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Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby SMU 86 » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:05 pm

He could really thrive as a QB in a true spread option offense.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby sbsmith » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:09 pm

He should have went to a spread option school.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby SMU 86 » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:10 pm

sbsmith wrote:He should have went to a spread option school.

Maybe SMU will be next year.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby malonish » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:13 pm

Wrong thread
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby sbsmith » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:14 pm

SMU 86 wrote:
sbsmith wrote:He should have went to a spread option school.

Maybe SMU will be next year.



Maybe but he just wasted a year of eligibility for nothing.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby LA_Mustang » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:16 pm

sbsmith wrote:Maybe but he just wasted a year of eligibility for nothing.

That's what we do.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby Stallion » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:21 pm

if SMU played Tulsa 12 times a year Davis would be great. A good defense with quicker defenders is going to shut it down if he can't find a receiver on 25 passing plays a game. Remember Tulsa has one of the worst secondary's in the country and he can't get the ball off in his 3rd year as a College QB
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby dirtysouthpony » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:27 pm

Stallion wrote:if SMU played Tulsa 12 times a year Davis would be great. A good defense with quicker defenders is going to shut it down if he can't find a receiver on 25 passing plays a game. Remember Tulsa has one of the worst secondary's in the country and he can't get the ball off in his 3rd year as a College QB


There are no good defenses in tne AAC.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby sbsmith » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:36 pm

dirtysouthpony wrote:
There are no good defenses in the AAC.



Not true, the AAC has several defenses ranked in the Top 50 in total and scoring defense.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby JasonB » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:41 pm

Stallion wrote:if SMU played Tulsa 12 times a year Davis would be great. A good defense with quicker defenders is going to shut it down if he can't find a receiver on 25 passing plays a game. Remember Tulsa has one of the worst secondary's in the country and he can't get the ball off in his 3rd year as a College QB


He's not perfect, but I would argue he has more athleticism and about the same arm as Ward for Houston, and that seems to be doing okay in conference.

I don't think he is the best spread QB in the world, but he is a decent starting point.

Hopefully, whomever we have as coach and OC next year has the sense to install a flexible offense that can be tweaked based on the QB, so that several players get a shot at it, including the new recruits.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby jimhagle » Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:41 pm

No QB would thrive behind our line. Davis did all he could to put points on the board a la JWill. Give the kid credit.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby Digetydog » Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:10 pm

Most QB's have "some" blocking on most plays. It is hard to look downfield for open receivers when there are 2-3 defenders in your face on every play.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby BigT3x » Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:28 pm

SMU 86 wrote:He could really thrive as a QB in a true spread option offense.

*against Tulsa
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby ojaipony » Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:34 pm

Better OL and a healthy offseason to work on his craft with the right coaching staff, and I could see some fireworks.

Our OL this year has been the biggest shock to me. Have great size and some were even highly recruited. Lasecki and Weeks have plenty of experience (Briggs got SOME last year). Just kind of shocked. Not sure what's going on there.
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Re: Davis is a good spread option QB

Postby gostangs » Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:14 pm

What's going on is that they are being coached by a old left over Hawaiian running backs coach
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