Brock

[UKAlum84]

For game 1, his footwork looked good, a little slow but effective.

Gotta give him more time, that interception/deflection off of a poor throw was something that most teams would take advantage of. Luckily, our defense caused a similar situation and we got the ball back.

I was hoping that having a georgia boy, we'd see more throwing but his coaches probably are steering him to think about ball protection.

Honestly, this guy on paper is legit. Its gonna come down to the strategies employed by the coaches whether Brock can be of any success.

 

[TucsonCat]

Is there truth to the story that he kicked a chair after the game and broke his toe? That was the story

No. He injured it in the first half.
He was running well to begin the game, then he hobbled off the field, there were reports he was getting it looked at by sideline reporter.

 

[UKAlum84]

Oh and a qb running the ball himself........yikes!

It works sometimes, but you see the injuries coming in a lot of situations.

 

[Coach Marrow]

He reminds me of Levis with a different personality and hold the mayo

 

[PersianCat387]

I'm fine with the running in terms of them setting up future games.

Brock needs to be able to fake people out by threatening to run off rollouts/bootlegs or up the middle against teams playing off. Once he does, as he did against southern miss, it becomes something people have to game plan for and defenses have to react to in the heat of the moment. There is advantage to be gained there.

Also if we are going to be beat one of the teams better than us this year, it will probably involve a heroic scramble or two by Brock, unlikely we just magically get there with him camping out in the pocket and winging it against top tier pass rushes.

 

[bbncal02]

I'm fine with the running in terms of them setting up future games.

Brock needs to be able to fake people out by faking or threatening the run off rollouts/bootlegs or up the middle against teams playing off. Once he does, as he did against southern miss, it becomes something people have to game plan for and defenses have to react too in the heat of the moment. The is advantage to be gained there.

Also if we are going to be beat one of the teams better than us this year, it will probably involve a heroic scramble or two by Brock, unlikely we just magically get there with him camping out in the pocket.

Yeah, I know people freak out about the hits, but this is modern football. QBs need to be able to take hits.. That being said, he does need to know when to slide and give himself up. Because some of these SEC linemen hit HARD.

But a mobile QB is a good thing.

 

[trueblujr2]

The first INT had a lot of people get Leary flashbacks. But he settled down after that and his only other bad throw was the near pick 6. But I place some blame on BB for dropping the gimme pass right before that. That should’ve been 1st and 10. Stuff happens though.

He made some very accurate and tough throws tonight. He’s an SEC QB. We’re in good hands.

After the long delay I’m not gonna fault either team from coming out to a rough start. Defense started out a little dicey too, but both settled in after a couple of drives and played good ball. That’s what’s important. Being able to adjust and overcome a shaky start.

We should best SC by at least two scores next week. If it’s closer than that I’ll be a bit disappointed.

 

[jeffky]

I give Brock a b+ before I give him a a+ I need to see him get better at orchestrating his 2nd and 3rd options first game he did fine

 

[Irish Beck]

He looks like a guy who hasn't had much game experience at this level but shows tremendous potential.

Sure he made some mistakes but he also showed a ton of heart.

I was most impressed by an incompletion. His ability to get some mustard on the pass where the safety/corner blitzed and still give thr wr a chance was impressive.

Another underrated aspect was that he throws a beautiful ball. We've had a few duck chuckers (Levis was a bit hit and miss here), and I wonder how that affected drops.

Needs to tighten up his delivery a bit, but I like what I saw.

 

[Cawood86]

I liked what I saw. Hung tough in the pocket when needed. Threw some darts. Played tough. One game, but don't think QB play is a problem.

 

[bigbluedon]

What I really liked was his pocket awareness. That was the biggest difference I saw between him and Levis. Levis had little to no pocket awareness. Brock slid all over the pocket avoiding the rush, while keeping his eyes downfield. It was impressive. Many times he found his third option.

He’s got a cannon, too. Fleet of foot. Nifty QB. I think he should end up better than Levis.

Bingo. If Levis would have had it between the ears he would have been an All American.

 

[K_TIME]

Brock looked fantastic throwing on the move...and passing when the initial play breaks down.

In the pocket...he was iffy in first half and improved as the game wore on.

All in all, having a QB that can play in SEC was the biggest question.....I think we have a good answer at QB....I'm ready for the year.

