R E T T I G N O W
- Thread starter GoodOl'Rutgers
- Start date
This was not remotely going to happen even if Laviano had a bad game.Now that he played well it will take an injury for any Rettig PT.This is reality .Accept it.
Honestly, the Round Table has been almost as depressing recently as the free board. Used to be a more noticeable difference.
Rettig will eventually get his turn. When he has a bad game the same posters who want him will be calling for the next QB to come in.
Doesn't make any sense. Laviano is playing well, especially for someone in his first year as a starter.
He's at least as good as Nova was last year. I don't know what gamety everyone else are watching.
Why can't we see if we'd be better with Rettig?
Why can't we ever develop a backup QB?
Laviano had a good game, he's confident.. Playing Rettig should destroy Laviano's ego.. Right?
Why can't we ever develop a backup QB?
Laviano had a good game, he's confident.. Playing Rettig should destroy Laviano's ego.. Right?
I said it after Laviano was named QB1 and i'll say it again. We will never see Rettig playing in a Scarlet Knights uniform ever again barring injury. As soon as you can accept this as a reality, life as a Rutgers fan will be a lot less stressful for you. Just let go. In my mind, Rettig already transferred.
It is a strange universe we live in where decisions are made & players are banished in perpetuity .
Rettig will be our starter next season, after Flood is fired and a new, sane coach is in charge.
You are correct that for the most part Laviano is playing well for a first time starter. The issue many are having is Rettig, if given an opportunity, could possibly be playing well also. The difference is the type of throws Cook was able to consistently complete despite tight coverage by RU's defensive backs which were the difference in the game. The announcer raved about Cook's great throws and catches against good coverage. Not only has Laviano not completed passes remotely of that caliber, he doesn't even attempt to complete any. In the 1st half against Norfolk, Rettig threw a perfectly placed pass to a tightly covered Patton which was very similar to the passes completed by Cook and other elite QB's. Many, including myself, believe if Rettig can bring that to the RU offense, combined with the talent level at receiver and running back, they could be very potent. Laviano is the safe choice and plays a safe style but doesn't it make sense to have tried the QB with the potential to lead a potent offense and then fall back to the safe QB if the first option struggles?
I do expect Russo to RS.
Also, Dare is a RS this year. He's another kid with a lot of potential - would not even begin to write him off.
Laviano is a safe choice with limited upside. Not to mention at least 1 bonehead play per game.
His throws deep to Caroo were slow hence why he had to wait and adjust. Late because Laviano Has to wind up and heave and is slow. H is a bit of a gamer but we needed to make the investment in rettig
His throws deep to Caroo were slow hence why he had to wait and adjust. Late because Laviano Has to wind up and heave and is slow. H is a bit of a gamer but we needed to make the investment in rettig
I watched 2 games yesterday, in one the coach (wait the backup coach) played the QB who was assigned the job back in September. Keep in mind we wouldn't have seen his backup play unless he screwed up and used a fake ID, so in part he's at fault for our wanting to see more HR.
In the other game I watched, the coach used 4 different QBs. To me this shows he's nimble and willing to see what all of the young men he recruited are capable of during the game. It also tells me our coaches are ignorant of the idea that their first decision might not be the best. RU coaches live in an absolute world, created by their own arrogance; this doesn't help anyone. I would follow the 2nd coach everyday as he's a true leader, RU coaches on the other hand are the type of people that make a bad decision and drive 50 miles in the wrong direction before asking for directions.
And in case you didn't watch the other game I was watching, that coach and his team will be in Piscataway for our next home...
In the other game I watched, the coach used 4 different QBs. To me this shows he's nimble and willing to see what all of the young men he recruited are capable of during the game. It also tells me our coaches are ignorant of the idea that their first decision might not be the best. RU coaches live in an absolute world, created by their own arrogance; this doesn't help anyone. I would follow the 2nd coach everyday as he's a true leader, RU coaches on the other hand are the type of people that make a bad decision and drive 50 miles in the wrong direction before asking for directions.
