2018 QB question
- Thread starter Mwilton13
- Start date
The problem as I see it is Doc handed the Marshall QB job over to someone that has a past history proving their are character issues. Everyone wants to cast stones at Bill Legg but Doc gave him Chase Litton to build an offense around.
Soooo...
You'd love to see Litton in the NFL but give basically every reason you don't see him in the NFL and essentially hope he doesn't make it.
...and then you bring in age into the discussion, like that stupid shit matters.
Forest Gump = Bill Legg = Gomer Pyle ... No matter how you cut it...we're TOAST!!!
Yet both ended up actually accomplishing something.
Pyle made it to Infantry and was apparently an excellent marksman.
Granted, he snapped and shot his DI and himself.
Need I really go into Forrest Gump's accomplishments?
If Doc is back next year, and he will be, Litton will be our starting quarterback. You dont bench a 3-year starter unless someone way outclasses him during spring ball and we dont have anyone coming in that is going to be clearly better.
All4theherd chase will start next year unless we get a JC quarterback. As far as age I was trying to say I have seen herd qb's from Bud Nelson till present. All the best herd teams were led by very good quarterback. So far Litton is average at best. Doc has failed getting quarterbacks. Thinking back to when we had pennington starting and leftwich backing him. Wow. Try not being in just a pissy mood.
I wouldn't say he's failed.
Brian Anderson wasn't his QB.
Cato went all 4 years and was 35-18.
Litton is 18-14. I omitted Morgan State, Louisville, Ohio, and Purdue because he didn't start against Purdue nor Ohio and was out for Louisville. Morgan State is FCS.
If he wins out and has a 10 win season next year, he will have 30 wins while a starter here, which isn't bad considering 2016.
Is it a step back? Yes, in terms of many things.
But hardly a failure.
Okay i can go with that we took a step back but not a failure. Also we are beating bad teams. Dad always told me to get better you play better competition. Watched Pitt beat Miami in a beatdown. Pitt ruined wv and miami's chance at a title.
You act like thats something new? I imagine wvu fans were dozing off during that game then suddenly waking up screaming, "2007!?!?!?"
Upsets happened pretty much every week this season.
Well, we have stepped up competition...NC State and Cincy, records be damned, are far further steps ahead than Morgan State and the FCS. Litton did not do too bad against either, dominating one and coming up short in another.
Forest Gump = Former WVU assistant Joe DeForestForest Gump = Bill Legg = Gomer Pyle ... No matter how you cut it...we're TOAST!!!
Only a 3-star? You know how few 3-star composite recruits we land. He was rated a mid to high level 3-star recruit by everyone. Litton has all the tools to be a really good one, but he definitely isn't there yet, and I believe the issues are of his own doing.
One glaring problem is Litton's reluctance to run. Either he's been told not to scramble and run and he is too slow footed to run effectively. This offense would be SO much more EFFECTIVE if he could, and would, run (see Cato).
As for the Pitt upset by Miami, biggest play of the game was a bootleg role out for a TD by Pitt's freshman QB. Whomever is MU's next QB, I hope running ability is part of his arsenal!!
As for the Pitt upset by Miami, biggest play of the game was a bootleg role out for a TD by Pitt's freshman QB. Whomever is MU's next QB, I hope running ability is part of his arsenal!!
You can bet your sweet azz it was not a BOOTLEGG role out...Not even in our playbook
Cheese and Rice! Litton doesn't have the tools. Good golly. He was better as a freshmen.
Disagree he has the handclap and the handoff to the small RB on the slam up the middle...what else does a QB in a Legg offense ever need ?
Litton just threw for over 300 yards with 4 TDs while our running game averaged a paltry 2.8 yards per carry and Litton is the problem? What about the O line that has struggled most of the year to open up running lanes? The last three games the team has averaged 2.9 ypc, 1.7 ypc and 2.8 ypc. How do you expect your QB and team to be successful if you cant run the ball any better than that?
and Litton wasn't better as a freshman. He just had help that he doesn't have now. His freshman year he had Devon Johnson averaging 6.3 YPC. He had Tony Pittman average 5.1 YPC. He had Remi Watson average 5.0 YPC. He had a legitimate rushing attack to help him out. This year none of the running backs are averaging 5 YPC or more except for Pittman who has had only two carries and for whatever reason Doc doesnt want to play Pittman at running back.
Littons inability to run the football or at least tuck and run when needed is the reason our running game suffers. Jmo.
That and our overly simplicitic play calling. A couple of his longer throws today were pure luck on our part that the defender was totally unaware where the ball was.
I just don't think he will give us the leadership and consistent play we need to win the league. The numbers tonight were solid but he just never looks comfortable or in control like a three year starter should. Jmo
I’m cool with heater staying. Our Defense has been legit for awhile now.
No not really but i should never post about our qb. I know he is working hard. Put on weight too.
Bottom line, if Green is as good as advertised, he will play. If Garrett has improved by redshirting, he will play. Besides, I believe Morrell is allot more athletic than Chase. We simply dont know what we have in Green. We have not see him live! Garrett stared against a #2 defense (Louisville) in 2016 and although he was very, very limited on his play calling, kid did ok.
Morrell did OK against Louisville? We only had 59 total yards from our passing game while Morrell threw the ball 21 times with a 42.9 completion percentage. That's horrible. You also have the other game Morrell started last year, WKU. That didnt turn out any better. We got thumped 60-6 with Morrell throwing a couple of interceptions.
Similar threads
