(10-07-2019 11:02 AM)Dukester Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 10:38 AM)olddawg Wrote:  

(10-07-2019 08:08 AM)Dukester Wrote:  

(10-06-2019 11:48 AM)94computerguy Wrote:  As an affirmed Nooch doubter, I gotta say he performed very well today. He ate the ball when he had to, he didn't make any terrible throws, and he only had a few misses. Good game. Next up, let's get better at throwing the ball away rather than taking a sack, but seriously, huge improvement in a tough game.

I think Saturday he had his best game at JMU.

I was a doubter too for two reasons:
1) inability to throw medium and long passes
2) Is a TO machine in critical situations

He's hit so many medium and long passes this year, I'm no longer concerned about that. As far as how he plays in high stress situations I will not be able to comment on until November.

Makes me wonder why Donnie shackled him so much last year.

I don't think Donnie shackled him as much as every time Ben threw down field his passes were way off target. It's the same thing I noticed in watching Ben at Pitt. The new coaches deserve credit for getting his downfield passing game turned around. I'm guessing it might have been something with his mechanics? While I still miss the uptempo, and think it would benefit us this year, I do see a pretty substantial improvement in Ben's play. Ben is surrounding by the best surrounding 10 players a JMU QB has ever had at JMU, and he's making the most of it.

Maybe so. The turnaround on his mid-longer range passing has been remarkable. I'll have to look a little more closely at his long tosses from last year to compare.