D. Conner high on T. Boyle...

[UConn17]

Okay will do thanks

 

[Doggie Style]

All this discussion about Cochran has me scratching my head. None of us really know what ultimately will happen w/ him, but if it is in fact true that he is ok with being on the bench and is focused on school just as much as FB, which is great..... My question then is, Why in the world would he turn down an opportunity to play at Yale, just to be content and to hit the books here at Uconn? A Yale Degree gives you a great advantage in life..... At the end of the day, I'm pumped we have a great stable of QB's with some serious competition for slots on the depth chart.

 

[CTMike]

In terms of football and a free education... I can understand.

 

[rich1122]

Your honor I object. This thread is based entirely on conjecture.


Casey is number 2 until he not. Glad he is getting pushed, but he is still number 2 and he will be for the first game.

 

[DaveHuskiesFan]

I have a really good friend on the team that has also echoe'd the same thoughts on Cochran. He's okay with riding the bench.

 

[Duncan Idaho]

CC came in as a fairly high rated recruit. The highest of his class(nontransfer) by one site(Rivals), rated 21 pro-style QB. He also committed 4 months before Whitmer. Maybe had a high expectation that he would be fighting for a starting spot sooner than later.

 

[rich1122]

Dez sees a couple of good throws by Boyle and suddenly the whole two deep is in question. I'll believe it when I see it. And I'll be willing to eat crow.

We need the season to begin

 

[CTMike]

It's an opinion from Des, not gospel. I appreciate any tidbit I can get. I just like hearing that there is good competition, chips will fall where they may. Useless to speculate beyond that.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

It's an opinion from Des, not gospel. I appreciate any tidbit I can get. I just like hearing that there is good competition, chips will fall where they may. Useless to speculate beyond that.

I absolutely love it that Dez gives his opinions like that. Isn't that what people want from our beat writers? So he gets it wrong every now and then. Like that's some foreign concept to some of us idiots on the BY.

Unfortunately, the one knock on Dez is that I think he has thin skin, and has felt the criticism of the fanbase when he's wrong about something or they don't like what he writes. And I think, just a guess, that he's kind of not going at it with the vigor that he was a couple of years ago. By the way, this new trend of only allowing comments through Facebook.......just ridiculous.

 

[ZooCougar]

Too soon to tell. Michael Box was in fact turning heads in practice and the scout team. You just never know.

 

[SubbaBub]

I am willing to root for whoever is taking the snaps to do well and scream for the next guy if he doesn't. Hometown kid, transfer, Texas superstar I don't care which it is, anymore.

This isn't personal, it's business.

The real anxiety comes from a lack of faith that P can pick the right guy.

 

[Waquoit]

I am willing to root for whoever is taking the snaps to do well and scream for the next guy if he doesn't. Hometown kid, transfer, Texas superstar I don't care which it is, anymore.

True. Whitmer is pretty good, I can't wait to see what he does with a competent OC and a decent OL. If one of the other guys can actually beat him out, that will mean we are fine at the position.

 

[SubbaBub]

True. Whitmer is pretty good, I can't wait to see what he does with a competent OC and a decent OL. If one of the other guys can actually beat him out, that will mean we are fine at the position.

Agreed. I keep going back to the adage that if you have more than one QB, then you don't have any. It would be nice to have a clear No. 1 for the first time since Lorenzen left town.

If the 3 freshmen are neck and neck, then none of them are ready. Likewise, if they are pushing Casey, then he's not ready either. We'll need one of the four to separate themselves.

 

[Srqhusky]

I think we need more data. Nobody has seen the qbs in a few weeks since practice was cancelled. Hopefully saturday we will see who is the real deal. Glad to see they are pushing each other though. Boyle has good technique but lagow with a big arm has me excited.

 

[rich1122]

Look at Whitmer's stats the last half of the year. I thought that he was greatly improved, as was the pass protection. If he had time he was pretty darn good. I would say after the embarrassing Cuse game things began to change. Look for a good year from him.

 

[metsfan2323]

I think we need more data. Nobody has seen the qbs in a few weeks since practice was cancelled. Hopefully saturday we will see who is the real deal. Glad to see they are pushing each other though. Boyle has good technique but lagow with a big arm has me excited.

