Why Are we..

[caneaddict]

the only program where the backup is the super incompetent guy? Ryan Williams has gone from mr cant play even if Morris is a one-legged disaster, to mr unreplaceable, and Olsen has stepped right in into the disaster backup who is nowhere near ready and if williams acl happens to reattach by a thread he'll hobble his way through another excuse filled starting season...

why do we have the only elite 11 guy who is talked about like if hes a mess, and we see elite 11 guys ballin as true and redshirt freshmen year after year...

why is there such a defeatest rhetoric with this program...lol at ryan williams is the unreplaceable hero now.

 

[dudenate]

The sky ain't falling...but we're a sprained ankle away from Crow or kids who aren't on campus yet being forced to play. 'Cause our entire anticipated starting back field this year will not have practiced together except for a month before the season starting. (Duke and Olsen) No...the sky isn't falling...but there are legit reasons for concern.

 

[FG305]

the only program where the backup is the super incompetent guy? Ryan Williams has gone from mr cant play even if Morris is a one-legged disaster, to mr unreplaceable, and Olsen has stepped right in into the disaster backup who is nowhere near ready and if williams acl happens to reattach by a thread he'll hobble his way through another excuse filled starting season...

why do we have the only elite 11 guy who is talked about like if hes a mess, and we see elite 11 guys ballin as true and redshirt freshmen year after year...

why is there such a defeatest rhetoric with this program...lol at ryan williams is the unreplaceable hero now.

 

[Gamineal]

wow..never expected this thread

GTFOH with this...do you think QBS grow on trees...why in the last 10 years would any top QB prospect come here

carousel of coaches...horrible Oline....Old school Pro Style offense...( which I like but fewer and fewer Highs schools supporting it)..our record..

Duke comes in and we have a running game..oline is becoming one of the better ones and you get 4 star Qbs looking again..takes time.

 

[ghost2]

I don't think anyone is saying any of that. Olsen is a highly-ranked prospect about whom, up till recently, we've gotten concerning news (not practicing well, suspended for the bowl game.) That happens all the time everywhere I think. I mentioned this in another thread, but I think you'll see Golden's public comments regarding KO start to change now that he's the guy - a lot more "Kevin's doing great, picking up the playbook, working hard, learning to be a leader"-type stuff.

Personally, I can ride with any of the young guys as my QB of the future. There will be growing pains as there would be with most teams breaking in a new QB, but I'm excited to see what the kid can do. And if he's not Baby Jesus, we finally have some legitimate options behind him that don't involve the OC's son or a FedEx debutante...

 

[WestEndZone]

the only program where the backup is the super incompetent guy? Ryan Williams has gone from mr cant play even if Morris is a one-legged disaster, to mr unreplaceable, and Olsen has stepped right in into the disaster backup who is nowhere near ready and if williams acl happens to reattach by a thread he'll hobble his way through another excuse filled starting season...

why do we have the only elite 11 guy who is talked about like if hes a mess, and we see elite 11 guys ballin as true and redshirt freshmen year after year...

why is there such a defeatest rhetoric with this program...lol at ryan williams is the unreplaceable hero now.

I'm not sure why you're so confused. It's a pretty common way that head coaches deal with quarterbacks. Have you ever heard the old adage "if you have two starting quarterbacks, you really have zero?" I'm not agreeing either way, I'm just bringing up a point. If Golden was to pull Morris, he was going to have to stick with Williams all year or risk controversy. Head coaches have very specific ways with dealing with quarterbacks -- and usually extreme caution is one of the main factors.

Golden never said Williams can't play, and he also never said Williams was irreplaceable. Did you hear Golden's comments about Williams after the USF game? I never sensed that Golden ever implied those sentiments either. The idea that Williams is the "unreplaceable" [???] hero is something that has been created on this board. Golden's comments on 560 this morning were nowhere near what you have fabricated in your mind.

There have been a TON of elite 11 QB's that have turned out to be disasters -- Ryan Perrilloux comes to mind.

Olsen is going to be fine, and I'm really excited to see him excel. There is a huge age disparity between Ryan and Kevin. You don't think Golden was playing that angle? It worked, IMO. Way before the injury, Kevin had completely changed his focus and approach. He was just a freshman punk from NJ, living in Miami, alone and with 100% freedom. He needed to grow up a bit, and he did.

I remember looking up to the 5th year guys when I was a freshman and thinking that they were grown men. I was just a kid. There really is a great deal of maturing that needs to take place, especially at a position where maturity is at a premium.

Good luck with your addiction. The first step is admitting you have a problem.

 

[Chuckles]

Until someone who is knowledgeable can point to empirical evidence I believe that the last two Canes QB's were not irreplaceable, and all the QB's on the roster, including non-scholarship players are capable of playing the position. Some may be more accurate passers than others, some may be more proficient in the offense than others, some may perform better than others under stress. There are the guys that do it well in practice yet fall apart under slight pressure in games and the guys that are ordinary in practice but somehow find a way to win on game days. Coaches work with all these players but don't always pick the right guy, sometimes it's out of expectations that are never fulfilled, sometimes they don't know what they don't know.



It's left to fans on forums like this, who have little knowledge of what today separates the talents of the QB's on the roster (student-athletes list), and who have seen little of their daily performances to proclaim who is clearly superior and who is worthless.

 

[danny]

olsen has a brother in the NFL and a hs coach as a dad. idt he'll be taking time off this summer

 

[DiegoCane]

I'll roll with Olsen and Kaaya, don't care how much experience they have. They both have more talent then we have had in a while.

 

[Sabetta]

the only program where the backup is the super incompetent guy? Ryan Williams has gone from mr cant play even if Morris is a one-legged disaster, to mr unreplaceable, and Olsen has stepped right in into the disaster backup who is nowhere near ready and if williams acl happens to reattach by a thread he'll hobble his way through another excuse filled starting season...

why do we have the only elite 11 guy who is talked about like if hes a mess, and we see elite 11 guys ballin as true and redshirt freshmen year after year...

why is there such a defeatest rhetoric with this program...lol at ryan williams is the unreplaceable hero now.

 

[Angry Ibis]

wow..never expected this thread

GTFOH with this...do you think QBS grow on trees...why in the last 10 years would any top QB prospect come here

carousel of coaches...horrible Oline....Old school Pro Style offense...( which I like but fewer and fewer Highs schools supporting it)..our record..

Duke comes in and we have a running game..oline is becoming one of the better ones and you get 4 star Qbs looking again..takes time.

I don't believe you.


But I agree with the rest.

 

[cane since birth]

the OP needs a hug