Towles will come back from this
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do you have any analysis that points to this or are you just full of hope and giggly sunshine ?
Honestly I have to ask bounces back to what? average? Will an average Towles beat Mizzou? I don't know. By now I feel he's a Michael Porter (not the underage thing) from basketball, he may have a good game occasionally but his skills are not good enough to compete with the better teams. and our coach is in love with him so he'll play forever.
Honestly I have to ask bounces back to what? average? Will an average Towles beat Mizzou? I don't know. By now I feel he's a Michael Porter (not the underage thing) from basketball, he may have a good game occasionally but his skills are not good enough to compete with the better teams. and our coach is in love with him so he'll play forever.
He will get us back where we were last year 5 and 7. No better. It isn't a matter of bouncing back. Like poster above said, back to what? He has never had had great game at UK. I watched him in warm-ups just before third quarter and he was throwing high and behind in frickin warm-ups. And we think that is gonna change.
I hope so. But if the oline cant do better and receivers keep dropping td passes...it wont matter who the qb is.
Patrick was definitely not the only problem on offense but he contributed to the loss as did a lot of others. However, I see nothing wrong with giving Barker a series or two just to see if he can provide a spark to the offense. Having said that, if the offensive line doesn't protect better than yesterday, any QB will struggle.
As the O-line goes so goes Towles. When he is given time he connects and when he is rushed he gaffs! That's with most qbs! he did sail a time or two the ball over the WRs heads but some balls were right on and just dropped...difference makers!
Did you watch the second half of the ULL game? Plenty of time to throw and he still was wildly inaccurate. He had a good game vs. USC, even though he didn't have time to throw. florida's QB hit his tight end with a beautiful pss that turned out to be the difference in the game (FL converted on a 4th and short on the next play and scored a TD on that drive). What was happening when the QB made the beautiful pass? He was in the process of being sacked. He also made good decisions for the most part on throwing the ball away or ticking and running when our defense was closing in on him. He hit receivers other than his first or second read. And he's a freshman.
It is obvious to everyone, PT is slow to make decisions. Freshman qb from UF ran when the opening was there, by the time PT thought about running 3/4 of the UF defense was 2 feet away. No change of expression, bring on Barker it can't get any worse imo.
MO has a great defense and is very strong on the d line. The next game could very well look like the UF game all over again.
It's not like defensive coaches can't look and see that all you need to do is load the box and pressure our qb since he only hits 55% of his passes.
Something needs to change on the offensive side of the ball.
It's not like defensive coaches can't look and see that all you need to do is load the box and pressure our qb since he only hits 55% of his passes.
Something needs to change on the offensive side of the ball.
I'm afraid he'll come back and play...(joke). D. Baker cost us the game. I re-watched the game and that guy needs to play safety. He can't catch.
But, there were so many on this board before the season that said he was one of the best in SEC and even nation. A possible geishas canidate, even.
I was reamed a new one, when I disagreed.
I guess it is everyone else's fault that he is so inconsistent
There is 0 facts to back this up. He hasn't played a good game since Mississippi St. Last year. Why people feel the need to post topics that are based in 0% fact blow my mind
He threw passes last night that were 5 yards over receivers' head and 10 yards out of bounds. Its like a jumpball everytime he makes a throw. He can beat the EKU's and Vanderbilt's of the world but will never get it done against the premiere teams in the SEC. He has happy feet, stands in the pocket way too long, and takes way too many sacks when he should just throw it away. We know he's good at that. That sack on 3rd and 10 late in 4th quarter was the final straw for me. Let him stand on the sideline playing with his goldilocks, I wanna win some damn games.
Oh here's a surprising post. B****ing and moaning, followed by a basketball comparison.
I agree with those saying 'back to what' ? I don't think there's a term for 'bounces back to better than before' but that's what he'd have to do. He's proven over time that he isn't an accurate passer. At some point you have to give Barker an opportunity. PT is average at best and that won't win many games.
