The issue is that you people do not understand where those of us defending PT are coming from.
We understand that our QB has issues.
He doesn't handle pressure well.
His accuracy is inconsistent on some basic throws at times.
He holds the ball too long at times.
Here is where you guys are different from us. We all agree with the above but, us "defenders of PT" know that if you have a QB with these issues than the rest of the team cannot execute poorly in their jobs or else he will look bad.
EVERY QB needs the following:
Protection
A good run game
WR's to get open
WR's to make great catches at times
Without these any QB will struggle. ANY QB.
Now we do not have a super QB, so if any QB will struggle without the above mentioned necessities how do you think our guy with his issues will play?
UF game we didnt have any of those things.
This game we had wr's make some plays but for the most part the entire offense was bad.
It was AMAZING that our QB with all of his faults that we all agree on was able to come back and hit 11/12 on the two final drives. It was incredible that he finished the night with a stat line that was better than he played.
He did play great against Mizzou.
You people that bash him nonstop are wrong, you cannot say he sucks at everything and then take away all of his support (oline, run game, etc) and expect him to be great. He sucks already remember?
Obviously Drew isn't ready or he would be playing. So we have Pat.
Pat has faults and needs others to do their job, and when they do he performs well enough for us to win.
When others do not do their job, he is pressured and his faults are magnified.
He is our QB, a wildcat, he is trying his best. According to the coaches he is what we have, we will not be signing a free agent this year to replace him.
I am sure you guys will find a way to bash this post, even though I agree with you on the actual deficiencies, but many of you are so blinded you will not even attempt to see the point here.
Other positions make the QB better, just as the QB makes other positions better. Its a team game. For the majority of the year, Towles hasnt pulled his weight. He had good stats against EKU, but we all know the majority of those were to screen passes that Dorian Baker turned into major gains.
Towles got Juice killed, twice, by throwing high and late. He nearly got Timmons killed too.
Towles stepped up in the final few minutes and helped deliver a win. But it wasnt just him. Baker turned into a monster. Even the fade was thrown low and behind Baker, but Baker just beasted the CB. And Badet made an incredible adjustment and catch on a poorly thrown ball that shouldve been an easy TD.
The reality is this: Towles has played 3 good games in his entire career. If this were Morgan Newton putting up these stats, we'd all be thrilled. But it isnt. We all know Towles has the physical ability to be a first round NFL QB. His physical ability is incredible. He made a throw on the run in the 1st half that only a handful of people on the planet could make, NFL or otherwise. Given his potential and experience, he just isnt playing well. Period.
Does that mean I hate him? No. Of course not. He seems like a great kid, he loves the program, and hes an in state player. We ALL want him to live up to his potential and succeed. Towles should be leading the charge. He just isnt, and we want that to change.
I am saying he is what he is. You are mad becasue you want him to be something else, he isn't.
We would all love for him to have better intangibles, hard to be mad at that.
There are areas the team can help him.
Be mad he is the QB, but that is not his choice. Think about who is being unreasonable here.
He isnt what he is. His ceiling is MUCH higher. Given his physical ability, he isnt playing well.
He has always been this way, you guys act surprised. That is why many look like trolls. Like hating Marcus Lee if he misses free throws this season.
Marcus Lee was never going to be one of the top picks in the draft at his position. Also....dont look now...but Lee has supposedly greatly improved his FT stroke. Others players over the years have. Lets not act like just because Towles isnt improving, that noone has ever improved.
Honestly , I don't think he has any more passes dropped than any other quarterback .
Absolutely not. Past few years our WR's have been a weak point. Not anymore. Theyre by far the best unit on offense.
You do realize that Patrick Towles is 6th in the SEC in passing yards, 7th in QBR
You do realize 7th in the SEC is not something to brag about?
As far as PT is accuracy needs to improve on simple throws, and he has to quit staring down receivers.
Part of this is that he struggles to go through progressions. If his 1st read isnt there, he struggles to even make it to the 2nd. He never gets past the 2nd read. Thats why Baker and Johnson catch such a large portion of the passes, because theyre usually the 1st read on a given play.
We can sugarcoat it however we want. But Towles still struggles with progressions. He still struggles with pocket presence. He still struggles with many mental aspects of the game that he should be improving with.
Good news is, he still has time to fix these things.
Shorten the routes and make him get rid of the ball quickly
Theyve tried. He usually still doesnt throw the ball and takes a sack or just runs. But....when he gets rid of the ball on these quick throws its usually for a nice gain on a slant or tunnel screen.
