(01-12-2018 09:09 AM)JMUPurple Wrote:  

(01-12-2018 08:38 AM)jmuroadwarrior Wrote:  

(01-11-2018 07:24 PM)TheDuke Wrote:  Had Rodney had the defense Schor had, he would have a national championship too. I have never seen a QB take over a game like Rodney. It could be 3rd and 17 and you knew he would convert.

Landers,R. rush for 10 yards to the JMU15, 1ST DOWN JMU (Belcher).

To illustrate your point, I copied the above from the play by play for our game at Maine in 2008. On the play we had 3rd and 9 from our own 5 yard line, it looked bleak. Landers ran to his right and was met by Belcher (rated top CAA Defensive player of the year and likely NFLer), who grabbed Landers behind the line of scrimmage and it looked like we would be punting from our 3 yard line. But wait, Landers bulled and bucked and with legs churning carries/drags Belcher to the 15 yard line in the most UNBELIEVABLE, refused to go down run that I think I have ever seen. That's another JMU....1st Down!

For the game he was 7/13 passing for 108 yards, and had 27, yes TWENTY SEVEN! carries for 156 yds. Maine knew he was going to run and had everyone in the box and they still could not stop him. One dimensional offense but my oh my it was the ultimate dimension. Too bad there were only 51 JMU fans there to see it in person.

Now back to the voting......

I loved Landers, and he was an incredible athlete. He did amazing things with the ball in his hands. However, for me, being a great athlete or runner does not equate to being the greatest QB. For me, the most important part of being a great QB means being a great passer. Schor is a leader, good at reading defenses, smart, accurate, and has a good read on when to take a chance win a 50/50 ball. I think his passing abilities and record as a starter demonstrate he is the greatest QB. He got my vote!

After the 2016 title I agreed with you. But this season I feel like he was basically a game manager. Also he made entirely too many mistakes taking huge sacks at bad times and throwing devastating interceptions.

Also I agreed with his accuracy and reads in 2016. But this season he often would force balls down field when he had wide open backs and players underneath that he never saw.

If Schor didnt have the best defense in JMU history then a lot of his mistakes would have likely lost some games. While Schor was the most successful QB I dont know if he was the best player we have ever had at that position.

I just think if you put Landers on the 2016 or 2017 team, not one game would have been close. And its not just imagining Landers with that beast defense, but also in the same backfield as Abdullah, Sharp, Johnson, and Marshall. No one would have stopped them.