Exactly, I agree on the Turner and play calling criticisms, but our receivers are not getting any separation either. But we are down 2-3 of our best receivers. Brewton is a big loss, and this may wear Carter out and have the defense focus solely on him, riding his injury likelihood.
At this point in time 100%. People say he doesn’t have good arm strength, but crap…he was fun to watch and alway on the move. Turner has shown me nothing.
I’ll add that I support Turner. He may turn into something, but he been less than impressive.
Boyle actually did not look bad as a freshman, the results were bad. The receivers were not use to his pro type velocity and several passes went off their hands for interceptions. Admittedly, he overthrew on a few plays too.
It does beg the question
Losing our DC and starting QB and WRs before the season barely gets going never helps much either. Oh, now our best KR is gone too.
I wonder if Turner is really the only healthy quarterback on our roster right now.
Coming into the season, UConn’s receiving group was one of their strengths…..but being down to your top 3 receivers, that obviously has changed…..agree that they have to figure out which receiver has the best chance to get the ball to downfield and I think it has to be Fitzgerald with his size…..doesn’t have to be 50 yards downfield bit something in the 15 -20 yard range to at least stretch the defense…there is still hope Marion can return in second half when we have more of our winnable games…..having him return would definitely change things
Just a comment filled with stupidity….totally agree the second half of the season has winnable games…the question is will many on this board give up on the team when we knew the schedule was front loaded with tough games…..
if we had a decent defensive coordinator he would have the time to work with these players during practices and help them improve.
There is a vast difference between throwing the ball 20 yards down field and throwing 7-10 yard passes to guys over the middle or down the sideline. We need to do something besides these bubble screens and 1 yard quick outs. Even with a true freshman teams throw the football occasionally. Good grief.
This. UConn has 3 available QBs on the roster and 2 are coming off surgeries and don't seem to be ready to play major minutes yet. Thus, you can't have Turner run the ball. With Turner a true freshman in his 3rd game and limited QB depth, the offense is going to be conservative.
I absolutely would. He’s a magician on the run. We need that badly right now. Our line is good at opening up the run game but pass protection is brutal. Millen is a better runner too. I’m not really sure why we continue with Zion other than injuries to Millen and Tyler.
Tyler is definitely more dynamic but Turner does some things better. He has a much better arm (both strength and touch) and he runs the offense better. They're very different QBs. A healthy Tyler P probably helps us win more games now solely because of his wheels and our lack of skill players on O.
As good as our running game had been, it had been easy to defend as our passing game is a disaster. Our passing game consists of bubble screens, dump offs in the flat and short in and out routes.
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