vs. Idaho

[Kuttaak]

I'm more interested in who our QB will be. Taylor was not suited against Portland but will have two weeks to heal up from whatever's been going on with him. I can't stand watching the two-QB stuff, it doesn't work. I think Best just needs to pick a QB, and at this point in the season I think that's Bell.

I hate what the offense has become. Both Bell and Taylor are limited as passers. The running quarterback game seems to be more a keep scores close strategy that doesn't give the team a real chance to win against most Big Sky teams.

Different discussion but Wood really should be the QB at Eastern. He was originally committed but switched to Fresno State. Idaho certaintly wasn't the preferred Big Sky destination for recruits in the area for most of his high school career.

 

[LDopaPDX]

Outside of WIlliams (and Cronquist on occasion), our receivers simply don't get open.

What happened to Ulm? He seemed like he’d turn out to be a good receiver, but just never got better over his time at Eastern. I’d like to see him have a good game, but I can’t even remember the last time he had some kind of dominant performance. Receiver is a position where we have really lost all our talent. Even if you look past Kupp and Bourne, we still had at least two or three legit receivers all decade in the 2010s.

 

[LDopaPDX]

Bell gave up three turnovers to Portland State. If they were a competent team they would have won.

In fairness, one of those three interceptions was a good read and good throw and the receiver wound up bottling it. I feel like Bell gives us a semi-decent passing option, whereas Taylor means we can only run the ball.

Either way, we’ve got a guy at QB with a lot of liability.

 

[E-Wu Tang Clan]

I hate what the offense has become. Both Bell and Taylor are limited as passers. The running quarterback game seems to be more a keep scores close strategy that doesn't give the team a real chance to win against most Big Sky teams.

Different discussion but Wood really should be the QB at Eastern. He was originally committed but switched to Fresno State. Idaho certaintly wasn't the preferred Big Sky destination for recruits in the area for most of his high school career.

I didn't even recognize him as that kid. Went over to Fresno State with Pat McCann. I was kind of pissed about that. He won like Gatorade player of the year and the state championship and his recruiting stock skyrocketed.

 

[E-Wu Tang Clan]

In fairness, one of those three interceptions was a good read and good throw and the receiver wound up bottling it. I feel like Bell gives us a semi-decent passing option, whereas Taylor means we can only run the ball.

Either way, we’ve got a guy at QB with a lot of liability.

Not really interested in being fair. Better to run it or just throw it away then risk a turn over or a 50/50 ball. I 100 percent think that's why Taylor won the starting job is Bell gives up too many turnovers.

 

[LDopaPDX]

I don't mean this as a slight at all because I think he's doing a fine job and clearly our best option at QB right now, but is Bell able to see over the O line without rolling out? I mean, I think he's even shorter than Vernon Adams is. Serious

Not really interested in being fair. Better to run it or just throw it away then risk a turn over or a 50/50 ball. I 100 percent think that's why Taylor won the starting job is Bell gives up too many turnovers.

No doubt he gives up too many turnovers. That’s not even debatable.

But the pick where he had man coverage and threw the ball to the right spot wasn’t his fault. A coach would tell him to throw that ball into that matchup every single time. Our receiver just let himself get outworked for the ball by an undersized corner. You can’t lose that dual.

 

[Hambone]

What happened to Ulm? He seemed like he’d turn out to be a good receiver, but just never got better over his time at Eastern. I’d like to see him have a good game, but I can’t even remember the last time he had some kind of dominant performance. Receiver is a position where we have really lost all our talent. Even if you look past Kupp and Bourne, we still had at least two or three legit receivers all decade in the 2010s.

Sooooooo many drops. I don't know what happened to him. He had a decent year in 2023, was injured last season, and just hasn't really done much of anything since.

 

[Hambone]

I don't mean this as a slight at all because I think he's doing a fine job and clearly our best option at QB right now, but is Bell able to see over the O line without rolling out? I mean, I think he's even shorter than Vernon Adams is. Serious question.

Great question. He did have a couple of plays last Saturday than reminded me of Adams though. Real Houdini stuff.

 

[Hambone]

I feel like Bell gives us a semi-decent passing option, whereas Taylor means we can only run the ball.

This.

The more I watch Bell the more apparent it becomes to me that they are very different QBs. Taylor is a running (Wildcat) type QB. Bell is more of a passing QB who can scramble, but not really a "running" quarterback. I do think the playbook is a little more open with Bell.

I haven't seen enough of the other QBs to have any opinion. Schakel looked ok in garbage time against Montana State.

 

[Atomic Eagle]

In fairness, one of those three interceptions was a good read and good throw and the receiver wound up bottling it. I feel like Bell gives us a semi-decent passing option, whereas Taylor means we can only run the ball.

Either way, we’ve got a guy at QB with a lot of liability.

Anytime Taylor is behind center there's a 50% chance that we're running qb power regardless of down or distance. It's just way too predictable.

 

[Atomic Eagle]

Great question. He did have a couple of plays last Saturday than reminded me of Adams though. Real Houdini stuff.

For sure. I'm just not sure how much he's being developed as a passer.