(11-03-2018 08:22 PM)DoubleDDuke Wrote: I will concede that if you just looked at a box score and saw 3 INTs, it's not fair. One was basically a heave for the end zone at the end of the half and one was just a complete breakdown in pass protection where he had a half second to throw and got hit while throwing. It'll be interesting to see how it looks not playing from a hole. I'm not here to criticize 'Nooch. Anybody is going to have a tough time when you have no run game. I'm sure this is driving Mike Houston nuts. He wants a balanced offense and right now we have to throw because otherwise we're in 3rd and 8 every time.
It goes both ways though. Sure you could argue the 3 ints in the box score is misleading (I even posted when it happened that the one pick wasn't all his fault due to the lack pass protection), but at the same time the 398 yards was misleading as well bc we were basically down by 3 scores the entire time, meaning we were putting the ball in the air more than usual, and he was playing against a zone or prevent defense for a large portion of the game.
He made some good throws and he was more mobile than I anticipated (but one reason he had to run in the first place was due to blocking breakdowns), so he deserves credit for that. But that performance doesn't warrant just giving him the starting position. His pick 6 was just as devastating as DiNucci's and if the fumble wasn't his fault then was DiNucci's fumble not DiNucci's fault? Also, DiNucci is still clearly the better runner and doesn't that add value when you're playing with a line that isnt blocking well? He would have gotten much more yardage on some of Johnson's runs.
I think either QB would be serviceable if we didn't have blocking issues and if we had an explosive running game. Unfortunately that's not the case and we are asking BOTH QBs to play outside of their skillsets and we are expecting them to win the games for us. It's not going to happen.
I personally think getting Jackson back to bring some much needed stability to the line and giving Percy carries would actually have a bigger impact on the offense than who is playing QB. I honestly believe Percy has the speed and explosiveness to go the distance any time he touches the ball. He and Marshall should be splitting carries, if Marshall can return from injury that is.
That's my two cents worth. I hope we figure out a way to turn things around, but I don't feel great about these last two games now.