Vertical O vs Scramble O vs Unknown

[UneducatedGuess]

This is what it boils down to. Milton stretches the defense, even if his accuracy is off or our WRs drop the ball. It’s painfully obvious how much that opens our running game up as safeties stay back. Further, Milton made all the right reads today. His misses are in the right spot (well, 4 yards over everyone)

Hooker begs for safeties to press. His scramble first provides dink and dunk passes with occasional shots in the seam. I saw nothing impressive about his arm and was more concerned with ball security when he was in. I thought it was obvious he wasn’t the starter. I didn’t feel juice with him in, just kinda…the ability to innovate when it all breaks down. His decision making was doubtful in the pocket with pressure.

I’m not sure why Harrison Bailey didn’t get a look. It has to be a decision making thing…whether hesitant or poor…I have no idea what his style would be. Feels like more vertical. Zero need to QB spy so it frees up a defender.

I like a more vertical game. It will be interesting how we evolve as the season goes on.

Not having any RBs was painfully obvious today.

Milton brings the most attack force we have that we’ve seen. I hope the man heals.

Flame on

 

[VolMarine1371]

This is what it boils down to. Milton stretches the defense, even if his accuracy is off or our WRs drop the ball. It’s painfully obvious how much that opens our running game up as safeties stay back. Further, Milton made all the right reads today. His misses are in the right spot (well, 4 yards over everyone)

Hooker begs for safeties to press. His scramble first provides dink and dunk passes with occasional shots in the seam. I saw nothing impressive about his arm and was more concerned with ball security when he was in. I thought it was obvious he wasn’t the starter. I didn’t feel juice with him in, just kinda…the ability to innovate when it all breaks down. His decision making was doubtful in the pocket with pressure.

I’m not sure why Harrison Bailey didn’t get a look. It has to be a decision making thing…whether hesitant or poor…I have no idea what his style would be. Feels like more vertical. Zero need to QB spy so it frees up a defender.

I like a more vertical game. It will be interesting how we evolve as the season goes on.

Not having any RBs was painfully obvious today.

Milton brings the most attack force we have that we’ve seen. I hope the man heals.

Flame on

I seen a team do better with hooker in today. If Hooker starts we would have won the fame today.

 

[MKEvol]

This is what it boils down to. Milton stretches the defense, even if his accuracy is off or our WRs drop the ball. It’s painfully obvious how much that opens our running game up as safeties stay back. Further, Milton made all the right reads today. His misses are in the right spot (well, 4 yards over everyone)

Hooker begs for safeties to press. His scramble first provides dink and dunk passes with occasional shots in the seam. I saw nothing impressive about his arm and was more concerned with ball security when he was in. I thought it was obvious he wasn’t the starter. I didn’t feel juice with him in, just kinda…the ability to innovate when it all breaks down. His decision making was doubtful in the pocket with pressure.

I’m not sure why Harrison Bailey didn’t get a look. It has to be a decision making thing…whether hesitant or poor…I have no idea what his style would be. Feels like more vertical. Zero need to QB spy so it frees up a defender.

I like a more vertical game. It will be interesting how we evolve as the season goes on.

Not having any RBs was painfully obvious today.

Milton brings the most attack force we have that we’ve seen. I hope the man heals.

Flame on

I agree with you, 100%. Milton's first deep ball to Hyatt was perfect, and he dropped it. Did he have some overthrows, absolutely, a bunch. But we kept taking those shots when it made sense, it opens up the entire offense and we were moving the ball. I will take overthrows all day every day. An overthrow gives you a new down...Hooker's INT ended the game.

Now, think Hooker has a little higher floor than Milton because he is a better runner and can make plays happen...but to what end? His eligibility is up this season. If Milton can dial it in, he is here for 3 years and can really take hold of the offense.

I won't even humor the HB fanboys because it is clear that he is just not what they want him to be. 2 staffs have found that he is not SEC ready (spring ball vs 4th stringers isn't that).

But it won't matter because our offensive line play has just been atrocious for too long. Penalties, missed assignments, just general sloppy play. It got Milton injured today, it killed JG's confidence when he was here. Until we fix our OL, we will struggle.

 

[cgbtn]

I really don’t understand why Bailey doesn’t get into the transfer portal before he gets some sort of practice injury. It seems obvious (to me at least) that CJH wants his QBs to be RBs first and passers second. People keep saying, “Surprisingly, Huepel‘s teams have more yardage running than passing.” Well, it no longer surprises me. Huepel wants a QB,who is a RB who can throw the RB pass. Bailey will never be a RB. Next year, he will be the 4th string QB. We have all seen him throw. Passing skills are just of secondary importance here.

 

[orangejuiced]

I agree with you, 100%. Milton's first deep ball to Hyatt was perfect, and he dropped it. Did he have some overthrows, absolutely, a bunch. But we kept taking those shots when it made sense, it opens up the entire offense and we were moving the ball. I will take overthrows all day every day. An overthrow gives you a new down...Hooker's INT ended the game.

Now, think Hooker has a little higher floor than Milton because he is a better runner and can make plays happen...but to what end? His eligibility is up this season. If Milton can dial it in, he is here for 3 years and can really take hold of the offense.

I won't even humor the HB fanboys because it is clear that he is just not what they want him to be. 2 staffs have found that he is not SEC ready (spring ball vs 4th stringers isn't that).

But it won't matter because our offensive line play has just been atrocious for too long. Penalties, missed assignments, just general sloppy play. It got Milton injured today, it killed JG's confidence when he was here. Until we fix our OL, we will Hooker has 1 more year.