Imho, MBS is becoming a liability on offense anytime he touches or is anywhere near the ball. That was his third or fourth major gaffe in 5 games this season.
He will not, he is not lumbering and slow like Alipate was, has a way better arm. The Knuth kid has a good arm too.
Alipate did have talent. But he was recruited by Brewster. Brewster was fired. Alipate had the misfortune that Jerry Kill was hired to be the coach his final three seasons on the team. Kill tried hard to run Alipate off. Alipate never got an opportunity to play. It is entirely possible he was the best Gopher quarterback in the last 50 years but we will never know. Jerry did not want him on the team and Alipate never played quarterback for the the Gophers.
Morgan definitely struggles a bit when the run game doesn't get going. He'll never have the ability to create offense that Athan potentially can.
Had a chance last week, but we know how PJ loves to ride his horses in games that are long over....rip Mo
That’s the whole point dude we’ve all seen Morgan fail in these areas he’s a known quantity and he doesn’t cut it in games like yesterday. I could get off the couch and give 2 a run for his money in the 40 and 8 runs in the 4.65 range. How much better do you think our run offense would be when the D has to account for the quarterback?
You didn't answer the question. Also you didn't answer my question yesterday about if you give up your paycheck every time you make a mistake at work.
He has thrown 5 passes in real action. We have no idea how he's going to hold up over the course of a full B1G game. He could be a rockstar or he could get the yips and turf every pass in the fourth quarter. We won't know what he is until he starts playing.
I think you nailed it with this post. Morgan is the best Gopher QB in my lifetime. I'm hopeful Athan is even better and he possibly could be. But as you said, he could end up being another Mertz for all we know. I'm excited about Knuth too. Time will tell.
I was down on Jackson last year but he has looked really good this year. MBS way too many drops. Wright can't seem to get open at the right times.
This is spot on.
The Gophers do well when the pass sets up the run. They also do well when the run just works, period. They are terrible when they try to run at will but cannot, bc this squad cannot pass at will to combat the situation where they are forced to pass, only.
No it’s not we have a quarterback with a lot of weaknesses who can thrive when the run is cooking but dies on the vine when asked to win a game through the air.
Morgan didn't have a great game, but he played well enough for us to win. The O line was just a mess and the missed chip shot field goal and terrible TD drop by MBS were much bigger factors in this game. Hats off to the D for an incredible effort, just ran out of gas at the end with the O not helping much.
Demry Croft in OK … is that you?
It is too bad you didn't watch the Fresno State game (I think in 2019 - someone can correct me) when, with about 5 minutes to play, trailing by a touchdown, the Gophers the got ball deep in their own end zone. First down = TM sack, Second down = TM sack, Third down and 21, I believe, with TM standing in his own end zone = 10 yard completion, fourth down = 12 yard completion and a first down.
No, I'm in Oklahoma, but not Demry Croft.