And in case you didn't watch the other game I was watching, that coach and his team will be in Piscataway for our next home...
Everyone seems to be forgetting about Dare...Is it not possible he wins the job over Rettig and Laviano next year? Last I heard he was looking pretty good.
So you want to develop the backup at the expense of developing the guy who's currently the starter? That makes no sense. I would have liked to have seen Rettig play more, too, earlier, but if Laviano's now the starter, he needs the reps.
You do realize that a "starter" is only one play away from being out for the year, right? Whoever is the backup, must get reps whenever available. Last game that opportunity was not there. But, in other games they were, but he never saw the field. i.e., "putting all your eggs in one basket"
I'd like to add that in a previous game we saw Laviano get up, limping, and he stayed in there... so we have a situation where even a limping Laviano is played over Rettig despite the fact that it was allegedly so hard to choose between them in preseason. Seems to me Flood always wanted to choose Laviano and if the QBs were simply equal, it would have been easier to choose Laviano earlier in the process. I think Rettig is better and it kills me that I don't get to see if I am right.
I agree. The kid didn't transfer to sit the bench. He could have done that at LSU. He went to Rutgers as he thought it was his path of least resistance to starting. He was wrong and will end up at some FCS program next year. You can't build a program on transfers. Sometimes they work out but most of the time they are busts.
Last edited:
We see at least one bad qb-center exchange per game. Fumble inside the 10? Lucas said on radio there were others.
I hope your right that he will get his turn, but under what circumstances? I don't see it.
We may never see what could happen with Rettig to Carroo. Which is what we need.
He also saw Carroo, an NFL caliber receiver. It's just too bad. I still don't agree with the coaches because I also believe that he has bigger upside than the current starter. However, I will never hope for an injury.
Yeah because 14 receptions for 314 yards and 6 TDs (in only 3 games), ain't cutting it between Carroo and Laviano??? o_O
I thought Rettig should have played more in the 1st game, but this argument holds NO water.
This place is going to be unbearable if Laviano actually has a bad game at some point.
I mean 15-30 with 5 INTS
5-15 for 46 yds and an INT
8-19 for 156
11-26 for 108
All games Nova had last year
How about 12-21 for 150 against Norfolk in 2013 or 7-15 for 138 and 3 INTS against Houston.
Dodd:
10 for 28 for 156 with 3 picks against ND
I mean 15-30 with 5 INTS
5-15 for 46 yds and an INT
8-19 for 156
11-26 for 108
All games Nova had last year
How about 12-21 for 150 against Norfolk in 2013 or 7-15 for 138 and 3 INTS against Houston.
Dodd:
10 for 28 for 156 with 3 picks against ND
In the world of Rutgers coaching logic, the more games that CL plays, the more firmly entrenched he is as the starter right through his senior season, no matter how he plays. This is due to the "he has more game day experience" philosophy.
So, barring injury, I don't see anyone else starting for the next 3.5 yrs except for CL, and that includes Russo and Dare. This is what I've come to accept as our reality.
So, barring injury, I don't see anyone else starting for the next 3.5 yrs except for CL, and that includes Russo and Dare. This is what I've come to accept as our reality.
Another difference between Cook and Laviano is one's a senior and the other is a sophomore who just played his fourth game as a starter. Also, Cook's receivers did a lot to help make Cook look good in that game. A few of the catches they made were on balls that could've been thrown better.
The first TD pass Laviano threw to Carroo showed plenty of arm. And yeah, Laviano is throwing longer balls just a bit late and just a bit short. But those throws have been connecting. And on some kinds of long throws, it's better to slightly under throw (which is catchable) than to overthrow (which is not).
Laviano's struggled in the earlier games, and had a major brain-fart at the end of this last game. But he has shown marked improvement in each game and in this last game, played pretty damn well for a college players in his forth start. If he continues to progress at this rate, he's going to be a very good college QB.
