Look. Chandler is far from a Heisman candidate as a QB. But I can't put all the bad game results on him......or any UConn QB. They see games from the perspective as something headed right at them as opposed to the view a fans has from the comforts of a sideline seat. As BD has suggested more than once before the season started........it isn't fair.
CC had to leave FB because of concussions. Chandler has had his own share of concussions. With that history being said, which one of us wouldn't run like crazy at the first sign of protection collapsing. There's a lot more to life after FB.......that's my first thought wearing Chandler's shoes.
Dropped passes......no QB throws the perfect pass all the time, but how often have any of us heard commentators, at any level, suggest is wasn't pretty pass, but should have been caught.
Widely missing connections with receivers........who's fault.......again, many of us may have heard commentators suggest the QB reads one type of coverage, the receiver another type. The ball lands not too close to the receiver. Often you hear spectators say "Where the "H" is he (fill in any QB's name) throwing? Who's fault? Probably both, but it happens on all levels of play.
Throwing the ball into the ground or out of bounds. Could be an effort to avoid sack. Or it can just be a very bad throw. Any QB can be a hero or goat in that scenario.
Receivers stopping on routes and/or dropping a pass that hits them in numbers. That's on the receiver, but QB gets tagged with an incomplete. And I'm not suggesting receivers can not loose control after a wicked hit. That is excusable.
Running backs falling, fumbling, failing to gain any positive yardage. A lot more than any QB contributes to those failures.
I'm with HCBD. Any QB at any level receives undue acclaim or ridicule for the success or failure of a team. I'm not just defending Chandler, I'd make the same commentary for any of UConn's QB's.
The team wins as a team, and looses as a team. One or two plays out of 60-70 opportunities doesn't necessarily define a game. There may have been plenty of lost opportunities throughout any contest made by any of the teams offensive, defensive, or special team players.