Tim Boyle Green Bay Packers visit

[uconnphil2016]

I’m sorry, but you’re being a . A local kid tries to live out his dream while you sit at home and take shots from a keyboard. Don’t be that guy.

They compared him to Aaron Rogers...

 

[Hoophound]

There is a point where everyone needs to accept that we witnessed our football coaches ruin several players rather than develop them. Those days should be over with Randy back. No need to have any opinion on most of these kids because they were not put in a position to succeed.

Of course, Tim most likely isn’t the next Aaron Rodgers, but the fact we ran him off and a couple years later the Packers sign him and his measurables are off the charts is disappointing as hell.

 

[whaler11]

There is a point where everyone needs to accept that we witnessed our football coaches ruin several players rather than develop them. Those days should be over with Randy back. No need to have any opinion on most of these kids because they were not put in a position to succeed.

Of course, Tim most likely isn’t the next Aaron Rodgers, but the fact we ran him off and a couple years later the Packers sign him and his measurables are off the charts is disappointing as hell.

Who cares about the measurables. He threw more INTs than TDs on a bad FCS team.

Maybe Green Bay can turn him into something but they weren’t so excited to even use a 7th round pick - so lets not go crazy.

 

[huskysupporter]

Take a look at his measurable drill times again. Professional analysts see organic skill sets in Boyle that lead them to drafting him and letting Callahan go. He turned out to be one of the most athletic and strong QB's in the entire draft. His drill times were better than Rogers and he can make all the throws. I am convinced that he was misused at UCONN. Boyle may turn out to be a diamond in the rough. I can't think of a better mentor than Rogers who sat behind Brett Farve for three years before getting his shot. This is exciting news!

He wasn’t drafted. He had some nice drill times. Look, I am rooting for him. Hometown kid, and Packers are my favorite team. But as a Packers fan, I wish they signed someone with production on the field. He struggled mightily at UCONN and even if you give him a pass for coaching changes, he was not good at an FCS school as well.

I sort of get what Packers are doing here. Rodgers is the number one qb and franchise player. And the battle for number two has been set (Kizer v. Hundley). The coaches are hoping they can coach up Boyle’s deficient areas because he has good physical traits. And if he shows results on the field during practice, they might decide to put him on practice squad. I just haven’t seen anything that shows he will be productive.

 

[Confident Carl]

He wasn’t drafted. He had some nice drill times. Look, I am rooting for him. Hometown kid, and Packers are my favorite team. But as a Packers fan, I wish they signed someone with production on the field. He struggled mightily at UCONN and even if you give him a pass for coaching changes, he was not good at an FCS school as well.

I sort of get what Packers are doing here. Rodgers is the number one qb and franchise player. And the battle for number two has been set (Kizer v. Hundley). The coaches are hoping they can coach up Boyle’s deficient areas because he has good physical traits. And if he shows results on the field during practice, they might decide to put him on practice squad. I just haven’t seen anything that shows he will be productive.

I totally agree. There is absolutely no reason nor historical precedent to expect that Tim Boyle will be successful in the NFL. That is precisely why these developments are so intriguing. His physical test scores make it all the more crazy!

One of my teammates at CCSU, Tony Giaquinto, (Nick's brother two time Super Bowl winner and former Sacred Heart U baseball coach) was drafted in the 7th round by the Packers. Bart Star personally came out to the Yale Bowl to watch him. Tony was an exceptional athlete, 6'3"200lbs. He ran a 9.6 100. Talent ran in the family. Tony told me how grueling NFL competition is. To make it you really have to want it. There is tremendous sacrifice. If Tim has the fortitude to do what's necessary, with great coaching he could have a nice career. It would be interesting to get Dan Orlovsky's slant on all this.

 

[Hoophound]

Who cares about the measurables. He threw more INTs than TDs on a bad FCS team.

Maybe Green Bay can turn him into something but they weren’t so excited to even use a 7th round pick - so lets not go crazy.

I said it is disappointing that the Packers see more there than our coaches did. We should have had 5 years to turn him into a serviceable QB. Instead, any potential was completely squandered. There is no guaranty that he would have been a great QB for us but if he has tools that excite the Packers, we should have had him here longer. It’s just a shame that a homegrown kid was done like that. Between that, Lagow leaving, Nebrich leaving, Cochrane injured, and on and on and on, the disappointment, bad luck and bad coaching is almost incomprehensible.

 

[huskysupporter]

I said it is disappointing that the Packers see more there than our coaches did. We should have had 5 years to turn him into a serviceable QB. Instead, any potential was completely squandered. There is no guaranty that he would have been a great QB for us but if he has tools that excite the Packers, we should have had him here longer. It’s just a shame that a homegrown kid was done like that. Between that, Lagow leaving, Nebrich leaving, Cochrane injured, and on and on and on, the disappointment, bad luck and bad coaching is almost incomprehensible.

Not really sure what else could be done with Boyle here. He was extremely inaccurate and made poor decisions. I think it was a wise move he moved on so he could get some playing time. It appears he had the same problems at Eastern Kentucky as he did at UCONN. Low completion percentage, more ints then tds. That’s why I was shocked he got a look.

I hope it’s a story of the ages and he becomes Kurt Warner 2.0. But I don’t think I have heard of a player that had zero success on the field in college even making an nfl team. If anyone does it I hope its a CT guy because any positive press about CT players brings attention to CT football.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Who cares about the measurables. He threw more INTs than TDs on a bad FCS team.

Maybe Green Bay can turn him into something but they weren’t so excited to even use a 7th round pick - so lets not go crazy.

Stop it youre ruining it for Tim and his family. Really youre ruining it for Aaron Rogers, too. Guy is about to get benched for a rookie, doesnt need commentary from the boneyard

 

[Confident Carl]

I said it is disappointing that the Packers see more there than our coaches did. We should have had 5 years to turn him into a serviceable QB. Instead, any potential was completely squandered. There is no guaranty that he would have been a great QB for us but if he has tools that excite the Packers, we should have had him here longer. It’s just a shame that a homegrown kid was done like that. Between that, Lagow leaving, Nebrich leaving, Cochrane injured, and on and on and on, the disappointment, bad luck and bad coaching is almost incomprehensible.

He was always projected as a pro style QB. To be really effective the O line, receivers and run game all need to come together. That didn't happen at UCONN and that's why Sherriffs, Whitmer and Cochran got the crap beat out of them. Not playing much at UCONN may have extended Boyle's career! Pro style Boyle may thrive in an the NFL while a stellar college dual threat QB's like Taysom Hill or Quintin Flowers may struggle.