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Cougars 2011-12 Football Discussion

Nelson only had success against the Aggies because they had no game plan to defend him. Once a team has a week to prepare for Nelson, people will be calling for him to be benched and Heaps brought back in.
 
TroutBum said:
Heaps needs to start. He needs to finish. Nelson sucks and is not the answer. Let Heaps crash and burn all year long if need be. STOP F'ING WITH THE QB POSITION, A-HOLES.
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I tried to rep you, but alas....

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to TroutBum again.
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I may hate you with the intensity of 1,000 suns, but I like your style.
 
fatchipper said:
Nelson only had success against the Aggies because they had no game plan to defend him. Once a team has a week to prepare for Nelson, people will be calling for him to be benched and Heaps brought back in.
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Truest thing said about this situation yet.
 
colton said:
I will be seriously disappointed if Nelson doesn't get the start. The offense (read: Heaps) has been ticking me off the entire season, and then finally for one glorious quarter it came alive. Fan the flames, keep that fire alive!
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Some good news: https://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/cougars/52691680-88/state-week-nelson-game.html.csp

"My decision to start Riley on Saturday is based on the productivity of our offense at the end of last week’s victory over Utah State," Mendenhall said in a school news release.
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Nelson looked fine to me tonight. The offense in the 1st half showed more life than I've ever seen under Heaps.

Of course, San Jose St. isn't exactly a great team...
 
The Thriller said:
Nelson looked fine to me tonight. The offense in the 1st half showed more life than I've ever seen under Heaps.

Of course, San Jose St. isn't exactly a great team...
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His long balls were much better than Heaps'. I think the fact that sometimes he's probably stretching his arm's limit on those throws actually helps him. He's either going to throw it a little short or on target, not into the stands so the ball is always going to be in play to an extent. Doman, of course, got scared again once Riley made a few mistakes and went totally conservative for awhile. He needs to get over that mental block, just be happy your guy is trying to make plays; we did run the ball well though - which was nice.
 
Duck Rodgers said:
His long balls were much better than Heaps'. I think the fact that sometimes he's probably stretching his arm's limit on those throws actually helps him. He's either going to throw it a little short or on target, not into the stands so the ball is always going to be in play to an extent. Doman, of course, got scared again once Riley made a few mistakes and went totally conservative for awhile. He needs to get over that mental block, just be happy your guy is trying to make plays; we did run the ball well though - which was nice.
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One huge factor you didn't mention in all of this is the risk of turnover (interception). If you tend to under-throw/keep the ball in play and don't throw ahead or above a little, you're asking to get picked off. Of course, in which case, it's better to have the ball in the stands, or reign in the play-calling a little bit.
 
NUMBERICA said:
One huge factor you didn't mention in all of this is the risk of turnover (interception). If you tend to under-throw/keep the ball in play and don't throw ahead or above a little, you're asking to get picked off. Of course, in which case, it's better to have the ball in the stands, or reign in the play-calling a little bit.
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But most of the time the DB is the one trailing though so his eyes aren't as aware where/when the ball is coming, so I don't think the risk is that big. But at worst at that point, it becomes a punt. I know it doesn't bode well for the stats of your QB, but I wouldn't flinch if I was calling plays and my quarterback was getting picked 50 yards from where he throws it. That's a better result than innumerable things that could happen. BYU's QBs keep getting picked on short routes or short fields. That's the bigger issue.
 
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