I know I am getting way ahead of myself but hear me out
Gio fits exactly what Mehringer wants to do. Clearly, he has better accuracy than anyone currently on the staff and his mobility is exactly what we need to run this offense. He can stretch the field, which ends the days of 8 in the box, and the playbook can be opened significantly with Gio in there (remember, he was a WR in HS for his first 3 years since he was backing up a 4* QB)
but here is the the real value of Gio (barring injury - cuz he is definitely prone to injury given his skills)
a) the 2017 recruiting class wants to see progress. If we stuck with the same old, there is good reason for recruits to be disappointed and lose faith in Ash. By putting in Gio, it shows that Ash will not settle for under-performance at any position, and he is not afraid to make changes and take chances....
which means ..............................
b) if you are an incoming freshman and you have the talent, YOU WILL PLAY
c) Despite what some people have written, GIO could be the future of this Rutgers offense. This kid is playing as good as any Rutgers QB in the past 8 years sans Nova in year 4, and this is with limited practice reps for the past 2 years - so only 1 week of first team reps. If Gio continues to progress, this could give us the luxury of red-shirting Lewis if needed (clearly with CL we didnt have that luxury) and gives us momentum into 2017.
d) If Gio stays healthy - we WILL win at least one or 2 more games on our schedule. Again, recruits dont care about our final record at this point, they just want to see progress in both the team and the maturation of Ash as the head coach
In sum.....Gio gives us progress --> progress gives us our 2017 recruiting class --> 2017 gives us a new class of playmakers and a markedly better product on the field --> which bring us an even better 2018 recruiting class
Of course this is getting way ahead of myself but its ok to have hope, but Gio's progress each and every week gives us a reason to watch (as gutsy as CL was, it was just getting painful to watch someone who already hit their ceiling) - i have now heard no less than 3 writers and a TV announcer say that GIO may not even be in the QB competition next year - I call BS - and if Gio is our QB this time next year, that means things are looking VERY GOOD ON THE BANKS
Gio fits exactly what Mehringer wants to do. Clearly, he has better accuracy than anyone currently on the staff and his mobility is exactly what we need to run this offense. He can stretch the field, which ends the days of 8 in the box, and the playbook can be opened significantly with Gio in there (remember, he was a WR in HS for his first 3 years since he was backing up a 4* QB)
but here is the the real value of Gio (barring injury - cuz he is definitely prone to injury given his skills)
a) the 2017 recruiting class wants to see progress. If we stuck with the same old, there is good reason for recruits to be disappointed and lose faith in Ash. By putting in Gio, it shows that Ash will not settle for under-performance at any position, and he is not afraid to make changes and take chances....
which means ..............................
b) if you are an incoming freshman and you have the talent, YOU WILL PLAY
c) Despite what some people have written, GIO could be the future of this Rutgers offense. This kid is playing as good as any Rutgers QB in the past 8 years sans Nova in year 4, and this is with limited practice reps for the past 2 years - so only 1 week of first team reps. If Gio continues to progress, this could give us the luxury of red-shirting Lewis if needed (clearly with CL we didnt have that luxury) and gives us momentum into 2017.
d) If Gio stays healthy - we WILL win at least one or 2 more games on our schedule. Again, recruits dont care about our final record at this point, they just want to see progress in both the team and the maturation of Ash as the head coach
In sum.....Gio gives us progress --> progress gives us our 2017 recruiting class --> 2017 gives us a new class of playmakers and a markedly better product on the field --> which bring us an even better 2018 recruiting class
Of course this is getting way ahead of myself but its ok to have hope, but Gio's progress each and every week gives us a reason to watch (as gutsy as CL was, it was just getting painful to watch someone who already hit their ceiling) - i have now heard no less than 3 writers and a TV announcer say that GIO may not even be in the QB competition next year - I call BS - and if Gio is our QB this time next year, that means things are looking VERY GOOD ON THE BANKS
