PiPress: True freshman quarterbacks are risky business

[BleedGopher]

per Marcus:

Three games into the 2011 season, the Teddy Bridgewater era began at Louisville. Showing poise in his first college game, the true freshman led his team to its first win over rival Kentucky in four years.

Bridgewater quickly blossomed into a star. He left Louisville after his junior year to become a first-round NFL draft pick with the Minnesota Vikings. You know the rest.

Every true freshman quarterback thrown into a major role his first year in college would love to follow Bridgewater's path. Playing too early backfires more often than not, but that hasn't stopped programs from starting first-year quarterbacks.

"Each situation is unique," ESPN analyst and former Washington quarterback Brock Huard said. "But ultimately if you've got a young talent with massive upside, I don't mind playing him at an early age."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci...true-freshman-quarterbacks-are-risky-business

Go Gophers!!

 

[60's Guy]

per Marcus:

Three games into the 2011 season, the Teddy Bridgewater era began at Louisville. Showing poise in his first college game, the true freshman led his team to its first win over rival Kentucky in four years.

Bridgewater quickly blossomed into a star. He left Louisville after his junior year to become a first-round NFL draft pick with the Minnesota Vikings. You know the rest.

Every true freshman quarterback thrown into a major role his first year in college would love to follow Bridgewater's path. Playing too early backfires more often than not, but that hasn't stopped programs from starting first-year quarterbacks.

"Each situation is unique," ESPN analyst and former Washington quarterback Brock Huard said. "But ultimately if you've got a young talent with massive upside, I don't mind playing him at an early age."

http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci...true-freshman-quarterbacks-are-risky-business

Go Gophers!!

"It's not easy to do, just go out there and play," Kill said. "Things move a lot harder and faster in a game. But is he progressing, and are we giving him a lot of reps in practice? Yeah, you bet."

Why feed the trolls if you don't plan on playing him? Maybe this is why Mitch can't get comfortable....he feels the heat from Jerry's "new" best ev-ah? Dunno, surprised by coach Kill's willingness to heap praise on somebody who hasn't played when your leader is struggling. It would be better for both guys to just shut up and do it if you are going to. And if you are not then why make your struggling starter deal with more doubt?

 

[Pompous Elitist]

"It's not easy to do, just go out there and play," Kill said. "Things move a lot harder and faster in a game. But is he progressing, and are we giving him a lot of reps in practice? Yeah, you bet."

Why feed the trolls if you don't plan on playing him? Maybe this is why Mitch can't get comfortable....he feels the heat from Jerry's "new" best ev-ah? Dunno, surprised by coach Kill's willingness to heap praise on somebody who hasn't played when your leader is struggling. It would be better for both guys to just shut up and do it if you are going to. And if you are not then why make your struggling starter deal with more doubt?

Uffda, shades of Nelson/Leidner all over again. Then again, I think Leidner has more chutzpah than Nelson does in his left pinky. Leidner is the starter unless he allows himself to completely implode. I'm counting on that not happening.

 

[Word]

"It's not easy to do, just go out there and play," Kill said. "Things move a lot harder and faster in a game. But is he progressing, and are we giving him a lot of reps in practice? Yeah, you bet."

Why feed the trolls if you don't plan on playing him? Maybe this is why Mitch can't get comfortable....he feels the heat from Jerry's "new" best ev-ah? Dunno, surprised by coach Kill's willingness to heap praise on somebody who hasn't played when your leader is struggling. It would be better for both guys to just shut up and do it if you are going to. And if you are not then why make your struggling starter deal with more doubt?

I didn't interpret Kill's comments at all as feeding the trolls. I think he's just saying that in college football you better have a good backup ready to go.

 

[Stan]

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[ncgo4]

D1 QB is a very dangerous job. It's also a high pressure job. A D1 coach had better darned we'll be preparing his backup QB because he's one play away from a lost starter. The starters all know this and the pressure of a coach working with his backup is nothing compared to a 255 lb linebacker coming on a full blitz.

I fully expect either Croft to Penna to get a lot of snaps on Saturday once the Gophers get ahead by more than 2 TD's. If not, Kill is not doing his job. I've never seen him not do his job. Mitch will fully understand.