(09-25-2016 09:10 AM)Luckeyone Wrote: (09-25-2016 08:14 AM)emu79 Wrote: (09-24-2016 10:14 PM)Luckeyone Wrote: Ok Brogan, here's your chance. Keep working hard in practice and lead EMU to a victory over BGSU. It is possible and I believe you will do it. You have more physical talent than any QB in the MAC. You are a difference maker when you use your talents for the betterment of the team. You should get the majority of the reps this week, you've played in the system two years already and we should expect Victory!!!!
Despite Porter's single poor game I'm not certain it will be Roback starting at Bowling Green, are you?
Hey EMU79,
I love Coach Creighton's overall management of our program. If I had one criticism it would be the way the QB situation has been handled. Last year we had a three headed monster (Bell, Bolden, and Roback). Anybody who knows football could see Bolden had no business taking snaps from the QB position at the D1 level. In my mind, that was wasting precious development time. In fact, last year Roback eventually beat out Bell forcing his transfer. After watching Porter, he's not even close to being better than Bell. So if Roback is better than Bell, he certainly is better than Porter. One thing for sure, Creighton will not tip his hand on starting QB. EagleTough may be able to tell us who got the most snaps in practice. Finally, I went to a fall pre-season practice and Roback was 1st string until he did something stupid and got suspended. To Creighton's credit, he does not reward bad behavior. The only one who can stop Roback is Roback. Trust me when I say I've evaluated Porter and Roback. Hands down Roback still has potential to be a great MAC QB. I want to see what Roback could do starting at QB with our improved receivers and defense.
Regardless who starts, let's support the decision and root for EMU!!!!!
Totally disagree that "Porter is not even close to being better than Bell." Bell is playing D2 ball, where he belongs. Porter had one bad game, although the picks were really bad.
So here's my 2 cents. I have to agree with those who wouldn't assume Roback is the automatic starter for BGSU.
It's a tough one, and I hate to see we're back to a mini QB controversy, just as we're heading into conference play, on a very high note. Normally, just seeing the 3-1 record after 4 games, you'd assume Porter is the guy. EMU being EMU (haha), Porter had to throw a wrench in those plans with his 4 pick debacle.
The primary reason I wouldn't assume Roback is just handed the starting role now, is that it took 4 picks, for Creighton and DeBoer to actually pull the trigger and put Roback in there. That either says they really like Porter, or they still have major concerns about Roback, or they were really trying to make a discipline point, or maybe some combination of the 3. Really tough decision for the coaches, and I'm as curious as everyone to see who starts, and whether or not they have some type of set plan for a rotation of the 2, throughout the entire game. If they are going to rotate, I think I'd rather see a pre-determined plan, rather than just going off of gut feel as the game progresses.
As far as Brogan in the 4th qtr., it wasn't as if he came in and the game was won because of his arm. The winning TD was a 15 yard run by Eriksen. His very first throw was an off balance, back foot intermediate incompletion. Another inside throw into double coverage could have easily been picked off, but was dropped by a LB or safety. He did make the very nice back shoulder throw to Bailey down the right sideline. Way too small of a sample size to make any real evaluations. Basically, looked like last year's Brogan from the stands.
Again, tough one, hopefully the coaches have a plan. We win at BGSU, and it should work itself out. We lose, the QB questions will grow louder.
Either way, we still have a running game without Shaq, we have a much better receiving corp than last year, our OLine has been solid, and the difference in our defense from last year is shocking (which is not an exaggeration).