(07-26-2014 09:09 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(07-25-2014 01:09 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(07-25-2014 11:56 AM)NBPirate Wrote:  Players attending media days: http://theamerican.org/documents/2014/7/...s_List.pdf

tubbs bringing munchie is very telling, cincy fans get mad if anyone even mentions the idea of munchie starting (similar to last year with kay)..but bringing him to media day, he was prasinging muchie and his recovery a week ago and how good he looks.

i remember last year cincy fans were the exact same way and got mad at anyone who said munchie was starting over kay preseason, only to find out munchie ended up being the starter

i still think kiel wins the job but i think alot of cincy fans are in denial just how open the qb job is and how its still very possible for munchie to win it

Do you have some inside information about Munchie's surgically repaired knee? It's Media Day! All of the players listed for UC that attended are Seniors and Kiel is a Sophomore. Munchie has come a long way from a horrific knee injury that he suffered against Illinois last year and is a great story of perseverance for the Bearcats and for the league. He was held out of Spring drills and has not been medically cleared to resume full-contact yet. I would assume all Bearcat Nation is rooting for Munchie to recover and would love to see him come back from the injury and contribute to the team in some capacity. That remains a big question mark and at this point it seems unlikely that he would be our starting QB. Kiel has never started a college game so on the surface there may be "an open competition" but he will win the starting job hands down.

Quote:Now the 6-foot-5, 200-pounder is back for his second senior season, but his place in second-year coach Tommy Tuberville’s plans is uncertain. Cincinnati has two new quarterbacks with whom Legaux must vie for playing time: Notre Dame transfer Gunner Kiel, the former five-star recruit who famously decommitted from LSU in 2012, and junior-college transfer Jarred Evans. Kiel took most of the reps in Cincinnati’s spring drills and, in the estimation of offensive coordinator Eddie Gran, “would be the starter if we were to play tomorrow.”

I believe you are correct sir.

I cannot see a scenario where Munchie is the starter. A small caveat, I also could not see Munchie starting over Kay. Munchie's value to the team is/was as a dual threat quarterback. In Tubbs most recent interview, he conceded that Munchie does not have the athletic ability to play receiver anymore. This leaves Munchie as a drop back passer. Munchie is a 6 foot 5 passer, but his almost underhand delivery makes him a 5 foot 9 pocket passer. In addition, IMHO he is very inaccurate with passes of any length. When he was healthy, he was a weapon as a scrambler. I am unclear as to why he would want to keep the dream alive. All this notwithstanding, he deserves to go to media days. Munchie is a great person and will be an asset to society as a whole, but I cannot see him as the best quarterback on the roster.

(07-26-2014 09:47 AM)rosewater Wrote:  I cannot see a scenario where Munchie is the starter. A small caveat, I also could not see Munchie starting over Kay. Munchie's value to the team is/was as a dual threat quarterback. In Tubbs most recent interview, he conceded that Munchie does not have the athletic ability to play receiver anymore. This leaves Munchie as a drop back passer. Munchie is a 6 foot 5 passer, but his almost underhand delivery makes him a 5 foot 9 pocket passer. In addition, IMHO he is very inaccurate with passes of any length. When he was healthy, he was a weapon as a scrambler. I am unclear as to why he would want to keep the dream alive. All this notwithstanding, he deserves to go to media days. Munchie is a great person and will be an asset to society as a whole, but I cannot see him as the best quarterback on the roster.

Munchie is looked up to on the team and a leader. He also battled back from a bad bad injury. He deserves to go to media days, as you alluded to. But he won't be a starter here and in face I see him behind both Kiel and Evans in the qb depth chart for the very reasons you mentioned.