically speaking (hopefully those records are never broken, cause if they are it either means we gave up on our run game, or we are starting a frosh QB again, not the best of ideas), in our teams history. Maybe Gray will be better than him in the future, but right now you just gotta trust the coaching staff. Of course their are things Weber should improve. He needs to fix the "get rid of it" clock in his head. He tries to do to much. He needs to get used to the throwing motion a bit more and re-gain some touch. Also, he needs to RUN THE BALL! He was a dualthreat in HS and his first two years. Even though Brew has dumped his QB runs from the playbook, that doesn't mean he can't take off when he sees green in front of him.
57.2%...partially skewed because of the syracuse game. He has had to change his throwing motion which may have adjusted his feel. Either way, 57 isnt so bad when you dont have much time on most downs and no playaction or run threat. If you notice, when he has more then 4 seconds in the pocket, he usually finds someone or gives someone a chance to make a play.
INT-TD ratio (6-6)...This is also slightly skewed, because of the california game. He threw three picks, one of which was trully a mistake, the others were just heaved up attempts to salvage the game. His touchdowns may also be slightly skewed lower, depending on how you look at. I can't count on one hand how many times he hit someone and they were tackled inside the three, and then we ran it in with Bennett or Eskridge.
Spreading of the ball...I think this is were everyone really is unfair to Weber. percentage wise 47.25% of his passes which were completed, go to Decker, and probably 50% of his attempts where in Decker's direction. If you were Adam and Eric was open wouldn't you throw it to him. The reason he gets the ball so much is because he literally is open almost every play. Sure Weber forces some to him, but all Qb's make that mistake. Outside ED, we have Troy, Brandon, and NT/A. They have a combined 34 catches(13, 10, and 11 catches respectively). The only one of those three I would trust in traffic is Nick. Green has solid hands but is inconsistent. Stoudermire is a burner, but isnt so handy and i'd be afraid to send him over the middle. Heose & Carpenter are the only other non-running backs Weber has thrown to. Carpenter doesnt get much time, but he really hasn't proven anything at this time. Hoese is a fullback. Hes good for a chekdown or two every game or so. His catches usually result in 5 yards or so. Not a huge threat.
The GRAY effect...Ever since he signed up, people have been begging to see him, and the coaching staff has given us a little taste of him, in the form of his running and receiving game. He has TD pass from Decker, and 9 rushes for 54 yards. However, he has yet to throw a pass, so we don't know much about his overall QB play. In this situation, I trust that Weber trully is a much better QB than Gray at this time, and that Brew keeps him in because of this. Having said that, i would like to see a throw or two out of him next week, because it probably wouldn't be great if his first pass was against OSU or PSU's defense.
Overall...Weber currently is the best and probably most consistent Quarterback on the roster, and currently one of if not the greatest Gopher quarterback, statistically speaking (hopefully those records are never broken, cause if they are it either means we gave up on our run game, or we are starting a frosh QB again, not the best of ideas), in our teams history. Maybe Gray will be better than him in the future, but right now you just gotta trust the coaching staff. Of course their are things Weber should improve. He needs to fix the "get rid of it" clock in his head. He tries to do to much. He needs to get used to the throwing motion a bit more and re-gain some touch. Also, he needs to RUN THE BALL! He was a dualthreat in HS and his first two years. Even though Brew has dumped his QB runs from the playbook, that doesn't mean he can't take off when he sees green in front of him.
