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If Evers has a concussion

If Evers does have a concussion, I would think it prudent for him to consider giving up the sport. As violent as FB is, is it worth
risking your long-term health to continue playing.... ? I would think not.
 
Whether or not Evers officially has a concussion is irrelevant looking short-term and long term.

We know he had a concussion at the Maryland game.
We know his playing style lends itself to getting hit.
We know he is small and he doesn't have a lot of beef to absorb hits. He's a few years beyond HS and he not growing 2"-3" or putting on 20lbs. He is what he is.

Coaches need a fully ready game package for every opponent with Evers or without him. Not ideal.

Long-term identifying another RPO QB in the portal is critical. Sammis' offensive sets are proving to allow an RPO QB to be successful. Mora has explicitly stated he likes the versatility if RPO at the college level.

I hope for the best and wish the kid well. He is progressing nicely with more and more game reps but we all know college is his last time playing football and he has his full life ahead of him and that's the priority.
 
Palatine said:
In the Maryland game those were were penalties against us.

First, let's hope Evers is okay. But we run the QB too much. It puts him at risk every time he carries. He is not 220 pounds he is 185. He can take only so much pounding.

That said. His legs can be a weapon. The coaches need to figure. out how to use, not overuse, that weapon.
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UConn has a lot of play action options when Evers is in the game. Robinson, Brown, Edwards, even a defensive lineman who’s a threat to punch the ball through. With the offensive line Mora and Sammis have put together, if Evers can master the play action, and I think he can, UConn is going places. It’s experience that he needs and he’s getting it every weekend, barring any concussions that is.
 
TouchdownHusky said:
Hey, the 60's are calling you.
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TDH,

If you were to be guaranteed that we would be within a field goal of 50 points every game for the remainder of the season but along with wh as t we've done the past two games, we average a little more than 300 yards per game rushing and about 200 yards per game through the air, how would you feel about that prospect?
 
Chin Diesel said:
Whether or not Evers officially has a concussion is irrelevant looking short-term and long term.

We know he had a concussion at the Maryland game.
We know his playing style lends itself to getting hit.
We know he is small and he doesn't have a lot of beef to absorb hits. He's a few years beyond HS and he not growing 2"-3" or putting on 20lbs. He is what he is.

Coaches need a fully ready game package for every opponent with Evers or without him. Not ideal.

Long-term identifying another RPO QB in the portal is critical. Sammis' offensive sets are proving to allow an RPO QB to be successful. Mora has explicitly stated he likes the versatility if RPO at the college level.

I hope for the best and wish the kid well. He is progressing nicely with more and more game reps but we all know college is his last time playing football and he has his full life ahead of him and that's the priority.
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When he is back, the Guardian cap should be part of his uniform.
 
I’m pretty sure Fagnano came here as a dual threat guy. Doesn’t have the break away speed of Evers but is no slouch. Hoping Evers is okay for his own sake but the offense clearly functions well with Fagnano.


Revisionist history but what would our record have been last year if Joey stayed healthy? A lot of close losses where we needed a little bit more O.
 
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I wonder if there are stats on QB injuries on head-first dives vs the slide.

I feel like the slide causes more but I have never looked for that data.

Maybe the slide itself should be the outlawed play.
 
Meaning they should perhaps be more hesitant to take off and run...
Not force QBs to dive head first on all their runs...
 
UCTitleTown said:
They need to stop running him so much. I've seen far too many athletes in all sports have their careers ended by multiple concussions. Air travel makes it worse too so a PAC 12 landing would be a problem. I read the other day that Joe Paterno didn't want Penn State to join the Big 10. He wanted to create a new conference for Northeast Football. Imagine how awesome a conference with PSU, West Virginia, Syracuse, BC, Pittsburgh, UConn, Rutgers, Temple and a few others would be? All a bus ride away.
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Urban legend has Gavitt saying no thanks
 
TouchdownHusky said:
Nope. Fignano should be QB1. The offense moves better with him. With him, UConn can run AND throw.
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Fagnano doesn’t need to be Fran Tarkenton to keep the defense honest, just a well timed scramble 1-2 times per half and they will have to semi spy him instead of pinning their ears back coming for a for a sack
 
ZooCougar said:
Fagnano can do it too.

I'd rather be able to pass the ball and not be run dimensional. Your comment is Randy Edsall level stuff.
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Randy Edsall level comment? Yeesh, the 10 likes I got must’ve really stuck in your craw!

