Russel Wilson runs backwards and takes deep sacks all the time, in fact a 14 yard sack just 2 weeks ago caused them to miss a field goal against the Bears, he doesn't take that sack and they win.
Cameron Ward gets the offer
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When the pass rush is coming or the coverage is smothering, it’s time to tuck and run forward for yards. Turning the play into street ball by scrambling all over desperately is crap. The defense beat you in protection and coverage. The qb has to commit to moving the ball forward as a runner. Continuing the play as a passer is a low percentage bet.
Right after JDL took that sack for a big loss I texted in my family chat, "Looks like we got that play from the Seahawks. JDL looks like Wilson out there". The responses were all in agreement.
Do you watch the games? Tell me what happened on a game winning field goal that was a 25 yard chip to a 42 yard kick. He was Barbecued in the Seattle media for that play against the bears .
When did deLaura ever take a 27 yard sack?
I'm not going to go through every play, but the lowest amount of rushing yardage he had in a game is -24 yards on 2 carries in the SB.
To compare, Ward had -59 yards against McNeese, including a 22 yard sack. He also threw 3 pics in that game.
Your entire premise in this thread is disingenuous at best.
Watch the Bears game where his taking a sack on 3rd down in easy field goal range, led to a tougher field goal attempt that went just wide.
JDL's performance is not above criticism and his tendency to bail out of the pocket is certainly a fair criticism. Still, he was the Pac-12's offensive freshman of the year and deserved it. No transfer coming into the program is going to beat him out for the starting job. Yes we need to bring someone in for depth. The times he was out of the line up this year (2nd half of USC game, the Utah game and the 2nd half of the Sun Bowl) were not pretty. The Sun Bowl also proved we need to bring in some Oline transfers that can play right away. I think it would be a mistake for JDL to seek supposively greener pastures and I also think we would look back on such a move with great regret.
You get 7 transfers in addition to the 25 limit. They cant take all transfers. At some point they have to coach.
Don’t wanna have issues with the OL? Maybe 7 kids to play half the offense in 2 friggin’ classes isn’t enough???
On this point Biggs I completely agree with you. Still, the question becomes how to fix an immediate problem. Maybe they have Oline people who can step up but Hilborn wasn't impressive in his Ist start. I don't no how many transfers we have already taken but with what's left I would advocate for an Oline man, a QB and possibly a running back.
My biggest criticism of the coaching performance in the Sun Bowl is that they took too long to make OL changes. The Hilborn experiment was clearly not working by the end of our 2nd series. There were a couple of plays where he couldn't even turn his head fast enough to keep track of the rusher, forget about his feet. He should have gone to the bench after giving up the big hit on JDL...if not before.
Multiple OL. If Hilborn is the reserve who is closest to being ready to play, we need more. A QB is also a clear need, although I think we're fine taking one that only has 1-2 to play. I'd rather go with a HS RB, but based on Watson's inability to block, I think we're forced to look for a transfer option. The fact that they wouldn't even give Bazil a look when we were down 2 RBs also doesn't give much confidence in our backfield depth.
I think our transfer targets should be 3 OL, 1 QB, 1-2 RB. Wouldn't mind seeing a DT either.
Too late. They have a safety and a linebacker. Offers to tight ends…
If you can’t block your offense is fuc$ed.
There was also a play where he had no pressure and backpedaled like 25 yards. He played like shit. It’s ok to say it. Doesn’t mean he’s a shitty QB.
The offensive line declined so much in the last two years. Yet we had 4-of-5 starters back including an NFL pick.
Poor player development & Rolo signed how many OL kids in two recruiting cycles?
TOTAL REBUILD
Poor player development & Rolo signed how many OL kids in two recruiting cycles?
TOTAL REBUILD
There were several plays he could have stepped up in the pocket, instead he would run backward.
Ward's mechanics look light years ahead of JDL's. If he come here and we're running the Coug raid, its hard to not see Ward as the favorite going into camp.
That being said, I still think JDL has the biggest upside because of his intangibles, but he has to really work on not taking 10+ yard losses and his poor throwing technique. Air Raid requires the ball to get to where it needs to be in a timely manner or you give the defense a chance to read and react.
His high school film was really good as well. Don't know how they missed him.
Granted, I’m heavily biased towards JDL, but Wards film showed a lot of throws to wide open guys and tons of time in the pocket.
