If you have to choose one
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AK….No one else comes close.
As great as Kyle is, Brown and Benjamin are no slouches.
However, history proves opportunities for others because of injuries or whatever can produce amazing players.
Ajani could be an incredibly productive player.
I like him as our backup.
AK could do the most with a good season.
I still see OL as most important.
If AK went down and OL was OK I'm sure another RU QB could do a good job.
If OL gets buggered then it all goes sideways
Even Eli couldn't overcome a poor blocking OL
I still see OL as most important.
If AK went down and OL was OK I'm sure another RU QB could do a good job.
If OL gets buggered then it all goes sideways
Even Eli couldn't overcome a poor blocking OL
Patel. If he makes way more extra points than last year, we will be successful.
It’s the QB. And it’s always going to be the QB in college football.
Aaron Lewis and AK
AK is obvious
Lewis was on some pre season draft boards as 3rd rounder last year . He must take next step to be un-block able by a single player . Demanding a double team will open up Toure and Bailey.
AK is obvious
Lewis was on some pre season draft boards as 3rd rounder last year . He must take next step to be un-block able by a single player . Demanding a double team will open up Toure and Bailey.
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All the AK answers are off the mark. The proper response is Schiano. Will Schiano let AK actually play the position as a modern offense requires or will the playbook be the same 5 plays as last year with ultra-low risk QB play ? Based on his past performance, AK appears to be a slight upgrade over GW but is rated the worst or near-worst Big10 QB by analysts. Maybe at most Schiano will trust him with RPO which he never let GW do
Prediction - 2024 redux: Schiano only allows mostly short sideline routes and the occasional long passes out of bounds just to keep defenses honest. Very rare third down conversions passing...emphasis on field position and defense.
5 to 7 wins.
Prediction - 2024 redux: Schiano only allows mostly short sideline routes and the occasional long passes out of bounds just to keep defenses honest. Very rare third down conversions passing...emphasis on field position and defense.
5 to 7 wins.
With regard to Lewis hopefully he gets the respect he deserves from the officials so holds are called once in awhile. Never seen guy get held as much as him.
Assuming the lineman are good and don't count, and the defense should be okay, I would say The Manis.
There's a case to be made for that take.
Britt and Underwood had HOF careers between the 20s thanks to Rice drawing all the heat.
Alas even Rice struggled a bit running (2007) until Jean Beljour came in at FB.
If the blocking is robust the QB doesn't have to be Trevor Lawrence.
Everything gets better with balance - I thought that was a cliché but there's a lot to it ( see Andy Reid offenses)
Not at all....the QB doesn't call the plays. That will be the make or break. What will the QB be asked to do is the key question.
Can’t really assume this. Think of 2021 and Vedral’s performance after we lost Sutton. We have a bit more depth now on the 2 deep but a major injury to a guy like Pierce would be a huge hit.
You obviously never saw Lawrence Taylor play. To paraphrase what a Philadelphia lineman once said - We held him on every play. We figured at worst the refs would only call it 3 or 4 times . . .
OP Here: I was thinking of someone who would actually be on the fiels executing the plays the staff called. Rather than the guy calling the plays. But I didn't stipulate that, foolishly believing responders would understand the question being related to performance. But that's not Shelby. Shelby, self satisfied, can now applaud his own intelligence and ability to awe with his powerful brain.
You are very welcome for the insight. If it makes you feel better, AK is the player who will impact the season the most. But not the most impactful person, as stated above.
Schiano doesn’t play and doesn’t call the offensive or defensive plays. For those who are interested in the answer and not being a contrarian, it is the overall play and health of the starting QB.
Well, sort of--mostly it's the fact that your response was made only to show off Shelby--to play "gotcha.." If 65 is the year of your RU graduation, you'd be about 80 now which, while quite an accomplishment in itself (I'm class of '74) doesn't undo your need to be a jackass rather than a contributor, as in, your response contributed nothing.
And to accentuate his visceral hatred of Schiano.
Didn't think of that: thought it might be his IQ.
Nice math Pythagoras. I pointed out the most important person in the upcoming 2024 season, which was the actual question.