Here’s my end take. Joe can do it, but not as good as Evers. Joe can currently throw it better than Evers, I do not disagree - but Evers has the arm talent with reps to be better than Joe by the end of the season and has much more eligibility left and we have one of the easiest SoS’s out there. So, if I’m Mora, I’m playing Evers (assuming he’s not concussed, which almost seems like a foregone conclusion that he is based on the two big whacks he took on Saturday).
 
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Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
I’m pretty sure Fagnano came here as a dual threat guy. Doesn’t have the break away speed of Evers but is no slouch. Hoping Evers is okay for his own sake but the offense clearly functions well with Fagnano.


Revisionist history but what would our record have been last year if Joey stayed healthy? A lot of close losses where we needed a little bit more O.
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He didnt come in as a dual threat guy with an avg of 3 ypc.
 
ScottVib said:
What I don't love is that there seems to be certain plays where the QB sees they're about to take a hit and then slide... by that point the defender is already committed and it's an impossible situation.

That said you could probably fix that (and many issues) by adopting a rugby tackle rule. The launch tackles are not legal tackles, you have to wrap and take the player down. Bring back form tackling.
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The slide rule creates more injuries than prevents them. You’re asking a guy to give up feet first and a defender to stop mid-attack. The proper rule is if you’re a Qb the same rule applies as everybody else. You’ll see a lot less QB runs and a lot more smart low shoulder running.
 
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CONN78SEJ said:
This year? With limited playing time? I find that hard to believe not including Merrimack.
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… not including Merrimack during a night game, while rolling to his right w/ his left hand tied behind his back?

You find a lot of things hard to believe that end up being factual (Remember your Rosa hasn’t fumbled in his career declaration?).
 
giddyup said:
The slide rule creates more injuries than prevents them. You’re asking a guy to give up feet first and a defender to stop mid-attack. The proper rule is if you’re a Qb the same rule applies as everybody else. You’ll see a lot less QB runs and a lot more smart low shoulder running.
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I guess if you can’t take a hit, maybe FB not your sport?
 
ddent68 said:
I’m starting to think the slide is more dangerous than just trying to keep running and make them tackle you
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It is the way that Evers uses it. If you were going to try for extra yardage, just stay up at the end of the play. If you are going to slide, it has to be before defenders are within a stride of you.
 
Gotta keep rolling with Joey Fagnano. Having 10 touchdowns passes in roughly 2.5 games isn't a coincidence. Dude is balling.

Hope Evers is ok and gets healthy. He can certainly be our QB next season but it's Joeys time this year.
 
CONN78SEJ said:
This year? With limited playing time? I find that hard to believe not including Merrimack.
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Yes, he did it against Buffalo. If what you're actually trying to ask is, does he have the big play capability of Evers where Evers can snap off a 40 yard run? Probably not, no. But yes, Fagnano has pulled the pall on a few read options and gotten the 3 or 4 yards needed for first downs.
 
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huskymedic said:
… not including Merrimack during a night game, while rolling to his right w/ his left hand tied behind his back?

You find a lot of things hard to believe that end up being factual (Remember your Rosa hasn’t fumbled in his career declaration?).
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You said he did it “multiple times”. Name all of them wise guy, not including Merrimack.
 
Anyone else see the way Evers handles running and immediately think of Tua? This kid has a lot of potential, and I can see his growth from the game reps he’s getting. Hopefully he can stay healthy moving forward.

Edit: this post is not comparing Evers play to Tua. Just they both slide late and take hits to the head. I meant Evers has promise (not comparing to Tua), and it would be a shame if the head injuries take him out of the game and the potential to grow (like Tua).
 
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FfldCntyFan said:
TDH,

If you were to be guaranteed that we would be within a field goal of 50 points every game for the remainder of the season but along with wh as t we've done the past two games, we average a little more than 300 yards per game rushing and about 200 yards per game through the air, how would you feel about that prospect?
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Having an effective passing attack will open up the "box" for a ground game. And, UConn doesn't close to 50 without effective passing. But I'd be OK with multiple rushing TD's of 30+ yds, and multiple passing TD's of 5 yds or less.
 
giddyup said:
The slide rule creates more injuries than prevents them. You’re asking a guy to give up feet first and a defender to stop mid-attack. The proper rule is if you’re a Qb the same rule applies as everybody else. You’ll see a lot less QB runs and a lot more smart low shoulder running.
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The biggest problem is that desire for 1 more yard. If they're going to slide, do it early enough to not get hit at all, otherwise you're fair game.
 
uconnfan68 said:
The biggest problem is that desire for 1 more yard. If they're going to slide, do it early enough to not get hit at all, otherwise you're fair game.
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While I agree when sliding feet first, like Evers was, the head should be protected. IMO he was well into the slide - flag for 15 was appropriate.
 
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