If Evers has a concussion

[giddyup]

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.

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.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Yes… multiple times out of the shotgun.

This year? With limited playing time? I find that hard to believe not including Merrimack.

 

[noeynox]

This year? With limited playing time? I find that hard to believe not including Merrimack.

If we exclude everything he has done, he has done nothing.

 

[huskymedic]

This year? With limited playing time? I find that hard to believe not including Merrimack.

… 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?).

 

[AllHusky]

Has Fagnano run for any 1st downs this year? Just saying.

Well?

 

[AllHusky]

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.

I guess if you can’t take a hit, maybe FB not your sport?

 

[CL82]

I’m starting to think the slide is more dangerous than just trying to keep running and make them tackle you

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.

 

[GoConn]

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.

 

[Hamms30]

This year? With limited playing time? I find that hard to believe not including Merrimack.

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.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

… 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?).

You said he did it “multiple times”. Name all of them wise guy, not including Merrimack.

 

[Greedo]

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).

 

[Palatine]

Does anyone know when Evers get his MRI?

 

[TouchdownHusky]

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?

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.

 

[uconnfan68]

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.

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.

 

[UCan3]

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.

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.

 

[RSTuthill]

My thought is to let the guys built for running do the running. Let the guys built for passing do the passing (and handing off). If they wanna run RPO sweeps, put Rosa back there in the gun. I am not a fan of lightly built QB's doing a lot of running.

David Pindell, of course, being the exception.

 

[Verne]

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.

Absolutely nothing about Evers game makes me think of Tua other than they play football and hit their heads which means they're the same as about 200k other football players.

 

[UConn Dan]

Any updates on Evers status?

 

[gioff2323]

Having an effective passing attack will open up the "box" for a ground game. And, UConn doesn't close to 50 without effective passing.

I hear the FAU game is available on replay

 

[gioff2323]

One thing that’s been a constant in my time as a fan of UCFB - the backup qb should always be playing. Rinse, repeat

 

[Greedo]

Absolutely nothing about Evers game makes me think of Tua other than they play football and hit their heads which means they're the same as about 200k other football players.

Literally just meant sliding late and taking hits to the head. Wasn’t comparing them in any other way. Should have clarified the first sentence was a separate thought from the rest of the post. I would never compare his actual play to Tua. The second part of what I was saying was separate, that he has potential to be a good player, but again, not comparing to Tua.

 

[uconnfan68]

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.

The defender was well into hitting him low too.

 

[RedStickHusky]

I’ve seen a lot of these slides where the quarterback gets hit. I almost fell like they are better off diving in those positions. It seems like the are a bigger target when they slide as opposed to dive.

How many offensive lineman, or defenders for that matter, have you seen get hurt lying on the ground? It's dangerous. Sliding is nice in the open field, not so much between the tackles.

 

[UCan3]

How many offensive lineman, or defenders for that matter, have you seen get hurt lying on the ground? It's dangerous. Sliding is nice in the open field, not so much between the tackles.

only difference is those players can take steps to defend themselves- 2 hands available. ball carrier has no hands and it is open season. If Evers wasn’t so much in the slide - i might say it’s just football - but that one IMO needed a flag and review.

 

[Hamms30]

only difference is those players can take steps to defend themselves- 2 hands available. ball carrier has no hands and it is open season. If Evers wasn’t so much in the slide - i might say it’s just football - but that one IMO needed a flag and review.

gotta get down. Sliding isn't supposed to be a last minute decision. It's a recognition that there are defenders and I'm getting down for my own protection with 4 or 5 yards of space. He got into the middle of 3 defenders and said "oh **" and tried to drop right then and there and traffic. It's like people who just walk out into a crosswalk with the attitude "I'm the pedestrian, they have to stop, I have the right of way." Well, yes, they are supposed to stop.. but that doesn't mean they're going to and are you really going to brag about how right you were when you're laid up in the hospital in a full body cast?

If you're in traffic already, you either need to dive out of harms way and get your head down, or you cover the ball up and run the ball and take your licks to the body. Either way, the head is safe. If you get popped by a linebacker? Well that's the price you pay to learn a lesson that you should have slid 5 yards earlier.