'25 QB transfer prospects (Joey Aguilar)

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BigOrangeTrain said:
He knows the system way better than anyone coming out of the portal will. This isn’t a pivotal season for Heupel. This is a mulligan season. He had his starting QB leave at the worst time. Also, you don’t think Merk has earned the trust of the team? How do you know an experienced guy in the portal is just gonna come in learn the system, earn the respect of the team, unify the locker room and be able to operate the offense at a high level?

Now let’s say you get a good QB out of the portal and he wins the starting job. And Merk leaves. Then what? What if the portal QB gets hurt and Merk is gone? What if Merk leaves and some others feel like Heupel did Merk dirty and leave? What if Brandon sees this move and doesn’t like it? Some of you are not looking at the potential catastrophic situation we could be in. Yeah those are hypothetical situations but worth considering imo.
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Merk was never anticipating being a starting QB this season so it would be a surprise if he’s a flight risk.

Also, you earn the trust of your teammates through actions and results on the field. It’s a performance based deal.

You don’t give a dude a job unless he’s earned it and I highly doubt Merk has earned it, YET. He will have an opportunity to do so, but it’s unfair to the other guys on the team to not try and bring in a guy with starting experience to give EVERYONE the opportunity to win now.

You saying this is a “mulligan year” is also incorrect. There will be an asterix next to this year but to chalk it up as “hey Nico left us high and dry, mulligan, we can go 6-6 this year” is incorrect.

We are too proud a program, with too dedicated a fanbase, with too much money, to settle for a mulligan year
 
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Ttucke11 said:
I'm confused as to why our line is such a question mark. 5 star returning LT, All American LG, new C, ND starter RG, 5 star RT. And a plethora of other bodies. Am I the only one expecting a vast improvement in OL play?
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New center , 5 star RT that hasn’t played a down, 5 star LT that was hardly better than an average 3 star most of last year and new RG.
A whole lot of unknowns there to assume vast improvement.
Could happen but that’s best case scenario, which may not be reached.
 
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GVol1966 said:
New center , 5 star RT that hasn’t played a down, 5 star LT that was hardly better than an average 3 star most of last year and new RG.
A whole lot of unknowns there to assume vast improvement.
Could happen but that’s best case scenario, which may not be reached.
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Other OL coaches have done very well with far less is my point. He's also had 5 years to build this. All his guys. No excuses imo.
 
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jpope9 said:
honestly, Hype's offense isnt too difficult to learn, its very QB friendly. Not a very big playbook
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Exactly. Its about quick reads on WR option routes. Hooker succeeded because his internal clock was usually correct (reads 1-3 then RUN).

This is not some rocket scientist NFL lite system. Look at how that worked out for Jimbo at A&M: all the talent in the world but kids couldn't run it.

Even the other NFL lite systems like UGA, Bama under Saban, and OSU last year are watered down. At the end of the day it's about athletes.
 
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You would think if its any of the big names and Tennessee is truly waiting, because the fear of it looking like tampering, they would already be in the portal. Which makes me wonder if we are either swinging and missing, or none of it's true.
 
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BigOrangeTrain said:
He knows the system way better than anyone coming out of the portal will. This isn’t a pivotal season for Heupel. This is a mulligan season. He had his starting QB leave at the worst time. Also, you don’t think Merk has earned the trust of the team? How do you know an experienced guy in the portal is just gonna come in learn the system, earn the respect of the team, unify the locker room and be able to operate the offense at a high level?

Now let’s say you get a good QB out of the portal and he wins the starting job. And Merk leaves. Then what? What if the portal QB gets hurt and Merk is gone? What if Merk leaves and some others feel like Heupel did Merk dirty and leave? What if Brandon sees this move and doesn’t like it? Some of you are not looking at the potential catastrophic situation we could be in. Yeah those are hypothetical situations but worth considering imo.
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Yeah all this, “afraid so and do leaves if you bring in someone better “ is chicken sh++ !

We had a guy who couldn’t hold a starting job here or Michigan and a freshman and we didn’t won’t to bring in someone because one might leave,

We had a Sophomore and Freshman, neither had played much at all and we didn’t want to bring in someone because one might leave.

We were held back both years by mediocre QB play and guess what???
The one we were afraid might leave left us high and dry anyway.
 
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Visidog said:
This, though I’d add “when it breaks down, get yards with his legs.” Hooker was so dang good at making his reads and then knowing that, if something looked wrong, it meant he could run. His read would look left based on alignment—if all of those routes ended up covered, it’s because someone vacated the box to help.
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I agree but it has to be pointed out that defenses have adjusted as well, those empty spaces Hooker feasted on aren't there, or at least not there as often now.
 
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Nico ee-ah-MAH-LAY-ah-va said:
Exactly. Its about quick reads on WR option routes. Hooker succeeded because his internal clock was usually correct (reads 1-3 then RUN).

This is not some rocket scientist NFL lite system. Look at how that worked out for Jimbo at A&M: all the talent in the world but kids couldn't run it.

Even the other NFL lite systems like UGA, Bama under Saban, and OSU last year are watered down. At the end of the day it's about athletes.
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Does anybody recognize how long NICO was holding onto the ball here. Longer than the average bear. We also have no idea how much tape he was reviewing nor how much he was thinking before throwing the ball. Talent yes processing speed slower than expected.

Yes the line was better than average and adequate. The game plan for SEC games for defensive opponents was to put pressure on him and put DBs on an island.

Nico threw 5 TDs in SEC play prior to the Vanderbilt game. They rushed 3 players on his 4 TD passes in that game. OSU loaded up on him to not give him time to throw and we saw the results.

Some of the problems identified with the OL was because NICO was sitting back there knitting and dad did not recognize this flaw. Blamed it on the OL/WRs and not the Player. HS you can get away with it, but in college the speed is warped.
 
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Becht played in a conference that plays ZERO defense and now he will be the savior in the conference that plays the best defense in America?

😳
 
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