For those that have experience with other programs, how do our practices compare/contrast?

[kennyschiano]

A lot of other programs seem to be able to get more than one qb reps. how is this the case?

Also, every year it seems that our qb excels in practice but that it doesn't seem to translate to game situations. do we practice differently from other programs?

Would really like someone who has this kind of experience in the details to weigh in. thanks.

 

[kennyschiano]

A lot of other programs seem to be able to get more than one qb reps. how is this the case?

Also, every year it seems that our qb excels in practice but that it doesn't seem to translate to game situations. do we practice differently from other programs?

Would really like someone who has this kind of experience in the details to weigh in. thanks.

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[RUbot]

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At Rutgers the starting QB always practices against the second string defense and the 2nd string QB always practices against the first string defense. In doing it this way, Kyle Flood has ensured that Rettig will have less chance of looking better than his #1 choice. It's a grand conspiracy to deny all the Rutgers arm chair quarterbacks from ever seeing the backup.. who is CLEARLY, without Question, much better than the starter Flood has chosen. A fan on a message board declared this, so I know it to be factual and he even strongly provided incontrovertible evidence to prove it because he saw Rettig throw a few successful long passes against Norfolk state and the backup defenses of a few big ten teams. And for some reason, unbeknownst to all of us, Kyle Flood clearly is choosing the inferior QB because he wants the team to do worse, and lessen the teams chances of winning. I just don't get it

 

[lighty]

31 yards slyker... RU's starting QB had 31 friggin' yards for a complete game. Can you find any other starting QB at a power school with numbers like that at any point of the season?

 

[RUbot]

31 yards slyker... RU's starting QB had 31 friggin' yards for a complete game. Can you find any other starting QB at a power school with numbers like that at any point of the season?

Have also heard that the coaching staff hired turf Gremlins and positioned them under the 23 yard line at Wisconsin to grab hold of Rettigs cleats at just the precise moment, to make it appear that he tripped over his own feet as he was rolling out to pass, preventing him from throwing a TD pass and looking better in the adoring eyes of his message board fans.

The conspiracy is real

 

[BiggyRU]

Skylar the beat writers who watch every practice also think Rettig should be out there..
It may be a case that Laviano knows the plays reads/audibles line checks at the line of scrimmage or whatever..

But dumb it down if you have to and give the kid a shot..
The potential is there..

 

[iReC89]

31 yards slyker... RU's starting QB had 31 friggin' yards for a complete game. Can you find any other starting QB at a power school with numbers like that at any point of the season?

Vs. in Wisky 2014 - Nova 5 for 15, 46 yards, with Fridge as OC.

 

[Hondo77]

Have also heard that the coaching staff hired turf Gremlins and positioned them under the 23 yard line at Wisconsin to grab hold of Rettigs cleats at just the precise moment, to make it appear that he tripped over his own feet as he was rolling out to pass, preventing him from throwing a TD pass and looking better in the adoring eyes of his message board fans.

The conspiracy is real

 

[VW Knight]

Skylar the beat writers who watch every practice also think Rettig should be out there..
It may be a case that Laviano knows the plays reads/audibles line checks at the line of scrimmage or whatever..

But dumb it down if you have to and give the kid a shot..
The potential is there..

How can you dumb it down any more than it is now?
1st down - hand off
2nd down - hand off
3rd down - screen pass for no gain
4th down - punt

 

[kennyschiano]

can someone answer the question posed in the initial post??

 

[Purple-Ed]

can someone answer the question posed in the initial post??

It didn't work, did it?

 

[RUbot]

31 yards slyker... RU's starting QB had 31 friggin' yards for a complete game. Can you find any other starting QB at a power school with numbers like that at any point of the season?

Lucky for you, in the week prior to the RU game with Wisconsin, I had watched some of the BTN replay of a game in which a similar performance occurred. Didn’t even have to look outside the 2015 Wisconsin schedule to find an example of a power 5 QB who had a pretty similar game statistically to Laviano’s performance against Wisconsin

And just to correct you, Laviano did not play the complete game as you state, so it is difficult to directly compare his stats to someone who did play a full game. He only had the benefit of playing 3 quarters of the game. And since it appears, you don’t seem to remember, I’ll remind you that Rettig played the first two series in the 4Q against the starting D (as well as the last series vs the scrubs) and led the team to two three and outs, going 1 for 5 with 2 total yards passing, (or was it 3… as if it really matters) .

Now back to your question.

Just about a month ago, the QB of the #10 ranked, 8-0 Iowa Hawkeyes, (who were averaging 38 points per game coming into the Wisconsin game)…. had a not so stellar statistical day against the same stingy defense. And this QB did play the complete 4 quarters . CJ beathard was 9 for 21 for a whopping 77 yards. 3.6 yards per attempt… .versus 2.2 yards per attempt for Laviano. Led his team to 10 total points. A little better than Laviano, but considering he had an additional quarter to work with… and did not have to play the game in rainy, wet conditions….. it’s quite comparable. And consider also that this kid is a much more experienced Junior QB, on a top 10, 8-0 Iowa team that has an offensive line that protects their QB much better, and has a better running game to support the passing game. Do you think it is a little understandable that both Laviano and Rettig could do absolutely nothing against the Wisconsin first team D?

Since it was so easy for me to find an example of what you are looking for, I’m sure you can easily find many other examples where defenses have held other power 5 passing games down in nasty weather. But I'll leave it to you to do that on your own

 

[Hondo77]

And just to correct you, Laviano did not play the complete game as you state, so it is difficult to directly compare his stats to someone who did play a full game. He only had the benefit of playing 3 quarters of the game.

So we could have looked forward to him throwing for 40 yards if he'd played the whole game?

 

[RUbot]

So we could have looked forward to him throwing for 40 yards if he'd played the whole game?

Perhaps that would have been the case if the first string defense of Wisconsin remained in the game. And if we project Rettigs stats from his two series against the first string D across a whole game of 15 or 16 series he would come up with 30 or 32 yards! However if the same defense that was in the game during Rettigs last series was in there, Laviano likely would have been able to pad his stats like his teammate was able to do.