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

Looked like a five star to me considering no starting game experience on this level. Runs well, scans the field well, calm in the pocket, takes hits without whining and a great arm.

 

[bbncal02]

Brock looked fantastic throwing on the move...and passing when the initial play breaks down.

In the pocket...he was iffy in first half and improved as the game wore on.

All in all, having a QB that can play in SEC was the biggest question.....I think we have a good answer at QB....I'm ready for the year.

This. He’s gonna be fine. Just gotta see if our WRs are up to the task. We only had one bad drop. All night so that’s a good start.

 

[truebluewildcat]

He looked like a real deal 5* QB who an elite tier program like UGA would recruit.

I feel like he just popped unlike all the QBs we've had since Woodson. Maybe it was partly because of Hamdan offense/play calling and everyone around him, but he looked the part.

Levis was nice, but there was a freak of nature/project type of rawness to him and the offense was clunky. Kind of like a Cal recruit. Had all the talent in the world, probably going pro, may even have a career at the next level, but it's not all coming together right now at this level with this team and coach/staff. Maybe that was Scang and LC, the talent around him...who knows but BV just looks different. He and the O moved with a sense of purpose and urgency. There was a nice rhythm to everything.

 

[BIGBLUE402]

For game 1, his footwork looked good, a little slow but effective.

Gotta give him more time, that interception/deflection off of a poor throw was something that most teams would take advantage of. Luckily, our defense caused a similar situation and we got the ball back.

I was hoping that having a georgia boy, we'd see more throwing but his coaches probably are steering him to think about ball protection.

Honestly, this guy on paper is legit. Its gonna come down to the strategies employed by the coaches whether Brock can be of any success.

Before the cancelation, his last drive they had him throwing a few deep balls. If the game didnt end im betting the stats would of been alot better

 

[blue cincy]

Too many things causing outside issues in SO Miss game. The long delay, SO Miss already spent the day in hotel room waiting to go to stadium and then get there, get delayed by over 2 hours, UK in Nutter warming up, So Miss not able to much, UK eating snacks and such relaxing. SO Miss uptight and such.

Then game starts. No regular entrance, warm up or anything. Play gets going and halftime is 1/2 of halftime. UK stayed on the field (smart move), SO Miss went back, by they time they got back there there were 8 minutes to go in half, got a few things talked about then came back out and started the 2nd half.

Not saying we would not have won 63 to 0 anyways but just saying I will wait till this game to see how we stack up. I think by how the defense played (minus a few large 3 down gains (like always with Whites defense)), I think D was solid. I think OLine was solid. So Miss is supposed to have one of the best front 7 in Sun Belt. Many ex SEC players on that defense and line. So OLINE is much inproved over last year at this time. First game we sucked on Oline.

Going back to SO Carolina, even if they overlooked ODU, there were a ton of issues on their OLINE. Hope we see 0 on top of the four-eyed throwboy from So Carolina. Hope we keep him from gaining tons of yard with his legs like he did against ODU.

Early guess (not official guess but I would say South Carolina 12 / KENTUCKY 38.

 

[Short-Dawg-69]

Brock…. Yes….. Brock please slid…..

 

[warrior-cat]

I like that he can throw on the run meaning the receivers can come back to get a throw

He will have to throw on the run if the OL cannot protect him.

 

[Cleatortoises]

He will have to throw on the run if the OL cannot protect him.

Did he get sacked? I seriously don't recall.
Half time drunk before it got going.

 

[hmt5000]

We've got ourselves a QB. He honestly surpassed my expectations for his first game as a starter. The kid has skill, toughness and intelligence. Even though he doesn't have as much game experience, I think he compares favorably to Levis during his first season here. Their games aren't exactly the same, though they have some similarities. But they both have the ability to make good things happen and have big impacts on the game. Brock will just keep getting better and better with experience and before his time at UK is done, he'll be elite. Hard to ask for much more than that. The dude has high end potential just like his lofty rankings out of high school suggested.

Yea. He had 2 really bad throws that skew his total performance. I'm not a QB guru or an ESPN analyst but those 2 throws look like something that can be fixed with film work if he works on it. He made some tough throws with dudes on him and got the ball out of play on a couple tough pressures.

