The Mystery That Is Mertz

[The-Hack]

He threw 5 TD’s in a High School All American game, leaving evaluators asking if he was a Five-Star QB.

He once completed 20 of 21 passes in a game for Wisconsin.

He has thrown as many as 5 picks in a single game.

Frankly, it sounds like his confidence gets shaken during bad performances, rendering them horrible.

I found this YouTube film that seems pretty balanced.

Maybe a change of latitude does him good.

 

[SaltyCat22]

Thank you for the link. Can’t believe it’s already over for 2022. Haven’t felt this down since the dog days of a boring June & July. Nine more months to go until college football season. This blows!

 

[Johnfarrel]

He threw 5 TD’s in a High School All American game, leaving evaluators asking if he was a Five-Star QB.

He once completed 20 of 21 passes in a game for Wisconsin.

He has thrown as many as 5 picks in a single game.

Frankly, it sounds like his confidence gets shaken during bad performances, rendering them horrible.

I found this YouTube film that seems pretty balanced.

Maybe a change of latitude does him good.

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5 touchdowns in one game. Better than Al Bundy!

 

[El Gato Calvo]

Might be a different story with Coen working with him and having Brown, Key, and our TE’s as targets.

 

[The-Hack]

Might be a different story with Coen working with him and having Brown, Key, and our TE’s as targets.

Watch the last 60 seconds of the clip. Pretty much what the commentator said.

 

[cathouse]

He threw 5 TD’s in a High School All American game, leaving evaluators asking if he was a Five-Star QB.

He once completed 20 of 21 passes in a game for Wisconsin.

He has thrown as many as 5 picks in a single game.

Frankly, it sounds like his confidence gets shaken during bad performances, rendering them horrible.

I found this YouTube film that seems pretty balanced.

Maybe a change of latitude does him good.

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Perfect description of WL if you ask me. Just for once, I wish we could find a QB with arm talent AND the mental capacity to lead when times get difficult.

JMO. In my experience with players that struggle mentally to perform for whatever reason, pressure, fear of failure, things don't go their way, etc., once a headcase, always a headcase.

We don't need another headcase at QB, even if he has a rocket for an arm.

 

[TuckyFB]

If QB'ing doesn't work out for Mertz. He can just open a car rental business to compete with Hertz.

 

[Deeeefense]

You have to wonder how much of his under performance is system and coaching. It's obvious he has the fundamental skills to play the position at a high level, maybe it just takes the right coach and the right system to bring it out of him?

 

[mrschwump]

You have to wonder how much of his under performance is system and coaching. It's obvious he has the fundamental skills to play the position at a high level, maybe it just takes the right coach and the right system to bring it out of him?

Nah, he may be interested in UK therefore he's a bum.

 

[Cat_Man_Blue]

Might be a different story with Coen working with him and having Brown, Key, and our TE’s as targets.

This is my thinking. If he comes here and Coen turns him into a high draft pick, that would add tremendous amo to UK's QB recruiting efforts.

 

[SpamburgerHamburger]

You guys have already way way over thought this and he's not even committed to UK yet.

 

[GridCats]

If QB'ing doesn't work out for Mertz. He can just open a car rental business to compete with Hertz.

Never Hertz, Go with Mertz!

 

[backinky2018]

I think that it's a dicey proposition . He had one really good game as a college QB and then a bunch of yuck. seems like we could do better.

 

[TuckyFB]

Never Hertz, Go with Mertz!

It never Hertz to go with Mertz

 

[TucsonCat]

Eh, a lot of that happened his freshman and sophomore years.
As a12 game starter this year, that's more important to me.
19 tds, 10 int.
Not Heisman numbers, but I expect that to improve in senior year with Coen and our weapons.
Thinking his floor is senior Mike Hartline
He doesn't have to win games. I expect he can get points that wins games with our defense.

 

[mrschwump]

Eh, a lot of that happened his freshman and sophomore years.
As a12 game starter this year, that's more important to me.
19 tds, 10 int.
Not Heisman numbers, but I expect that to improve in senior year with Coen and our weapons.
Thinking his floor is senior Mike Hartline
He doesn't have to win games. I expect he can get points that wins games with our defense.

Just a DYK...Mike Hartline is the last UK QB to throw for 3000+ yards in a season?

 

[YaketySax]

 

[tdcat]

Hartline was a lot better QB than our abused fan base will ever comprehend

 

[YaketySax]

Hartline was a lot better QB than our abused fan base will ever comprehend

Yes. His 2010 season would have been top 3 SEC QBs this year in terms of some stats, and teams threw the ball a lot less in 2010:

cfbstats.com - 2010 Southeastern Conference Player Leaders

cfbstats.com - 2022 Southeastern Conference Player Leaders

 

[cathouse]

You guys have already way way over thought this and he's not even committed to UK yet.

Do you even follow UK football at all??

This was announced on the 8th. Wisconsin thinks he has committed to UK.

Graham Mertz Commits To New School.

