Splitting time between Rourke and Rodgers makes zero sense and has not since day one. They are complete opposites in style and strength and it appears that Albin's solution is to force a round peg and a square peg into a triangle hole. The reports of Rourke working on his running tells me they will keep at the pistol. I like our team talent this year but am very leery of the QB play in that the coaches don't seem inclined to build a system that fits the skillset of Rourke, but rather make the player fit the system. That never - NEVER - works.
I would like any QBs out there to chime in on this quote because I struggle with this too.
I think it is an absolute must to get the ball to Armani Rogers, he is an elite athlete for any conference. With the loss of Shane Hooks, honestly, Rogers should be a WR, if he can run the routes. And an emergency QB.
Albin has had major success before with players like Tettleton in his final year by focusing on passing instead of running. Mark my words, Kurtis can run but he is going to be best scrambling vs planned runs like options. Kurtis is a very good decision maker and will pass it or run it as the situation demands.
Also, the funtion that options serves, to widen the field, can be accomplished by other methods than having the QB run options, such as jet sweeps.
Kurtis is one heck of a passer and needs all the reps. And Ohio doesnt run an offense like Toledo with 15 bubble screens and checkdowns per game where 70% might not mean much; Kurtis hit 68% of his passes last year consistently throwing intermediate and deep routes.
QB3 CJ Harris is a darn good player in his own right and he should be the back-up qb after this year. With some experience, Harris can help the Bobcats too.
Thoughts?
Last Edited: 8/27/2021 7:33:47 PM by Rufusbobcat94