51% completion rate doesn't inspire great confidence....why not use short passes .. Slants, dinks...if towles has trouble reading defenses, he should go to his second and third option...it looks like he is unsure of his weaponry out there at times....UK needs to secure wide receivers with great hands and a qb who is poised under pressure...The OL will improve....got to have a leader who can operate under pressure
I think Towles needs to be reminded that Barker is there ready to take his place more than anything. I think the coaches should not bench Towles but let him know that they are going to give Barker a couple of series in the next game to get him some game experience. Then they need to design a small package for barker that isn't him coming in and handing it off 5 straight times. Hopefully Towles responds and gives the coaches a reason to not do that. Though I think we should have been doing that all along anyway.
So you think Towles is unaware that he just spent the last 6 months competing with Barker for the starting job? You think our coaches don't know who should play? LOL! Some of our fans really need to get a grip. This was never going to be a 12-0 season, but people really behave like goofballs here after a loss.
Hasnt scored a touchdown i. 6 quarters....hasnt done enough to keep Barker off the field...get a freakin haircut and worry about reading a blitz instead of flkppin your hair
Call me when he bounces back from 2014. I honestly just don't see that he's overcome the limitations that hurt him last year. I'm pulling for the guy, and once in a while you can see him really make a great throw or find the open guy (albeit taking 4-5 seconds). But he looks too much like the same guy that had us drop 7 straight.
Towles may be our best option at this point but he isn't getting it done nor has he gotten it done for the majority of his career. Why not just give Barker a chance ? Just an opportunity. If he does worse than PT then go back to Towles until we get a better QB.
He's a poor quarterback.
Anyone going along with that ridiculous Patty Ice nickname nonsense should catch a beating.
Anyone going along with that ridiculous Patty Ice nickname nonsense should catch a beating.
This. And, fwiw, that (and his accuracy problems) has been the big knock on him his entire career. Even during his first two years when he was riding the bench the buzz you kept hearing was how Towles was having serious trouble learning the offense and figuring out how to make reads. And it's been the same story since he's been starting, he misses so many opportunities because he seems to be a step slow in making his reads and pulling the trigger on a decision.
It's very frustrating because he looks like he has all the physical tools (size, arm strength, speed, etc.) that you dream of in a QB prospect, and has moments where he looks so promising. But, unfortunately, he just does not seem to have the accuracy and quick-thinking decision-making ability needed to be top flight QB at this level.
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no doubt. He is anything but ice. Nervous Nellie is more like it on the football field.
Towles hasn't been good so far. Part of the blame is on him. He hasn't read defenses well and hasn't been accurate even with time to throw. The line has done a poor job in pass protection and the receivers have dropped some passes. Dawson also shares some blame for his play calling. We seem to be constantly in second and long and if we throw an incompletion on first down that almost guarantees a run on second down.
I'd like to see more 6-7 yard passes on first down and an occasional pass on second and long. I also think Towles needs to tuck the ball and run sometimes when receivers aren't open. He probably ran too much last year but he's throwing into coverage this year when he has room to pick up good yardage on the ground.
I'd like to see more 6-7 yard passes on first down and an occasional pass on second and long. I also think Towles needs to tuck the ball and run sometimes when receivers aren't open. He probably ran too much last year but he's throwing into coverage this year when he has room to pick up good yardage on the ground.
Towles is what he is. He was overhyped by the media. He is prone to mistakes. On paper, is exactly the type of QB that NFL teams are looking for. In reality, he lacks the intangibles to ever be a great QB. I say that being one of the people that doesn't think he should be replaced. Until there is an o-line in place, a pocket passer is going to be destroyed. If Barker is the future, it would be nice if he kept his head.
I think you know the answer to that. Luckily we shook loose other QB fanboy posters when Towles won the job and their guys lost, but you know there's nothing analytical behind this.
I've never pulled for anything as hard as I pulled for Barker to win it as a true frosh over PT and RP just so the Jumpboy and Mountain Air threads could both stop.
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