I still feel like he's a higher floor but not as high of a ceiling as Leary. I don't think he makes some of those insane throws but he also won't throw that pick like the ul game last year.

 

[WILDCAT_NATION#8]

Levis literally didn’t he got hurt against ole miss and was never the same in 2022 lol. We lost to South Carolina cause he was not playing and Vanderbilt because he was so hurt he couldn’t do anything even though he tried

Difference is we have a lot better QB room now that are more than capable of coming in and running the show.

 

[The-Hack]

I’ve never seen a Kentucky QB (and damn few others) break cleanly through a collapsing pocket, find 10 yards of open grass, then abruptly turn a yard shy of the LOS, run parallel to it, and seek a receiver.

And if anyone disagrees, please post YouTube video of this as a common play.

I think it is as rare as hen’s teeth, and a sign of a very heady and confident quarterback.

 

[BC_Wader]

I’ve never seen a Kentucky QB (and damn few others) break cleanly through a collapsing pocket, find 10 yards of open grass, then abruptly turn a yard shy of the LOS, run parallel to it, and seek a receiver.

And if anyone disagrees, please post YouTube video of this as a common play.

I think it is as rare as hen’s teeth, and a sign of a very heady and confident quarterback.

I saw that and it about brought me out of my chair. The rumblings early of him not throwing a very good ball was put to rest. I love that he was always looking for the open man while scrambling. Little mini Fran Tarkenton back there. We haven't had anyone like him that I can recall.

 

[warrior-cat]

Did he get sacked? I seriously don't recall.
Half time drunk before it got going.

No, but pressured a lot. We will see how it goes with SEC defenses, and I was posting on how it has gone the last couple of years or so.

 

[Boz]

BVG needs to speed things up and not stare down WR. USC defense is very good they can rush the passer and stop the run. Decent secondary

 

[maysvilleky]

He was fortunate that he didn’t give up the pick 6. Overall I would give him a B. He missed some and made some good throws. I would definitely take him over the Ukulele guy from FSU.

 

[trueblujr2]

Bingo. If Levis would have had it between the ears he would have been an All American.

Part of Levis' problem was that he threw his short passes as hard as he did his bombs. He had a cannon for an arm and tried too many times to drill a hole through our receivers on short routes.

 

[Boz]

Levis biggest problem was he took way too many sacks.

 

[The-Hack]

We haven't had anyone like him that I can recall.

Lorenzen had an odd and effective play. More than once, when flushed and 10/15 yards passed the LOS, he would cock his arm, causing more than one safety or linebacker to leap up to block the “pass.”

It was pretty funny to see him avoid tacklers by faking a pass that far down the field.

But breaking the pocket and then seeking a receiver? I do not recall him doing so.

 

[gamalielkid]

What’s everyone short take on him?

I know it was just one game and is was Southern Miss. I’m not saying he will be this good. After watching how he moves and throw so effortlessly with velocity. The first thought that popped in my head was Aaron Rodgers.

Based on one half, first game ever as starter, playing a non conference opponent - I'd say he has the. potential to be the best QB in Mark Stoops career. But also look how I described him. Very early - but personally I enjoyed watching him and this team's offense. I think he would have had a fantastic game if the game had not been called. However, I also think you would have seen a lot of QB play from Gavin Wimsatt in the 4th quarter - which would have been another good thing. Worst thing about the game being called is we didn't get to see a lot more of the younger guys get in on the fun!

Go Big Blue!

 

[HerrosHeroes]

Brock has the skill set to lead UK to the 12 team playoff.

 

[R.O.T.Muckinfush]

Offense still looks clunky to me but not the QB's fault. Let's hope Brock stays healthy. He needs to learn to slide.. Those jet sweeps will get our top WR killed if we aren't careful.

 

[HerrosHeroes]

Offense still looks clunky to me but not the QB's fault. Let's hope Brock stays healthy. He needs to learn to slide.. Those jet sweeps will get our top WR killed if we aren't careful.

Our offensive philosophy will be dictated by our opponent.
We will play to our opponents weaknesses.
Thats why you will see alot of vertical passes. V UGA.
UK knows they wont be able to run much on the dawgs but they have some unproven players in their secondary.
Brock probably throws it 40 times v Georgia.