This video is almost three years old but still worth a look. I have high expectations for Mr. Rettig.
We'll he has the rest of summer and part of fall camp to beat out Laviano.
If real game time is the only way to define separation and the coaches want to run a platoon to decide I'm for it. I'll be interested to see Dare in camp. Anyone who can rip holes in gloves with a football has my attention.
I wonder if Rutgers is going to have the USC problem. A couple of years ago, Sarkisian just could not decide on starting Kessler or Wittek. He even played a few games where he gave playing time to both players. It may have costed USC a couple games because it may have slowed down Kessler's development, but there's no way to prove or disprove this.
After the Nova/Dodd fiasco a couple of years ago, I doubt that this will happen. I think that happened during Schiano's last season On The Banks.
You make it sound like Laviano had significant playing time, started some games and played "lights outs". He barely got on the field and when he did he was just ok as you would expect from a player with limited experience. The QB's were dead even going into the spring. The call will be made on camp performances and height of ceiling.Laviano is the man to beat, you are right. He has NCAA game experience and played pretty good. So Rettig has to win the job outright, not be just as good. There is a lot of incentive for both guys to work hard on their game. We have two good QB's, one on paper and one from on the field in games.
If a guy can make the throws and he had the mind I'm not that concerned about a QB'S body. We don't use the QB as a runner. It isn't like a running back or a lineman where they have to physically dominate other people. A QB just needs to mentally dominate.Dare is the real deal but body not ready yet.
This is my beef with Flood. He had the opportunity several times to get Laviano real game experience last year, but would only insert him to hand off the ball. Sorry, but someone like me with no QB skills or talent could hand off a ball.
I like Rettigs resume but I saw nothing last night that made me think he was anything special(so far)
Welcome to crappy Jersey weather, Mr. Rettig. You're not in southern Cal or Baton Rouge. Learn to throw in the cold, wind and rain.
I know it's limited action, but Rettig is overwhelmingly underwhelming. He enrolled at RU last year and redshirted. He had a year's access to the Fridge. And now the excuse is he doesn't know tye playbook?? What the hell was he doing all last year? No wonder Les Miles showed him the bench.
Why does everyone forget that he transferred because he got beat out on two separate occasions at LSU?
We should probably apply the whole "stars don't mean anything" logic that we love around here to Rettig too until he proves something on the field.
I'm sure one of Floods apologists will respond in his defense.. But he really blew with it when it comes to PJ Walker.. Things would be totally different around here. But it is what it is. We're likely to win 6 games this year & 6 games next year.. And then hopefully we'll make a move and land a coach who knows what he is doing