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How good is Blum?
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bengalcub
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I think the success of the QB will have a ton to do with how good the running game is. Blum doesn't read defenses well, but he can throw the ball a mile. Blum will also complete only 50% of his passes, but the deep ball will open things up a bit. When he throws the ball deep, I think he tosses it as good as anyone in the BSC. If he learns the game and becomes more accurate, I think he can be serviceable.
Hill on the other hand, knows where to go but lacks some zip. He also cannot throw the ball as deep as Blum and has a tendency to try to force things that aren't always there. Hill needs a good running game to be successful, so the defense is forced to honor the play action. Hill will complete passes at a higher rate, but he tends to check down and cannot throw the medium and long out routes. I think that Hill is every bit as good as Blum at this point.
I feel bad for both of these QB's. Hill did the best that he could and he did not have a running game and had to play from way behind most of the time. Now, this year, Blum will be the one that shoulders the blame for the losses and at some point I expect ISU will turn to Hill to get the team on track. If the defense plays better the offense and the QB's will look better. I think the defense will be better this year, but I doubt that they will hold opponents under 40 points a game. The running game will be abandoned and both QB's will appear to be worse than they are.
ISU simply needs to run the ball as much as they pass and control TOP.
That is my two cents.
Hill on the other hand, knows where to go but lacks some zip. He also cannot throw the ball as deep as Blum and has a tendency to try to force things that aren't always there. Hill needs a good running game to be successful, so the defense is forced to honor the play action. Hill will complete passes at a higher rate, but he tends to check down and cannot throw the medium and long out routes. I think that Hill is every bit as good as Blum at this point.
I feel bad for both of these QB's. Hill did the best that he could and he did not have a running game and had to play from way behind most of the time. Now, this year, Blum will be the one that shoulders the blame for the losses and at some point I expect ISU will turn to Hill to get the team on track. If the defense plays better the offense and the QB's will look better. I think the defense will be better this year, but I doubt that they will hold opponents under 40 points a game. The running game will be abandoned and both QB's will appear to be worse than they are.
ISU simply needs to run the ball as much as they pass and control TOP.
That is my two cents.
isusuperfan
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On the pass thing, you forgot to mention this:
Pass downfield more. Short, mid, long, whatever. JUST AVOID THE DAMN SCREEN PASSES!
Use the TE's more too.
As far as the QB thing goes, I think Russell will be very good if we pass downfield on 10-15 yard strikes; you know, picking apart the defense. Kyle however gets the edge for having more moxie and athleticism.
This is the problem with having 2 good QB's that are only separated by what, a year? (If that). I say that because it doesn't leave a lot of room to figure out how you're going to work the depth chart. The people factor of the game comes in. You honestly like both guys and both are two very hard workers. The problem is is that both happen to be two sides of one coin. One can throw better, one has more accuracy.
My solution is to take the guy with the moxie and the athleticism because you can't teach that (at least, you can't coach that if you're coaching 60-70 other guys). You CAN teach him the mechanics of passing and edumacate him in the film room.
However this is merely speculation. It's up to the coaches, players and that wonderful X-Factor that comes with college football
Pass downfield more. Short, mid, long, whatever. JUST AVOID THE DAMN SCREEN PASSES!
Use the TE's more too.
As far as the QB thing goes, I think Russell will be very good if we pass downfield on 10-15 yard strikes; you know, picking apart the defense. Kyle however gets the edge for having more moxie and athleticism.
This is the problem with having 2 good QB's that are only separated by what, a year? (If that). I say that because it doesn't leave a lot of room to figure out how you're going to work the depth chart. The people factor of the game comes in. You honestly like both guys and both are two very hard workers. The problem is is that both happen to be two sides of one coin. One can throw better, one has more accuracy.
My solution is to take the guy with the moxie and the athleticism because you can't teach that (at least, you can't coach that if you're coaching 60-70 other guys). You CAN teach him the mechanics of passing and edumacate him in the film room.
However this is merely speculation. It's up to the coaches, players and that wonderful X-Factor that comes with college football
isusuperfan
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I agree with Cub too, run the ball more. It's fun.