The Wisconsin Badgers and Graham Mertz era didn't go as many expected. The former four-star prospect out of high school had pretty high expectations when

wisportsheroics.com

 

[LouievileKat]

Do you even follow UK football at all??

This was announced on the 8th. Wisconsin thinks he has committed to UK.

Graham Mertz Commits To New School.

The Wisconsin Badgers and Graham Mertz era didn't go as many expected. The former four-star prospect out of high school had pretty high expectations when

wisportsheroics.com

That's just based on one reporter out of Alabama. I haven't seen anything official from Kentucky or any news site that covers Kentucky.

It doesn't appear he's following anyone on our coaching staff either

 

[JHB4UK]

I mean, his head coach was the former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach....and a very large part of his firing was inconsistent poor offense

If, if he comes here it is because Coen has signed off after watching film. He saw enough to tell Stoops "he has the tools we can work with to get our passing game going. And that opinion means more than ANY of ours.

 

[megablue]

I think that it's a dicey proposition . He had one really good game as a college QB and then a bunch of yuck. seems like we could do better.

He seems slightly above ordinary to me.
Hopefully, if he comes here, he has lots of untapped potential.

 

[UKmatt1]

He’s just not that good. If he’s the starter next year there will be many ups and downs because he is talented, but he’s just not that good.

 

[El Gato Calvo]

What kind of system dis Wisconsin run?

 

[cathouse]

What kind of system dis Wisconsin run?

Run, run, run. Pass only in emergency situations when it is 3rd and 10 or longer. Pass only in OBVIOUS passing situations.

Sound familiar?

 

[El Gato Calvo]

Run, run, run. Pass only in emergency situations when it is 3rd and 10 or longer. Pass only in OBVIOUS passing situations.

Sound familiar?

Hmmmmmm

 

[mrschwump]

Total yards-wise, Wisconsin had about 200 more passing yards than rushing yards so they were about 50-50.

 

[cathouse]

Total yards-wise, Wisconsin had about 200 more passing yards than rushing yards so they were about 50-50.

Those stats are misleading. Wisconsin averaged almost 38 rush attempts per game vs. 25 pass attempts per game.

More like 60/40 run to pass.

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

Run, run, run. Pass only in emergency situations when it is 3rd and 10 or longer. Pass only in OBVIOUS passing situations.

Sound familiar?

Yes, that is us!

 

[yoshukai]

Well…….I hesitate to even say this but . The person that told me about Coen , the Vandy running back, and Mertz texted me that we have reached out to Devin Leary . Please temper expectations because he does not know the level of interest from Leary . Just that we made contact with him today.

 

[Deeeefense]

Well…….I hesitate to even say this but . The person that told me about Coen , the Vandy running back, and Mertz texted me that we have reached out to Devin Leary . Please temper expectations because he does not know the level of interest from Leary . Just that we made contact with him today.

I think there is going to be a ton of programs that reach out to Leary. The odds on that one are quite long IMO.

 

[docholiday51]

We have spent a lot of time talking about this guy(Mertz) with little concrete indication that he will be here.

 

[JHB4UK]

Leary is way too injury prone. Allegedly Florida made biggest initial push to land him.

 

[tdcat]

Honestly, having watched Austin Reed's highlights showing his arm, decision making, pocket presence and touch, not sure why we would look past WKU qb.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

Hartline was a lot better QB than our abused fan base will ever comprehend

If we had Hartline the last two years, we get at least one more win last year and two more this year

 

[UKfan215]

Well…….I hesitate to even say this but . The person that told me about Coen , the Vandy running back, and Mertz texted me that we have reached out to Devin Leary . Please temper expectations because he does not know the level of interest from Leary . Just that we made contact with him today.

I've heard that we might take two QB transfers from the portal if we can get them, so perhaps that explains why we reached out to Leary? We'd be insane not to. He has by far the best numbers of anyone in the portal. He threw for over 3400 yards last year, had 35 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions. He also had a 65.7% completion rate. All of those are just insanely good numbers. We'd be crazy not to make an effort for a guy like that.

 

[mrschwump]

I've heard that we might take two QB transfers from the portal if we can get them, so perhaps that explains why we reached out to Leary? We'd be insane not to. He has by far the best numbers of anyone in the portal. He threw for over 3400 yards last year, had 35 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions. He also had a 65.7% completion rate. All of those are just insanely good numbers. We'd be crazy not to make an effort for a guy like that.

Torn pec on throwing side raises concerns but yes, a talented QB.

 

[seccats04]

I've heard that we might take two QB transfers from the portal if we can get them, so perhaps that explains why we reached out to Leary? We'd be insane not to. He has by far the best numbers of anyone in the portal. He threw for over 3400 yards last year, had 35 touchdowns and only 5 interceptions. He also had a 65.7% completion rate. All of those are just insanely good numbers. We'd be crazy not to make an effort for a guy like that.

Is he eligible for the draft? Don't understand why he wouldn't go if he's eligible unless he thinks his injury might hurt his stock.

 

[ukwild#41]

Mertz is visiting Florida this weekend so maybe he’s not a sure thing. Hopefully the Leary rumors of UKs interest are true.