QB Going Forward Determines This Season

[Chin Diesel]

The AAC is god awful. If Cochran comes back and remains healthy UConn can still get to 7 wins. SMU, Tulsa, Memphis and Tulane are worse than UConn by a lot if Cochran is QB.

With Whitmer at QB this team max's out at 3 wins.

I have a ton of respect for the beating Whitmer has taken and I lay the blame squarely on the previous staff. However, he isn't an FBS QB. He was the only reason UConn didn't hang at least 30 on SB today.

 

[ZooCougar]

I agree, but I am assuming Casey is done for the year.

 

[ATLDYKA]

I agree, but I am assuming Casey is done for the year.

Looking at Casey today, it didn't appear that he was done to me. If he is, time for Boyle.

 

[ktuck911]

Our OL isnt very good right now. I just dont see them firing off the ball and putting some hurt on the opposition whatsoever thus far. Thats hurting us a bunch. No way thisgame shouldve been this close.

 

[scottieskis]

I'm sure Boyle has improved, but I still don't think he is close to ready.

 

[Stinger92860]

So much to fix.. Oline, play calling, defensive schemes, etc...

 

[ASweet3781]

Not sure Cochran's return alone can make up for the numerous other problems.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

It's amazing that out of High School, Whitmer was a 4 star competing for a starting role in the Big10 at Illinois. 5 years later he struggles against an FCS team. I was hoping he had developed more working with Patterson, but until UConn has a top notch OL, I can't see him being effective. If Cochran isn't able to go and they don't bring in Boyle, then I have to imagine that we will be seeing Davis and Sherriffs next year at QB. Boyle has to be better than Whitmer is right now...and if he isn't, i don't see a great future for him. You can't give up on the season after game 2 to protect a red shirt. If they aren't playing Boyle it's because they think Whitmer is better...which is not a good sign.

 

[huskymedic]

If they aren't playing Boyle it's because they think Whitmer is better...which is not a good sign.

... or Boyle is not 100% recovered from the previously reported "nagging back injury" he had during the fall and they don't want to hamper his recovery.

 

[ASweet3781]

Army put up 47 points today against Buffalo.

We will not beat them if Whitmer is the QB. I don't know who we beat with him. But whoever is the QB will have to deal with an OL that doesn't block.

 

[2Infinity]

With the OL playing the way it did today, if Cochran comes back, I hate to say this, but I think he's in danger of suffering another concussion. The OL missed several outside rushes today which resulted in sacks. I recall one where #39 raced in untouched from the left side as the blocker chose to take the inside lineman, which resulted in a double-team of him, as our QB was left unprotected. On another play, I saw Max D give a token block and not continue with it, resulting in another sack. The sad part is that when they did a good job, and Whitmer had time, and an open receiver, he couldn't hit them several times on what would have been big plays Those are passes that Cochran completes most of the time. So I believe CC would have done a better job, but I'm not sure how long Casey can last (concussion free) without better blocking. Unfortunately...unless that improves, it may not make much difference which of the three is playing QB for us!

 

[Stinger92860]

I have been a big Max guy, but I was extremely disappointed in his play today. If he can't block or get the tough yards I'd go with young backs.