Golden says QB has to be more accurate.....

[Dingaan1828]

I'm not worried about accuracy as much as decision making. When teams could control our front last year and make Morris throw in predictable down/distance versus 6-7 guys, he struggled. I do strongly believe that Fisch made him about as good as he can be and we don't yet know about the Fisch-Coley transition. Morris has to show that he can progress through reads and execute against coverage and not just run fronts and pressure. He's a good quarterback but we're probably going to need him to be great unless you really think our defense has turned it around entirely. I have a hard time with that notion.

What makes you think Fish made him as good as he can be? That was his first year starting. It's natural for guys to improve as they play more football.

Name one player who improved as they played more football.

I think most of Morris's problems or errors are on Morris. Sure his WR/TE are not his best friends (show me the British TE) but if he would just throw the change up more often he would really move the chains more. IMO that is more of a mental thing that can be fixed on his own with more reps. I am sure the coaches tell him to ease it in sometimes as well but I think Morris watched the film and fully realizes this now. I believe he will throw more change ups this year.

You can't be serious with this question... How about a guy like Leonard Hankerson, Tommy Streeter, or pretty much any player in the NFL. They weren't that good as college players.

Sarcasm!

Thanks. I thought someone hijacked your account.

 

[nbrewer22]

I'm not worried about accuracy as much as decision making. When teams could control our front last year and make Morris throw in predictable down/distance versus 6-7 guys, he struggled. I do strongly believe that Fisch made him about as good as he can be and we don't yet know about the Fisch-Coley transition. Morris has to show that he can progress through reads and execute against coverage and not just run fronts and pressure. He's a good quarterback but we're probably going to need him to be great unless you really think our defense has turned it around entirely. I have a hard time with that notion.

What makes you think Fish made him as good as he can be? That was his first year starting. It's natural for guys to improve as they play more football.

Name one player who improved as they played more football.

I think most of Morris's problems or errors are on Morris. Sure his WR/TE are not his best friends (show me the British TE) but if he would just throw the change up more often he would really move the chains more. IMO that is more of a mental thing that can be fixed on his own with more reps. I am sure the coaches tell him to ease it in sometimes as well but I think Morris watched the film and fully realizes this now. I believe he will throw more change ups this year.

You can't be serious with this question... How about a guy like Leonard Hankerson, Tommy Streeter, or pretty much any player in the NFL. They weren't that good as college players.

Sarcasm!

I was sure hoping you'd say that, shouldn't be quite so subtle with you sarcasm.. lol lay it on thicker next time.

 

[Consigliere]

What makes you think Fish made him as good as he can be? That was his first year starting. It's natural for guys to improve as they play more football.

Name one player who improved as they played more football.

I think most of Morris's problems or errors are on Morris. Sure his WR/TE are not his best friends (show me the British TE) but if he would just throw the change up more often he would really move the chains more. IMO that is more of a mental thing that can be fixed on his own with more reps. I am sure the coaches tell him to ease it in sometimes as well but I think Morris watched the film and fully realizes this now. I believe he will throw more change ups this year.

You can't be serious with this question... How about a guy like Leonard Hankerson, Tommy Streeter, or pretty much any player in the NFL. They weren't that good as college players.

Sarcasm!

I was sure hoping you'd say that, shouldn't be quite so subtle with you sarcasm.. lol lay it on thicker next time.

I thought that was obvious. Pretty sure MOST players improve with more reps. Otherwise they would peak during Pee-Wee or Midgets football.

 

[nbrewer22]

Name one player who improved as they played more football.

I think most of Morris's problems or errors are on Morris. Sure his WR/TE are not his best friends (show me the British TE) but if he would just throw the change up more often he would really move the chains more. IMO that is more of a mental thing that can be fixed on his own with more reps. I am sure the coaches tell him to ease it in sometimes as well but I think Morris watched the film and fully realizes this now. I believe he will throw more change ups this year.

You can't be serious with this question... How about a guy like Leonard Hankerson, Tommy Streeter, or pretty much any player in the NFL. They weren't that good as college players.

Sarcasm!

I was sure hoping you'd say that, shouldn't be quite so subtle with you sarcasm.. lol lay it on thicker next time.

I thought that was obvious. Pretty sure MOST players improve with more reps. Otherwise they would peak during Pee-Wee or Midgets football.

There are a lot of people on these boards who make idiotic statements all the time, nothing surprises me anymore

 

[UMFarArcher]

I do recall Jimmy Johnson methodically stirring the pot almost daily.

He's **** them off, he'd challenge them, he'd offer encouragement, and just before games - he'd fire them up as their opponents were really, REALLY disrespecting them.

Without saying 'checkdowns,' but by saying 'third down conversions,' Golden gets to the same place.

 

[Pennmed Canefan]

I'm not worried about accuracy as much as decision making. When teams could control our front last year and make Morris throw in predictable down/distance versus 6-7 guys, he struggled. I do strongly believe that Fisch made him about as good as he can be and we don't yet know about the Fisch-Coley transition. Morris has to show that he can progress through reads and execute against coverage and not just run fronts and pressure. He's a good quarterback but we're probably going to need him to be great unless you really think our defense has turned it around entirely. I have a hard time with that notion.

What makes you think Fish made him as good as he can be? That was his first year starting. It's natural for guys to improve as they play more football.

I think Fisch is an excellent play designer and playcaller. He can get overly cute sometimes, but whatever. What he did for Morris IMO is what Spurrier used to do for his UF QBs--set up and call plays that get their first read open with great frequency. Then the rest of the field is just noise if your first guy is the guy you can get to. When Morris was on, he threw in rhythm often down the field and looked superior doing so. Morris' weakness in my opinion remains his ability to read the field and progress through his targets. Teams that could control our front could force him to throw into coverage. I think we all have visions of a skittish Morris frequently and repetitively trying to break the pocket against decent teams because that's what he often does in those situations--when his first guy isn't open he tends to try to escape and turn the play broken because he's a pretty good ad-libber. What he does not do well is sit in the pocket with patience and wait for the second/third guy to be clear IMO.

What I don't know is whether Coley is going to be as good as Fisch at calling plays to get Morris an open first target. If not, I think Morris will actually be worse than last year unless our run game is significantly better (meaning that everybody will have to commit a ton of guys to stop it and won't be able to play coverage). I think a lot of people underestimate what Fisch did for this offense because they lost the forest in the trees--a couple overly cute playcalls and they can't see that a group of previously-unheralded sophomores and juniors are scoring 35 a game and compensating for a horrific defense when they could've been just as bad. We will see.