Nick Stephens

#27
#27
If there is going to be any savior to the season its going to be Stephens. Everyone has written off Crompton and that's a pretty fair analysis. He has struggled against every team we have played and doesn't even know the plays he is calling in the huddle. Sounds a few cards shy of a deck if you ask me. What do we have to lose to give Stephens a shot. Heck suit me up I will play quarterback. I can do better than Crompton has!
 
#31
#31
justingroves said:
Stephens has a strong arm and decent ability to move around the pocket.

I don't know if he'll be any less prone to turnovers however, but it can't be much worse than it already is.
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Sounds better than what we have. Crompton has a terrible arm and gets sacked alot. It think Stephens should be given the opportunity to try to become a legend.
 
#33
#33
We have nothing to lose by putting in Stephen's,if he has a mental issue,then we are still in the same boat.Give Crompton the start but yank his butt on the first dirt ball throw.
 
#36
#36
GIVEHIM-6 said:
We have nothing to lose by putting in Stephen's,if he has a mental issue,then we are still in the same boat.Give Crompton the start but yank his butt on the first dirt ball throw.
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So you're saying only give Crompton one series?
 
#38
#38
I feel for Crompton however I don't think he should start or play again until both Stephens and Coleman get their shot to show they're gamers.

Apparently Crompton is a better practice player but it hasn't translated to the game. Some guys fold under pressure, some flourish. As a UT fan, I hope one of the other players flourishes or sitting for awhile clears Crompton's head.
 
#39
#39
Clawson on Nick...

Q: Is seeing Stephens play on Saturday against Northern Illinois part of the evaluation?


CLAWSON: “Yeah, I think so. Regardless of how it plays out this week, I think we’re going to get Nick in there, whether he starts the game or plays at a certain point. If he performs well in practice this week and runs the offense well, and manages the huddle well and makes the reads right, I think at some point we’ve got to get him going and play him. And again, we’re saying all this, and then we haven’t had one snap of practice yet, either. Exactly how we’re going to do it, it’s too early to say that.


Q: Can Crompton and Stephens run the same things?


CLAWSON: “They have basically the same skill set. It’s not like you’re dealing with a pro-style quarterback and an option quarterback. The things that Jonathan does well and Nick does well, you would do the same things offensively with both of them.”


Q: Would the offensive package be more limited with Stephens?


CLAWSON: “The package, you’ve got to have enough in that we have answers. It’s the same thing I say every week. You can only make it so simple, and then you become easy to defend. And yet, if it gets too big and guys don’t understand it, that’s always the challenge of game-planning.”


Q: What were your initial thoughts on Nick Stephens when you arrived at UT, and how much have they changed since?


CLAWSON: “When I came here, I was really wide open. I had not worked with any of those guys before. I had not watched any of them on film, except what I saw in practice. Nick has a real quick release. He’s got a lot of confidence. Sometimes he’ll force some things in there. Nick probably has more of those times where you’re saying, ‘No, no, no,’ and then you’re saying, ‘Great ball.’ But you just can’t let the defense get their hands on the ball. As much as we have not played well on offense, if we’d eliminated some of those costly turnovers, we’d probably be in a little bit different position right now.”


Q: How has Stephens grasped your offense?


CLAWSON: “He’s gotten a lot of reps, and he’s improved a lot. The reason we are opening this up and having them compete isn’t just because Jonathan has struggled. Nick has made some great strides in these last three or four weeks.”


Q: Has Stephens improved in learning his passing route progressions?


CLAWSON:“He’s improved from the spring. It’s tough in the face of a rush, and you’ve got blitzes, and hot (routes), and protection adjustments. That’s just playing quarterback today. Fifteen years ago, it was easy. It was two-deep (zone), three-deep (zone), and man. Now you see everything.”
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-Wes Rucker's Blog

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#40
#40
LivingLegend said:
Sounds better than what we have. Crompton has a terrible arm and gets sacked alot. It think Stephens should be given the opportunity to try to become a legend.
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False. Crompton has a very strong arm and he moves around well in the pocket. He's already scrambled for more yards than Ainge did in 06 and 07 combined.

Crompton lacks the stuff between the ears.
 
#41
#41
I refuse to get excited about any unproven player or coach in this program until I see them in action. Too many disappointments.
 
#42
#42
I am too lazy to quote them, but I have seen 2 very dumb post thus far this morning that HAVE to be addressed.
1 . Bradford is the best QB in the country bar none
He is solid might be a top 15 guy. but not bar none. every qb at ou puts up great numbers. that was a stupid comment.
2. Crompton doesnt have a good arm.
Did you watch the AU game. His arm stregth was very good. He was chucking 50 yards nowhere. He has a helluva an arm, but so does Kyle Boller. You can have a strong arm and be a lousy QB. I would venture to say that Pennington for the Dolphis has the worst arm in all the NFL. But he is starting for an NFL team and has won a playoff game.
 
#43
#43
anyone else read basolio's blog today? Very interesting if true.

The Edge on TonyBasilio.com

Here’s something I heard from the inside yesterday that makes tremendous success to me. I believe this to be the case. Take it for what it’s worth. Which I believe is a whole lot.
After the UCLA game, Dave Clawson went to coach Fulmer and suggested giving Nick Stephens first team reps at QB to get him ready for the SEC schedule. Clawson decided he couldn’t win in SEC play with Crompton. During the two week interval after the UCLA game and before UAB, he wanted to get Crompton ready but was overridden by the head coach. That would have given Stephens 3 weeks to get ready for Florida. 3 weeks of first team reps. Apparently, Crompton (who’s now 108 out of 117 qb’s in the country) didn’t manage his offense well enough for his liking. He was missing signals, running wrong plays, etc….So, Clawson sat back and watched the train-wreck that’s gone on in the last couple of weeks. In other words, Clawson saw this coming and was shot down by the head coach.
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#46
#46
FWIW, I was talking to a highly respected high school football coach who watched the spring practices and spring game this season. And he told me his impressions after spring game was "Stephens is the best QB on the team, he should be 'the' guy."
 
#49
#49
LivingLegend said:
Sounds better than what we have. Crompton has a terrible arm and gets sacked alot. It think Stephens should be given the opportunity to try to become a legend.
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You are exactly right. Crompton's problem is his horrible arm strength. Very similar to the fact that O'Neil's problem at WR last season was that he was just not fast enough.
 
#50
#50
I would say it is true, after looking at what Randy Sanders has done at KY he might not have been the problem in 05.
 
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