The View From Section 241 — Temple

[freescooter]

Mora is going to start the guy the coaching staff thinks has the best chance to win. Right?

Of course not. That is silly. He will select the starter after polling the boneyard, of course.

 

[freescooter]

Evidently not according to this board, because the best QB is always the one on the bench........or a true freshman who has never taken a snap in college.

Or Tim Boyle, David Pindell or Michal Nebrich.

 

[CL82]

Evidently not according to this board, because the best QB is always the one on the bench........or a true freshman who has never taken a snap in college.

In his defense, Welliver has not lost a single game.

 

[UConnJim]

Take out Joe's totals from Merrimack and it still isn't close.

Using PFF grades, here is how they grade both UConn QBs this year:

Passing:
Evers: 63.4
Fagnano: 63.0
Roberson 2023: 65.4

Rushing:
Fagnano: 65.4
Evers: 59.4
Roberson 2023: 56.2

The distribution is tight, so PFF is saying Evers/Fagnano/Roberson grade about the same.

Coming into this season, Fagnano had thrown 507 college passes since Evers had last started at QB in HS and 775 colleges passes total. The reason you go with Evers is that he has 2 more years to play QB and usually, QBs get better with playing time.

 

[CTBasketball]

Using PFF grades, here is how they grade both UConn QBs this year:

Passing:
Evers: 63.4
Fagnano: 63.0
Roberson 2023: 65.4

Rushing:
Fagnano: 65.4
Evers: 59.4
Roberson 2023: 56.2

The distribution is tight, so PFF is saying Evers/Fagnano/Roberson grade about the same.

Coming into this season, Fagnano had thrown 507 college passes since Evers had last started at QB in HS and 775 colleges passes total. The reason you go with Evers is that he has 2 more years to play QB and usually, QBs get better with playing time.

Interesting.

I saw Fagnano bounce an outside run inside to 1:1 challenge a 285lb DE. The play resulted in a 1st and 10 for the Owls instead of a 1st and 10 for the Huskies.

But man did he make up for it with that last drive. Chef’s kiss.

 

[businesslawyer]

Using PFF grades, here is how they grade both UConn QBs this year:

Passing:
Evers: 63.4
Fagnano: 63.0
Roberson 2023: 65.4

Rushing:
Fagnano: 65.4
Evers: 59.4
Roberson 2023: 56.2

The distribution is tight, so PFF is saying Evers/Fagnano/Roberson grade about the same.

Coming into this season, Fagnano had thrown 507 college passes since Evers had last started at QB in HS and 775 colleges passes total. The reason you go with Evers is that he has 2 more years to play QB and usually, QBs get better with playing time.

I would just point out that the PFF grades, by definition, say we don’t care how the play comes out — we just care how the player we’re grading did. I get that — I really do — and it’s a useful tool. But I wouldn’t throw out actual results either. It’s not always purely random when WRs catch a higher percentage of what the graders view as the “same” throws from one QB than from another. I think both sets of stats, read together, are meaningful.

That having been said, I have no issue concluding that each of the three are in similar ranges of QB play.

 

[LBird33]

The Evers-Fagnano debate I think has pretty much been pounded into oblivion, don't you think? A healthy fan base has these debates. But are there possibly other things to talk about that the coaching staff might possibly need our guidance on? The OL, for instance? I wasn't there last Saturday. Has that topic been thoroughly explored? We seem to be running out of things to say and the next game isn't until 10 days. Have we been fully apprised of injuries yet? Speculation on the opening line on Wake next week?

I second your comments. Enough on the QBs.

 

[RSTuthill]

Mora is going to start the guy the coaching staff thinks has the best chance to win. Right?

In defense of some of the critics, HCJM did start talking about all NE needs is more snaps. Probably true. But that could also be interpreted as giving the lesser QB more PT for other reasons than UConn is playing the QB who will give them the best chance of winning NOW.

That was very similar to what Bobby Disco said as he left the upperclassmen on the bench to play others (his guys) we thought less qualified. So there is a cultural history here that has sensitized the BY. But I thought you new that.

 

[ShakyTheMohel]

I would just point out that the PFF grades, by definition, say we don’t care how the play comes out — we just care how the player we’re grading did. I get that — I really do — and it’s a useful tool. But I wouldn’t throw out actual results either. It’s not always purely random when WRs catch a higher percentage of what the graders view as the “same” throws from one QB than from another. I think both sets of stats, read together, are meaningful.

That having been said, I have no issue concluding that each of the three are in similar ranges of QB play.

I agree that they are in the same range of play…i think the staff is betting on Evers getting better with reps. Roberson got reps…didn’t get better….Fagnano is who he is. Evers has potential and 2 more years of eligibility after this.