They both have good arms, at the open practice it seemed to me that Boyle had more velocity than Lagow, but he was very wild. Maybe it was nerves because it was his first practice in pads, but Boyle was very inaccurate with his throws that day, Lagow seemed more polished with less of a fastball. Reminded me of Frazer and Endres with Boyle in the role of Frazer and Lagow as Endres.

 

[Waquoit]

Agreed. I keep going back to the adage that if you have more than one QB, then you don't have any. It would be nice to have a clear No. 1 for the first time since Lorenzen left town.

I think this is the 2nd year in a row where we have a clear #1.

 

[bmayuc]

I think this is the 2nd year in a row where we have a clear #1.

I'm really excited to see the offense this year. People underplay how well Whitmer did in difficult circumstances last year.

Poor OC - I won't hijack the thread but, yeah.
Poor OL - Again, not hijacking, but Whitmer got PUNISHED in most games.
unproven receivers - Talented but unproven guys emerged as the year went along.
terrible running game - Result of Poor OL/RB production. Caaused many situations that dictated risk-taking by QB.

yes he threw some dumb INT, but he moved the chains too. I think the OL will be more solid, the RB situation is improved(multiple RBs/Looks; i realllllllllllly like marriner, hope he'll get some burn), and our WR are now veteran producers.

Could be primed for a big season.

 

[jackl]

I absolutely love it that Dez gives his opinions like that. Isn't that what people want from our beat writers? So he gets it wrong every now and then. Like that's some foreign concept to some of us idiots on the BY.

By the way, this new trend of only allowing comments through Facebook.......just ridiculous.

What exactly do you mean. I have an issue with this twitter BS. Spits out 1 thought as a teaser and then what. Where do you go to elaborate or even see the rest of the thought? I am too old to figure this out, any help would be appreciated. Are there any Courant football articles anymore, piss poor coverage if you ask me and I have stated it before. I still chuckle as I see the side question on "are the linebackers fast enough from January 2 years ago".

 

[huskymedic]

What exactly do you mean. I have an issue with this twitter BS. Spits out 1 thought as a teaser and then what. Where do you go to elaborate or even see the rest of the thought? I am too old to figure this out, any help would be appreciated. Are there any Courant football articles anymore, piss poor coverage if you ask me and I have stated it before. I still chuckle as I see the side question on "are the linebackers fast enough from January 2 years ago".

Looking in wrong place? http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/

 

[SubbaBub]

I think this is the 2nd year in a row where we have a clear #1.

Last years version wouldn't have kept his starting job throwing that many picks if there was real competition. But, I've always liked the rest of his game.

For him to be the clear #1 is a good sign that he has improved. If true that could mean 2 extra wins.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

What exactly do you mean. I have an issue with this twitter BS. Spits out 1 thought as a teaser and then what. Where do you go to elaborate or even see the rest of the thought? I am too old to figure this out, any help would be appreciated. Are there any Courant football articles anymore, piss poor coverage if you ask me and I have stated it before. I still chuckle as I see the side question on "are the linebackers fast enough from January 2 years ago".

Since camp started I think Dez has done an ok job. There's been a ton of stuff lately.

 

[jackl]

Looking in wrong place? http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-football/

Been there done that, there is still not enough news considering the Huskies are less than 2 weeks away from the start.

 

[huskymedic]

Been there done that, there is still not enough news considering the Huskies are less than 2 weeks away from the start.

Between Silver, Fuller, Elsberry and Des - there's quite a bit out there. Can't use one source anymore. Wtby Rep/Am also has quite a bit but most behind a pay wall. Even the newslink posted on here by Nan helps. If you look just to the Courant for your Husky news fix - I get your point I guess.

 

[Srqhusky]

They both have good arms, at the open practice it seemed to me that Boyle had more velocity than Lagow, but he was very wild. Maybe it was nerves because it was his first practice in pads, but Boyle was very inaccurate with his throws that day, Lagow seemed more polished with less of a fastball. Reminded me of Frazer and Endres with Boyle in the role of Frazer and Lagow as Endres.

Thats my point we need more data. You are reporting the exact opposite of dez!